GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The University of North Dakota said Monday it plans to establish a new geology school with help from $10 million in contributions from a major oil company and its chairman, ...

The USGS said the Woodford and Barnett shale formations contain an estimated 28.3 trillion cubic feet of technically ...

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) flooding is an effective method to enhance oil recovery in low-permeability reservoirs. Studying key geological factors controlling oil displacement efficiency is of great ...

Vernacular authority in the oil field -- Collaborative authority : nineteenth-century foundations of petroleum geology -- Contested knowledge -- Shared authority : practical oil men and professional ...

U.S. oil production is setting new records, but the rate of growth is slowing down for the first time in 20 years without an external crisis, driven by internal factors. The slowdown is attributed to ...

GranMorgu will deliver Suriname its first major offshore oil production, but years later and at a far smaller scale than Guyana’s Stabroek-led boom. Recent drilling results suggest the most prolific ...

President Donald Trump’s push to take control of Venezuela’s oil has focused global attention on the South American nation’s vast reserves. Trump has repeatedly touted Venezuela’s rich oil supply as ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently issued a new working paper called “The Future of Oil: Geology versus Technology” (free PDF), which should be of interest to people who are following ...

Process I indicates that hydrocarbons undergo self-generation, self-storage and micromigration in felsic-rich laminated shale. Process II indicates that hydrocarbons undergo self-generation, ...

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A recent U.S. Geological Survey assessment of previously undiscovered gas and oil in Texas' Permian Basin has found that ...