Scientists from Penn State have developed a new nanoparticle that can stabilize and prevent scaling in a commonly used emulsion or liquid mixture. This breakthrough could lead to more sustainable and ...

The physical and chemical differences between these crude types determine how easy they are to refine and their market value.

The world of oil and gas drilling can be confusing at the best of times, with all the jargon making reports a difficult task to decipher for the untrained eye. To make matters even more complicated, ...

Canadian company Volt Lithium has developed and pilot-tested a new low-cost lithium extraction method to pull this critical battery metal out of low-concentration brines. Now it plans to turn old oil ...

The quake's cause was hotly debated from the day that it struck Oklahoma Scientists have linked the underground injection of oil-drilling wastewater to a magnitude-5.7 earthquake in 2011 that struck ...

As the cannabis industry has grown, so too has its understanding of cannabis extraction. So much so that the field is now a science unto itself, filled with thousands of expert technicians and ...

Harris promised early on in her initial 2019 bid for the presidency to ban the practice if she were elected, and has since recanted that position. Tuesday’s debate moderators questioned the switch. “I ...

Scientists have linked the underground injection of oil-drilling wastewater to a magnitude-5.7 earthquake in 2011 that struck the US state of Oklahoma. Wastewater injection from drilling operations ...