Scientists studying Jurassic rocks in China found that cyclical changes in Earth's orbit affected not only the climate, but ...

A new discovery in the Permian Basin is challenging the narrative that shale oil and gas in the United States is declining.

Earth's movements in space could tell us where to look for oil underground. Recent work highlights the role of Earth's orbit ...

Never bet against America’s oil and natural gas engineers. About two decades ago, these engineers delivered the shale oil and natural gas revolution. After many years of trying to figure out how to ...

Cyclic carbon dioxide injection, also known as "CO2 huff-n-puff," is a multi-phase process in which CO2 is pumped into a reservoir to enhance oil production from naturally occurring rock formations.

BOSTON – A major defense contractor is selling technology to a large oilfield services company that hopes microwaves will someday become a key tool in unlocking the vast but hard-to-extract oil ...

The president is calling for energy dominance, but aging shale plays aren’t positioned to deliver a surge of new oil production. President Donald Trump wants to “unleash” American energy. The problem: ...