At present, oil extraction in the United States sits at record levels of roughly 13.2 million barrels per day. No wonder oil is so expensive. Wait, what’s that you say? U.S. extraction at record ...

Discover how steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) revolutionizes heavy oil extraction by making deep oil reserves accessible and economically viable.

This essential American industry is involved in the exploration, development, and the production of petroleum or natural gas from wells. It also includes the extraction of crude petroleum from shale ...

Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Occidental Petroleum are betting big on emerging technologies to extract lithium from drilling wastes and salt flats. Since oil and gas drilling began nearly 150 years ago, ...

Fossil fuel companies are experimenting with using carbon dioxide captured from the air in oil extraction to usher in a new era of planet-friendly “net-zero oil” – but the idea is an illusion, ...

It’s fitting that this first column of 2011 takes a look into the crystal ball -- at the energy source that pretty much defines our culture. That we consume oil prodigiously is an understatement. The ...

Rigzone takes a closer look at the Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association's (TIPRO) latest State of Energy report. Image by Dragon Claws via iStock The industry that paid the highest ...