Shale Oil vs. Conventional Oil: Costs, Extraction, and Impact

Explore the differences between shale oil and conventional oil, including extraction costs and methods, and how these impact ...

Guide to Unconventional Oil: Key Methods and Impact

Unconventional oil refers to crude oil extracted through new methods like hydraulic fracturing and oil sands mining. Explore ...

SA-based Maverick X targets oil and gas with new extraction tech

A technology company is using bacterium to pioneer new methods of extraction in the oil and mining industries.
edie

Ramping up Venezuelan oil production risks ‘methane bomb’, study finds

The US’s plans to significantly increase oil extraction in Venezuela could more than triple the national fossil fuel industry ...
Phys.org

An essential oil extraction process that could cut costs and increase yields

A researcher from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has pioneered an innovative essential oil extraction process that could cut costs and increase yields. Essential oils are used in a range of industries, ...
The Conversation

A month after Ecuador’s historic vote to end oil extraction in Yasuní National Park, its lessons are as vital as ever to Canadians

Martina Jakubchik-Paloheimo works with Global Indigenous Development Trust, a Canadian Indigenous social enterprise and registered charity founded in 2014. As well as Inisha Nunka, an Indigenous led ...
Labroots

Study Explores the Effectiveness of Oil-Based Extraction Methods

A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research evaluated the impact of various oil-based extraction methods from cannabis plants. The researchers specifically used medium-chain triglycerides ...