Oil is widely relied upon across numerous industries, but its extensive use, combustion and extraction processes have resulted in significant environmental pollution. Over the past 30 years, as an ...

Discover what a wellbore is, how it aids in oil and gas extraction, and see real-world examples. Learn about uncased and cased wellbores and their importance in resource recovery.

A series of more than 100 small earthquakes in Surrey in 2018 and 2019 might have been triggered by oil extraction from a nearby well, suggests a new study. A series of more than 100 small earthquakes ...

On Jan. 10, 1901, at the Spindletop oilfield near Beaumont, Tex., a deafening blast rocketed a column of oil hundreds of feet into the air, wrecking a derrick. This gusher pumped out nearly 100,000 ...

Namibia, once considered a frontier market in the energy sector, is rapidly emerging as a potential oil powerhouse. Recent discoveries in the country's offshore Orange Basin, particularly the Venus ...

Indonesia’s South Sumatra province was the site of some of the archipelago’s largest oil discoveries by U.S. and Dutch companies during the early 20th century. After many wells were abandoned in 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 ...