GOLDEN — It could require less than half a barrel of water to buoy up a barrel of oil from the high desert of the west, Shell Oil Co. said. One barrel of oil could be produced from oil shale for as ...

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.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. The U.S. shale oil and gas boom that began early this century had ...

Incoming President Donald Trump and his team have suggested that by expanding drilling, oil production might rise by 3 million barrels/day (mb/d), bringing down prices and thus U.S. inflation. This is ...

GREEN RIVER - At present, there is no commercial production of oil shale being undertaken in the United States. That may be about to change, however. The Bureau of Land Management recently finalized a ...

Oil prices are already under pressure due to ample supply and weak demand growth, adding strain on US shale producers.

High-resolution study of Jurassic mudstones in China’s Sichuan Basin reveals that astronomical cycles control climate, ...

Even after years of technological breakthroughs, the shale industry still leaves most of the oil underground. At best, American drillers siphon away 15% to 10% of what’s potentially available; the ...

The United States oil and gas industry saw a consolidation wave as buyers with money from higher oil prices sought to expand their footprint. This year, the industry appears to have maintained the ...

American refiners are relying on oil supplies from the country’s biggest shale basins more than ever as flows of denser varieties from places like Mexico and Canada ebb. US fuelmakers are consuming ...