Shell Granted Permission to Export U.S.-Produced Crude
According to a January 2015 Wall Street Journal article, Shell has officially been granted permission to export U.S. produced crude oil…
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Why Oil Refineries Emit Fireballs
A few days before Christmas 2014, the San Francisco Bay Area was shocked to find a fire lighting the nighttime…
The Superbowl Ad You May Have Missed
Millions of viewers were glued to their televisions on February 1 when the New England Patriots faced off against the…
The Hidden Oil Rigs of L.A.
Before Los Angeles was known for making movies, it was known for making something else; oil. Believe it or not,…
Oil and Life in the Deep Biosphere
The deep biosphere. It almost looks like the setting for a subterranean, Hollywood adventure film. The biosphere is the layer…
The World’s Largest Ship That Can Move Oil Rigs
Move over Titanic. There's a new supersize ship making waves that everybody should soon become familiar with. Enter the Pieter Schelte,…
Shell Seals Deal to Build Petrochemical Plant in South Iraq
Royal Dutch Shell signed a deal with Iraq on January 28 to build a petrochemical plant in the Basra oil…
The Magic Wand for Cleaning Oil Spills
Oil spills are a messy and unavoidable fact of life on Earth. When they happen, particularly in environments containing water,…
Beans Behind the Scenes – When Small Farms Meet Big Oil
For a controversial practice such as fracking, it might seem a bit odd to think that beans are partially responsible…
The “Best” Price of Oil and How It May Not Be What You Think
A pair of researchers at the Dutch Research Institute for Transitions have recently come to an unexpected conclusion about what…