(Nanowerk News) In the process of oil extraction, hard mineral buildup inside the pipes and equipment can cause serious operational damage, safety issues such as pipe explosion and significant ...

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.

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, ...

A new study has found that, in mouse models of prostate cancer, a compound extracted from sandalwood oil was effective in slowing the onset and growth of tumors and resulted in cell death. Further ...

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 ...

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 ...

Indigenous women in Ecuador's Amazon tour oil fields to highlight the environmental and health impacts of oil extraction, ...