Oil extraction technology marches on. University of Pittsburgh engineers show crude oil extraction could be improved significantly and accessible domestic oil reserves could be expanded with their new ...

Environmental risks, economic problems and public health threats are also reasons to oppose CO2 EOC, according to a new report. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) A new report warns that using ...

As part of efforts to promote sustainable manufacturing, an international team of chemical engineers has developed a high-efficiency green extraction technology that could redefine the future of the ...

Artist’s conception of the CO2 enhanced oil recovery process. Credit: HTC CO2 systems Corp. Two days before Halloween, Kurt Waltzer appeared before the House subcommittees on Energy and the ...

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is a method used to extract oil beyond primary and secondary techniques. Explore different EOR ...

Capturing CO2 and injecting it into a well to squeeze more oil out of the ground is not real carbon sequestration. Why? When the recovered oil is burned, it releases at least as much CO2 as was stored ...