crude oil is a naturally occurring fossil fuel that has been the cornerstone of modern industry for over a century.

On May 19, the head of IBAMA, Brazil’s federal environmental agency, overrode the technical opinion of the agency’s licensing ...

The extraction process begins when drilling rigs reach ... and even rubber. Interestingly, petroleum derivatives are also found in everyday items like chewing gum, sweets, and pharmaceuticals.

Donald Trump’s administration has begun a process to open swaths of Alaska’s wilderness to oil drillers by scrapping Joe ...

Underground brine reservoirs flowing across Arkansas and neighbouring states contain high concentrations of the silvery-white metal; a US Geological Survey study published in October estimated the ...

Aryn Baker explores how the "Wakanda Rule" offers African nations a blueprint to turn mineral wealth into climate power.

In alignment with the FDA’s aim to phase out petroleum-based dyes, the agency has approved three color additives from natural ...

The Narrabri Gas Project has cleared another hurdle, with the Native Title Tribunal ruling that leases for gas extraction can ...

The Trump administration said on Monday that it planned to eliminate federal protections across millions of acres of Alaskan ...

By now, you’ve probably heard that seed oils are the nutritional villain du jour. A recent study takes a more measured, ...

Energy Minister John Jinapor has pledged to strengthen regulatory stability in Ghana's power and petroleum sectors, ...