The Shengli Oilfield, under China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec Group), the country's largest oil refiner, said its Jiyang ...

When his work was complete, he threw a housewarming party that turned into a tragically bad pun (some might say metaphor) when the fire he lit in the hearth quickly spread up through the ...

Shale oil mainly refers to liquid hydrocarbons trapped in formations of shale rock that can be extracted for refining. It is often found in organic-rich shale and thin interlayers of carbonate ...

Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas The "shale revolution" has stimulated tremendous production of oil and natural gas in the United States. The ...

Therefore, we begin our guide with a look at the history of oil shale, from the earliest recorded discoveries of the rock that burns to the tumultuous boom and bust cycle that rocked the Western Slope ...