Tag: crude oil

Yemen pipeline attacked by gunmen, causing oil spill

An oil pipeline is attacked by gunmen in Yemen causing an alarming oil spill.

Oil drilling near the Great Amazon Reef System would wipe out mangroves

A Brazilian petrochemical company called Petrobras wants to drill exploratory oil wells in the ocean near the mouth of the Amazon. Scientists worry if the plan gets approved it could damage the second-largest mangrove forest in the world.

Saudi economy trashed by cheap oil

Despite the forecast of dire effects of global warming in the Middle East, oil producing countries like Saudi Arabia have...

Why Syrian Refugees Burn Crude Oil and Risk Health to Stay Warm

Tomato and potato soup being cooked on an open fire at Qah Camp for displaced Syrians. Camp officials say...

Artist Chronicles the Petrochemical Age With Crude Oil Paintings

Piers Secunda spent years collecting archival footage and crude oil to create these striking historical paintings currently on display...

Saudi Arabia is Running out of Sand? Global Warming or Plain Greed?

This is something that would make Lawrence of Arabia turn in his grave: Recent studies are now showing that sand, once Saudi Arabia's most common commodity (outside of oil) is now becoming almost as scarce as water.