Tag: oil and gas exploration

Oil pollution in Basrah’s soil is 1,200% higher than it should be

Soil pollution levels in parts of Basra are 1,200% to 3,300% higher than those typically measured in cities like Toronto or New York, according to new comparative soil data. It's getting into water.

Eni Bets Big on Fusion and $1 Billion Deal with Commonwealth Fusion Systems to Power a Carbon-Free Future

The PPA further validates that CFS is on the most promising path to deliver commercial fusion power in the coming years. The company has demonstrated its capabilities by developing key advances in high-temperature superconducting magnets and sustaining its execution velocity in the construction of the SPARC fusion demonstration machine in Devens, Massachusetts.

Iran’s going solar with half a million solar panels

Each house will generate more than 100% of its energy needs and the rest will feed back to the household as a monthly check.

Fracking – Oil’s downside: Should governments invest in it?

Oil and natural gas, as investment opportunities, have certainly had their share of publicity; both good and bad. This...

USA Fracking Will Top Saudi Oil Production in Five Years

The United States is poised to become the world’s largest oil producer by 2020 thanks to increased output of...

Saudi Oil Wells May Run Dry By 2030

According to a 150-page report by Citigroup, Saudi Arabian oil could dry up as early as 2030 which is...

Israel’s Offshore Natural Gas Good to Burn for 150 Years – If Handled Wisely

Drilling for natural gas is one thing, but getting it safely ashore with terror elements in the region...

Ex-Shell Scientist Insists Israeli Oil Shale Is Still A Possibility

Scientist Harold Vinegar says there is a huge quantity of oil shale in Israel and, despite protests and risks,...

BrightSource-Chevron Joint Solar Project To Extract Heavy Oil, Suffers Losses

BrightSource solar thermal illustration: Better than using the sun to soften oil BrightSource Energy, the California based solar thermal energy...