Venezuela claims to have more than 300 billion barrels in the ground, but it is only producing about one million barrels a ...
UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to produce biodiesel from waste oil that both simplifies the process and requires relatively mild heat. This discovery has the potential to make the ...
Researchers developed a biorefinery model in BioSTEAM to evaluate industrial-grade azelaic acid production from high-oleic soybean oil using the two-step oxidative cleavage (TSOC) process. The modeled ...
OPEC+ has decided to increase oil production, surprising many given the soft outlook for oil prices, and potentially reversing earlier production cuts sooner than expected. The article questions ...
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FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS - MARCH 24: The sun sets behind a pumpjack during a gusty night on March 24, 2024 in Fort Stockton, Texas. Employment in Texas has reached record highs, with the oil- and ...