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The shale oil drilling techniques which led to a boom in oil and gas production could be used to develop geothermal energy, and meet up to 15% of global electricity demand growth by 2050, the ...

Occidental Petroleum and Ecopetrol plan to drill Komodo-1, the world's deepest offshore oil well, off Colombia's waters, reaching a depth of 3,900 meters. Improvements in marine-seismic technology ...

BAGHDAD, March 12 (Reuters) - Iraq has asked a Chinese oil company to review its drilling techniques agreed under a Saddam Hussein-era contract to develop the Ahdab oilfield, Oil Minister Hussain ...

Composite materials, notably those reinforced with carbon or glass fibres, are increasingly utilised in engineering applications due to their high strength-to-weight ratio and durability. However, ...

Florida legislators passed a bill banning oil drilling near the Apalachicola Bay to protect its ecosystem and shellfish industry. The bill prohibits drilling within 10 miles of the Apalachicola ...