U.S. oil production is expected to grow only modestly next year as companies hesitate to spend more in an uncertain market.

A man carries buckets while working to clean up an oil spill near a pipeline of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) in Voladero, Monagas state, Venezuela, on November 5, 2021. - Leaks, rusted ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. This article is more than 2 years old. CRANE, TEXAS - MARCH 12: ...

The development of high selectivity, long lifetime catalysts has the potential to lower biofuel production costs while increasing product yield. Alumina- and zeolite-based catalysts are typically ...

Mexican state-owned oil company Pemex said its seven domestic refineries processed an average of 1.014 million b/d of crude oil in 2025, up 12% from 2024, marking the first time since 2015 that annual ...

The L.A. City Council attempted to phase out oil production in 2022, but the ordinance was struck down by a judge following ...

Shell is planning extensive work and a turnaround at the Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland near Cologne, Germany’s biggest oil-refining complex, in the autumn of 2024, Bloomberg reported on ...

Chevron is undertaking a project that will expand processing of light tight oil and increase overall crude capacity at subsidiary Pasadena Refining System Inc.’s refinery in Pasadena, Tex. Chevron ...

Gas flaring is the burning of the natural gas associated with oil extraction. The practice has persisted from the beginning of oil production over 160 years ago. Associated gas is wastefully flared ...

Palm oil, squeezed from the fruits of the oil palm tree (Elaeis Guineensis) is the most widely used vegetable oil in the world. Grown only in the tropics, the plant is very productive and offers a far ...

Archaeologists unearthed the Roman Empire’s second-largest olive oil processing complex in Tunisia. The find sheds light on the region’s central role in olive oil production and trade, and in turn the ...