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Orbital cycles control Jurassic shale oil sweet spots in Sichuan Basin
Jan 06, 2026 (SPX)
The research appears in the Journal of Palaeogeography (Chinese Edition) and targets the Lower Liang 2 Submember in the Fuxing area of the Sichuan Basin. Led by...
Maduro now in New York jail as Trump says US to 'run' Venezuela
Jan 04, 2026 (AFP)
The US president's announcement followed a lightning pre-dawn attack in which commandos grabbed Maduro and his wife while air strikes pounded sites in and aroun...
Hydrogen plays part in global warming: study
Dec 17, 2025 (AFP)
Advocates of hydrogen hope it can be produced and used on a large scale in transport and heavy industries in the future, providing a clean alternative to fossil...
US oil blockade of Venezuela: what we know
Dec 17, 2025 (AFP)
Trump's administration has been piling pressure on the country and its government for months, in an apparent bid to oust leftist leader Nicolas Maduro -- whom W...
ExxonMobil slows low-carbon investment push through 2030
Dec 10, 2025 (AFP)
The US petroleum company expects to spend about $20 billion in low-emission investments between 2025 and 2030, according to its annual corporate plan. The equiv...
Fight over fossil fuels nixes key text of UN environment report
Dec 09, 2025 (AFP)
The dispute over the Global Environment Outlook echoes a growing trend in consensus-based negotiations where oil-producing countries in particular are frustrati...
Israel, Qatar and US hold trilateral meeting in New York
Dec 08, 2025 (AFP)
The White House official confirmed that the meeting had taken place but did not provide any further details. Two sources told US news outlet Axios it was "the h...
Lula orders road map to cut fossil-fuel use in Brazil
Dec 08, 2025 (AFP)
Lula tried to broker a global deal on a road map to phase out oil, gas and coal at the COP30 talks, but was stymied by opposition from producers such as Saudi A...
Iran Guards warn US vessels during drill in Gulf
Dec 04, 2025 (AFP)
State TV said the drill showcases the "sacrifice and spirit of resistance" of the IRGC's naval forces "to confront any threat" against Iran following the June w...
Norway to examine scenarios for post-oil economy
Dec 03, 2025 (AFP)
Norway, the largest producer of oil and natural gas in Europe excluding Russia, owes much of its prosperity to its reserves of oil and gas, which are responsibl...
Fighting intensifies in oil-rich southern Sudan
Dec 02, 2025 (AFP)
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been battling Sudan's army since April 2023 -- capturing El-Fasher, the last military stronghold in Darfur, west...
Trump confirms call with Maduro, Caracas slams US maneuvers
Dec 01, 2025 (AFP)
The United States is piling the pressure on Venezuela, with a major military buildup in the Caribbean, the designation of an alleged drug cartel run by Maduro a...
Iraq invites US companies to bid on oil field run by Russia's Lukoil
Dec 01, 2025 (AFP)
The oil ministry said in a statement it had taken "all necessary measures to directly and exclusively invite several major American oil companies... to submit b...
Carney advances new Canada oil pipeline, raising climate concerns
Nov 27, 2025 (AFP)
The memorandum of understanding charts a plan for a pipeline going from Alberta to Canada's Pacific coast, to boost oil exports to Asia -- in line with Carney's...
Hydrogen tanks set to reshape zero emission aviation sector
Nov 26, 2025 (SPX)
For gaseous hydrogen, advances in composite materials allow tanks to withstand pressures reaching thousands of psi. Liquid hydrogen storage relies on maintainin...
Novel electrode could improve affordability of hydrogen fuel
Nov 26, 2025 (SPX)
Hydrogen is used as a fuel for heavy transport vehicles, a chemical feedstock for fertilizer and other chemical and materials production, and a solution for lon...
Regional group warns against war between US, Venezuela
Nov 25, 2025 (AFP)
A major US military buildup near Venezuela has led to increased speculation in recent days that President Donald Trump is planning to try to topple Venezuela's ...
Court suspends Belgian farmer climate case against TotalEnergies
Nov 25, 2025 (AFP)
The David versus Goliath lawsuit filed by Hugues Falys, a farmer and union leader from Belgium's western Hainaut province, kicked off last week in a commercial ...
New regulations on ship fuel spark significant changes in cloud formation
Nov 21, 2025 (SPX)
Atmospheric scientist Michael Diamond and graduate student Lilli Boss published findings in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics showing that recent fuel regulatio...
Quantum tunneling enables hydrogen to traverse energy barriers in palladium lattice
Nov 21, 2025 (SPX)
Hydrogen enters the palladium lattice by occupying interstitial sites between palladium atoms, with octahedral sites being stable and tetrahedral sites being me...
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