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Oil wells: what different types are they and when are they used?

Different wells will be used at different stages and for different purposes of an oil drilling process

How Much Does an Oil Change Cost?

How much does an oil change cost? Read on to learn about factors that may influence oil change cost and frequency.

This is What a Massive 500 Gallon Propane Tank Explosion Looks Like

If there's one thing that you want to avoid with anything that's propane powered from your grill to your heater, It would most obviously be a situation that would put the propane tank in danger of building up enough pressure to explode and send shrapnel flying everywhere. While these tanks are fitted with safety...

The Way You Hang Your Roll Of Toilet Paper Says A Lot About You

How do you hang your toilet paper? Under the roll and closer to the wall? Or do you hang your toilet paper over the roll? Well, a new study suggests there [...]

How Politicians Unknowingly Hurt The Oil Industry

Political actions often impose costs on the oil industry and consumers that are not obvious.

Can the Offshore Oil Industry Improve Workplace Safety?

Can the offshore oil industry improve workplace safety? A new report suggests such a goal is possible if certain changes are made.

Snapchat For Oil Wells?

New software will allow inspectors and experts to text and draw directly on screens to make oil well monitoring more efficient. GE Reports has more.

U.S. Oil Industry Becomes Refiner to the World

U.S. Oil Industry Becomes Refiner to the World | RealClearEnergy

Oil And Gas Jobs: What It Takes To Make It In The Oil Industry

This post explores the various types of jobs available in the oil industry, their importance, and what qualifications and skills are needed to succeed

Shale Oil Well Productivity Stalls Putting Growth Estimates At Risk

US shale oil well productivity continues to stall. This means in order to keep the same pace of growth, US shale producers have to complete more wells, which eq

Things Are Bad for the Oil Industry and They're Going to Get Worse

The U.S. oil industry has been struggling for more than a year now, and if the price of oil doesn't go up a bit or at least stabilize, the whole situation will likely go from bad to worse. That's pretty much the only thing that industry analysts are certain of...

New technology allows workers to control oil wells with their smartphones

Monitoring and maintaining an oil well costs big bucks.

Oil industry heading for next crisis if things don't change, experts warn

Higher oil prices have helped the oil industry return to investing, but it's not spending enough money to avoid the next crisis.

The world's deepest oil well is over 40,000 feet deep

The world's deepest oil well goes over 40,000 feet into the ground — which is equal to 15 of the world's tallest skyscraper stacked on top of each other.

Can Arctic oil drilling be done safely?

The Arctic's ice cap is melting, and more oil companies and others moving into the region to take advantage of its abundant resources. As they do, many are asking if the Arctic can be safely developed without putting its sensitive environment, and the people that rely on it, at risk.

How Old Oil Wells Become Taxpayers' Problem

Nationwide, oil companies have abandoned more than a million oil and gas wells—and the cost of cleaning them up.

Marathon Oil: Well-Prepared For Oil Price Volatility

Oil prices have fallen recently but Marathon Oil has shown that it can generate decent profits and strong free cash flows even in a weak oil price environment.

8 steps to handling oil well fires

Oil and gas exploration is growing faster than ever and fire departments will need to be more prepared than ever for tragedy

4 Oil Wells Hidden in Plain Sight in L.A.

Oil Industry Adapts, Increases Efficiency

Confidence in the oil and gas industry—closely mirroring the oil prices themselves—has stopped falling, but remains relatively low. But while cost...