The environmental harm of oil and gas wells doesn’t end when the pumping stops. If disused wells remain unplugged — the term of art for closing them up with concrete and remediating the enviro ...

That's right, this production made it was the greatest concentration of oil wells in the world. According to the Kilgore Chamber, "The discovery of the surrounding East Texas oilfield in the fall of ...

The Nigerian Navy has foiled an attempt by oil thieves to exploit an abandoned well at Oke-Agor-Isekun, an island near the Ogun and Ondo states boundary. The commander in charge of the Naval Base ...

has announced the discovery of 13 oil wells in Lake Kivu, marking a significant step in the country’s pursuit of energy resources. The revelation was shared by RMB’s CEO, Francis Kamanzi, during a ...

Onshore wells typically cost about $30,000 to plug, yet the commission has paid more than 10 times that amount to plug wells that are gushing with contaminated water. The commission, which ...

Oil prices are quoted per barrel, or ‘bbl’. The abbreviation indicates one barrel of crude oil, but you may see Gbbl (one billion barrels), as well as Mbbl (one million barrels) or Kbbl for one ...

President Joe Biden is set to order a ban on new offshore oil and gas development across some 625 million acres of US coastal territory, ruling out the sale of drilling rights in Atlantic and ...

Seplat Energy Plc is embarking on a major initiative to revive hundreds of idle oil wells in Nigeria after finalising its $1.28 billion purchase of ExxonMobil’s onshore oil and gas assets in Africa’s ...

Injecting carbon dioxide into oil wells to enhance oil recovery could have significant economic impacts for North Dakota, officials said Jan. 28, 2025. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor ...

President Joe Biden is indefinitely blocking offshore oil and gas development in more than 625 million acres of U.S. coastal waters. President Joe Biden is indefinitely blocking offshore oil and ...

Rwanda has revealed that it discovered oil in Lake Kivu, which borders DRC Congo, and it contains about 13 wells The country stated this, saying that there might be the possibility of finding more ...

Kigali — The Rwanda Mines, Petroleum, and Gas Board (RMB) has announced the discovery of 13 oil wells in Lake Kivu, marking a significant step in the country's pursuit of energy resources.