Science news articles about 'oil gas'Africa Oil & Gas Congress 2009
Extra: Cape Town International Convention Centre
Location: Cape Town
Start Date: 28 July 2009
End Date: 31 July 2009
Category: Mining, Oil, GasUnique study shows oil, gas seismic work not affecting Gulf sperm whales
... seismic airguns during geophysical exploration for oil and gas – seems to have minimal effect on endangered ... Humans no longer hunt them for their oil, but the whale in Herman Melville's classic novel ... Titan's Surface Organics Surpass Oil Reserves on Earth
Saturn's moon Titan has hundreds of times more liquid hydrocarbons than all the known oil and natural gas reserves on Earth, according to new data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.Feature: How oil and gas technology is helping Australias Olympic Swimming Team
A technology used to improve flows of oil and gas through pipelines may help elite swimmers win Olympic gold, reports Marcia Van Zeller.Geopolitics and Geology Force Oil Companies to Explore New Options [News]
Crude oil and retail gas hit record high prices last week--more than $135 a barrel ... . During a congressional hearing, lawmakers verbally pummeled oil execs for raking in profits while consumers endure ... New facility boosts gas hydrates research
... of its kind in Australia, the flow loop can simulate gas-liquid flows at high pressures and low temperatures – conditions that oil and gas pipelines are subjected to in deep-sea environments. ... Gassing Up Gas-Free [Slide Show] [News]
With the price of oil cresting over $130 per barrel, the timing of Chevrolet's "Project Driveway" field market research could not be better. The program is an opportunity for consumers in California, ... Untapped Energy From Oil Flare-offs Can Be Used To Release Water Locked In Gypsum
... fresh water is usually in very short supply but oil and gas fields are common. Researchers have hit on the idea of using the untapped energy from oil and gas flare-off or small-scale solar power to ... Oil Drilling: Risks and Rewards
With gas prices skyrocketing, some government officials are crying out against the ban on drilling for oil in protected areas in Alaska and along US coasts. Here, the risks and rewards of lifting the ... US judge blocks gas drilling in Michigan forest
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- A federal judge has overturned a decision by the U.S. Forest Service to allow oil and gas drilling near a forest and a river in Michigan's ... Undersea volcanic rocks offer vast repository for greenhouse gas, says study
... into voids left by old oil wells on a small scale, but some fear that these might eventually leak, putting gas back into the air and possibly endangering people nearby.
Lead author ... Traffic deaths fall as gas prices climb
Rising prices at the gas pump appear to be having at least one positive effect: Traffic deaths around the country are plummeting, just as they did during the Arab oil embargo three decades ago.Huge Amount Of Fossil Fuels In Arctic: 90 Billion Barrels Of Oil And 1,670 Trillion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas
... of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil, 1,670 trillion cubic feet of technically recoverable natural gas, and 44 billion barrels of technically recoverable natural gas liquids ... Arctic 'holds 90bln barrels of oil, mostly offshore'
Within the Arctic circle there are 90 billion barrels of oil and vast quantities of natural gas waiting to be tapped, most of it offshore, the government-run US Geological Survey said.Limits on futures trading could boost gas prices, expert says
... on onion futures trading that producers are seeking to repeal even as limits are being mulled for oil markets.
"We have been here before and we have made now well-documented mistakes in trying to ...
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Africa Oil & Gas Congress 2009
Extra: Cape Town International Convention Centre Location: Cape Town Start Date: 28 July 2009 End Date: 31 July 2009 Category: Mining, Oil, GasUnique study shows oil, gas seismic work not affecting Gulf sperm whales
... seismic airguns during geophysical exploration for oil and gas – seems to have minimal effect on endangered ... Humans no longer hunt them for their oil, but the whale in Herman Melville's classic novel ...Titan's Surface Organics Surpass Oil Reserves on Earth
Saturn's moon Titan has hundreds of times more liquid hydrocarbons than all the known oil and natural gas reserves on Earth, according to new data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.Feature: How oil and gas technology is helping Australias Olympic Swimming Team
A technology used to improve flows of oil and gas through pipelines may help elite swimmers win Olympic gold, reports Marcia Van Zeller.Geopolitics and Geology Force Oil Companies to Explore New Options [News]
Crude oil and retail gas hit record high prices last week--more than $135 a barrel ... . During a congressional hearing, lawmakers verbally pummeled oil execs for raking in profits while consumers endure ...New facility boosts gas hydrates research
... of its kind in Australia, the flow loop can simulate gas-liquid flows at high pressures and low temperatures – conditions that oil and gas pipelines are subjected to in deep-sea environments. ...Gassing Up Gas-Free [Slide Show] [News]
With the price of oil cresting over $130 per barrel, the timing of Chevrolet's "Project Driveway" field market research could not be better. The program is an opportunity for consumers in California, ...Untapped Energy From Oil Flare-offs Can Be Used To Release Water Locked In Gypsum
... fresh water is usually in very short supply but oil and gas fields are common. Researchers have hit on the idea of using the untapped energy from oil and gas flare-off or small-scale solar power to ...Oil Drilling: Risks and Rewards
With gas prices skyrocketing, some government officials are crying out against the ban on drilling for oil in protected areas in Alaska and along US coasts. Here, the risks and rewards of lifting the ...US judge blocks gas drilling in Michigan forest
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- A federal judge has overturned a decision by the U.S. Forest Service to allow oil and gas drilling near a forest and a river in Michigan's ...Undersea volcanic rocks offer vast repository for greenhouse gas, says study
... into voids left by old oil wells on a small scale, but some fear that these might eventually leak, putting gas back into the air and possibly endangering people nearby. Lead author ...Traffic deaths fall as gas prices climb
Rising prices at the gas pump appear to be having at least one positive effect: Traffic deaths around the country are plummeting, just as they did during the Arab oil embargo three decades ago.Huge Amount Of Fossil Fuels In Arctic: 90 Billion Barrels Of Oil And 1,670 Trillion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas
... of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil, 1,670 trillion cubic feet of technically recoverable natural gas, and 44 billion barrels of technically recoverable natural gas liquids ...Arctic 'holds 90bln barrels of oil, mostly offshore'
Within the Arctic circle there are 90 billion barrels of oil and vast quantities of natural gas waiting to be tapped, most of it offshore, the government-run US Geological Survey said.Limits on futures trading could boost gas prices, expert says
... on onion futures trading that producers are seeking to repeal even as limits are being mulled for oil markets. "We have been here before and we have made now well-documented mistakes in trying to ...