Sergey Sitnov, Senior Research Associate of the Laboratory, is one of the seven 2017 Russian Presidential Grant winners from KFU. His work at the laboratory focuses on finding ways to increase ...

A new report blames four runaway bitumen leaks at facilities operated by Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) on the company’s oil sands extraction process and geological factors. The findings ...

We’re a world on the move. Traveling is now an everyday part of life, whether it’s a drive to a new neighborhood or a flight around the world. With all of this movement, there need to be sources of ...

A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research evaluated the impact of various oil-based extraction methods from cannabis plants. The researchers specifically used medium-chain triglycerides ...

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Barbara R. Shook, senior reporter-at-large at the Energy Intelligence Group, about how low oil prices need to go to make "unconventional oil" extraction too expensive.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Due to its shale composition and limited pore space, oil extraction is difficult in the Bakken. The North Dakota oil industry is rapidly researching and implementing enhanced ...

Canada’s Mordor, as environmentalists like to call the oil sands, is notorious for how “dirty” oil extraction is there. It’s also notorious for how expensive it is to extract. The dirt argument, which ...

Measurements of hazardous air pollutant concentrations near oil and natural gas extraction sites have generally failed to capture levels above standard health benchmarks; yet, the majority of studies ...