Oil Exploration

Interconnected disaster risks: Turning over a new leaf (2025 report)

The 2025 Interconnected Disaster Risks report shifts focus from diagnosing problems to mapping out solutions. It establishes that many of today’s solutions are surface-level fixes, and that to create lasting change, we need to question the societal structures and mindsets that perpetuate these challenges. The report offers a more holistic …

Groundwater quality changes alongside expansion of hydraulic fracturing

New research from The University of Texas at Arlington demonstrates that groundwater quality changes alongside the expansion of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing but also suggests that some potentially hazardous effects may dissipate over time. The new research, published today in the journal Science of the Total Environment in the …

Ecuador drills for oil on edge of pristine rainforest in Yasuni

First of 200 wells drilled close to controversial block of forest known to have two of the last tribes living in isolation Ecuador has started drilling for oil on the edge of a controversial block of pristine rainforest inhabited by two of the last tribes in the world living in …

Shell faces corruption probe over $1bn oil deal in Nigeria

Italian officials to investigate company’s role in acquisition of disputed oil block jointly owned with energy group Eni Italian anti-corruption investigators have opened a formal investigation into Shell’s acquisition of a stake in a $1.09bn (£755m) oil block in Nigeria. Shell co-owns the offshore oil block with the Italian energy …

Colombia court bans mining in moorlands

Colombia's constitutional court has banned mining in the country's moorlands, also known as "paramos". It argued that mining for gold and oil in the fragile ecosystem could cause irreversible damage. The court overturned a previous ruling that allowed mining companies which already held licenses to continue operating in the moorlands …

Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude in British Columbia caused by fracking, says regulator

An earthquake of 4.6 magnitude in western Canada was caused by fracking, according to the region's energy regulator. The British Coumbia Oil and Gas Commission said that the earthquake, which occurred in August, “was caused by fluid injection during hyrdraulic fracturing from an operator in the area,” the Globe and …

Could humans trigger a MEGA-QUAKE? Intensity of man-made tremors from fracking is on the rise, claims study

This is according to a new study that claims fracking is increasing the intensity of tremors. Pumping millions of gallons of wastewater increases pressure in the basement rock layer, which sits below a sedimentary cover and often contains oil and other exploitable gas reserves. The longer wastewater is injected into …

Panel defers green nod to Essar firm's expansion project

Environment Ministry's panel EAC has deferred the decision to grant environment clearance (EC) to Essar group firm Vadinar Oil Terminal Ltd for expansion of a marine terminal in Gujarat and has sought more information from the company. The Environment Ministry gives green nod to 'A' category projects based on the …

Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Statistics 2014-15

The “Indian Petroleum & Natural Gas Statistics” presents comprehensive statistics on various aspects of Indian Petroleum & Natural Gas Industries. The data on international developments in respect of the important segment of Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries have also been presented in the publication. The Statistics presented in the current …

Secrecy over fracking chemicals clouds environmental risks, advocates say

The fracking industry must be compelled to provide far more detailed information to regulators if the public is to be accurately informed of any risks to the environment, advocacy groups say. A report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last month found that hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas can …

California oil spill cleanup continues as state may allow expanded production

A month after state’s worst oil leak in decades, the investigation into what went wrong is ongoing. In the meantime, officials are considering a bid to triple output Just over a month after California experienced its worst oil spill in decades, the state is considering allowing a company to triple …

Angola: Environment Ministry Appeals for Careful, Rigorous Disposal of Oil Residues

Luanda — The director of the legal office of the Environment Ministry, Miranda Kiala, last Wednesday, in Luanda, exhorted oil companies to be careful and rigorous in the disposial of oil residues on land, in view of what is outlined in the Executive Decree number 97/14, which is to enter …

Congo parliament adopts new hydrocarbons code

Democratic Republic of Congo lawmakers have adopted a new hydrocarbons code that the country hopes will allow it to draw more benefits from its expanding oil sector. The Central African mining nation pumps 25,000 barrels per day, accounting for just 11 percent of its export revenues, although exploration off the …

Alberta Earthquake Measuring 4.4 Magnitude Recorded Near Fox Creek

An earthquake has struck northern Alberta where past tremors have been blamed on hydraulic fracturing from the oil and gas industry. National Resources Canada detected a 4.4-magnitude tremor on Saturday evening, 36 kilometres east of Fox Creek. The U.S. Geological Survey reported it was a magnitude 4.0. Fox Creek, an …

First vessel in Shell's Arctic drilling fleet heads for Alaska

The first vessel in Royal Dutch Shell's Arctic drilling fleet has embarked from Washington state to Alaska ahead of its planned resumption of oil and gas exploration in the remote region this summer, the company said on Thursday. The Arctic Challenger, an oil spill containment barge, had left Bellingham, north …

Shell's Alaska Arctic spill response plan wins court approval

A divided federal appeals court on Thursday rejected an effort by a coalition of environmental groups to revoke federal approval of Royal Dutch Shell Plc's oil spill response plans related to drilling on Alaska's remote Arctic coast. By a 2-1 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the …

Fracking not a 'widespread risk' to drinking water: U.S. EPA

Fracking for shale oil and gas has not led to widespread pollution of drinking water, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draft report said on Thursday, although it warned some drilling activities could potentially cause health risks. The study, requested by Congress and five years in the making, said fracking could …

Shell's Arctic oil drilling faces fresh court challenge from environmental groups

Environmental impact of leasing area off Alaskan shore to Shell was insufficient, say action groups A dozen environmental groups have told a US federal court they are renewing a challenge to the leasing in 2008 of areas off Alaska’s north-west shore, where Royal Dutch Shell hopes to drill exploratory wells …

With eyes on Adriatic oil potential, Croatia weighs threat to tourism

When Croatia announced in 2013 it would set a tender to explore for oil and gas in its pristine Adriatic waters, the government evoked the hydrocarbon riches of Norway to win over the plan's many detractors. "If it's not dangerous for Norway or Scotland, it shouldn’t be dangerous for us," …

Study links oil drill to ailments

- Suspended air particles impact liver People living near oil drilling sites are likely to suffer from liver ailments because of the air pollutants in the area, a study conducted by a group of researchers belonging to the North East Institute of Science and Technology has found. The two-year study, …

North Carolina activists win on fracking, might still lose on renewable energy

Lawsuit victory triggers de facto moratorium on fracking in the state as a bill that would freeze renewable energy shift at current rate heads towards senate vote It was one step forward and one step backward for environmentally concerned North Carolina residents on Wednesday. A successful local lawsuit ended in …

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