Sinopec discovered Xinxing and Qintong shale oil fields in eastern China. The fields show promise for high initial yields. Sinopec said it has discovered Xinxing and Qintong shale oil fields in ...

Cyclic carbon dioxide injection, also known as "CO2 huff-n-puff," is a multi-phase process in which CO2 is pumped into a reservoir to enhance oil production from naturally occurring rock formations.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. The U.S. shale oil and gas boom that began early this century had ...

The U.S. became a global oil and gas supplier of last resort thanks to the shale revolution, but analysts say replicating America’s shale boom elsewhere will be difficult. Countries including ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JUNE 6: Secretary General of the ...

Chevron USA Inc. developed an extended embedded discrete fracture model (EDFM) which combines parent-well flow simulation with updated reservoir stress fields to predict growth of child-well fracture ...

When the shale revolution kicked off in 2009, beautiful black crude gushed in Texas, attracting the attention of wildcatters the world over. The drilling opportunities were so prolific that it sucked ...

Offshore boom, shale oil, enhanced oil recovery lift output to record in 2025 Tertiary recovery is world's largest on a commercial scale Output to plateau around 4 mln bpd level for another decade ...