LONG BEACH, Calif. — The oil production technique known as fracking is more frequently used in the offshore platforms and man-made islands near some of California's most populous and famous coastal ...
Over the course of millions of years, heat and pressure can transform the organic remains of animals and plants into crude oil. That's why they're called a fossil fuels — the long-dead creatures that ...
What is fracking? You may have heard about the effects this oil and gas extraction technique have on the environment, but its impacts extend far beyond that. Between 2007 and 2016, oil production in ...
China has launched what operator CNOOC Ltd claims to be the world’s largest and its own first offshore hydraulic fracturing vessel, Hai Yang Shi You 696, as part of an ambitious drive to tap into ...