Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Oil is a non-renewable finite resource, yet we'll never run out. How is this possible? The ...

Engine oil is the unsung hero that is under your hood, silently performing its magic to make your car go. We tend to assume it is a normal fluid, and we can just get it, it is cheap, just like any ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. CALIFORNIA, USA - APRIL 14: A view of oil-well in action during ...

President Donald Trump wants more oil drilling, but one Texas producer expects low prices to send output downward. “Drill, baby, drill” has hit peak oil. Oil and gas leaders have been saying for a ...

Half a century ago, there was concern that the US would run out of oil. Now, it almost has too much. There is no better example of this than California, which is supposed to be green. Douglas A.

Venezuela may soon have to start closing some oil wells as it runs low on storage capacity following last week’s tanker seizure and US plans to block other sanctioned vessels.

U.S. oil production may have peaked, signaling the end of the shale boom. Diamondback Energy and other major players report reduced drilling and fracking activity in the Permian Basin. Rising costs, ...

LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - BP's recent discovery of a giant oilfield offshore Brazil has reignited investor enthusiasm, echoing the aggressive exploration era two decades ago when companies were ...