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Research that reveals what lies at the bottom of the deepest part of the ocean -- the Mariana Trench

Unique oil-eating bacteria found in world’s deepest ocean trench, Mariana Trench

Geology Page - April 13, 2019

Rig "An oil platform"

Location of wastewater disposal drives induced seismicity at US oil sites

A new study by an SMU geophysical team found alarming rates of ground movement at various locations across a 4000-square-mile area of four Texas counties.

Radar images show large swath of Texas oil patch is heaving and sinking at alarming rates

Study signals new hope for Rockall oil and gas exploration

New Scientific Approach Assesses Land Recovery Following Oil and Gas Drilling

The Deepwater Horizon aftermath

Geology Page - December 20, 2016

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Technology converts human waste into bio-based fuel

Geology Page - November 3, 2016

Scientists expect to calculate amount of fuel inside Earth by 2025

Geology Page - September 9, 2016

Researchers have found a way to make shale oil extraction cheaper

Geology Page - August 16, 2016

$Hydraulic fracturing chemical spills on agricultural land need scrutiny$

Hydraulic fracturing chemical spills on agricultural land need scrutiny

Geology Page - June 3, 2016

‘Dirty Blizzard’ sent 2010 Gulf oil spill pollution to seafloor

Geology Page - May 31, 2016

$Barium leaches directly from fracked rocks$

Barium leaches directly from fracked rocks

Geology Page - May 25, 2016

Ecological method for cleaning oil from lakes

Geology Page - May 17, 2016

Sweet technique finds cause of sour oil and gas

Geology Page - April 6, 2016

Photosynthesis more ancient than thought, and most living things could do...

Geology Page - March 16, 2016

New evidence about the Gulf of Mexico’s past

Geology Page - February 20, 2016

Research offers new evidence about the Gulf of Mexico’s past

Geology Page - February 17, 2016

Petroleum reservoir simulation using super element method

Geology Page - February 6, 2016

Scientists turn oily soil into fertile ground

Geology Page - August 22, 2015

Reproducible research for biofuels and biogas

Geology Page - July 30, 2015

Natural oil dispersion mechanism found for deep-ocean blowout

Geology Page - April 4, 2015

Where did the missing oil go?

Geology Page - January 29, 2015

Scientists use ocean waves to monitor offshore oil and gas fields

Geology Page - January 28, 2015

Oil-dwelling bacteria are social creatures in Earth’s deep biosphere

Geology Page - December 13, 2014

Where Did All the Oil Go?

Geology Page - October 28, 2014

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