Offshore drilling has come a long way since the wharf-based rigs of the late 1800s, giving oil companies an arsenal of options for tapping deep-sea deposits.

This video explains the difference between coal and crude oil formation, the role of the ancient Tethys Ocean, and how microbes and plankton contributed to massive oil deposits.

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Similarly, seismic surveys are used by the oil industry to search for oil and gas deposits in the ocean waters off Alaska and elsewhere. The Center has actively opposed numerous such proposals and in ...

The tragic floods that ravaged Texas in early July have taken many lives, including the great granddaughter of the late oil ...

Natural gas and crude oil can be found in deposits under the sea bed, the result of ancient animals, plants, and microorganisms decomposing.

The map highlights the region around South China Sea with areas highlighted to show territorial claims among nearby South Asian countries. Sources : U.S. State Department; UN Division for Ocean ...

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras has asked to resume a process for a license to drill a controversial well near the mouth of the Amazon river, the company's chief executive said late on ...

Pensacola Beach officials shared concerns about tourism and ecological damage if new oil and gas operations are greenlit for the Florida Gulf.

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The assessment includes a geologic grouping in southwestern Wyoming and parts of Colorado and Utah containing deposits of a shallow, prehistoric ocean which covered most of the Rocky Mountain region.