International Business TimesOPEC Update 2015: Crude Oil Prices Could See Recovery In 2016International Business TimesQatari Oil Minister Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada (left) echoed OPEC predictions Sunday that oil prices have bottomed out and are headed for r …

The GuardianSeries of small earthquakes hit near Oklahoma crude oil storage hubThe GuardianThe Oklahoma Geological Survey has said it is likely that many recent earthquakes in the state have been triggered by the injection of wastewater from oil and natura …

Penn State NewsElnashai coauthors second edition of earthquake engineering textPenn State NewsUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Amr Elnashai, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering at Penn State, and Luigi Di Sarno, assistant professor of earthquake engineering …

Fire damages room at Penn State engineering buildingWFMJSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State says a late-night fire damaged a classroom and left the building smelling like smoke. The university says the accidental fire late Tuesday was contained to a first …

CBC.caOil companies can be sued by earthquake victim, Oklahoma court rulesCBC.caAn Oklahoma woman who was injured when an earthquake rocked her home in 2011 can sue oil companies for damages, the state's highest court ruled on Tuesday, opening the door …

Wolfram: American oil production is still strongThe Detroit NewsThe shale revolution made possible by the advancement in horizontal drilling has changed the landscape of U.S. oil production by drastically lowering the cost of producing oil. In economic ter …

De Smog Blog (blog)New Research Confirms Earthquake Swarms Caused by Oil and Gas IndustryDe Smog Blog (blog)The evidence establishing that the oil and gas industry is causing earthquakes grew much stronger last week, as two scientific papers clarified exac …

Nepalese who studied quake engineering in Japan spreads quake-resistance ...Asahi ShimbunKATMANDU--While earthquake engineer Ramesh Guragain was enjoying a picnic with acquaintances in a suburb here on April 25, a strong tremor suddenly disrupted the festi …

New York TimesOil Makes a Comeback in PennsylvaniaNew York TimesIt wasn't until 1851 that Mr. Kier became the first oil baron when he started manufacturing Carbon Oil, a kerosene that would replace whale oil as a fuel for lamps. By 1853, Mr. Kier was m …

ABC NewsOklahoma Admits Oil and Gas Industry Responsible for Dramatic Rise in EarthquakesABC NewsFor the first time in the state's history, Oklahoma's state government officially recognized the long held scientific consensus linking the disposal of …