EcoWatch'Short-Term Folly': US Adds 38 Percent More Oil and Gas RigsEcoWatchThe number of oil and gas rigs in the U.S. has increased an astonishing 38 percent over the past year. That's according to S&P; Global Platts Analytics, which repor …

Inside Science News ServiceEngineering the Ice Out of Bobsled, Luge and Skeleton | Inside ...Inside Science News Service(Inside Science) -- The sledding events are among the fastest, most compelling to watch, and, for participants, most bracing of any in t …

MIT NewsJennifer Rupp: Engineering practical ceramicsMIT NewsSince joining the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in February 2017, she has been focusing not only on the basics of ceramics processing techniques but also on how to further devel …

UC BerkeleyEngineering professor, alums elected to the National Academy of ...UC BerkeleyThe National Academy of Engineering has elected Berkeley engineering professor Constance Chang-Hasnain to its ranks, widely considered one of the highest professional …

New York TimesFrom Oil to Solar: Saudi Arabia Plots a Shift to RenewablesNew York TimesThe world's largest oil exporter is embarking, under Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on an ambitious effort to diversify its economy and reinvigorate growth, in part by …

Why Oil Prices Could DiveOilPrice.comSince oil is denominated in U.S. dollars, a weaker dollar can put upward pressure on crude prices as crude becomes relatively less expensive to much of the world. But with the dollar already having fallen by quite a bit …

The Straits TimesPepsiCo cuts ties with palm oil supplier over abuse claimsThe Straits TimesKUALA LUMPUR • Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has suspended procurement from a palm oil supplier over claims of labour abuses on its Indonesian plantations, in a m …

Oilfield Services Bounce Back On Oil RallyOilPrice.comThe oilfield services industry was hit hard by the 2014 oil price crash after exploration and production companies reduced investments and drilling during the downturn. The ripple effect on the oilfield …

Trafigura Set To Increase US Oil ExportsOilPrice.comOne of the world's biggest commodity traders, Trafigura, has signed a long-term agreement to transport 300,000 bpd from the Permian Basin to the port of Corpus Christi in Texas, via a pipeline expecte …

CBC.caUS oil price tops $65 for first time since 2014CBC.caThe price of a barrel of North America's crude oil benchmark topped $65 US for the first time since 2014 on Wednesday, pushed up by new data showing crude inventories have now declined for 10 w …