As unprecedented drought conditions continue to ravage the planet, United Nations water experts are calling upon countries to tap the Earth’s abundant “unconventional water resources” — such as those ...

China's "Big Three" National Oil Companies are actively increasing domestic oil and gas production through intensive exploration, unconventional resource development, and advanced technologies.

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This study presents a comprehensive review of the advances and challenges of the transient-flow regime oriented straight-line analysis technique, required for extracting information on fracture and ...

ExxonMobil bought US gas driller XTO in 2010 to boost its capabilities in unconventional exploration. The knowledge gained from XTO - a "world class" unconventional-resource player, according to Bill ...

While the development of unconventional hydrocarbon resources has clearly transformed the global energy landscape, the second order impacts have not been nearly as well documented as the primary ...

Only 10 years ago, unconventional gas was an emerging resource; now it’s a core business of many large independent producers and a growing number of major operating companies. Twenty years ago, it was ...