Coal:
The future of coal
Number of operational coal power plants worldwide as of 2021, by country
Oil:
World oil outlook 2015
Crude oil ‘far from depleted’
List of oil refineries in the US
Oil stock levels of IEA countries
Every chromatogram tells a story
Americans using more fossil fuels
Fossils point the way to black gold
Energy reserves and sustainability
China gets massive deep-water rig
New device recreates oil reservoir on a chip
Peak Oil solved: but climate will fry - BP report
Models will enable safer deepwater oil production
New contaminents found in oil and gas wastewater
New microwave method converts used motor oil into fuel
Researchers discover a new method to boost oil recovery
Cash, carbon, crude: how to make oil fields bury emissions
Harvey's toll on energy industry shows a Texas vulnerability
Taking control of oil: managing dependence on petroleum fuels in the Pacific
Promising approaches to the purification of soils and groundwater from hydrocarbons
How effective are oil funds? Managing resource windfalls in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan
Tar Sands:
Canada's oil sands photographs
Newfound threat to oilsand project
How much will tar sands oil add to global warming?
Oil sands environmental impact unknown: Canada audit
Mining tar sands produces much more air pollution than we thought
Historical trends in greenhouse gas emissions of the Alberta oil sands (1970-2010)
Total organic carbon measurements reveal major gaps in petrochemical emisions reporting
Fracking:
The fracking fallacy
Hydraulic fracturing defined
The hard facts about fracking
Lessons from the shale revolution
Physics, fracking, fuel and the future
Where the shale gas revolution came from
Fracking explained: opportunity or danger?
Little revolution, big fracking consequences
Hydraulic fracturing: the state of the science
Fracking: do the economics justify the risks?
Fracking pprmpts gobal spike in atmospheric methane
CAPP members establish new guiding principles for hydraulic fracturing
Hydraulic fracturing and water resources: separating the frack from the fiction
Fracking requires a minimum distance of at least 0.6km from sensitive rock strata
A new model for capillary rise in nano-channels offers insight into improved fracking
Major class of fracking chemicals no more toxic than common household substances
Fracking Fluids, Contamination:
Tracking fracking pollution
Fracking operations grow thirstier with time
New tracers can identify fracking fluids in the environment
Fracking will poison New York's drinking water, critics warn
Water used for hydraulic fracturing varies widely across US
Shallow fracking raises questions for water in new research
The intensification of the water footprint of hydraulic fracturing
Fracking plays active role in generating toxic matal wastewater
Review finds environmental impact and toxicity of biocides used in fracking still largely unknown
Methane contamination of drinking water accompanying gas-well drilling and hydraulic fracturing
Seismic issues:
Fracking UK shale: regulation and monitoring
Avoiding fracking earthquakes: expensive venture
Ohio earthquake likely caused by fracking wastewater
Fracking tests near Blackpool 'likely cause' of tremors
Earthquake Hazard Associated With Deep Well Injection
Injection wells can induce earthquakes miles away from the well
Wastewater injection spurred biggest earthquake yet, says study
Shale Gas & Natural Gas:
The state of shale
What is coal seam gas?
An introduction to shale gas
Preventing natural gas crises
The false promise of natural gas
The shale gas revolution: is it already over?
The legality of horizontal drilling in W. Virginia
Science finds new way to upgrade natural gas
Cheap asphalt provides 'green' carbon capture
Assessing the greenhouse impact of natural gas
A look at the US shale industry with David Hughes
Methane on tap: study links pollution to gas drilling
Shale pits environmental versus economic interests
Largest ever US shale oil deposit identified in Texas
OPEC could collapse as shale gas pops peak oil myth
The golden age of gas, possibly: interview with the IEA
The natural gas boom could accelerate climate change
Shale offers freedom and security - but it could be a trap
Additional radioactive materials found in gas-well drill cuttings
Caution needed with new greenhouse gas emission standards
Shale gas production: potential vs actual greenhouse gas emissions
Shale-gas extraction faces growing public and regulatory challenges
Analysis shows greenhouse gas emissions similar for shale, crude oil
MEPs exempt shale gas from strengthened environmental impact rules
Assessment of the potential impact of fracking on drinking water resources
Using the energy in oil shale without releasing carbon dioxide in a greenhouse world
A few 'problem wells' source of greenhouse gas at unexpected stage of natural gas production
Regional Issues:
Canada:
Environmental impacts of shale gas extraction in Canada
Evaluation of microbial biofilm communities from an Alberta oil sands tailings pond
USA:
US DOE Shale Gas Production Subcommittee
Tighten fracking regulations, scientists urge US officials
Can fracking help the US move away from fossil fuel consumption
Contaminated water in two US states linked to faulty shale gas wells
Considering shale gas extraction in North Carolina: lessons from other States
Simple scaling theory to better predict gas production in Barnett shale wells
Increased stray gas abundance in a subset of drinking water wells near Marcellus shale gas extraction
Europe:
Quakes force Dutch to end gas extraction in northern region
Europe's resilience of natural gas networks during conflicts and crises
Environmental impacts of shale gas in the UK: current situation and future scenarios
China:
Coal in China
Why has China overinvested in coal power?
China's coal imports on track to hit 8-year high in 2021
Guide to Chinese climate policy re synthetic natural gas
As coal use declines in US, coal companies focus on China
China's synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll
Synthetic gas would cut air pollution but worsen climate damage in China
Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG): technology, environmental implications, the economy
Capacity of operational coal-fired power plants in China as of 2021, by province/municipiality
Asia:
Asia's coal pipeline to shrink by two thirds after China's finance cut