The Eagle Ford Shale is one of several gas and oil plays in North America that has taken on new life due to horizontal drilling technology and fracking.
Published Mar 23, 2016
Rigs gather oil and natural gas from Bahía de Campeche.
Published Jan 27, 2017
The harsh climate of the northern Caspian Sea—and gas rich in corrosive hydrogen sulfide—has complicated efforts to tap one of the largest gas and oil reserves discovered in decades.
Published Oct 28, 2015
The largest of Kuwait’s oil fields produces about 1.6 million barrels of oil a day.
Published Jan 4, 2014
An astronaut snapped this image of lines of gas flares at an oilfield in southern Iraq at night.
Published Feb 22, 2014
Acquired in the months after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, this natural-color image shows possible oil patches near the Mississippi Delta.
Published Jul 30, 2010
Acquired June 25, 2010, this natural-color image shows the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.
Published Jun 26, 2010
Gas flares outshine cities in the Niger River Delta of West Africa.
Published Mar 13, 2014
Acquired July 11, 2010, this natural-color image shows an apparent oil slick southeast of the Mississippi Delta.
Published Jul 11, 2010
Acquired May 17, 2010, this natural-color image shows the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico extending a long arm toward the southeast.
Published May 19, 2010
The northwestern tip of the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico almost touches the Mississippi Delta in this image from April 29, 2010.
Published Apr 30, 2010
Acquired June 18, 2010, this natural-color image shows the lingering Deepwater Horizon oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.
Published Jun 19, 2010
Acquired July 4, 2010, this natural-color image shows the Deepwater Horizon oil slick lingering off the Mississippi Delta.
Published Jul 7, 2010
Regions of heavy oil in the Gulf of Mexico are visible in this photo-like image from June 7, 2010.
Published Jun 8, 2010
Oil colors the surface of the Gulf of Mexico in this detailed satellite image from May 1, 2010.
Published May 3, 2010
A large, silvery patch of oil is visible in this image of the Gulf of Mexico from May 11, 2010.
Published May 11, 2010
