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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The production of oil and natural gas in Ohio increased by 4.1 percent in 2011 compared to the previous year, according to figures from the Ohio Department

MEMPHIS — One person died and three others — including two firefighters — were injured Monday after being exposed to hazardous chemicals at the Valero Energy Corp.’s Memphis refinery,

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, is a safe method to obtain gas and oil if it is managed and regulated properly, a new interim

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded payments to 189 companies to support the production and expansion of advanced biofuels. The funding, which totals more than

TULSA, Okla. — U.S. oil production is facing a bright future, according to various estimates, some of which even see the country becoming the largest oil producer globally in

MADISON, Wis. — Engineers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have come up with a new method to turn lignocellulosic biomass into liquid transportation fuel or into different chemicals, which

DUBAI — Petrochemical producers from the Gulf countries need to find ways to develop their business to its full capacity, says Dr Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun, secretary general of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA).

SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — ITT Corp. announced Wednesday it will add a 75,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and an expansion of its current Research and Development Laboratory to its Seneca Falls

PULAU BUKOM, Singapore — Shell announced today that it has taken a final investment decision to “debottleneck” its Singapore ethylene cracker. This is expected to increase the capacity of

CLEVELAND — Motion and control technology company Parker Hannifin Corp. has acquired Houston-based PGI International. PGI designs and manufactures high-pressure flow control components and systems for oil & gas,