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Gifts That Rock

Gifts That Rock - What are the most popular gift items in the Geology.com store?

Oil Sands

Oil Sands contain oil in the form of bitumen. A major oil resource that can be difficult to produce.

Darvaza Gas Crater

The Doorway to Hell is a flaming sinkhole seeping natural gas that has been burning for decades.

Horizontal Drilling

Horizontal Drilling has opened new resources and significantly improved productivity.

World Shale Gas

Shale Gas Resources are being discovered and developed in all parts of the world.

Oil & Gas Rights

Oil and Gas Rights Who owns the minerals under your land? Who wants to buy them?

What is LNG?

What is LNG? The use of LNG as an energy source is growing rapidly. Learn more about LNG.

Natural Gas Prices

Natural Gas Prices Where are prices headed? Supplies and uses are both growing rapidly.

Helium

Helium is a byproduct of the natural gas industry. Its most important use is in MRI.

World Oil Shales

Oil Shale A USGS summary of oil shales throughout the world.

Uses of Natural Gas

Uses of Natural Gas Used in a variety of ways, gas is both a fuel and a raw material.

What is Shale Gas?

Shale Gas is natural gas trapped within shale. It is a growing source of US supply.

Largest Oil Spills Map

Largest Oil Spills Map Eleven oil spills from war, tanker wrecks and out-of-control wells.

Salt Domes

Salt Domes - Salt structures that are often associated with oil and natural gas.

Flaring from Space

Oil Fields from Space - Night views of Earth show the distribution of oil field activity.

Guar Beans

Guar Beans A tiny bean that is in huge demand for hydraulic fracturing.

Methane Hydrate

Methane Hydrate deposits contain more fuel value than all other fossil fuels combined.

Who Owns The Arctic?

Who Owns The Arctic? USGS estimates that 25% of all new oil & gas will be found in the Arctic.

Marcellus Shale

Marcellus Shale An overlooked resource becomes one of the largest gas fields in the world!

Falling Royalties?

Falling Royalties? Why does the income from a natural gas or oil well decrease over time?

Oil and Gas Jobs

Oil and Gas Jobs Companies, government agencies and others who hire geologists.

Bakken Formation

Bakken Formation One of the most prolific producers of crude oil in North America.

The Tallest Structure

Magnolia TLP is an oil platform in the Gulf that could be called the world\\\'s tallest structure.

Alaska Shale Gas

Alaska Shale Gas Shales under the North Slope hold an enormous oil and gas resource.

Hydraulic Fracturing

Hydraulic Fracturing Increases well yield by fracturing the reservoir rock with fluid injection.

Eagle Ford Shale

Eagle Ford Shale One of the most prolific producers of oil and gas in the United States.

Waterproof Paper

Waterproof Paper - Don't take chances with your field notes and maps. Use waterproof paper.

Utica Shale

Utica Shale is confirmed as a major source of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids.

New Use of Helium

A New Use for Helium This rare natural gas byproduct will now be used to make hard drives.

Frac Sand

Frac Sand is a high-purity silica sand used in hydraulic fracturing by the oil and gas industry.

Geology Tools

Geology Tools - Rock hammers, field bags, hand lenses, maps, hardness picks, gold pans.