What would modern life look like without fuel? Could people travel across continents within hours, industries run at their present scale, or goods move so effortlessly from one corner of the world to another? It is difficult to imagine modern civilization without the resource that quietly supports so much of it. Few things have influenced […]

Few natural resources have shaped the modern world as profoundly as crude oil. It empowers transportation networks, supports industries, drives economies, and influences the movement of goods across the continents. Despite its importance, however, crude oil is not distributed evenly across the Earth. Whereas some countries possess vast reserves beneath their land and seas, others […]