What are the numbers telling us when it comes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the Keystone XL pipeline? All depends on who you want to believe. The U.S government says there will be no appreciable increase in GHG emissions. A new study by the Stockholm Environment Institute dispute that. Researchers Michael Lazarus and Peter Erickson claim the […]
Demand high for pipeline leak detection equipment
An area expected to see a lot of growth in the oil industry in the coming years is oil and gas pipeline leak detection. That’s the finding of a new report by Research and Markets. According to the report, the market will be worth $ 2.7 billion over the next five years. Many oil and […]
Opposites attract to perhaps extract oil
Anccelerator Physicist appears to have had an “aha moment” as a result of the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico four years ago. Arden Warner who works for Fermilab shaved iron bits from a shovel and sprinkled them on some engine oil. Warner then used a simple fridge magnet to pull the clump of […]
Can a new sponge soak up an oil spill?
Is it possible a sponge has been made to soak up an oil spill? That’s what researchers say they have done in Switzerland. Empa Materials Science & Technology has created a highly absorbent sponge like material which is capable of separating oil from water. The good news continues as the sponge is made in an […]
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