Oil spills at sea can be devastating for seabirds, but a team of freshly trained Illawarra Australia wildlife rescuers are ready to help save and clean our feathered friends. The country’s first modified shipping container to clean oiled sea birds was in Port Kembla to help train volunteers. The shipping container is one of only […]
Living in Oil: the Microorganisms that Ruin our Fuel
Oil might not seem like it could be home to anything. However, researchers have discovered tiny organisms do indeed make their home there, and they are an essential part of the reason oil degrades over time. According to Rainer Meckenstock from the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU), the microorganisms are not living in the oil itself, […]
Understanding the immediate consequences of an oil spill
The fate of oil during the first day after an accidental oil spill is still poorly understood, with researchers often arriving on the scene only after several days. New findings from a field experiment carried out in the North Sea could help shape the emergency response in the immediate wake of disasters. It is well […]
Oil companies dump plans to explore the Arctic
After years of mishaps and false starts, some oil companies are giving up on , in the Arctic. Many companies have allowed their leases on offshore Arctic acreage to expire. Since 2003, the rights to an estimated 584,000 acres in the Beaufort Sea have been allowed to lapse. The oil industry was once optimistic about […]
Chilling report on the Arctic
The Arctic appear to be the next target for the oil and gas industry. With up to a fifth of the world’s remaining reserves, it’s the single largest untapped region. There is a concern though, can the oil be extracted safely? The industry likes to remind us there are hundreds of deepwater wells that have […]
Insurance may not be enough to cover potential disasters
U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) regulators are concerned most freight railroad insurance policies are barely sufficient to cover even average oil train accidents, Politico reports. In an analysis published in early August, DOT reported most large railroads are insured at about $25 million for accidents, with others insuring up to $50 million for certain hazardous cargo. […]
iKM Week in Review for August 25 2014
On this episode of ikanmedia tv A sponge and a magnet – how these two seemingly common objects may be used to clean up oil spills. Anyone concerned about the environment will likely be pleased to hear about the sector that is expected to see huge growth in the oil industry. and we’ll introduce you […]
Who’s right and who’s wrong?
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 […]
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