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Microbes May Consume Far More Oil-Spill Waste Than Earlier Thought
October 20, 2010 — Microbes living at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico may consume far more of the gaseous waste from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill than previously thought, according to research carried out within ... > full story -
North Sea Oil Recovery Using Carbon Dioxide Is Possible, but Time Is Running Out, Expert Says
October 13, 2010 — Oil recovery using carbon dioxide could lead to a North Sea oil bonanza worth £150 billion ($240 billion) -- but only if the current infrastructure is enhanced now, according to a new study ... > full story -
Researchers Find No Visible Oil Sands Off Florida Panhandle, Alabama Beaches
October 7, 2010 — A team of researchers studying the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on northern Gulf of Mexico beaches say areas just offshore from some of Florida's most heavily oiled beaches appear to be ... > full story -
Bacteria Keep Tabs on State of Oil Field
October 7, 2010 — The ups and downs of the bacteria in an oil field provide a useful source of information for keeping tabs on the state of the oil field itself. In theory, this process known as 'biomonitoring' can ... > full story -
Norwegian Researchers at Forefront of Oil Spill Modelling After Deepwater Horizon Accident
October 7, 2010 — What has happened to the 4.9. million barrels of crude oil that were discharged in the Deepwater Horizon accident? Has it dissolved in the water masses? Has it accumulated in the ocean depths? Among ... > full story -
Simple Approach Could Clean Up Oil Remaining from Exxon Valdez Spill
September 29, 2010 — Traces of crude oil that linger on the shores of Alaska's Prince William Sound after the Exxon Valdez oil spill remain highly biodegradable, despite almost 20 years of weathering and decomposition, ... > full story -
New Oil Detection Technique
September 28, 2010 — Australian scientists have developed a revolutionary technique for the rapid on-site detection and quantification of petroleum hydrocarbons (commonly derived from crude oil) in soil, silt, sediment ... > full story -
Scientists Document Fate of Deep Hydrocarbon Plumes in Gulf Oil Spill
September 16, 2010 — In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists embarked on a research cruise with an urgent mission: determining the fate and impact of hydrocarbon gases ... > full story -
No Dead Zones Observed or Expected as Part of BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
September 13, 2010 — A new report showed dissolved oxygen levels have dropped by about 20 percent from their long-term average in the Gulf of Mexico in areas where federal and independent scientists previously reported ... > full story -
Deepwater Horizon Oil Remains Below Surface, Will Come Ashore in Pulses, Expert Says
September 8, 2010 — A coastal studies expert disagrees with published estimates that more than 75 percent of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident has ... > full story
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