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It sounds almost too good to be true. Researchers at Queen's University in Canada have found an effective and environmentally friendly way to mix (and unmix) oil and water. This could help the oil ...

PORT FOURCHON, La. -- The Coast Guard says about 2.1 million gallons of an oil-water mix has been collected since a spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP PLC chief operating officer Doug Suttles has said ...

WES is accelerating growth through the $1.5B acquisition of Aris Water Solutions, expanding its water business and customer base in the Delaware Basin. Organic growth continues with the sanctioning of ...

Over the past decade, hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling accelerated oil and gas development in Colorado. Much of the development occurred closer to populated areas than in the past and ...

New water treatment technologies may help local oil companies cope with the dual challenges of drought and the Central Valley groundwater's growing salinity, industry professionals said at a ...

Oil and water don’t mix - unless surfactants step in. At Auckland University of Technology, a team of chemists has created a new kind of surfactant made from wood pulp rather than fossil fuels or ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

A mix of oil and water flowing from the Kern River Oil Field caused a car to lose control and spin out Tuesday night on eastbound China Grade Loop, the Kern County Fire Department reported. No one was ...