IIT Guwahati researchers develop membranes that can separate oil and water  Economic TimesThe team has also developed a prototype of oil-water separation device using these membranes. Read more https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/ii …

Palm oil ‘bergs’ DEADLY to dogs are washing up on British beaches after being dumped by ships  The SunHUGE blobs of palm oil that can be deadly to dogs have washed up on Brit beaches, prompting local councils to issue warnings about the toxic oil …

Membrane to remove oil and dyes from industrial waste water  BusinessLineExpanding the range of water treatment technologies, scientists from Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati have developed a membrane that promises to help ... Read more ht …

"No War for Oil" as Thousands March Against US Intervention in Venezuela  The Real News NetworkAs part of an international day against US intervention in Venezuela, a mobilization in Washington, DC with speakers Daniel Ellsberg and Jill Stein emp …

A gel to selectively remove oil or water  The HinduIIT Guwahati's material can switch from being water-repelling to oil-repelling and vice versa. Read more https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/a-gel-to-selectively-remove-oil-or-water/article …

U.S. Supermajors Could Form A New Oil Cartel  Yahoo FinanceAccording to an analyst at Again Capital, the growth plans of U.S. supermajors in the shale patch could lead to the creation of a new oil cartel. Read more https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ …

The HinduNow, low viscosity fuel oil from plastic wasteThe HinduCertain plastic wastes can soon help fuel your cars. Researchers from IIT Guwahati have successfully converted packaging plastic waste to plastic-derived oil (PDO), which has characteristics s …

Washington PostTrump courts Saudi Arabia to list oil-giant Aramco on NYSEFox BusinessPresident Donald Trump made a public pitch on Saturday to Saudi Arabia, asking the oil-rich country to start selling shares of Saudi Aramco, its state-owned oil company, o …

The HinduIIT Guwahati uses superhydrophobic cotton to remove oil-spillThe HinduRemoving up to 95% of oil-spill of different densities — light and heavy oils — repetitively at least 100 times using superhydrophobic (extremely water repelling) medical cotton …

Oil prices are in no mood for drastic changegulfnews.comOn the consumer side, falling rig counts in the US and declining global and OECD oil inventories did not affect the market as they did at other times. However, all these were not sufficient to move th …