Researchers aim to scoop out marine oil spillsThe HinduRecovering marine oil spills may soon become simple, efficient and cost-effective, thanks to a compound (gelator) developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IIS …

Freeport Bondholders Resist $2 Billion Oil DealOilPrice.comShares in Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX) reacted negatively to reports that the number one publicly-held copper producer's sale of oil and gas assets could be in trouble. Bloombe …

Indian researchers' solution to marine oil spillsThe HinduBy virtue of being highly hydrophobic, the MOF membrane, by default, becomes distinctly oleophilic or oil-loving in nature. The marked influence of fluorines was strongly supported by theoretica …

The GuardianCalifornia oil spill claims second sea lion despite SeaWorld rescue effortThe GuardianA second sea lion rescued from along California's oil-fouled coastline near Santa Barbara has died at SeaWorld San Diego, where veterinarians are still ca …