Peak oil went in the barrel — now the debate is over peak oil demandThe Seattle TimesThe concept was first developed by Shell geophysicist M. King Hubbert, who accurately predicted the U.S. peak in the 1970s. By the 2000s, peak oil was hardly a crank theor …

Oil-infused plastic gives ketchup the slipChemistry WorldNow, Jonathan Boreyko's lab at Virginia Tech has shown that commonly used food-grade plastics, including polyethylene and polypropylene, can be converted into SLIPS by simply coating them with ve …

Wallenius Wilhelmsen set to opt for low sulfur fuel oil, scrubbers to meet IMO 2020 ruleS&P Global PlattsSingapore — Global shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen will most likely use a mix of low sulfur fuel oil as well as HSFO with scrubbers …

Economic TimesPM Modi targets Rs 12000 crore saving in oil import bill from ethanol useEconomic Times"As a result of the efforts of the Centre, ethanol blending in petrol increased from 38 crore litres in the ethanol supply year 2013-14, to an estimat …