Following the assumption that the distributed oil across the water surface would form a monolayer, i.e. a layer of oil one molecule thick, he divided the volume of the oil by the covered area ...

China has struck black-gold after discovering 100 million tons of oil beneath the seabed. A major oilfield, called Huizhou 19-6, was recently found in the deep and ultra-deep layers under the South ...

Satellite imagery means large oil spills in the ocean are relatively easily detected. When a tanker crashes or a pipe bursts, scientists know where to look. But smaller pollution events can appear ...