Lacustrine beach ridge reservoirs have become important targets for oil exploration because of their proximity to oil sources and high reservoir porosity and permeability. However, the sedimentary architecture and hydrodynamic ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 14, 2023
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With its flaking red paint, broken pressure gauge and cranks fallen to the ground, an oil well sits forsaken in western Canada, like tens of thousands of others that have been out of service for decades—but never plugged.
Environment
Jul 13, 2023
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Researchers at PSI and the University of Barcelona have managed to explain the strange behavior of microgels. Their measurements using neutron beams have pushed this measuring technique to its limits. The results open up ...
Polymers
Jul 10, 2023
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A team of scientists, from the University of Bath's Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability have found a way to create two of the world's most common painkillers, paracetamol and ibuprofen, out of a compound ...
Biochemistry
Jul 5, 2023
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The oil-rich United Arab Emirates said it would triple renewable energy production as part of a raft of environmental initiatives announced on Monday, months before it hosts UN climate talks.
Environment
Jul 3, 2023
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Extreme temperatures have combined with habitual smog in Houston for more than two weeks, and Erandi Trevino feels the hazardous combination in her body.
Environment
Jun 30, 2023
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Researchers report a new single-photon Raman lidar system that operates underwater and can remotely distinguish various substances. They also show that the new system can detect the thickness of the oil underwater up to 12 ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 29, 2023
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Norway's government gave the green light Wednesday to 19 oil and gas projects worth more than 200 billion kroner ($18.6 billion), a decision that outraged climate activists.
Environment
Jun 28, 2023
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What's living beneath the waves? It's a question many Southern California swimmers and surfers ponder when they visit the beach.
Ecology
Jun 27, 2023
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Reservoir wettability plays a crucial role in determining how oil and water are distributed and affects the success of enhanced oil recovery methods in oil exploration and development. However, as more complex wettability ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2023
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