06 April 2016
Crude oil launched into space today to study Earth's depths
... containers of a substance not usually associated with typical advanced spacefaring fuel. These containers contain highly pressurised crude oil and while it might seem a bizarre choice of cargo to send into orbit, they are part of an experiment...
March 2015
Shipping, the environment and satellite AIS
... caused by ships accidentally or deliberately discharging crude oil. A method to effectively monitor and track... study the impact of tropical storms on an environment affected by oil spills/maritime disaster With more than 90 percent of global trade ...
09 March 2020
Organic molecules found on Mars could be consistent with early life, says study
... scientists behind this latest study. The compounds are called thiophenes and on Earth, they can be found in crude oil and coal; both of which are made of compressed and superheated dead organisms and plants respectively. They...