In oil painting, double bonds in the long carbon chains of the oil react with oxygen from the air as the artworks dry. This creates new chemical connections that stabilise the final, cured layers.

The first oil painting ever exhibited by Turner is to be put up for auction after being lost for more 150 years. The Rising Squall features a dramatic view of a former hot spring and spa in ...

Offshore oil and gas contractor Cal Dive International Inc said the company and its U.S. subsidiaries filed for voluntary bankruptcy protection.

Grant doubles efforts of Cal Poly faculty and students researching emissions from oil and natural gas wells Image courtesy of California State Polytechnic University Aera Energy's South Belridge site ...

Federal regulators recently sued the operators of an East Chicago oil re-refinery plant for violating its wastewater permits by discharging excess pollutants — including cyanide, mercury, oil ...

Oil prices traded lower as Brent crude futures fell 1% to trade at $63.82 per barrel, while US WTI crude futures fell 1.3% to trade at $60.19 a barrel.