Chemists have known for decades how to alter the hydrocarbon chains in petroleum through processes known as cracking and reforming. Shortened hydrocarbon chains are used as solvent bases for paints ...

The ACS Petroleum Research Fund can trace its origins to the early part of the 20th century and the pioneering oil processing research of Jesse A. Dubbs. What is now known as the Dubbs process was the ...

and engineering to discover a cost-effective way to explore and access petroleum. Most chemists in this field work for large oil companies or for independent companies that support the industry with ...

Sen. Kevin Sparks filed three bills aimed at cracking down on oilfield thefts.“Oilfield theft has been a persistent problem throughout Texas, impacting the stat ...