Relevant advances in the mitigation of environmental impact could be obtained by the appropriate diffusion of existing environmental technologies. In this paper, we look at the diffusion of knowledge related to environmental technologies developed within the oil and gas industry. To assess...

The demand for oil is ever increasing due to the adaptation of developing countries to the global economy; as a result, market priceshare constantly fluctuating because of the basic economic law of demand. In 2007, oil prices in the market reached approximately 150 USD per barrel. Subsequently,...