Yet, over the past 20 years, not much has changed about how oil skimmers work. "(Oil skimming) is a mechanical means of removal, so there’s not a lot of high tech to it,” Popovich said.

For offshore and open water spills, the X150 Launching System is a turning point in mechanical oil spill recovery technology with its fully integrated remote controlled X150 skimmer launcher ...

Oil Skimmers, Inc., a 40-year-old provider of customized floating tube oil skimmers, recently completed one of the largest and most complex orders of the year in its industry, ...

Dozens more private boats were deployed Friday to search for and skim oil, and many more were on standby as their crews awaited hazardous-materials training. ... More skimmer boats join Gulf of Mexico ...

Crews on Sunday deployed skimmers and floating barriers known as booms as they tried stop oil from a massive spill in Southern California from further fouling the beaches, wildlife and protected ...