--- title: Oil Skimmers, Inc. Blog | skim oil description: skim oil | Removing oil from process water, coolant, and wastewater in all industries --- [![OSI-Logo-for-Salesforce.png](https://blog.oilskim.com/hs-fs/hubfs/OSI-Logo-for-Salesforce.png?width=224&height=45&name=OSI-Logo-for-Salesforce.png "OSI-Logo-for-Salesforce.png")](http://www.oilskim.com/) ![icon-phone](https://blog.oilskim.com/hs-fs/file-219300840-png/images/icon-phone.png) +1 (440) 237-4600 # Oil Removal Solutions Blog ## [Power Plants:  4 Factors to Help You Select the Right Oil Skimmer](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/waste-oil-removal-power-plants) Posted by [Jim Petrucci](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/author/jim-petrucci) on Feb 4, 2019 11:00:00 AM **Whether your power plant is coal-fired, gas-fired, hydroelectric or nuclear, petroleum-based products like fuel, hydraulic fluid and lubricating greases and oils are **critical to operational success**. Supporting numerous lubricant connections, bearings, hydraulic seals and moving equipment parts, such as pumps, conveyors, feeders, scrubbers, cranes, turbines and more—it’s inevitable that these petroleum-based products will find their way into the process, cooling, or cleaning water that flows throughout a plant—posing operational challenges.  **Typically, this oily or greasy water flows to one of four places within a power plant:** [Read More](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/waste-oil-removal-power-plants) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/waste-oil-removal-power-plants#comments) Topics: [power plant](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/power-plant), [oil removal](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/oil-removal), [skim oil](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/skim-oil), [waste oil](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/waste-oil), [oil skimmer](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/oil-skimmer) ## [Should you Choose a Complete, All-In-One Oil Removal Solution? (Video)](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/should-you-choose-a-complete-all-in-one-oil-removal-solution-video) Posted by [Jim Hebert](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/author/jim-hebert) on Jan 10, 2019 3:06:03 PM After learning about the [benefits of oil skimming](https://www.oilskim.com/benefits-of-oil-skimming) and deciding to remove oil from water in your application, you’re faced with a decision: [which type of skimmer is best](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/which-type-of-oil-skimmer-works-best) for your particular application? Companies that install an oil skimming solution reap immediate benefits—lowering their [ecological footprint](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/4-ways-oil-skimming-addresses-environmental-concerns), reducing [maintenance requirements](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/how-effective-oil-skimming-cuts-maintenance-costs-and-machine-downtime) and an improving their overall wastewater treatment process, all while [increasing profits](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/how-oil-skimming-can-reduce-costs). But in order to maximize these benefits, choosing an appropriate system is key. [Read More](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/should-you-choose-a-complete-all-in-one-oil-removal-solution-video) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/should-you-choose-a-complete-all-in-one-oil-removal-solution-video#comments) Topics: [oil removal](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/oil-removal), [skim oil](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/skim-oil), [orts](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/orts), [scale pit](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/scale-pit), [oil skimmer](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/oil-skimmer) ## [A Guide to Oil Skimming - A Way to Skim and Save](https://blog.oilskim.com/bid/329889/a-guide-to-oil-skimming-a-way-to-skim-and-save) Posted by [Jim Petrucci](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/author/jim-petrucci) on Aug 23, 2013 2:34:00 PM Plant personnel are always looking for new tools and equipment to help them run their facility more efficiently. In many manufacturing and processing plants, oily water is present, which prevents a plant from functioning efficiently. [Read More](https://blog.oilskim.com/bid/329889/a-guide-to-oil-skimming-a-way-to-skim-and-save) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.oilskim.com/bid/329889/a-guide-to-oil-skimming-a-way-to-skim-and-save#comments) Topics: [oil removal](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/oil-removal), [coolants](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/coolants), [skim oil](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/skim-oil), [water treatment](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/water-treatment), [wastewater](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/wastewater), [why skim?](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/why-skim), [oil](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/oil), [waste oil](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/waste-oil), [oil recovery](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/oil-recovery) ## [Oil Skimming in the Beverage and Canning Industry](https://blog.oilskim.com/bid/325534/oil-skimming-in-the-beverage-and-canning-industry) Posted by [Guy Flynn](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/author/guy-flynn) on Aug 7, 2013 1:00:00 PM ### Meeting Local and Federal Regulations for Wastewater Discharge [Read More](https://blog.oilskim.com/bid/325534/oil-skimming-in-the-beverage-and-canning-industry) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.oilskim.com/bid/325534/oil-skimming-in-the-beverage-and-canning-industry#comments) Topics: [food industry](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/food-industry), [beverage](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/beverage), [canning](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/canning), [oil removal](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/oil-removal), [skim oil](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/skim-oil), [oil skimmers](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/oil-skimmers), [water treatment](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/water-treatment), [wastewater](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/wastewater) ## [The Top 1 Ways to Skim Oil Efficiently in the Presence of Floating Debris](https://blog.oilskim.com/bid/323875/the-top-1-ways-to-skim-oil-efficiently-in-the-presence-of-floating-debris) Posted by [Guy Flynn](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/author/guy-flynn) on Aug 1, 2013 8:43:00 AM No, that is not a typo. Typically you’ll see blog posts like this touting *The Top 5 Reasons To Do This*, or *The 7 Best Tools To Do That*, but when it comes down to it, there is really only one recommendation we have as it pertains to skimming oil when there is debris floating on the surface of the oil and water. [Read More](https://blog.oilskim.com/bid/323875/the-top-1-ways-to-skim-oil-efficiently-in-the-presence-of-floating-debris) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.oilskim.com/bid/323875/the-top-1-ways-to-skim-oil-efficiently-in-the-presence-of-floating-debris#comments) Topics: [floating tube](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/floating-tube), [model 6v](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/model-6v), [skim oil](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/skim-oil), [collector tube](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/collector-tube), [floating debris](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/floating-debris), [model 5H](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/model-5h), [why the tube?](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/why-the-tube) ## [Oil Skimmers Helps Major Global Energy Project Meet Tough Environmental Standards](https://blog.oilskim.com/bid/321473/oil-skimmers-helps-major-global-energy-project-meet-tough-environmental-standards) Posted by [Guy Flynn](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/author/guy-flynn) on Apr 25, 2013 1:02:00 PM 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, supplying one of the world’s most significant energy projects located in the Pacific Rim. [Read More](https://blog.oilskim.com/bid/321473/oil-skimmers-helps-major-global-energy-project-meet-tough-environmental-standards) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.oilskim.com/bid/321473/oil-skimmers-helps-major-global-energy-project-meet-tough-environmental-standards#comments) Topics: [floating tube](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/floating-tube), [model 6v](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/model-6v), [skim oil](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/skim-oil), [oil skimmers](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/oil-skimmers), [oil and gas](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/oil-and-gas), [global energy](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/global-energy), [pacific rim](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/pacific-rim), [coal seam gas](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/topic/coal-seam-gas) [All posts](https://blog.oilskim.com/blog/all) ### Subscribe via E-mail ### Latest Posts ### Follow Oil Skimmers, Inc. ### Skimmer types, sizes and models ##### Oil Skimmers, Inc. 12800 York Road North Roylaton, OH 44133 USA ## +1 (440) 237-4600 [![](https://blog.oilskim.com/hs-fs/file-218800934-png/images/contact-btn.png)](http://www.oilskim.com/contact-us) ![footer-logo](https://blog.oilskim.com/hs-fs/hub/270257/file-218815054.png) [Privacy Policy](http://www.oilskim.com/privacy-policy) | [Oil Skimmers, Inc. is an investment of **Danville Partners, LLC.**](http://www.danvillepartners.com)