to arrive at the novel oil dispersant as herein disclosed and claimed the broadly disclosed composition is formulated by providing the following ingredients within the ranges stated 4 7 9 9 7 by weight of a nonionic octylphenol ethoxylate having the formula 5 8 3 10 4 by weight of a nonionic octylphenol ethoxylate having the formula 6 8 4 10 5 by weight of the tetrasodium salt of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and cocamidopropyl betaine capb is a synthetic surfactant derived from coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine it is a zwitterionic chemical compound with a quaternary ammonium cation it is a viscous pale yellow transparent liquid and is used as a surfactant in bath products such as shampoos and hand soaps and in cosmetics as an emulsifying agent and thickener and to reduce irritation purely ionic surfactants would cause it also serves as an antistatic agent in hair conditioners capb is available from spectrum laboratories in gardena calif tall oil fatty acid is available under the brand name sylfat u00ae fa2 from arizona chemical company of jacksonville fla the material is an intermediate in the manufacture of soaps dimer acids amines amides imidazolines alkyd resins coatings and polyesters it is useful in areas such as specialty industrial and household cleaners plasticizers for rubber products textiles and surfactants monoethanolamine mea is an absorbent chemical employed for example in carbon dioxide scrubbers aboard nuclear submarines it is available from the sciencelab company in houston tex is available as triton u2122 x 45 from dow chemical company it is useful in defoamers cleaners metalworking fluids agrochemicals textiles pulp and paper manufacture oilfields paints and.