March 2021, Vol. 248, No. 3
Features
Inhibitor Development for Extreme Conditions in Deepwater
By Nihal U. Obeyesekere and Jonathan J. Wylde, Clariant Oil Services Deepwater exploration and production has seen a higher-than-average growth in the past 10 to 15 years when compared to other sectors in the industry, brought about by high and stable production and technological advances that have driven lifting costs down to all-time lows. Figure 1: The dynamic stability loop is the “acid test” for any chemical intended for umbilical deployment. Chemical innovation has been required to keep up with the trends of “deeper, hotter, higher,” all with an overriding need to develop more environmentally benign solutions. Certainly, th
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