artificial gas hydrates

Gas Hydrates

Expert Knowledge Gas Hydrates Gas hydrates are inclusion compounds from the clathrate group in which the host component water binds a guest molecule (e.g. methane, nitrogen) in cage-like crystal structures and precipitates as a solid. They represent a challenging problem in the oil and gas industry. This is particularly true…

When flow assurance fails

Flow Assurance

Expert Knowledge Flow Assurance Flow Assurance: Ensuring the smooth transportation of oil and gas Definition of flow assurance ince the beginning of the 1990s the term “Flow Assurance” is used to designate the assurance of oil and gas transport in pipelines. It covers the fields from subterranean or subsea deposits…