Flow assurance is the most important issue during the deep-sea oil/gas production. Hydrate
formation is one typical flow assurance problem which draws much attention. In the flow …

Gas hydrates present a major flow assurance challenge due to the relatively fast timescales
at which they can form, agglomerate, and plug a subsea flowline, resulting in loss of …

Flow assurance is essential to a sustainable oil and gas production system; if not managed
appropriately, it may cause huge CapEx/OpEx and is also a life-threatening phenomenon …

Water scarcity is viewed as the top global risk for the next decade. One way to resolve water
shortage is desalination which expends energy to derive fresh water from the vast amount of …

The solid sediments, resulted from hydrate formation and wax crystallization in crude oil,
may generate catastrophic blockage in the pipeline under adverse conditions; this poses a …

Unwanted gas hydrates blockage is a threat to the safety of oil–gas pipeline systems.
Deploying passive anti-hydrate surfaces is a promising approach to circumventing the long …

Gas hydrate risks minimization in deepsea hydrocarbon flowlines, especially in high water to
oil ratios, and is critical for the oil and gas flow assurance industry. Although there are …

Natural gas hydrate is a promising future energy source, but it also poses a huge threat to oil
and gas production due to its ability to deposit within and block pipelines. Understanding the …

Hydrate formation and agglomeration in oil and gas pipelines is a serious safety and
environmental problem. An eco-friendly and effective anti-agglomerant is a promising …

Understanding the properties of the surficial quasi-liquid layer (QLL) is a prerequisite in
proper handling of gas hydrates, a potential alternative future energy resource. Despite of its …