As we grapple with climate change, the expanding use of renewable energies and quest for energy efficiency have become major issues. Yet today’s energy mix remains heavily dependent on oil and gas. One vital spur to sustainability is the continuous improvement of the industry’s processes, to reduce risks and minimize impacts on the climate, environment and human health. Spurred by increasingly stringent regulations, this is now a vital requirement for producers, refiners and retailers.
On top of regulatory and societal expectations, the sector’s leaders are facing unprecedented technical challenges. They must produce under increasingly difficult conditions — especially in the case of offshore fields — and refine and process less pure, heavier oil that requires more advanced treatments. A longtime oil and gas industry partner, Arkema helps companies deal with these changes by providing an array of innovative products and solutions, delivered to the front line by means of high-value-added services.
ARKEMA DRIVES PERFORMANCE ACROSS THE VALUE CHAIN
Specific grades of Kynar® and Rilsan® performance polymers are used to strengthen and lighten flexible lines for deepwater field production, as well as to extend their lifetime. We also provide a very wide range of additives to improve the performance and longevity of processes and equipment, from bottomhole to topside installations. Examples include water and hydrocarbon separation (Prochinor® line) and protection against corrosion (Norust® line), bacteria (Bactiram® line) and the formation of mineral or organic deposits (Inipol® line). Onshore, Siliporite® molecular sieves allow us to offer custom solutions to dehydrate and purify gas or oil in refinery units, while our Carelflex® service provides refiners with unique expertise to inject dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) — an additive vital to remove sulfur from fuel — into reactors. To transport gas and oil safely, Kynar® polymers are a solution of choice for a range of specific applications. They help the industry comply with local regulatory requirements — for everything from certain gas pipelines to fuel pump hoses — while our Spotleak® and Vigileak® gas odorant solutions address critical health and safety issues.
Arkema’s diversified solutions are the result of continuous technology watch and a push for innovation in sync with society’s major changes and the industry’s technical challenges. That make us a go-to partner of the oil and gas industry and, increasingly, the related biofuel sector as well.
