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Green Chemistry Isn’t Coming. It’s Here.

Although consumers in end-use applications may not be aware of it, a large volume and wide scope of research and development in...


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Tags: Technology, Green Chemistry

Clearing Subsea Pipeline Blockages in Deep, Cold Water

A solution to the problem of subsea pipeline blockages was well described in a 1999 patent application by Dr. Benton F. Baugh, a...


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Tags: Offshore, Green Chemistry

Chemical Viscosity Reducers: The Best Cure For Asphaltene Plugging

Reservoir crude oils consist of dissolved gases, liquids, and dissolved solids. Asphaltenes are the dissolved solids component of...


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Tags: Offshore, Technology

Non-Toxic Paraffin Remover Returns Flow to Long-Plugged GOM Pipeline

World Oil magazine, in its April 2015 issue, took note of an early Ideal Energy Solutions, LLC success story. In this case, a...


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Tags: Offshore, Operations

Paraffin Challenges in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: More Than Cold Water

Paraffin deposition involves thermodynamics, but other operational consequences arise that draw from all physical disciplines...


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Tags: Offshore, Operations

Patented Technology for Paraffin and Asphaltene Removal

Charles Talley II solves problems.


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Tags: Technology, Green Chemistry