Onsite Hypochlorite Generation - Solving Oil & Gas Industry Biofouling Issues

Producers of the second largest oil field off Canada’s North Atlantic Coast, the Terra Nova field, turned to USFilter, part of Siemens Water Technologies, for an onsite chlorine generation system to reduce fouling of water used in process cooling systems of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.

Biological fouling is a frequent problem whenever seawater or freshwater is used as cooling or process water for processes such as re-gasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG), or in refineries, petrochemical plants, oil platforms, desalination and power plants. Biofouling reduces efficiency and safety of these processes by restricting cooling water flow in pipe runs and reducing heat transfer across heat exchangers and condensers. If it becomes severe enough, the plant will need to be shut down while the problem is remediated.

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