Other Specialty Chemicals in the Oil Field

Specialty oilfield chemicals are used in the oil and gas industry (XOP) to improve well performance by making exploration and production more cost efficient and environmentally friendly. Demulsifiers and corrosion and scale inhibitors are the dominant product categories among oilfield chemicals, but as crude oil is generally produced with significant amounts of saline water, demulsifiers need to be used in processing in order to separate this water prior to refining, which would otherwise cause significant corrosion problems.

Oxygen Scavengers
Biocides
Corrosion Inhibitors