Gas hydrate-caused pipeline plugging is an industrial nuisance for petroleum flow
assurance that calls for technological innovations. Traditional thermodynamic inhibitors such …

During the development and application of natural gas, hydrate plugging the pipelines is a
very important issue to solve. Currently, adding thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors (THIs) and …

Gas hydrate formation is one of the most serious challenges for flow assurance in oil and
gas transportation pipelines as it causes severe safety, environmental, and economic …

Gas hydrate blockage is a major issue that the production and transportation processes in
the oil/gas industry faces. The formation of gas hydrates in pipelines results in significant …

Kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHIs) have been studied, developed, and used in the oil and gas
industries for more than two decades. The main active ingredients in commercial KHI …

Kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHIs) have been used for several decades to solve the hydrate
formation problem in oil and gas flowlines. Traditional KHIs are amide-based polymers, eg …

Six novel polymer-based kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHIs) were synthesized and
characterized. Their performance in inhibiting both tetrahydrofuran (THF) hydrate and the …

Low dosage hydrate inhibitors (LDHIs) are a recent and alternative technology to
thermodynamic inhibitors for preventing gas hydrates from plugging oil and gas production …

In petroleum exploration and production operations, gas hydrates pose serious flow
assurance, economic and safety concerns. Thermodynamic inhibitors are widely used to …

New, cost-effective, and environmentally acceptable hydrate inhibitors that allow multiphase
fluids to be transported untreated over long distances have been under increasing …