Bacteria control has become an important topic for discussion in the oil and gas industry.

Darcy technologies unveiled what it called "pioneering completion technology" for the oil and gas industry at the Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Italy.

Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, has been awarded a contract by the Government of Sharjah, to take over operational responsibility and facilities management of the Sajaa Gas Plant and related assets, located approximately 30 km from the commercial centre of Sharjah, UAE.

The instrumentation products division of Parker Hannifin, a global leader in motion and control technologies has launched a new pressure relief valve for low pressure instrumentation applications up to 400 PSI.

SpectraSensors Inc, supplier of optical sensors for petrochemical applications, has announced the launch of its OXY4400 oxygen analyser for natural gas pipelines.
A common problem associated with the production of natural gas is the presence of oxygen which can enter via air leaks in upstream equipment.