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CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
Ommica helps Kazakh oilfield monitor biocide

dosing in pipeline

Ommica, the Scottish chemical ana- 5-week turnaround, the THPS kit mini-
lysis expert, has offered its biocide dos- mised the iron levels in the wastewater
age optimisation expertise to Central that the high-pressure system was pro-
Asia’s oil and gas industry with its inno- ducing. This led to greater efficiency
vative THPS (tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) and production for the client’s assets,”
phosphonium sulphate) testing kits. the company informed. Ommica is
banking on the success of the project
The firm, which manufactures its and its new application use to lead to
chemical analysis products from its increased output of the THPS kits in
Edinburgh-based headquarters, used its both local and international midstream
expertise from 20 years in operation to markets. “Wherever they have been
support one of Northwest Kazakhstan’s used, our THPS kits have proven to
leading oilfields to optimise a pipeline deliver much-needed support to produc-
asset. The project also marked a new identify the optimal in-field dosage for tion chemists and all those working at
application use of Ommica’s methodo- the biocide. Commonly utilised in mid- the production end of the pipeline. The
logy. The THPS kit helped the stream oil & gas operations, the THPS feedback in the two years since being
Kazakhstan operator address iron sulphide biocide helps operators eliminate on the market has shown that our THPS
issues in the pipeline, removing the sulphate-reducing bacteria, minimising kits have a vital role to play in the mid-
harmful contaminants that were identi- fouling, souring and corrosion. stream market,” said Ms. Catherine
fied. Developed as a specialised quanti- Rowley-Williams, Ommica’s Product
tative test, the THPS kit helps operators “Delivering positive results in a Manager.

INDUSTRIAL DECARBONISATION
BP, Iberdrola announce FID for largest green hydrogen

plant in Spain

UK’s energy major BP and Spanish
energy utility firm, Iberdrola, have given
the green light for construction of a 25-
MW green hydrogen project at BP’s
Castellón refinery, which is expected to
be operational in second half of 2026.

This is the first hydrogen project
jointly undertaken by BP and Iberdrola
through Castellón Green Hydrogen
S.L., a joint venture equally owned by
both companies. The project was pre-
sented at an official event to publicly
celebrate the signing in July 2024 of
the final investment decision (FID)
between BP and Iberdrola.
participation of the Technology Insti- funding of €15-mn from the Innovative
This initiative, which includes the tute of Energy (ITE), has been awarded Value Chain and Renewable Hydrogen

160 Chemical Weekly October 1, 2024

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