TechNudge.com: Shell Turning Oil into Water: Posted Monday 21 November 2005

Sunday, November 20, 2005

Speaking at the 7th Gulf Water Conference, Dr Zara Khatib, Manager for Technology Deployment in Shell International Exploration and Production (E&P), said, 'excess (produced) water is the largest byproduct in oil and gas production and the main criterion for abandoning oil and gas wells, leaving large volumes of hydrocarbons behind.'

'The challenge of produced water is compounded by water being a valuable resource, especially in the largely arid oil-producing countries,' she added. 'Shell has been developing and implementing alternative methods for turning produced water into a value proposition. Our solutions include the treatment of surface produced water, allowing for its use in the irrigation and cultivation of crops, as well as the desalination of aquifer and produced water, ultimately increasing the amount of water available,'

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