Sulfur recovery process could solve acidic gas dilemma offshore

摘要

Prosernat has expanded its range of process technologies through the acquisition of Germany's ITS Reak-tortechnik. ITS owned a sulfur recovery technology developed by Linde in the 1980s, originally commercialized as Clinsulf, but later known as SmartSulf. To date, the SmartSulf process has been employed mainly in upstream and downstream applications onshore. However, Prosernat sees strong potential for the development of offshore reservoirs with high levels of acidic gas, where the handling of hydrogen sulfide (H_2S) has presented major problems for operating companies.