3 Things That Make Tough Oil Sludge Even Tougher

3 Things That Make Tough Oil Sludge Even Tougher

Over the years, we’ve seen just about every type of oil sludge imaginable. We don’t very often get “easy” stuff! Instead, we usually get the oil sludge that nothing else can touch. 

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Tank Bottom Sludge Oil Recovery

Tank Bottom Sludge Oil Recovery

SASES receive many oil sludge waste samples, for this particular project the sample provided was black, oil coloured and contained a high oil content. The sample had been recovered from tank bottom sludge from a crude oil storage tank and sent to us by one of our customers to try and create a three-phase split of oil, water and solids. 

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The Oil Sludge Market as a Resource for the Oil Industry

The Oil Sludge Market as a Resource for the Oil Industry

World Bank reports that there are approximately 9 billion metric tonnes of oil sludge on the planet. This oil sludge is generated as a by-product of the oil drilling and refining process, and consists of water, oil, solids and a range of chemicals that may have been introduced to the sludge at some point in the process.

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