US group Streamline announces Saudi expansion with Zamil deal

US group Streamline announces Saudi expansion with Zamil deal

US-based Streamline Innovations has partnered with Zamil, a Saudi trading company and supplier to the energy industry, to market and deploy its environmentally forward treatment solutions for hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in the kingdom.

 

Under the terms of the agreement, Zamil is Streamline’s dealer in Saudi Arabia. This business initiative comes at a time when the collective Middle East energy industry is moving toward more sustainable operations aimed at improving Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. 

 

Saudi Arabia recently announced its intent to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2060 by implementing a diverse set of initiatives in the kingdom aimed at protecting the environment and addressing climate change. 

 

More specifically, Saudi Aramco, the world's largest energy company, previously committed to the World Bank Initiative “Zero Routine Flaring by 2030.”

 

Crude oil and natural gas production streams are often contaminated with H2S, which represents a serious hazard to human health and is highly corrosive to infrastructure, said the statement from Streamline Innovations. 

 

This “sour” gas is routinely flared to destroy the H2S, but flaring results in the generation of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions, which contributes to environmental hazards, including acid rain and respiratory ailments in humans, it stated.

 

To utilize sour oil and gas for beneficial uses,