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HCR - Hydrocarbon Recovery Technology
Turning crude oil sludge waste, into wealth
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September 20 2023
Our HCR - Hydrocarbon Recovery technology is demonstrably greener, cheaper and safer than all conventional methods available today, in cleaning crude oil storage tanks, pipelines or oil tanker cargo holds. Whilst cleaning it also converts the paraffinic sludge waste back into profitable onspec crude oil. Hence the slogan "Waste to Wealth". No heat control or additional processing required. Sludge waste is converted back into an asset. No man entry and no expensive additional heavy equipment required therefore, helping our O&G customers reach net zero.
Pro/con
Greener: No heat is required to warm the pipelines or tanks to soften the sludge. A massive reduction in Co2 emmissions. Very small quantity of chemical required.
Safer: Eliminates 'man entry' into tanks when cleaning. No HSE risk associated with temperature control or high pressure (steam etc) and no heavy equipment required to move from tank to tank on site.
Cheaper: Our cost to the user is low enough that our customers will usually earn a genuine net-profit from the value of the hydrocarbons we recover from their sludge, whilst we clean.
Quicker: As we clean tanks in-situ, without needing external expensive equipment, this means we can clean multiple tanks simultaneously in an average of 30 days.
Cleaner: No need for waste disposal or clean up, as waste is now turned to an asset (on-spec liquid crude) and kept inside the vessel or pipeline.
Simpler: 1 gallon of HCR - Hydrocarbon Recovery formula is enough to treat an average of 382 gallons of sludge in the most efficient way on the market to date.
Proven: Has been used on over 250+ applications in storage tanks, pipelines, wells and oil tanker ships.
Customers will need to try a small sample of HCR against their own sludge before we know exactly what dosage is required.
If clients wish to have non-oily sediment removed from tanks post treatment, we can offer a full turnkey solution, that will have additional costs, but still achieve a genuine NET profit.
Specification
ATEX certified
Safe for use in Storage Tanks, Pipelines, Wells and Oil Tanker
Capabilities
One off clean - or preventative intraveneous dosing available
Containerized footprint
Avilable in 55 gallon drums or larger square totes (250 - 1000 gallon)
Cost
Cheaper than all of our conventional competitors as no heat, robots or centrifgues needed
Non man entry
Tanks cleaned, hazardous material removed, no person required inside
Return on Investment
For every $1m spent on HCR, end users can expect an average recovery value of $2m - 3m profit as we turn "waste to wealth".
Safety
SDS's available
Relative Business Impact
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Technology Readiness Level
[9/9]
Development
Technology demonstration
Mature / Proven
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