Comparison of microbial communities involved in souring and corrosion in offshore and onshore oil production facilities in Nigeria

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 665-678

  Okoro, Chuma ^a   Smith, Seun ^b   Chiejina, Leo ^c   Lumactud, Rhea ^d,e   An, Dongshan ^e   Park, Hyung Soo ^e   Voordouw, Johanna ^e   Lomans, Bart P ^f   Voordouw, Gerrit ^e  

^a CALEB UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Shell Nigeria Exploration and Petroleum Company   (Nigeria)

^c Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Methanogen; Oil field; Souring; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION; HYDROCARBON; NITRATE; STEEL; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; METHANOGENIC HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NIGERIA; NITRATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; OIL INDUSTRY; ONSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; PYROSEQUENCING; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFIDE OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CORROSION; GROUNDWATER; NIGERIA; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; SEAWATER; SULFATES; SULFIDES;

EID: 84897108731     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-014-1401-z     Document Type: Article

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