ABSTRACT
In the oil and gas industry, technologies have been developed to address microbial-related issues such as oil field souring, microbiologically influenced corrosion, biofouling, and targeted measures for risk assessment and mitigation. Microorganisms have also benefited the oil sector through microbial-enhanced oil recovery and bioremediation of petroleum-contaminated environments. However, during the current transitional phase in the oil and gas industry, the role of the microbiome within the current infrastructure and its potential impact on future systems remains an open question. Petroleum Microbiology: The Role of Microorganisms in the Transition to Net Zero Energy explores technological advances in applied microbiology in the oil and gas sector that can be utilized in its transition to renewable energy systems.
• Provides insights on the potential of applying microbiological techniques in oil systems to pave the way to achieving net-zero energy.
• Presents the major industrial problems caused by microbes and their beneficial activities from both fundamental and applied perspectives.
• Covers such technologies as next-generation sequencing, sampling, and diagnostics.
• Offers a solid foundation on the importance of microbes to key aspects of the energy industry.
• Seeks to answer the question: what role will microorganisms play in the evolution of energy systems?
Featuring chapters from interdisciplinary experts spanning academia and industry, this is an excellent reference for microbial ecologists, molecular biologists, operators, engineers, chemists, and academics involved in the oil and gas sector, working toward energy transition.
The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section I|17 pages
Introduction
part Section II|36 pages
Microbial Ecology of Energy Systems
chapter 2|16 pages
Impact of Microbial Biofilms on Subsurface Energy Systems
chapter 3|18 pages
Microbial Control and Sustainability
part Section III|65 pages
Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) and Souring
chapter 4|39 pages
Effects of High Salinity PWRI Practice on Sulfidogenesis and Microbially Influenced Corrosion
chapter 5|24 pages
Metagenomic and Metabolomic Analysis of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Carbon Steel in Produced Water
part Section IV|16 pages
Subsurface Reservoir Microbiome and Hydrocarbon Degradation
chapter 6|14 pages
The Ecological Interactions of Microbial Co-occurrence in Oil Degradation
part Section V|51 pages
Microbial Based Emerging Technologies in Energy Systems
chapter 7|15 pages
Improved MIC Management Using Multiple Lines of Evidence Drives Movement toward Sustainability
chapter 8|13 pages
Halophyte-based Biocides for Mitigation of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) in Industrial Water Systems
chapter 9|21 pages
Response of a Model Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Community to Biocide Challenge
part Section VI|44 pages
Future Perspectives on Microorganisms in the Energy Transition