Poster Program
SESSION 1: MICROBIOLOGICALLY INFLUENCED CORROSION (MIC) IN THE ENERGY SECTOR
*74 A Laboratory-Based Case Study of Microbial Assessment and Metallurgic of Crude Oil from Refinery
Husam Khanfar, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Zhu Xianyang, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Husinsyah Sitepu, Saudi Aramco , Saudi Arabia
*83 Singled out: The case for reference organisms in the study of MIC
Dennis Enning, Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology (BHT), Germany
Anna A. Gorbushina, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Germany
*51 Antibacterial and antifungal epoxy coatings with improved aesthetic properties
Sergio Marino Universidad Tecnológica Nacional – Facultad Regional La Plata, Argentina
Sergio Moreno Centro Atómico Bariloche Argentina
Marcia Soares Lutterbach, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia, Brazil
Maximiliano Gonzalez, CINDECA, Argentina
Andrea Marisa Pereyra, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional Facultad Regional La Plata, Argentina
Elena Basaldella CINDECA, Argentina
*24 The effectiveness of cathodic protection (CP) on microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) control
Sara Taghavi Kalajahi, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, Germany
Torben Skovhus, VIA University College, Denmark
Svenja Valet, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, Germany
Andrea Koerdt Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, Germany
*48 The Effect of Organics on Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion
Silvia Salgar-Chaparro, Curtin Corrosion Centre, WA School of mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
Johanna Tarazona Acero, Curtin Corrosion Centre, WA School of mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
*96 Understanding biofilm-mediated corrosion of carbon steel coupons with metagenome-resolved pathway analysis
Winona Wijaya, Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Sven Alexander Lahme, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, United States
Adam K Usadi, ExxonMobil Asia Pacific, Singapore
Federico M Lauro, Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
*101 Microbial souring control by incomplete nitrate reduction in Indian oil fields
Ganshyam Prajapat, The Energy and Resources Institute, India
Akhil Agrawal, Central University of Rajasthan, India
*118 The importance of field samples and material selection when conducting laboratory investigations of MIC in oilfield installations
Iwona Beech, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, United States
Jan Sunner, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, United States
Roberta Amendola, Montana State University, United States
Amit Acharjee, Montana State University, United States
Matthew Fields, Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, United States
Turid Liengen, Equinor ASA, Norway
Solfrid Molid, Equinor ASA, Norway
Vincent Gregoir, Equinor ASA, Norway
*119 Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Copper and Its Alloys in heat exchange power plant cooling tower brass tube
Zakariya Yacoub, Petroleum microbiology group/ Technical support devision, Research and development centre R&DC, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Razan Alharthi, Petroleum microbiology group/ Technical support devision, Research and development centre R&DC, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Fawziah Alajmi, Petroleum microbiology group/ Technical support devision, Research and development centre R&DC, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
*27 Microbial corrosion of copper alloys in a Methanobacterium enriched media
Pierangela Cristiani, Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico, Italy
Andrea Franzetti, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Italy
Francesca Formicola, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Italy
Giorgia Ghiara, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy
Stefano Trasatti, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy
*36 Prevention and mitigation of microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) using a halophyte-derived natural biocide
Jakob Stein, Aalborg University, Denmark
Tanmay Chaturvedi, Aalborg University, Denmark
Torben Skovhus, VIA University College, Denmark
Mette Thomsen, Aalborg University, Denmark
*37 Industrial flow rate experiments revealed severe corrosion damage by Desulfovibrio ferrophilus IS5 and Methanobacterium-affiliated IM1
Eric Deland, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, Germany
Fábio Rafael Moreira Carvalho, LEPABE – Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
Filipe Mergulhão, LEPABE – Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
Andrea Koerdt, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, Germany
*82 Development of a model system to investigate the effects of surface roughness and media on marine biofilm formation and microbiologically influenced corrosion
Liam Jones, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Maria Salta, Endures, Netherlands
Torben Skovhus, VIA University College, Denmark
Kathryn Thomas, DNV, United Kingdom
Timothy Illson, DNV, United Kingdom
Julian Wharton, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Jeremy Webb, National Biofilm Innovation Centre, United Kingdom
*125 A comprehensive review of microbiologically assisted cracking for pipeline steels
Boxin Wei, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Jin Xu, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Cheng Sun, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Wei Ke, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
*102 Utilizing Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) to Enhance Microbial Control Treatment in Oil and Gas Industry
Zakariya Yacoub, Petroleum microbiology group/ Technical support devision, Research and development centre R&DC, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Fawziah Alajmi, Petroleum microbiology group/ Technical support devision, Research and development centre R&DC, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Razan Alharthi, Petroleum microbiology group/ Technical support devision, Research and development centre R&DC, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
*12 Develop a computational model to predict biocorrosion progression in oil and gas industry
Sarah Al-Aqeel, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Layan Alsharif, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman Alqahtani, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Christian CantoMaya, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
*40 The biodegradation of polymers used in EOR and the increase of MIC phenomena in O&G facilities
Maria Pagliaricci, YPF TECNOLOGIA YTEC, Argentina
Albert Saavedra, YPF TECNOLOGIA YTEC, Argentina
Juliana Soler Arango, YPF TECNOLOGIA YTEC, Argentina
Florencia Fernandez, YPF TECNOLOGIA YTEC, Argentina
Catalina Ruzzante, YPF TECNOLOGIA YTEC, Argentina
Walter Vargas, YPF TECNOLOGIA YTEC, Argentina
*120 Understating Corrosion Forms Produced by Oil Field Microbiology
Fawziah Alajmi, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Zakariya Yacoub, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
*11 Microbial Influence Corrosion Investigation for Refinery Oil Plant Processing
Abdulmohsen Humam, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
*132 30 years old fuel tank case study I: isolation and characterisation of the corrosive and hydrocarbon degrading potential of the diesel fungus Amorphotheca resinae
R. GERRITS1 , J. SCHUMACHER1,2, S. WILTNER1, A. B. AN-STEPEC1,3, N. TAYLOR4, L. M. GIEG4, A.A. GORBUSHINA1,2
1 Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Germany;
2 Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
3 NORCE, Bergen, Norway,
4 University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
*107 Corrosive bacteria fingerprinting in oilfield wellhead samples
Grigoryan A., Attallah F., Alsaqer A., Huwaiji N., and Zhu X. Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
*131 Electrochemical behaviour of sulfate-reducing strains in coculture
Leblanc V.1, Devaud C.1, Gueuné H.1
1 CORRODYS, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France
Session 2: Hydrocarbon Biodegradation
*116 Environmental selection and biogeography shape the microbiome of subsurface petroleum reservoirs
Casey Hubert, University of Calgary, Canada
Daniel Gittins, University of Calgary, Canada
Srijak Bhatnagar, Athabasca University, Canada
*75 Identification and validation of newly discovered phenanthrene biocatalysts
Nadia Samak, universität duisburg-essen, Germany
Frederik Goetz, universität duisburg-essen, Germany
Rainer Meckenstock, universität duisburg-essen, Germany
*18 Effect of different bioremediation approaches on the soil microbiome of fuel-affected areas
Kelly Johanna Hidalgo Martinez, Microbial Resources Division, Research Center for Chemistry, Biology and Agriculture (CPQBA), University of Campinas, Brazil
Admir Giachini, Núcleo Ressacada de Pesquisas Em Meio Ambiente (REMA) – Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil
Marcio Schneider, Núcleo Ressacada de Pesquisas Em Meio Ambiente (REMA) – Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil
Adriana Soriano, PETROBRAS/ R&D Center (CENPES), CENPES Expansão, Brazil
Marcus Baessa, PETROBRAS/ R&D Center (CENPES), CENPES Expansão, Brazil
Luiz Fernando Martins, PETROBRAS/ R&D Center (CENPES), CENPES Expansão, Brazil
Valéria Maia Merzel, Microbial Resources Division, Research Center for Chemistry, Biology and Agriculture (CPQBA), University of Campinas – UNICAMP, Brazil
*29 Natural attenuation is an effective response to diesel spills under a wide range of environmental conditions in temperate coastal waters
Alice Ortmann, Centre for Offshore Oil, Gas and Energy Research, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
Susan Cobanli, Centre for Offshore Oil, Gas and Energy Research, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
Gary Wohlgeschaffen, Centre for Offshore Oil, Gas and Energy Research, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
Camilla Ryther, Department of Biology, Trent University, Canada
Stanely Poon, Centre for Offshore Oil, Gas and Energy Research, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
CharlesGreer, Energy, Mining and Environment, National Research Council, Canada
Brian Robinson, Centre for Offshore Oil, Gas and Energy Research, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
Miria Elias, Energy, Mining and Environment, National Research Council, Canada
Jessica Wasserscheid, Energy, Mining and Environment, National Research Council, Canada
Thomas King, Centre for Offshore Oil, Gas and Energy Research, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
*23 Improved degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by co-culture of fungi and biosurfactant-producing bacteria
Chunfang Zhang, Zhejiang University, China
Edidiong Atakpa, Zhejiang University, China
Chunfang Zhang, Zhejiang University, China
*76 Assessing antibiotics resistance genes in oil-contaminated, bioremediated and pristine soils
Olubunmi Evelyn Ajayi, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
Obioma Mejeha, Federal University of Technology, Nigeria
Thomas Aspray, ERS Remediation, United Kingdom
Thomas Wagner, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
Julia R. de Rezende, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
*137 Baseline study to identify oil and gas seepage from natural and anthropogenically influenced sites from Danish North Sea
Session 3: The oil and gas microbiome, Problems and Solutions
*97 Biocide resistance evolution in sulfate-reducing bacteria mediating microbially influenced corrosion
Lydia-Yasmin Sobisch, Biological Material deterioration and Reference organisms, Federal Institute of Material research and testing (BAM), Germany
Frank Schreiber, Biological Material deterioration and Reference organisms, Federal Institute of Material research and testing (BAM), Germany
Adam Deutschbauer, Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley, US
Valentine V. Trotter, Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley, US
*9 Methanogenic Biodegradation of Anionic Polyacrylamide in Oil Sands Tailings
Anya Batycky, University of Alberta, Canada
Ania Ulrich, University of Alberta, Canada
*99 The post-polymer flood microbial communities suggest their role in enhanced oil recovery
Akhil Agrawal, Central University of Rajasthan, India
Sandeep R, Aarhus University, Denmark
Ganshyam Prajapat, The Energy and Resources Institute, India
Shikha Jain, Manipal University Jaipur, India
*104 Salinity and Temperature Gradients of Production Water-Reinjection (PWRI) Effects on Sulfidogenesis and Microbial Community Dynamics
Mohammed Sindi, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Angela Sherry, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Xiangyang Zhu, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Neil Gray, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Beate Christgen, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Ian Head, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
*81 Method for DNA extraction from crude oil and application on pristine oil reservoir samples
Armando Alibrandi, GFZ German Research Centre for Geoscience, Section 3.7 Geomicrobiology, Germany
Rolando Di Primio, Subsurface Management, Specialist Geology, Aker BP, Norway
Alexander Bartholomäus, GFZ German Research Centre for Geoscience, Section 3.7 Geomicrobiology, Germany
Jens Kallmeyer, GFZ German Research Centre for Geoscience, Section 3.7 Geomicrobiology, German
*38 Development and Modelling of the Test Methodology for Iron Sulphide (FeS) Scale Prediction
Khosro Jarrahian, Institute of Geoenergy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, UK
Ken Sorbie, Institute of Geoenergy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, UK
Giulia Ness, Director & Principal Consultant at Flow Confidimus, United Kingdom
*46 Establishment and evaluation of a composite exogenous microbial oil displacement system
Lina Yi, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploitation and Development, China National Petroleum Corporation, China
Jianglong Xiu, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploitation and Development, China National Petroleum Corporation, China
Lixin Huang, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploitation and Development, China National Petroleum Corporation, China
Li Yu, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploitation and Development, China National Petroleum Corporation, China
Yuandong Ma, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploitation and Development, China National Petroleum Corporation, China
Qingfeng Cui, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploitation and Development, China National Petroleum Corporation, China
*25 dsrAB gene expression – new approaches for biocorrosion studies
Luiz Pinto, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia, Brazil
Diogo Coutinho, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia, Brazil
Vinícius Flores, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia, Brazil
Walter Cravo, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia, Brazil
*91 Microbial Monitoring and Mitigaiton in Cementing Operations
Mohsen Alhumam, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
*85 Microbiological impacts of geological CO2 storage in depleted oil reservoirs
Franziska Nagel, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, UK
Carla Greco, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, UK
Christopher Stead, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, UK
Leanne Walker, Rawwater Engineering Co Ltd, UK
Matt Streets, Rawwater Engineering Co Ltd, UK
Christopher Boothman, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, UK
Sophie Nixon, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, UK
*134 Bibliometric Analysis on Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in Oil and Gas Systems
Melekşen Akın1*, Sadiye Peral Eyduran2, Judit Knisz3, Torben Lund Skovhus4
1 Department of Horticulture, Iğdır University, Iğdır 76 000, Turkey
2 Department of Horticulture, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Fethiye/Muğla 48 300, Turkey
3 University of Public Service, Faculty of Water Sciences, Department of Water Supply and Sewerage, BajcsyZsilinszky u. 12-14, 6500 Baja, Hungary
4 Research Center for Built Environment, Energy, Water and Climate, VIA University College, Horsens, Denmark
*130 Towards Net Zero: Lowering Steam to Oil Ratios with Thermophilic Bacteria and N2 Biogas
Casey Hubert1,2, Milovan Fustic2,3,4, Emma Bell1, Jianwei Chen1, Shuliang Li5, Sepideh Maref5, Ali Kasraian5, Steven Bryant5
1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary
2 Meteor Biotech Inc.
3 Department of Geosciences, University of Calgary
4 School of Mining & Geosciences, Nazarbayev University
5 Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary
Session 4: Energy Storage and transitioning
*64 Looking into the Halo: insights on the osmoregulation of halophiles and their implications in the underground hydrogen storage
Biwen Annie An Stepec, Norweign Research Centre NORCE, Norway
Nicole Doffel, Norweign Research Centre NORCE, Norway
Abduljelil Kedir, Norweign Research Centre NORCE, Norway
Edin Alagic, Norweign Research Centre NORCE, Norway
Ketil Djurhuus, Norweign Research Centre NORCE, Norway
Session 5: Monitoring, Control, Diagnostics and New Methods for the Energy Sector
* 17 Expert System for Screening Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) as Internal Failure Cause in Oil and Gas Upstream Pipelines
Andre Abilio, University of Alberta/Federal institute for materials research and testing (BAM), Canada/Germany
John Wolodko, University of Alberta, Canada
Richard Eckert, Microbial Corrosion Consulting, United States
Torben Skovhus, VIA University College, Denmark
*65 Study of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in Real-World Samples Using Zero Resistance Ammetry
Chelsea Monty-Bromer, Cleveland State University, United States
Sai Prasanna Chinthala, Cleveland State University, United States
IsabelleBrent, Cleveland State University, United States
Joshua Davis, The University of Akron, United States
Anwar Sadek, Corrolytics LLC, United States
John Senko, The University of Akron, United States
*113 Using microbial ecology methods to evaluate short- and long-term souring control effectiveness in a flow-through sandpack experiment
Xiang Shi, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Julia R. de Rezende, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
*111 Screening of Novel Polymers for Improved Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Comprehensive Study
Rellegadla Sandeep, Aarhus University, Denmark
Akhil Agrawal, Central University of Rajasthan, India
Shikha Jain, Manipal University Jaipur, India
*70 Biomineralization of Hypersaline Wastewater
Manar AlAhmari, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Mohsen Alhumam, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Fahd AlGhunaimi, Saudi Aramco , Saudi Arabia
*42 Automated Bacterial Bioburden Measurement Device for Laboratory and Field Evaluations
Aurelija Steffensen, Bactiquant, Denmark
Morten Miller, Bactiquant, Denmark
*100 Polymer Nano-composites: Potential Agents for Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery
SUGANDHA MAHAJAN, Central University of Rajasthan, India
Sandeep R, Aarhus University, Denmark
Akhil Agrawal, Central University of Rajasthan, India