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By Aquaserv, Inc. | March 13, 2025

We, at Aquaserv, recognize the challenges and demands our partners are facing in today’s highly competive and increasingly complex oil and gas market. As a market leader, we provide key advantages in terms of our manufacturing and service commitment. Our goal is to supply the best chemistries to meet our partners performance requirements which extends…

In the World of Quats

By Aquaserv, Inc. | March 12, 2025

By: Mike Mayer, CTO 03/12/2025 Quaternary ammonium compounds (quats), have been widely used throughout various industries, since the first aliphatic quat molecule was synthesized back in 1935.1  Whether as standalone products, in built formulations or in combination with other additives, quats have found wide use applications as cationic surfactants, corrosion inhibitors and/or as EPA registered…

Navigating Tariffs and Supply Surges: Aquaserv’s Commitment to Domestic Sourcing

By Aquaserv, Inc. | March 4, 2025

The energy sector is currently navigating a complex landscape. The Trump administration has implemented significant tariffs: 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico, and an increase from 10% to 20% on Chinese goods. These measures are expected to raise production costs across various industries, including oil and gas. Concurrently, OPEC+ has announced plans to increase…

Use of Biocides in the Oil & Gas Industry

By Aquaserv, Inc. | January 1, 2023

Biocides are widely used in oil and gas operations for bacterial control especially against sulfate-reducing bacteria, acid producing bacteria, nitrate-reducing bacteria, and heterotrophic aerobic bacteria, to name a few. If bacterial activity is left unchecked, it can lead to microbiologically influenced corrosion, souring, well-clogging, degradation of important components such as polymers in water-based fluids and…