In the field of oil production, strict regulations are due to come into force in the North Sea area from 2005 with regard to the degradability of chemicals used on oil platforms. From then on, raw materials that degrade badly or not all may only be used in small quantities.

It would therefore be quite conceivable to use Baypure® CX100 not only as a substitute for conventional complexing agents in cleaners for platforms, but also as a scale inhibitor (the 'squeeze process') if the oil fields are not too deep (as in the Caribbean, for example).

Baypure® DSP, which is resistant to high temperatures, can be used in oil recovery processes as a scale inhibitor for sparingly soluble alkaline earth salts. For this, use is made of the "slow-release process", previously mentioned during drainage descaling.