UK-based Lux Assure, a specialist in the provision of chemical monitoring and management solutions, has appointed Saudi Arabia-based First Style Establishment for Trading to represent the company in the kingdom.

First Style is a leading supplier focused in oil and gas, electricity, and petrochemical sectors. The company will act as a sales agent for Lux Assure’s corrosion management products, CoMic and Ommica, to existing and potential customers in the region, said a statement from the company.

Emma Perfect, chief executive officer, Lux Assure said: “We are delighted to announce this agency agreement with First Style.”

“This relationship means we will be able to better serve our clients in Saudi Arabia, allowing them straight-forward access to our cutting-edge technologies,” she said.

“We are committed to growing our business in the Middle East and believe First Style is ideally placed to help us do so, through its excellent network and marketing and logistics expertise,” she added.

Nasser Al-Jumaid, chairman of First Style, said: “Breaking into the Saudi Arabian market is an exciting step forward in Lux Assure’s growth, and we are delighted to have been appointed on behalf of the company.”

“We look forward to representing Lux Assure’s innovative technologies to our ever-expanding client base,” he said.

Lux Assure’s flagship products were successfully deployed in Saudi Arabia for the first time in 2017.  One project saw Lux Assure utilise its Ommica MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) in water analysis kit, to evaluate the efficacy of a MEG regeneration unit.  

Ommica is a detection kit designed for use on or offshore to determine the concentration of methanol or MEG in oil or water. The presence of these chemicals in hydrocarbon fluids can reduce the quality and value of produced fluids. Traditionally, testing for these chemicals involves sending samples offsite to a third-party lab which is costly and causes delays in receiving results.

Perfect continued: “Securing this deployment was a significant achievement for us. We’re pleased to see our products and services recognised by a major operator which is seeking a more cost-effective, accurate and timely solution.”

“CoMic, our innovative technology for monitoring the functional dosage of corrosion inhibitor within a system, was also trialled in the region at the end of 2017 and we are looking forward to building our client base and portfolio in the area with the support of First Style,” she added.

Both technologies have been successfully deployed across the global oil and gas industry, delivering cost-effective and accurate results in the field, protecting and extending the lifetime of critical assets and enabling informed decision making.

CoMic and Ommica together represent a revolution in monitoring and managing difficult-to-detect chemicals in hydrocarbons, condensates and water, specifically the thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors and corrosion inhibitors used to protect oilfield assets, on and offshore, it stated. – TradeArabia News Service