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Analytical performance across the value chain
Support asset management and quality objectives, while staying ahead of your regulatory and productivity demands to make informed decisions across exploration, processing, refinery analysis, petrochemical analysis, production, and water management.
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Lab analysis through the oil, gas and chemicals value chain
Thermo Fisher Scientific offers refinery laboratory solutions and technology options across the oil, gas and chemicals value chain – from upstream to downstream and everywhere in between. Our technologies support your primary objectives and priorities as well as maintaining your operations.
Value chain stage |
Primary objective |
Key priority |
Key applications |
Core techniques |
Exploration & production |
Understand reservoir & raw materials |
Minimize uncertainty in reserves and help protect downstream assets |
Crude oil analysis, Natural Gas /Natural Gas liquid composition, brines, reservoir characterization |
GC, IC, isotope analysis, electron microscopy, XRF/XRD, flow measurement, optical gas imaging, automated mineralogy software for SEM/EDS |
Gas processing & transmission |
Ensure flow, quality & custody accuracy |
Improve throughput and help ensure revenue accuracy |
Natural Gas analysis, dehydration, emissions monitoring, flow monitoring |
GC, IC, flow measurement, process MS, vibrational spectroscopy, XRF/XRD, optical gas imaging |
Refining |
Optimize yield & meet product specifications |
Increase margin while maintaining compliance |
Refinery analysis for fuel streams, catalyst performance, emissions monitoring, water systems |
GC, IC, ICP-OES/MS, XRF/XRD, vibrational spectroscopy, process MS, on-line sulfur analyzer, portable gas detection, flow measurement |
Petrochemical & chemical |
Control complex chemical production |
Ensure product consistency and accelerate innovation |
Chemical analysis of process streams, polymers, additives, catalysts |
GC, IC, HPLC, ICP-OES, XFR/XRD, FTIR, process MS |
Process water |
Maintain system integrity & availability |
Prevent corrosion and avoid unplanned downtime |
Process water analysis for corrosion monitoring, contaminants, trace metals |
IC, ICP-OES/MS, XRF |
Power |
Ensure reliability & emissions compliance |
Maintain uptime and meet environmental limits |
Fuel gas, transformer oils, water, emissions monitoring |
GC, IC, ICP-OES/MS, GC-MS, CEMS |
Contract testing / service provider |
Offer flexible, high-throughput analysis |
Scale testing capacity and reduce internal burden |
Multi-matrix testing, unknowns, QA/QC support |
GC, IC, GC-MS, HPLC, XRF/XRD |
Service and product availability may vary by country and are subject to varying regulatory requirements. Please contact your local sales representative.
Glossary of terms
CEMS – Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems
FTIR – Fourier transform infrared
GC – Gas chromatography
GC-MS – Gas chromatography mass spectrometry
HPLC – High-performance liquid chromatography
IC – Ion chromatography
ICP-OES/MS – Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy and mass spectrometry
MS – Mass spectrometry
SEM/EDS – Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
XRD – X-ray diffractometry
XRF – X-ray fluorescence
Industrial Chemical, Oil and Gas Analysis FAQs
Petroleum analysis, refinery analysis, and petrochemical analysis help teams turn complex data into efficient operations. From exploration and production to refining and chemical manufacturing, laboratory, process, and field-based technologies can support product quality, asset reliability, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.
Refinery teams can use refinery process monitoring and refinery laboratory solutions to identify process variation earlier, support product specification testing, assist with troubleshooting, and help meet operational demands. By combining real-time measurements with off-line lab analysis, engineers and lab managers can gain a more complete view of fuel streams, catalyst performance, emissions, and water systems.
Solutions for crude oil analysis and natural gas analysis help operators better understand feedstock quality, composition, contaminants, and performance risks across upstream and midstream operations. These insights can support reservoir evaluation, custody transfer measurement, gas processing efficiency, and downstream asset protection.
Industrial operators can use emissions monitoring, gas analysis, process analysis, and laboratory testing to gather data relevant to environmental compliance, sustainability, worker safety, and operational performance. These technologies can help teams monitor key parameters, identify potential issues, and provide analytical insights that may inform decision-making across refining, petrochemical, power, and industrial chemical operations.
Process water analysis helps teams monitor contaminants, corrosion risks, trace metals, and water chemistry that can affect uptime, asset integrity, and product quality. For refineries and petrochemical plants, reliable water analysis supports preventive maintenance, system availability, and more resilient industrial operations.
Our general purpose product lines are not intended for in vitro diagnostic purposes in accordance with our product documentation, manuals, and labels. They are designated for General Laboratory Use Only.
Our general purpose product lines have not been tested or validated for such applications and their use for in vitro diagnostic purposes may result in health and safety risks.
The product is For General Lab Use Only - Not For Diagnostic Procedures. The application is For Research Use Only - Not For Use In Diagnostic Procedures.