Thursday 19th September: Bob Eden of Rawwater, “Bugs Everywhere”

We are pleased to announce the start of our autumn programme, with a talk on Thursday 19th September by Bob Eden of Rawwater, “Bugs Everywhere: a story behind biological oilfield reservoir souring and the peculiar subject of bacterial sulphide production”. Bob says “We’ve all either fallen into ponds as kids or discovered the post-wading black mud stink on our wellies, though probably didn’t think about bugs at the time. This talk will take us from the foul-smelling childhood discovery to the multibillion-dollar cost of offshore sour gas management: oilfield reservoir souring.”
Bob Eden is a humourist, technology entrepreneur and honorary professor at the University of Manchester. He is also a biologist and corrosion engineer, which ushered him into the world of oilfield souring in the mid-1980s when “biology could never have caused souring”. Bob now owns a pub in north Cheshire.