For the offshore oil and gas industry, hydrocarbons fall loosely into three areas: oil, gas and mixtures of both (multi-phase) and therefore the method used for hydrocarbon leak detection will depend on which of the three is prevalent.Detecting a hydrocarbon leak will depend on the type of hydrocarbon to be detected such as:- Oil: long range fluorescence- Gas: Methane sensor- Multiphase: both sensors can be used together.
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