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Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 135 (2015) 498 –504 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering journal homepage: /locate/petrol Crude oil emulsion: A review on formation, classification and stability of water-in-oil emulsions S.F. Wong n, J.S. Lim, S.S. Dol Petroleum Engineering Department, Curtin University, Sarawak Campus CDT 250, 98009 Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: The principal objective of this review paper is to review the current state of understanding in the for- Received 30 May 2015 mation, classification and stability of crude oil emulsification. In the oil and gas industry, emulsions Received in revised form formation in the pipeline is unwanted as emulsions will have negative effects or problems to the field. 30 August 2015 The presence of emulsions in the crude oil will reduce the quality of the crude itself, increase the op- Accepted 6 October 2015 Available online 22 October 2015 erating cost due to emulsions separation as well as cause of corrosion to the transport system and will contaminate catalyst used for the refining process. Since emulsions bring numerous disadvantages to the Keywords: oil and gas industry, it is important to review on the formation of emulsions so that the research gaps in Emulsion the emulsification field can be discovered and hence the preventive measu