The Oil and Gas industry plays a vital role in delivering energy throughout the world, but due to the volatile products, it poses some of the biggest dangers in the event of a fire. With highly flammable liquids, chemicals and gases used in the oil and gas industry, fire safety is particularly important. Fire suppression systems are needed to control fire hazards for oil and gas worksites.

Oil and Gas facilities represent significant fire hazards such as:

· Flammable byproducts
· Compressors
· Heat treaters
· Hot work
· Combustible dust
· Lightning
· Electric sparks
· Welding