Because of economic as well as environmental reasons attention is increasingly being focused in the so called kinetic hydrate control method which seeks to prevent hydrate agglomeration during the processing and/or transport of oil and gas. The term ＇＇kinetic inhibition＇＇ is used. In the present work, we discuss hydrate crystallization in connection with the issue of interfering with it in a way to achieve hydrate control. The analysis is done from different angles like: the relationship of dissolved species on nucleation and subsequent growth and the macroscopic patterns of growth. The results from the limited number of available experimental data are also discussed.