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Oil & Gas:

Despite the advancement of sustainable energy and an urge to more environmentally friendly methods of energy exploitation, fossil fuels are still the main source of energy supply in almost every aspect of life from heavy industries, transportation, power plants, to simple daily chores like cooking. Furthermore, oil derivatives are crucial in many facets from road construction to the pharmacy industry and food and clothing industries. Nevertheless, yet there almost no suitable substitute for this precious and vital material.

Unfortunately, this exhaustible source of almost anything has no other convenient alternatives. Thereupon, there should be restrict considerations about how to explore, exploit, reserving and transferring. Besides, the field of oil and gas industries is extremely vast that for instance can include, exploring, exploiting, reserving, transferring, and petrochemical industries.

 Thereupon, Kiatec as an active and experienced company in almost every field of the oil and gas industry can aid you from scratch to the bottom line of your auditing and inspecting challenges by employing the most adept engineers and inspectors all around the globe in the shortest possible time.

There are too many regulations and guidelines that compel the industries to keep clean, safe, and efficient as possible while oil and gas industries are considered as highly valuable and hazardous industries. The fossil fuels industry can be generally divided into three major sections:

Upstream: including exploration and production

Midstream: including distribution

Downstream: including refinery and petrochemical

Our expert team members along with the most advanced methods together with cutting-edge technology are available to satisfy your demands 24/7 of all year long.

Upstream:

The upstream section is related to exploring and exploiting fossil fuels whether on-shore or off-shore. There are numerous critical equipments in this area and most of the times the working environment can be harsh. Any failure in the system can result in production suspension and it can be damaging.

Kiatec provides all-inclusive inspection services in the field of fossil fuels. Usually in the upstream field of inspection NDT (non-destructive test) is performed mainly in order to not interfere with devices operations. Effective NDT requires high skilled operators and advanced pieces of equipment to perform tests. Some NDT upstream instances can be:

  • IR (infrared ) thermal testing
  • RIG inspections
  • Rope access NDT
  • Hazard and oprability analysis (HAZOP)
  • Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA)
  • Corrosion mapping

Weld inspections

Midstream:

If the downstream industry is related to refinery and petrochemical section and upstream is related to exploring and drilling there is a medium stage here called midstream and is related to processing and storing also carrying oil from source to destination using mainly by pipelines, ships, or trucks. The Midstream section is vital due to its relation between down and upstream stages and should be ensured there is no risk of loss or explosion in the middle of its journey.

Some major NDT midstream inspections can be mentioned as:

  • (MFL) magnetic flux leak
  • (LPT) liquid penetrate test
  • (UT) ultrasonic test
  • Pipeline inspection
  • Corrosion inspection
  • Welding inspection

Downstream:

Exploited oil and gas have considerable amounts of impurities and should be purified. Also, crude oil and gas are complex mixtures of different ingredients that should be separated and turn them into valuable useful elements that can be utilized in different areas. Fossil fuels whether in barrels or by pipelines often have traveled a long distance from source to refineries or petrochemicals. More often, there are toxic gases and risks of explosion in refineries and petrochemicals due to existance of high-pressure vessels and critical equipments.

Therefore, careful considerations should be taken to assure the safety of employers and prevent all types of damages besides extra costs. Kiatec can aid you with:

  • Laser testing inspection systems
  • Pressure vessel inspection
  • Refinery tower inspections
  • Safety management
  • QC/QA
  • Process control

KIATEC inspection services benefits

  • Corresponding the specification to the destination market
  • Minimizing the cost, risk, product returns, and revisions
  • Expert team to boost your satisfaction
  • Immediate response to your request
  • Global support
  • Competitive price

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