Technical engineering guidelines for extending the service life of your infrastructure, validating internal inspection (ILI) anomalies, and prioritizing operational interventions in accordance with ASME, API, and NACE/AMPP standards.
Engineering guidelines for field verification, failure pressure calculation, and statistical validation of smart PIG runs.
Finite element modeling and stress analysis of pipes and vessels for the accurate determination of fitness for service.
Rigorous delineation of High-Consequence Areas (HCAs) to direct the maintenance budget toward the most vulnerable segments.
Technical modeling in accordance with ASME B31.8S, API 580/581, and NACE SP0169 codes to ensure regulatory compliance and operational safety.
We design comprehensive management programs for pipelines, tanks, and processing facilities, optimizing decision-making through internationally recognized advanced engineering methodologies.
More than 25 years of technical experience in Oil & Gas and energy across 6 Latin American countries.
Our consulting firm does not provide generic, theoretical recommendations; we offer root-cause analyses, in-service suitability assessments, and clear resource prioritization that enable operations and integrity managers to make decisions with absolute technical certainty and environmental responsibility.
This is a quantitative engineering assessment that determines whether equipment with a detected defect (corrosion, dent, lamination) remains safe to operate under its current design conditions without requiring immediate repair.
We use statistical sampling models in accordance with API 1163. Anomalies are selected based on their severity, reported depth, and geographic distribution along the pipeline to validate the confidence level of the PIG run.
The location class (ASME B31.8) is based solely on the population density adjacent to the pipeline. An HCA area also takes into account sources of drinking water, environmentally sensitive ecosystems, and areas where evacuation is difficult that are exposed to the impact radius of a potential failure.
We require pipeline maps, pipe and welding specifications (MTRs), a history of operating pressures, data from previous inspections (ILI, CIPS, DCVG), and a record of maintenance or repair work performed.
We apply the Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) methodology in accordance with API 580 and API 581 standards, combining the calculation of Probability of Failure (POF) and Consequence of Failure (COF).
The FEA simulates with high precision the three-dimensional stress state on a dent or imperfection. This makes it possible to verify whether the material is within the elastic range, thereby avoiding costly and unnecessary replacements that are permitted under the standard.
We provide the formal inspection report signed by an API 653-certified inspector, which includes calculations for minimum wall thickness, corrosion rate, projected remaining service life, and the latest date for the next internal/external inspection.
It is recommended that the HCA study be updated every 1 to 3 years, or sooner if there are significant changes in land use, urban development near the easement, or variations in the system’s operating pressure.
Strategies that balance maximum operational safety with budget compliance and service continuity.
Qualified technical staff and inspectors certified to the international standards required in the industrial and energy sectors.
Objective assessments focused solely on asset safety and genuine cost optimization for the client company.
From initial data collection to advanced finite element modeling and on-site support.
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It contains the relevant KPIs to obtain a risk ranking, which are represented by means of dashboards.
Integrates the PIDT Plants with the SCADA tool, in order to calculate the risk, making use of variables such as pressure,
temperature, flow, etc.
Bulk loading of inspections performed on static equipment, generating an inspection plan derived from RBI and sending SAP alerts.
It allows the centralization and codification of the information related to the integrity of the Asset: The necessary nomenclatures are defined in order to identify each document according to its origin. Likewise, each document can be classified in relation to the process in which it is involved. It allows organizing documents by means of a hierarchical tree that enables searches and filters to quickly find documents.
Allows the management, analysis and visualization of information compared to company targets related to:
Allows the evaluation and control of modifications to the design of facilities, operation, organization or activities; prior to implementation, in order to ensure that no new elements will be introduced that increase the risk and existing hazards to the business, people or the environment based on applicable regulations.
Allows the consultation of information associated with the life cycle of the asset and its accessories.
Assesses and analyzes the risk level of the Assets to generate an inspection plan. It is designed to perform the calculation and analysis of static equipment risk under the RP API 581-16 standard. The user will be able to create the required risk assessments
to generate a valuation and inspection plan.
It allows the centralization and codification of the information related to the integrity of the Asset: The necessary nomenclatures are defined in order to identify each document according to its origin. Likewise, each document can be classified in relation to the process in which it is involved. It allows organizing documents by means of a hierarchical tree that enables searches and filters to quickly find documents.
