At Standard and Beyond (S&B), we understand the critical importance of maintaining the integrity of your oil and gas assets. Throughout their lifecycle, these assets face constant wear and tear, potential corrosion, and ever-changing operational demands. A robust Asset Integrity Management (AIM) program is essential to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of your facilities.
What is Asset Integrity Management?
Asset Integrity Management (AIM) is a systematic approach to maintaining the fitness-for-service of your assets throughout their entire lifecycle. It encompasses a wide range of activities, including:
Risk Assessment: Identifying potential threats to asset integrity and evaluating the likelihood and severity of their consequences.
Inspection and Monitoring: Implementing various inspection techniques (visual, ultrasonic, etc.) and deploying continuous monitoring systems to detect and track potential issues.
Maintenance Planning: Developing and implementing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies to address identified risks and ensure optimal asset performance.
Data Management and Analysis: Utilizing data from inspections, monitoring systems, and operational records to identify trends, predict future issues, and continuously improve AIM practices.
Partnering with S&B for Your Asset Integrity Needs
By partnering with S&B for your Asset Integrity Management needs, you gain access to a team of experienced and qualified professionals dedicated to helping you achieve operational excellence. Our data-driven approach ensures that your AIM program is customized to address your specific assets, operating environment, and business goals.
Contact Standard and Beyond today to learn more about how our AIM services can help you safeguard your assets, optimize your operations, and achieve sustainable success.
There are several compelling reasons why AIM is crucial for oil and gas companies:
Safety: A well-maintained asset is less likely to experience a catastrophic failure, protecting personnel, the environment, and surrounding communities.
Reliability: Proactive maintenance reduces unplanned downtime, leading to increased production and operational efficiency.
Cost-Effectiveness: By preventing major failures and extending asset life, AIM helps to minimize overall maintenance costs.
Regulatory Compliance: Oil and gas companies are subject to stringent regulations regarding asset integrity. A strong AIM program demonstrates your commitment to meeting these requirements
We assist our clients in developing asset integrity management systems from the ground up or enhancing existing systems.
We assist our clients in ensuring pipeline integrity throughout its lifecycle, from risk assessment to developing maintenance and inspection strategies and Fitness for Purpose (FFP) evaluations.
Structural integrity is crucial for asset safety. We assist our clients in developing Structural Integrity Management Systems (SIMS) and ensuring the integrity of both onshore and offshore structures.
Non assessed changes can be introduced unforeseen risk to your asset and people . We help our clients to develop sound management of change system that minimize risks resulting from changes
We assist our clients in developing risk-based inspection systems compliant with API 581. Our comprehensive suite of services covers all aspects of risk-based inspection.
Continuous development is essential for the sustainability and continuous improvement of asset integrity systems. We provide auditing and health check services that are instrumental in understanding system effectiveness, identifying gaps, and highlighting opportunities for improvement.
Integrity Operating Windows (IOWs) define safe operating zones to prevent equipment damage and ensure asset integrity. We assist our clients in developing IOWs to ensure assets are operated within safe limits, preventing accelerated or unexpected damage mechanisms.
Effective inspection can sometimes be challenging. We help our clients identify the most appropriate inspection methods and technologies to achieve the required level of effectiveness in assessing asset condition.
We assist our clients in assessing the condition of damaged assets and making critical integrity decisions, such as determining whether it is safe to operate, repair, or scrap. Our services comply with API 579 and BS 7910 standards.
We help our clients to evaluate the effectiveness of barriers designed to prevent or mitigate hazardous events, ensuring the protection of people, property, and the environment.
We assist our clients in maintaining the integrity and safety of flanged joints in piping systems by providing proper installation, maintenance, and inspection services.
We help our clients to develop systematic process of evaluating, approving, and tracking the postponement of maintenance activities to ensure continued safety and operational reliability.
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