FOUR firms have teamed up for an Aberdeen-based alliance, which will target oil and gas inspection and assessment work.
The partnership has been launched to offer what is claimed to be a faster and more efficient approach to the inspection and assessment of defects on subsea pipelines and topside pressure systems for the upstream oil and gas industry.
Expert Alliance brings together Atkins, Innospection, Proserv and Sonomatic, offering a single point of access to a broad range of services required in subsea inspection and maintenance.
It will see members working co-operatively on projects from the outset, ensuring processes such as pre-inspection cleaning, screening, inspections, and engineering analysis can be carried out more efficiently and effectively.
Ramsay Fraser, of Atkins, said: “Inspection and assessment of defects requires the operator to deal with several subcontractors to put a range of necessary services in place.
“The creation of Expert Alliance will make this process much more efficient as those services can be delivered through a single interface.”
He said the idea for an expert alliance grew from the realisation that the companies regularly worked on the same projects for the same clients. He added: “This single interface approach brings numerous benefits to the client, such as access to a global network of facilities and services and experienced project management across the range of services.
“The client will have a single point of contact for contract issues, simplifying the supply chain, reducing time spent on subcontract management and reducing duplicated work and resources.
“In effect, the Expert Alliance provides customers with a fast, safe, environmentally friendly and financially sound package that ensures asset integrity is assured while production levels are not compromised.”