Rig Inspections & Assurance

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ABL is a world-leading provider of Rig Inspection Assurance services relied upon by oil majors, national oil companies and independent oil & gas companies, as well as Technical Due Diligence and Expert Opinion to financial institutions and law firms.

Our Rig Inspections (RI) team delivers a wide variety of rig inspection services, with a global team of inspectors who have extensive industry experience and in-depth knowledge across all types of rigs, both onshore and offshore oil rigs. Our expertise covers Drillships, DP semi-submersibles, moored semi-submersibles, jack-up rigs and various types of large and mobile mounted land rigs, ranging from traditional manual operated drilling rigs to the latest 8th generation cyber-based drilling rigs with complex integrated control management systems and dynamic positioning systems.

Our experienced multi-disciplined teams combine professionals in electrical and electronic engineering, Well Control, mechanical engineering, marine engineering, Cybersecurity and HSEQ. Our track record includes over 750 rig inspections across North America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, and Asia Pacific.

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Rig inspections challenges

As the oil and gas industry continues to face evolving demands, oil rig inspections have become increasingly vital for ensuring safety, operational efficiency, and compliance. Key challenges include:

Ageing Assets

Regulatory Compliance

Harsh Environments

Skill Shortage

Cost and Economic Pressures

Comprehensive oil rig inspections you can trust

ABL’s rig inspection services have been developed over a number of years to be as bespoke as required, with complete customization to suit your project or offshore campaign.

This includes:

Rig inspections and assurance
- Rig selection services
- New build delivery assurance service
- Focused rig equipment inspections:
  - Well control equipment inspections
  - API standard 53 compliance audits & gap analysis
  - Cyber-based drilling equipment inspections
  - Integrated control management system (ICS) inspections and testing
  - ROV inspections and assurance
  - Dynamic Positioning Inspections
  - Drops Inspections
  - ATEX Inspections
- Drilling rig equipment Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT witnessing)
- Technical Due Diligence
- Expert Opinion support for legal cases

What is the process of an oil rig inspection?

We approach every new rig inspection with a fresh perspective tailored to your specific needs and regulatory requirements. However, to ensure a comprehensive service that covers everything you may need, we use a five-step assurance process that involves:

IDENTIFY
equipment and systems to be audited, and the geographical location of operations.

REVIEW
documentation for equipment and systems to check regulatory compliance.

INSPECT
equipment and systems to check regulatory compliance.

FUNCTION
test equipment to verify operability.

REPORT
equipment upon the findings from the previous steps.

Where non-conformance recommendations (NCR) are identified, the rig inspector, as your service partner, will assist in identifying solutions to ensure the correct and satisfactory closure of any NCR.

As each drilling rig is unique, we offer bespoke rig acceptance programs developed with the intimate experience of the rig intake process. These rig acceptances are engineered to deliver both practical and achievable test programs.

ABL’s rig inspection services use the latest in reporting and video technology to document and record aspects of rig acceptance testing, such as tubular handling, which can be used to support crew competency and identification of potential drilling time efficiencies.

The value we bring

Industry provider of choice performing over 750 rig inspections annually.

Experienced rig inspection subject matter experts.

Ongoing support during the drilling campaigns.

Proven track record of supporting the most challenging projects.

Team coverage in key locations across the globe, providing 24/7 support.

ABL Group’s through life support for rigs and drilling operations

ABL Group offers multi-disciplined engineering expertise throughout a rig and drilling lifecycle through our sister companies AGR and Longitude:

Learn more about AGR’s expert services to support well operations, reservoir and site surveys, and well engineering across an asset’s lifecycle: Energy Consultancy, Resourcing and Software – AGR : AGR

Learn more about Longitude’s engineering support including rig engineering expertise, through-life engineering, design, and analysis for floating and fixed structures: Independent Marine & Engineering Consultancy and Survey Organisation (longitude-engineering.com)