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Oil and gas equipment, inspected where it is built

Pumps, compressors, turbines, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, valves and injection skids. Our inspectors and engineers work for operators, EPC contractors and equipment makers, from the tender to the start-up, in Europe, China, India, North Africa and the Gulf.

8equipment families covered
API · ASME · PEDthe codes our inspectors work to every week
Tender to start-uppre-qualification, surveillance, FAT, expediting, commissioning
Internationalteams available in Europe, China and India, plus North Africa and the Gulf

Equipment we inspect

For each family, the checks we carry out at the factory and the standards they refer to. We follow your ITP and your specifications first.

Pumps

Centrifugal, multistage, reciprocating and dosing pumps

  • Casing material and hydrostatic test
  • Performance test: curve, NPSH, power
  • Mechanical run test, vibration, bearing temperatures
  • Seal and lube oil systems
API 610API 674 / 675ISO 9906API 682

Compressors

Centrifugal, reciprocating and screw compressors, packages

  • Impeller overspeed and balancing
  • Mechanical run test and rotor dynamics records
  • Package piping, welding and NDT
  • Performance and string tests
API 617API 618API 619API 614

Turbines and gas engines

Steam turbines, gas turbines, gas engine gensets

  • Rotor runout, balancing and clearances
  • Control system and protection tests
  • No-load and load tests
  • Gearboxes and couplings
API 611 / 612API 616API 613ISO 8528

Pressure vessels and exchangers

Separators, columns, drums, shell-and-tube and air coolers

  • Material certificates and PMI
  • Welding procedures, weld maps and NDT
  • Hydrostatic test, nameplate and dossier
  • Tube bundle and tube-to-tubesheet checks
ASME VIIIPED / EN 13445TEMAAPI 660 / 661

Valves

Ball, gate, globe, check, control and safety valves

  • Shell, seat and backseat tests
  • Actuator and functional tests
  • Fugitive emission and fire-safe certificates
  • Set pressure tests for relief valves
API 6DAPI 598API 526ISO 15848

Piping and structures

Spools, manifolds, pipe racks, modules

  • Welding qualifications and production welds
  • NDT: RT, UT, MT, PT, PMI
  • Hydrostatic tests and dimensional checks
  • Coating and insulation
ASME B31.3EN 13480ISO 3834NORSOK M-501

Injection and process skids

Chemical and polymer injection, metering, water treatment

  • Skid fabrication, welding and pressure tests
  • Pump, instrument and control panel integration
  • Loop checks and functional FAT
  • Documentation and spare parts
API 675API 14CIEC 61439ATEX

Electrical and motors

LV and MV motors, VFDs, switchgear, hazardous area equipment

  • Routine and type test witnessing
  • Ex certification and marking
  • Insulation and vibration measurements
  • Panel FAT and wiring checks
IEC 60034API 541 / 547IECEx / ATEXIEC 62271

From the tender to the start-up

The same team follows your equipment through the project. See every phase on the project journey page.

Tender and pre-qualification

Bid engineer for lots, RFQ packs and technical bid evaluation; factory audits by our inspectors.

Supplier surveillance

Quality engineer and resident inspectors: PIM, ITP approval, shop visits, NCRs, sub-suppliers.

FAT and release

Hold points, performance and run tests, final inspection, MDR review and release note.

Logistics and site

Expediting engineers, logistics coordination, SAT follow-up, commissioning and O&M engineers.

Where we work

Your suppliers are in Europe, China or India: we have inspection teams available close to their factories, coordinated from France, with one reporting format.

Europe

France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Benelux, Nordics and Eastern Europe: the factories of the main pump, compressor, valve and pressure equipment makers, and their sub-suppliers.

China

Partner entity in China. Teams available for pumps, valves, castings and forgings, pressure equipment, skids and electrical equipment, from pre-qualification audit to release.

India

Teams available for valves, pumps, piping, pressure vessels and fabricated packages, with resident inspectors for long productions.

Gulf and North Africa

Partner entity in Morocco, site and fabrication shop support. Our founder led site teams in Oman on polymer injection units for enhanced oil recovery, from tender to execution.

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