NFPS EPCOL, Qatar

OMS has recently finished laser and camera inspection work for the QatarEnergy owned and operated NFPS EPCOL project. Contracted by Saipem and working alongside leading weld overlay cladding company, FTV Proclad, OMS operators used our AUGA.node weld inspection system to inspect welds as part of an integration project involving sweepolet (branch) pipe and run (header) pipe with diameters varying from 10” to 46”. The AUGA.node, an award-winning weld inspection system combining ultra-HD cameras with state-of-the-art laser sensors, was deployed via push rods to reach the welds, where it was able to provide comprehensive information on weld condition to our clients.

NFPS EPCOL is a project aimed at sustaining production at the enormous North Field site located off the north-east shore of Qatar. Discovered in 1971, the North Field covers an area of more than 6,000km² and is estimated to contain more than 900 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas.