Inspection (Non-Destructive Testing and Meter Prover Calibration)
Unaoil recently started providing two new services: NDT services as well as meter prover calibration. Currently these activites are focused primarily in Angola.
Our Managing Director for Angola has over 35 years of experience within the Oil and Gas sector with companies such as BP and SBM. He heads a team of managers with over 25 years of experience in their relevant disciplines, as well as having the support of our well-established local partner.
The NDT manager is resident in-country and has over 25 years experience in NDT both as a technician and manager and has worked for key players in the NDT industry. He brings to Angola his working knowledge of the country and the industry. His role is to apply the Group's local content focus to the training of our local staff in NDT methods, as well as to ensure long term and stable growth.
The Calibration manager also resides in-country and is well respected within this sector. He is committed to the long term goals of training and mentoring the local team in this field.
Unaoil Inspection provides a total NDT service, including NDT consultancy and quality control to all industries, with particular emphasis towards the offshore and engineering sectors. With a fully qualified staff of technicians, Unaoil can provide a rapid and professional response to any site on-and-offshore Angola. Although a recent addition, Unaoil Inspection's quality of workmanship, reliability and client commitment, we believe, is exceptional.
The key NDT disciplines covered are:
- Magnetic particle inspection
- Dye penetrant inspection
- Ultrasonic inspection using shear wave techniques to cover most inspection requirements
- Radiographic inspection using Gamma ray techniques
- Visual inspection by qualified CSWIP welding inspectors
The Calibration division manages a diverse array of calibration services that are dedicated to the Oil & Gas industry. With equipment and experienced personnel based locally, clients' operations are well supported onshore and offshore in the field of loop proving certifications, flow meter, truck trailer, storage tank calibrations and gantry operations and maintenance. All equipment carries up to date international certifications with links to NIST and UKAS authorities.
Recent Prover Calibration work on an SBM FPSO offshore-Angola
Recent Projects
Provision of Rolls Royce gas generators to SOC Iraq
Read MoreProvision of Rolls Royce gas generators to SOC Iraq
During 2009 Unaoil successfully supplied, installed and commissioned 3 brand new Rolls Royce Avon 1535 Gas Generators to SOC Iraq. The project was executed ahead of schedule and allowed SOC to increase its oil output.
At a time when many Western companies are starting to consider returning to Iraq, Unaoil are ahead of the field and as part of this contract had a highly skilled, fully trained ex-pat team based in Iraq. They worked closely with the Unaoil in-country Iraqi experts.
This project once again demonstrated Unaoil’s unique capability to supply innovative technical and commercial solutions in the most challenging of environments ahead of schedule and exceeding the customer’s expectations.
Provision of production chemicals in Iraq
Read MoreProvision of production chemicals in Iraq
Unaoil’s involvement with Production Chemicals began in 2004 when we started supplying the Iraqi South Oil Company with desperately needed Emulsion Breaker (Demulsifier).
By 2006 Unaoil had established ‘Unachem Ltd’ which employed a dedicated and experienced team of locals and ex-pats. Combining this with the Group’s existing resources and infrastructure, we were able to cover all the skills and resources required of an independent Production Chemical company while at the same time providing on-site support to clients in Iraq. The integration of local capability with leading technology meant that by 2008, Unachem had engineered and prequalified several products including Demulsifiers and Corrosion Inhibitors, set up a blending and logistics facility in Ajman (UAE) and secured a revolving US$10m structured facility with BNP Paribas to support its production chemical business. Between 2006 and 2008 we secured greater than 90% of the production chemical market in Southern Iraq, delivered 40,000 drums of Demulsifier to SOC and were amongst the pioneers in qualifying and winning large contracts for the supply of Corrosion Inhibitor for SOC’s water injection facilities.
Our Group had several technical partners who provided innovative chemistry, lab support and QA/QC standards. We leveraged this platform to devise and refine products that were tailored for the Southern Iraq oilfields. One of our technical partners, Weatherford International, went on to purchase Unachem in 2008 and Unaoil remains their commercial advisors for all their Production Chemicals business for several countries in the Middle East.