BP contracts Oceaneering International for corrosion, inspection management services

Sept. 4, 2009
BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) has awarded Oceaneering International a $45-million corrosion and inspection management services contract.

Offshore staff

HOUSTON -- BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) has awarded Oceaneering International a $45-million corrosion and inspection management services contract. The contract covers BP’s offshore production facilities in Azerbaijan, and export pipelines in Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Oceaneering will provide risk-based inspection plans derived from detailed corrosion assessments. These assessments will be based on conventional non-destructive testing (NDT) and specialized inspection techniques, the company says. The company will also provide corrosion trend and defect analyses to support facility maintenance and repair plans, and to meet compliance requirements.

09/04/2009