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[Case Study] FSO Tank Inspection saves BW Offshore 51 days
BW Offshore, a leading provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry, required the General Visual Inspection (GVI) and Close Visual Inspection (CVI) of 20 tanks (18 Crude Oil Tanks and 2 Slop tanks). Using the collision-tolerant Elios drone,...
Elia Uses Drones and Data Analytics to Automate Inspection Process
Sky-Futures has recently worked with Elia, a major European Transmission System Operator (TSO) in an innovation project combining drone inspections and data analytics software to automate the inspection process.Customer Needs The inspections of Elia’s infrastructure...
Manufacturing Plant Blended Inspections – A Bureau Veritas Case Study
Everyday practice has shown that maintaining industrial plant facilities is by no mean an easy task. A complete inspection of a manufacturing site, usually consisting of buildings and machinery is often complex and challenging. Sky-Futures has joined forces with...
Azisa powers up industrial asset management capabilities with Expanse – Case Study
AZISA Drone Company is committed to delivering the highest quality technology and productivity tools for their clients, and as such, they decided to enhance their asset management and reporting capabilities by using Sky-Futures partner Inspection²’ Expanse inspection...
Oil and Gas drone inspection prevents an unscheduled shutdown in Malaysia
Business Challenge A major oil and gas client in Malaysia had a requirement for a pre-shutdown drone inspection to establish the integrity and condition of two of their flare tips. The planned shutdown on the offshore platform was scheduled 8 weeks later. Solutions...
Lloyd’s Register Guidance Notes For Safe UAV Inspections Case Studies
The following two case studies helped to support the development of Lloyd’s Register guidance notes for safe UAS inspections. CASE STUDY: Flare tip inspection, resulting in speedy delivery of high-quality data and specialist analysis. Inspection completed for lower...
Onshore Oil and Gas Drone Inspection Saves Client $4m in Egypt
Business Challenge A client with a petrochemicals plant based in Northern Egypt commissioned Sky-Futures to complete five live flare onshore drone inspections. The company had a requirement to understand the conditions of the flares to decide whether a shutdown was...
North Sea offshore structural drone inspections saved Oil & Gas client 80% cost
Business Challenge Sky-Futures were tasked with completing a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Inspection for a major oil and gas client’s large, shallow water oil platform in the UK North Sea such that they could make an informed decision with respect to the condition of...