Electrification of compressors and VFDs in midstream
The natural gas industry adopts electric compressors in midstream to reduce emissions, optimize processes, and ensure compliance with regulations, supported by VFDs and advanced…
Asset management integrates technical, administrative, and operational approaches to ensure equipment fulfills its function throughout its life cycle. It involves planning, risk assessment, maintenance, integrity, optimization, and infrastructure renewal.
In the energy industry, effective management balances performance, cost, and risk. Globally, the discipline advances toward digital models, data analytics, and ISO 55000 frameworks, with strong adoption in the U.S. and Europe, and progressive expansion in LATAM.
Main topics
This section gathers content for professionals managing the asset life cycle.
Key topics include:
- ISO 55000 and asset management frameworks
- Criticality and operational risk assessment
- Maintenance strategies (RCM, CBM, PM)
- Mechanical integrity and reliability
- Life cycle optimization (LCC, LCOE)
- Digitalization, digital twins, and continuous monitoring
- Investment planning and CAPEX/OPEX analysis
Asset management is essential to align technical and economic decisions in complex organizations. Challenges include data integration, operational maturity, risk management, and sustainability.
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IOW: An Integral Part of Asset Integrity
Defined as critical limits, IOWs regulate parameters such as pressure, temperature, pH, and flow rate, which, if exceeded, can cause degradation, corrosion, or serious…
Well integrity for geological storage of CO₂
Geological storage of CO₂ offers great potential in the fight against climate change, provided that the integrity of wells used for injection and confinement…
Industrial maintenance and its impact on asset availability
Industrial maintenance is advancing thanks to the synergy between ISO 55000 and disruptive technologies, driving effective asset management and transforming the industry as we…
Slug Catchers: Operation, types, and maintenance in gas plants
Inspenet presents a technical guide on slug catchers, their types, common risks such as corrosion, and best practices for industrial maintenance.
Pressure vessels: NDT inspection from classical to predictive approach
NDT inspection in pressure vessels evolves toward data-driven predictive models.
Centrifugal compressor in midstream: gas transport efficiency
Centrifugal compressors raise gas pressure by adding kinetic energy (speed) to the gas as it flows through an impeller.
Heat Exchangers: ANDT inspection as pressure vessel
Heat exchangers, classified as pressure vessels, require advanced NDT inspection to ensure safety, mechanical integrity and thermal efficiency in industrial operations.
Pressure vessels: Classification and industrial function
Pressure vessels are essential to industrial processes requiring pressure control and operational safety.
Structural integrity and its importance in asset management
Structural integrity ensures safety, optimizes assets and prolongs service life in the industry.