ABL’s scope of work was to mark up the plant’s piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) drawings, build an asset hierarchy and material masters system, and catalogue all actuators and solenoids. Consequently, the client was no longer required to go out in the field to check equipment as it was all loaded up in its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. 

“Digitising and optimising the data configuration of the gas plant’s asset base will provide significant time and cost savings for our client in the execution of their asset management programs,”

says Luis Gonzalez, ABL’s US country manager for asset integrity management. 

The asset hierarchy build and material masters were done using ABL’s Effio software. Effio is a cloud-based master data build and optimisation software that makes it easy to build and upgrade an asset management strategy and optimise data during operations. 

In addition, ABL used its ePAV software to conduct an on-site physical asset verification, identifying missing data for actuators connected to shutdown valves in the plant and compression stations. ePAV is a digital data collection, audit, and verification tool that enhances the accuracy of the on-site physical asset data collection process and ensures alignment with company data standards. 

ABL’s asset integrity management team in Houston, Texas, managed the project. The company has not disclosed the value of the contract.   

“This project exemplified ABL’s commitment to advancing industry standards and operational excellence, focusing on optimising the client’s work management processes and data architectures across facilities in the United States.

“Utilising our software on this scope of work allowed the team to accurately mark up the plant’s P&ID drawings so they were correct first time and didn’t have to be manually uploaded to the EAM system, which prevented the need for rework from the client’s team,”

adds Luis Gonzalez.   

ABL has coast to coast presence in the US

ABL’s extensive footprint runs coast-to-coast in the USA and Canada, supporting with the full range of marine assurance & risk services, ports and harbours consultancy, asset integrity management, and offshore and onshore wind consultancy.

Our US Asset Integrity Management team are based in Houston and can support your business by offering invaluable advice and helping to implement a range of fully optimised asset management strategies including:

• Maintenance strategy optimisation
• Benchmarking and analysis
• Data migration
• Inventory and materials management
• Process safety management
• Asset life extension
• Training and competency

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“As the largest region in ABL, these meetings are integral to strengthening collaboration between countries and technical teams, exchanging best practices and knowledge, and in identifying key areas for growth, to ensure that we are best placed to support our clients and markets.

“In 2024 we saw significant growth in the region in several areas. We expanded our Black Sea operations with a new office in Constanta, Romania. We diversified our service portfolio with the introduction of the water management and numerical modelling consultants, Hidromod – which also substantially reinforced ABL’s operations in the strategic market of Portugal. Lastly, we continued to develop our presence and activities to support African marine and energy markets, with gains made in Nigeria, Senegal and Mauritania, and the Republic of Congo.”

Hugues Delanoue, Regional Managing Director for ABL in Europe and West Africa

The meeting was the first in which Hidromod was able to participate since its acquisition by ABL’s parent company, ABL Group, in October 2024. It, therefore, was a chance to deepen understanding across the regional operations, of Hidromod’s unique expertise and software solutions to support hydrological forecasting in different marine, energy and agricultural scenarios.

Other topics for discussion covered ABL’s European and West African offering in the following areas: marine warranty survey (MWS), dynamic positioning (DP) and critical systems, rig inspections operations, maritime services including ports and harbours consulting and engineering, electrification and the expansion of ABL’s expertise in both technical due diligence and owner’s engineering for energy and maritime sectors.

ABL Europe and West Africa includes offices in Bulgaria, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Holland, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Congo, Romania, Senegal and Turkey.

ABL Europe and West Africa in the news in 2024

ABL won a wide range of contracts across energy and oceans in 2024, including several significant energy infrastructure projects for European and African countries, as well as to support high-profile renewable energy construction projects, and the development of emerging energy transition technologies.

Here is a small selection:

ABL to assess navigational risk for Finland’s 1st open-sea offshore wind farm. Read more.

TenneT appoints consultancy ABL for Dutch 2GW export cables. Read more.

ABL part of North Sea green hydrogen initiative. Read more.

ABL to support offshore installation of French-Spanish interconnector. Read more.

ENI drafts ABL for Congo floating LNG transportation and installation verification. Read more.

ABL electrifying zero-emission offshore charging station. Read more.

ABL to provide marine warranty survey for Neptun Deep in the Black Sea. Read more.

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The team at ABL Group shares the passion, vision and values for working in energy and the world’s oceans, de-risking and driving the energy transition. We are driven by the idea that the best work is born from professionalism, diligence… and fun. You know ABL Group, but do you know our team?

What does your day-to-day look like at ABL ?

My day-to-day activities really depends on my priorities. Some days, the focus is on engaging with potential clients, introducing them to our Asset Integrity Management (AIM) services, and exploring how we can enhance the performance and longevity of their assets. Other days are dedicated to strengthening relationships with existing clients, identifying new ways to support them, and provide solution to their challenges together.

Project delivery is also a key part of my role, whether that’s overseeing ongoing work or training junior colleagues to ensure high-quality service and technical excellence.

What inspired you to join your industry?

“My passion for engineering and data analysis led me to the energy sector, where I saw an opportunity to work at the intersection of both. The oil and gas industry, in particular, stood out as a field where I could apply my technical skills while contributing to real-world problem-solving on a large scale.”

Can you tell us about something exciting you are working on right now?

Currently I am working on expanding ABL’s Asset Integrity Management service offerings in Africa. It’s an exciting challenge because there’s huge potential to help clients improve operational efficiency, safety, and compliance across a rapidly developing market.

What does the future look like for Asset Integrity Management in the next 3-5 years?

“In the next 3–5 years, AIM will be more critical than ever as operators focus on life extension for aging assets amid tighter budgets. Efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and data-driven solutions will be key. ABL is ready to support this shift with tailored services and advanced analytics to optimise asset performance and maximise operational life.”

Why should people visit our ABL stand at the Sub Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference

We have a lot to offer at SAIPEC 2025 and I encourage people to visit our stand to have the opportunity to gain insights into best industry practices across Asset Integrity Management, Marine Warranty Services and Renewable Energy Development. There will be opportunity for one on one discussions and breakout meeting sessions for presentations on how ABL supports clients in getting the maximum value out of their assets.

What do you enjoy most about working as part of the ABL Group team in Aberdeen?

ABL is a fun place to work, and I do take part in and enjoy lots of fun activities being organised.

There are always social events including team building activities – bowling, foot golf, curling, etc and charity events to part in.

More about Emeka

Position: Regional Manager AIM, Africa

Office: Aberdeen

Hobbies: Running, cooking

Favourite Book: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Seasons of life by Jim Rohn

Next week, Emeka and the local ABL Lagos team will be exhibiting at Sub Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference – SAIPEC 2025. Book a meeting with him ahead of the event and find out more about how ABL AIM’s offerings and software solutions can enhance your upcoming projects:

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Engepack is a pioneer in the manufacturing of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) packaging in Brazil. It has the largest and most modern PET preform factory in Brazil which provides packaging solutions to its customers in the food and beverage industries – soft drinks, water, juices, teas, dairy products, edible oils, mayonnaise, etc. – and household products.

The purpose of ABL’s operational excellence audit is to assure that the plant is operating safely, and to its maximum design capacity, building a roadmap to address potential issues, and improving the efficiency of their asset, people and operations. Further, ABL will also identify areas that pose a significant business risk and identify mitigation actions, plus assure return on investment (ROI) by focusing budget on fixing high priority opportunity initiatives.

ABL’s approach includes an initial asset health check tool / operational excellence audit, followed by a software-based analysis to validate the issues and a diagnostics phase including an engineering analysis summary. Finally, the project will deliver a sequence of steps with a list of prioritised improvements based on projected ROI vs effort.

ABL’s office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will head up the project, with support from the company’s global asset integrity management team, who have delivered business performance improvement and operational excellence programs globally for the last two decades.

“We are thrilled to partner with Engepack on this innovative project, and we look forward to leveraging our global AIM expertise and local Brazilian market knowledge to drive operational excellence and improve efficiency for the plant, which in turn will allow Engepack to deliver an even more efficient service to its customers,”

says Peter Adam, Group Managing Director for Asset Integrity Management.

Contact our office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to find out more about our service offering in asset integrity management:

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ABL’s scope of work includes establishing a digital asset register, including equipment enrichment and bill of material (BoM) development, for client’s refineries located the USA and Canada.

In total, ABL will provide quality assurance for approximately 16,000 pieces of equipment, including describing and classifying them in a new asset register. It will also provide quality assurance for approximately 10,000 BoMs to equipment assignment.

ABL’s team in Calgary will manage the project. The work on the USA refinery was completed at the end of June 2024 and the Canada refinery will be completed by end of March 2025.

Afia McClenaghan, managing director of ABL’s asset integrity management operation in Canada says…

“ABL has a longstanding relationship with this client, and we are excited to grow our team and footprint with our asset integrity management services for these two refineries.

The objective is to realise cost savings and enhanced operational efficiencies for the refineries’ operations and we look forward to helping them achieve these improvements“

ABL has coast to coast presence in Canada

ABL’s extensive footprint runs coast-to-coast in the USA and Canada, supporting with the full range of marine assurance & risk services, ports and harbours consultancy, asset integrity management, and offshore and onshore wind consultancy.

Our Canada Asset Integrity Management team are based in Calgary and can support your business by offering invaluable advice and helping to implement a range of fully optimised asset management strategies including:

• Maintenance strategy optimisation
• Benchmarking and analysis
• Data migration
• Inventory and materials management
• Process safety management
• Asset life extension
• Training and competency

Find out more about our services and get in touch with our Calgary office by clicking the buttons below:

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What does your day-to-day look like at ABL?

“Every day I speak with customers and my software team, to make sure we are prioritising and building the right software features to maximise value for our clients and increase utilisation of our products.

I also evaluate new technologies and ideas to identify where we can go in the future. Some of my time is also spent supporting technical bids as well as following up on sales leads.”

What inspired you to join your industry?

I had a keen interest in computers growing up and started an HNC at Aberdeen College when I was 13. After getting accepted to Aberdeen University aged 15 to study Computer Science, I continued my learning journey and after graduating looked for opportunities in the Energy industry in Aberdeen. Being able to apply what I had learnt in the energy industry was fulfilling and I am still here after 16 years.

Can you tell us about something exciting you are working on right now?

We are sponsoring a PhD Industrial Case project in partnership with Salford University, aimed at developing an advanced machine vision system powered by deep learning AI. This innovative system is designed to analyse video footage captured from engineer bodycams, drones, or robots, allowing for real-time monitoring and detection of changes over time. A key objective of the project is to help teams identify potential issues before they escalate, such as detection of bolts turning in plant equipment, which, if left unnoticed, could lead to critical failures.

Additionally, the system will assess the severity of corrosion in plant equipment over time, providing insights that enable more informed decisions regarding maintenance and repairs. Another crucial feature is the system’s ability to automate the process of checking for dropped objects, ensuring that teams maintain a safer working environment. By integrating these capabilities, the technology will empower teams to respond more quickly to changes, improve overall safety, and significantly reduce plant downtime, ultimately enhancing operational efficiency.

What does the future look like in energy and oceans in Europe?

The future is digital. Having access to so much data is overwhelming for our customers. We are working on systems that will allow our customers to make informed data driven decisions to maximise productivity, improve safety and to reduce carbon emissions

What do you enjoy most about working as part of the ABL Group team in London?

The team are very friendly and there are always fun social events happening to get involved in. We recently played rounders in a local park which I had not done since my teens! The view from the office is also inspirational as we can see many London landmarks along the Thames.

More about Hossein

Position: R&D Manager

Office: London

Hobbies: Playing Football, Travelling, Cooking, Writing Poetry, Cycling, Boxing ??

Favourite song: Papillon a movie from 1973 about never giving up!

On the 4th to 7th of October, Hossein will be joining the rest of ABL Group team at this year’s ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi! Book a meeting with the team on stand 8539, Exhibition Hall 8 to find out more about how ABL’s Asset Integrity Management (AIM) team, along with the broader group, can provide comprehensive support throughout the entire lifecycle of your projects—from initial planning through to successful completion.

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Gonzalez joins ABL from a senior asset management role in Jacobs. He has previously held managerial roles in CGI, Wipro limited, Petrofac, PJP4 Energy Services, Transocean and OGS Energy Services. He holds an MBA from Texas A&M University – Mays Business School.

Gonzalez will be Based in Houston, Texas, USA, and will lead the expansion of AIM services to cover ABL’s operations in the USA and supporting operations across the Americas region.

“Luis possesses a comprehensive background in asset management and product management and has extensive experience in implementing digital transformation strategies across multiple industries. He worked with key stakeholders in Latin America and delivered electricity grid reliability project, both areas of growth for our AIM operations.

AIM unlocks operational capabilities that allow clients to receive unparalleled support throughout the entire lifecycle of their projects. Luis is the right person to help realise such benefits for our clients across energy and oceans in the Americas region,”

Nicolas Cazeres, Regional Managing Director, Americas, ABL.

ABL’s AIM team offers specialized consultancy services, along with a unique toolbox of proprietary software and a range of training courses in asset management, reliability, maintenance, and process safety management. AIM enhances the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) perspective within ABL’s service portfolio, delivering innovative end-to-end solutions. These solutions enable clients across energy and oceans to receive unparalleled support throughout the entire lifecycle of their projects and assets.

“Strategic Asset Management represents the approach to derive best value from physical assets throughout their entire lifecycle. Best value is a combined consideration of asset total cost of ownership, enterprise risk and performance.

I particularly look forward to introducing more advanced technologies to our clients in the oil and gas and maritime industries, like IoT, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of their operations. This will not only increase the reliability of our clients’ assets portfolio but also extend their lifecycles, reducing costs and improving safety,”   

Luis Gonzalez, ABL’s country manager for AIM in the USA.

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The courses have been developed through a combination of ABL’s multi-disciplined technical expertise and wealth of practical and operational experience amassed across the oil & gas sector. Designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of workforces, the course offerings will enable safe, efficient and effective operations.  

“ABL’s training products focus on performance standards and the associated assurance tasks, as an extension to ABL’s core activity in asset and integrity management. We offer learning and development programmes tailored to different levels in an organisation, from senior management to front line workers, delivered in-house face-to-face or virtually by subject matter expert instructors,”

says Tammi Nicklin, Asset & Integrity Management Training Service Manager.

ABL Training is the re-brand of Add Energy Academy, which consisted of plant operations and maintenance training courses delivered by asset integrity management consultancy Add Energy – which is now part of ABL.

Growing course portfolio

ABL Training’s portfolio includes the P100 Field Production Operations, M100 Field Maintenance, and a range of Process Safety Management courses.

In addition, ABL Training offers courses that can be integrated with suppliers’ and operators’ own HSE programmes.

Looking ahead, ABL Training is primed to expand by capitalising on its extensive track records, data sets, and diverse in-house skill sets, bringing added value through enhanced operational efficiency to the oil and gas industry.

SynergenOG partnership

To strengthen its training product offering, ABL has entered a partnership with international engineering consultancy SynergenOG, which brings a wealth of process safety management courses and a decade’s worth of experience in industry-related training programmes.

ABL and SynergenOG align their learning materials to customers’ own standards, procedures, and local regulations. Part of the offering is also to help customers identify future knowledge requirements and roadmaps to avoid loss of experience and skill.

“Last year, we conducted a survey among hundreds of global maintenance managers worldwide. Competence and training of staff was listed second highest on the list of topics that maintenance teams struggle with the most. The demand for this type of professional training services exists, and we aim to use our in-depth knowledge from the oil and gas industry to satisfy this requirement,”

says Ben Lazenby, CEO of ABL.

ABL, which is part of Oslo-listed ABL Group ASA, is an independent energy and marine consultancy specialising in solutions to de-risk and drive the energy transition across renewables, maritime and oil and gas sectors.

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In oil and gas, renewables, maritime and many other industries it has become more important than ever to ensure each component of an asset is continually performing correctly.

In this blog post, we unpackage the important topic of asset integrity management, helping you to better understand what it is, why it is important, the benefits it brings, and how to implement this as effectively as possible…

What is asset integrity management?

Managing an asset’s integrity ensures that all systems and equipment are performing optimally, to ensure operations run continually and smoothly. This also helps extend the life of an asset, to further maximise production and profitability. 

Spanning disciplines such as maintenance, inventory management, process safety, operations, inspection, and more, this multifaceted operation is critical to ensuring an asset, and company’s, overall success. 

Asset integrity management is required throughout the full life cycle of an asset – from the design phase right through to decommissioning, and everything in between. 

Why is asset integrity management so important?

Asset integrity management is becoming even more important, with so many oil and gas assets reaching or exceeding their operational life expectancy, and the ever increasing drive to reduce costs wherever possible. This is key to extending the life of an asset safely and effectively, to increase profitability and delay expensive decommissioning costs, as well as avoiding costly downtime or repairs. 

The complexity of assets within the energy sector, combined with skills shortages across the globe, makes managing integrity an enormous task – with so many companies unfortunately having to neglect or delay important tasks, such as maintenance management, risk assessments and training, and accrue a backlog of important work. 

What are the benefits of asset integrity management?

1) Increased performance

In order for assets throughout the oil and gas industry to perform at their optimum level, they must be monitored, maintained and optimised throughout every stage of their life cycle. Assets can be checked and reviewed for factors such as erosion, corrosion, weakness or fatigue – all of which could compromise operations, and in significant situations, stop operations altogether.  

Asset integrity management focuses on the maintenance and performance of an asset, gathering vital information that can be shared between staff, helping to identify potential issues early or notify if an asset needs to be replaced or fixed. This maximises an asset’s uptime, which ultimately increases production and profitability for the organisation.

2) Reduced risk

Asset integrity management provides teams with critical information required to make more informed decisions, and allows essential work to be conducted to reduce the chances of incidents occurring. This ultimately increases safety for both the people on the asset, as well as the environment around it, and also reduces financial risk for the organisation.

3) Greater efficiencies and reduced costs

A carefully designed and implemented asset integrity management strategy can also bring greater efficiencies to an organisation – from having a greater volume of real-time asset data and documentation available to organise and manage work, to robust processes and procedures in place to optimise planning and scheduling of asset integrity tasks. This ultimately leads to reduced costs and increased performance levels – a win-win situation. 

Another way asset integrity management can bring efficiencies is in the proactive work conducted, such as proactive and preventative maintenance. This type of work is essential for avoiding costly repairs and unplanned downtime, and will save a company a significant amount of money in the long-run.

What are the key challenges of asset integrity management?

Continually monitoring asset performance and maintenance, while conducting important inspections and assessments, managing teams, planning and scheduling work, and more, the role of an asset management professional can be extremely challenging.

One of the most common issues faced is balancing the stages of an asset’s life cycle in terms of costs to the business, for example, capital expenditure, time and labour. With many assets within the oil and gas industry coming to the end of their useful life, managers face a difficult decision on how to manage the degradation of assets. 

Implementing an effective asset integrity management strategy can be a difficult task as managers are often faced with numerous internal and external pressures such as fluctuating oil prices, an ageing workforce and a lack of resources. 

It is inevitable that there will be a trade-off between a number of these factors, however ensuring that a robust asset integrity management system is in place will help to mitigate the impact of these trade-offs and help to align with the company’s activities. 

What are the key components of an effective asset integrity management strategy?

At ABL, we have an entire division dedicated to Asset Integrity Management, with highly experienced industry experts across the globe. We focus on the core components of an asset integrity management strategy, which are key to achieving success:

• Asset management
• Asset data optimisation and migration
• Maintenance strategy optimisation
• Inventory, procurement and materials management
• Operations and maintenance support
• Safety integrity and risk management

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If you’d like to discuss ABL’s asset and integrity management solutions and how they can support you, fill in the form below and one of our team will reach out.

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