AISUS wins first contract in the Middle East

ABERDEEN --  AISUS, an offshore inspection company, has announced its first major contract win in the Middle East with North Oil Company (NOC). The six-figure agreement marks a significant milestone for the firm and provides the foundation on which the company plans to build its growing business in the Middle East.

The project, which is currently underway, will see AISUS carry out two caisson inspection programs across two assets located in Al Shaheen field, off the northeastern coast of Qatar. Further projects are planned for later in 2018.

NOC took ownership of Al Shaheen field field in July 2017. Located 80 km north of Doha, in the Persian Gulf, it is one of largest and most complex fields in the world, comprising 33 platforms and producing approximately 100 MMbbl of oil per annum.

AISUS will utilize its gravity deployed ultrasonic scanning tool, SIRIUS-X. A tethered system which, when deployed from the topside, allows for inspection data to be captured above, within and below a variety of obstacles and diameter variations commonly encountered within caissons, without removing the tool.

Developed to maximize data accuracy and minimize the duration of inspections to meet the increasing demands of the offshore industry, it features a high torque rotary drive and a scanning speed of up to five meters/hr.

Over the past 12 months, AISUS has invested more than £200,000 in expanding and developing its fleet of cutting edge inspection technology. The company is now actively seeking to partner with local agents in a bid to drive further expansion across the Middle East.