• Initial Condition Assessment: A comprehensive review of equipment and facilities to understand their current condition and identify potential integrity risks.

• Fitness-for-Service (FFS) Evaluations: Engineering analysis to determine if an asset is fit to continue operating safely under specific conditions. This includes assessments based on factors like corrosion, cracking, mechanical stress, welding and deformation.

• Periodic Integrity Audits: Regular inspections to ensure that all assets meet safety standards and that previous recommendations have been implemented.

• Ultrasonic Testing (UT): Measures material thickness and detects flaws or cracks inside structures.

• Magnetic Particle Testing (MPT): Identifies surface and slightly subsurface discontinuities in ferromagnetic materials.

• Radiographic Testing (RT): Uses X-rays or gamma rays to examine the internal structure of welded components, pressure vessels and pipelines.

• Eddy Current Testing (ECT): Detects surface and subsurface cracks in conductive materials, typically used for heat exchanger tubes and piping.

• Thermography: Uses infrared imaging to detect temperature differences, which may indicate electrical faults, insulation breakdown or process leaks.

• Corrosion Rate Monitoring: Measurement of corrosion rates using techniques like corrosion coupons, electrical resistance (ER) probes or ultrasonic corrosion monitoring.

• Cathodic Protection (CP) Surveys: Ensure that CP systems are effectively reducing corrosion in metallic assets like pipelines and storage tanks.

• Coating Inspection: Examination of protective coatings on assets to detect signs of breakdown, cracks or other defects that could expose underlying metal to corrosion.

Asset Integrity Management (AIM) for Bulk Storage Tanks

Bulk storage tanks are critical assets that require effective integrity management throughout their entire service life. At 3PI, our Asset Integrity Management (AIM) approach combines inspection, engineering and advanced NDT technologies to help asset owners understand the condition of their tanks, manage integrity risks and make informed decisions about maintenance, repairs and future operation.

Our approach extends beyond periodic inspection. We support tank integrity throughout the asset lifecycle — from design and commissioning through operation, inspection, maintenance, repair and alteration, life extension, and ultimately decommissioning.

By bringing together multidisciplinary inspection and engineering expertise, 3PI helps identify deterioration before it develops into a significant integrity issue, supporting safer operations, improved reliability and better long-term asset management.

Storage Tank Inspection & Integrity Assessment

Our experienced inspectors and engineers provide comprehensive integrity assessments for Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs), combining internationally recognised inspection practices with advanced inspection technologies.

Our capabilities include:

• On-stream Tank Inspections

• Off-stream Tank Inspections

• Tank Floor and Annular Plate Corrosion Mapping by Advanced NDT

• Shell, Roof and Structural Assessments

• Corrosion and Remaining Life Evaluations

• Tank Settlement and Foundation Assessments

• Repair, Alteration and Reconstruction Assessments

• Inspection Interval Determination

• Engineering, Risk Based Inspections (RBI) and Fitness-for-Service Assessments

• Pipeline Integrity Inspections detect internal corrosion, wall thickness loss and cracks.

• Integrity Software: Use of software tools to map out pipework topology and generate reports that can be accessed through the client portal, providing one repository for all inspection records.

• API 570 certified piping inspectors available to carry out pipework assessements

• Failure Analysis and Root Cause Analysis (RCA): In the event of an equipment failure, failure analysis is conducted to determine the underlying cause and provide recommendations for preventing future failures. RCA helps organisations understand why assets failed, whether it was due to material fatigue, corrosion, design flaws or operational issues.

• Visual Inspection: General visual inspection to detect signs of mechanical damage, corrosion or structural weakening in components like storage tanks, platforms, piping systems and vessels.

• Drone and ROV Inspections: Use of advanced drone and ROV systems for hard-to-reach areas such as elevated structures, offshore platforms and internal tank inspections.

• Ensuring that assets meet industry standards and regulatory requirements such as API, ASME, ISO, OSHA and other national and international codes.

• Providing certifications and documentation to demonstrate that the asset has been inspected and is compliant.

3PIs Asset Integrity Software platform manages inspection data, risk analysis, and maintenance schedules, to help improve your proactive decision-making and maintenance planning capabilities.