The cost of treating every asset the same
Calendar-based inspection treats a low-risk vessel like a high-risk compressor, so effort is spread thin while the asset that will actually fail waits its turn. On a remote or offshore asset, the failure that gets missed is the one that costs millions a day.
Move to risk-based inspection
The shift is from a fixed schedule to evidence: inspect and maintain by the probability and consequence of failure, on rotating equipment and fixed assets alike. Industry guidance from bodies like IPIECA supports prioritising integrity work by risk rather than by the calendar.
Where the ERP closes the loop
On Hudace, integrity findings, inspection schedules, spare-parts logistics for remote sites, and work execution share one platform, so a predicted compressor fault triggers the part order, the permit to work, and the crew, critical when lead times to a remote site are long.
Xenon AI prioritises the integrity backlog by risk; an integrity engineer approves the plan.
The numbers to watch
Track availability alongside the integrity backlog that protects it.
Asset availability
Uptime / scheduled time. On a processing asset, a direct revenue lever.
Maintenance backlog
Open integrity work, weighted by risk. The leading indicator of a future failure.
Loss of containment events
Integrity failures that release product. The safety and environmental headline.
Inspection compliance
Risk-prioritised inspections completed on time. Evidence for the regulator.
See risk-based integrity on Hudace
Talk to our team about prioritising inspection and parts by risk on one platform.