OIL & GAS SERVICES - Bureau Veritas

OIL & GAS SERVICES

Focus on a Client Reference 

Providing one-stop service and innovative 

solutions in QHSE management 

Petrobras relationship with Bureau Veritas has been well established for several years. Thus, the 

search for excellence in Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), an objective that has been included 

in and provided for in its strategic plan, led Petrobras to establish as one of its goals the certification 

of its units to international HSE management standards. 

Moreover, the ambition of Petrobras and its will to discover new production fields require a more 

in-depth surveillance to ensure strong confidence in its suppliers. Bureau Veritas international 

network and, in particular, Brazilian offices, including the technical center in Rio de Janeiro, involve 

themselves through highly qualified inspectors and expeditors who are committed to achieving this 

goal. 

Compliance 

Regulatory Watch 

Occupational Health 

and Safety Performance 

Environmental 

Performance 

Suppliers Technical 

and QHSE Assessment 

Quality Management 

System Certification 

ISO 9001 and 14001 

Certification 

OHSAS 18001 

Product Conformity 

and type approval 

National Content 

Integrity 

Shop Inspection of 

Equipment for downstream 

and subsea 

On-Site Inspection 

Asset Maintenance 

Management: refineries, 

pipelines, ships and 

offshore platforms 

Risk and Safety 

Management 

Offshore 

Oil Tankers and Gas Carriers 

Classification and Equipment 

Certification 

Offshore Floating Production 

Units and Drilling Rigs 

Classification and Equipment 

Certification 

Fixed Platforms, Pipelines 

and Risers Certification 

Technical Assistance 

and Outsourcing 

Other References 

ADNOC 

BP 

CHEVRON 

SHELL 

SONANGOL 

TOTAL 

Assets Certification 

Drilling 

IVB 

Classification 

IVB of Assets 

Sniffing 

Supplier Assessment 


Field Site Construction 

Control 

Sourcing 

IVB 

Verification 

Training 

Asset Integrity 

Management 


Supplier Assessment

Our Oil & Gas expertise 

Two axes to reach operational excellence 

Quality Assurance / Quality Control 

Quality Assurance / Quality Control 

Successful companies are driven to deliver quality - from the way they operate, to the 

customer service standards they establish and the products they deliver. This is a strategic 

vision to improve brand equity and image and ensure you are better equipped to win in an 

increasingly competitive global marketplace. 

Asset Integrity Management 

Your organisation seeks to optimise the maintenance of its assets in order to keep them 

safe, reliable and in the best operating conditions. By providing you with a complete suite of 

inspection and measurement services throughout the life cycle of your assets, we will 

assist you in keeping your personnel and subcontractors safe, while minimising overall 

maintenance costs and improving the performance of your assets. 

Risk Analysis 

Critical Elements 

Safety Case 

Safety & Production 

Certification and / or 

Verification Scheme 

Performance Standard 

Duty Holder 

Assurance System 

Integrity Management 

Life Extension 

Asset Integrity Management 

Bureau Veritas Technical Centers Network 

The Bureau Veritas Technical Centers network is the backbone of the engineering 

expertise of the Group, bringing to our clients’ doorstep the best of Bureau Veritas' 

knowledge in terms of design compliance appraisal and verification, asset integrity 

management, and risk and safety studies. 

Each Technical Center is staffed with highly qualified engineers of all disciplines, 

accumulating good track records of hands-on industry experience, able to address 

technical issues related to all types of Oil & Gas facilities, both onshore and offshore, 

from exploration to distribution. 

Bureau Veritas Technical Centers’ mission is to contribute to the safety of your 

installations, by verifying design compliance to standards, providing solid inspection 

engineering support, and helping you identify, quantify, reduce and manage the risks 

associated with operating your facilities. 

Houston 

Aberdeen 

Paris 

Abu Dhabi 

Mumbai 

Beijing 

Shanghai 

Kuala Lumpur 

Rio de Janeiro 

Worldwide technical centers network 

Perth 

Newcastle 

Melbourne

FEED 

Front-End Engineering & Design 

MANQUE 

Design Review is an independent assessment of 

the Design project 

Review Review engineering 

is an independent 

phase 

assessment 

that can be 

of 

supplemented 

the project engineering 

with independent 

phase that 

analyses, 

can be 

supplemented 

performed Design Review by our is an with 

specialist independent independent 

engineers. assessment analyses, of the 

performed The project safe design engineering by our of specialist all types phase of engineers. equipment, that can offshore be 

facilities supplemented (structures with and independent topsides), onshore analyses, plants 

The (from performed 

safe refineries by our 

design to specialist 

of LNG all types terminals) engineers. 

of equipment, and pipelines, offshore in 

facilities standard The safe (structures design or extreme of all and types conditions topsides), of equipment, (from onshore desert offshore plants to 

(from arctic facilities refineries environment), (structures to LNG and can terminals) topsides), be assessed and onshore pipelines, through plants in 

standard certification (from refineries or or extreme to verification LNG conditions terminals) schemes (from and pipelines, to desert suit our to in 

arctic clients' standard environment), requirements. 

or extreme can conditions be assessed (from desert through to 

certification arctic environment), or verification can be schemes assessed to suit through our 

clients' certification requirements. or verification schemes to suit our 

clients' requirements. 

Classification is the appraisal of the level of 

compliance of a vessel to the rules set up by the 

class Classification 

society. 

Classification rules are developed to contribute to 

Classification the Classification structural is 

is strength the appraisal 

the appraisal and integrity of the 

of the of essential level of 

level of 

compliance parts compliance of the hull, of a vessel 

of vessel the safety to the 

to the and rules 

rules the reliability set up by 

set up by of the 

class propulsion class society. 

society. and steering systems and the 

effectiveness Classification of rules essential are developed auxiliary to systems contribute of the to 

ship. Bureau Veritas classes all types ships and 


the structural 

rules 

strength 

are developed 

and integrity 

to contribute 

of essential 

to 

offshore floating units: oil tankers, bulk carriers, 

the 

parts 

structural the hull, 

strength 

the safety 

and 

and 

integrity 

the reliability 

of essential 

of the 

passengerships, containerships, gas carriers, 

parts 

propulsion 

of the hull, 

and 

the 

steering 

safety and 

systems 

the reliability 

and 

of 

the 

the 

offshore supply vessels, tugs and many others. 

propulsion 

effectiveness 

and 

of essential 

steering 

auxiliary 

systems 

systems 

and 

of 

the 

the 

effectiveness 

ship. Bureau Veritas 

of essential 

classes 

auxiliary 

all types 

systems 

of ships 

of 

and 

the 

ship. 

offshore 

Bureau 

floating 

Veritas 

units: 

classes 

oil tankers, 

all types 

bulk 

of ships 

carriers, 

and 

offshore 

passengerships, 

floating units: 

containerships, 

oil tankers, 

gas 

bulk carriers, 

carriers, 

passengerships, 

offshore supply vessels, Certification 

containerships, 

tugs and many 

gas 

others. 

carriers, 

offshore supply vessels, Rig Onshore tugs and many others. 

Investment 

Decision 

Detailed Design 

Verification is a scheme through which Bureau 

Verification 

Veritas, as an 

is 

Independent 

a scheme through 

Verification 

which 

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an Independent 

Competent 

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Persons 

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(ICP) 

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provides 

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Independent 

is a scheme the life 

Competent 

of through an installation 

Persons 

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to 

verify 

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throughout 

as Independent 

the 

standards 

life of 

Verification 

an 

defined 

installation 

by Body the client (IVB), 

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for provides 

performance 

each Independent Safety 

standards 

Critical Competent Element 

defined 

Persons 

by 

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the 

(ICP) 

client 

are to 

for 

achieved. verify 

each 

throughout 

Safety 

the 

Critical 

life of an 

Element 

installation 

(SCE) 

that 

are 

achieved. 

the performance standards defined by the client 

Defined originally within UK North Sea regulations, 

for each Safety Critical Element (SCE) are 

the implementation of such schemes has become 

achieved. 

Defined common originally industry practice within UK in key North areas Sea of regulations, the Oil and 

the Gas Defined implementation world, originally such as within the of Middle such UK North schemes East, Sea Russia has regulations, and become Asia. 

common Bureau the implementation Veritas’ industry ICP practice of workforce such in key schemes areas is deployed of has the become Oil and 

Gas operates common world, industry on such large as practice the verification Middle in key East, projects areas Russia of in the and all Oil these Asia. and 

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operates Bureau Veritas’ on large ICP verification workforce projects is deployed in all these and 

areas. operates on large verification projects in all these 

areas. 

Equipment and Product Conformity 

Equipment and Product Conformity 

Certification of Installations means the assurance 

Installation 

that it has 

Certification 

been 

means 

designed, 

the assurance 

constructed, 

that 

it 

commissioned 

has been designed, 

and is operating 

constructed, 

in compliance 

installated, 

with 

commissioned 

a Certification defined technical of 

and 

Installations 

is 

reference 

operating 

means as 

in compliance 

far the as assurance safety 

with 

is 

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concerned. 

that 

defined 

it 

technical 

has been 

reference 

designed, 

as far 

constructed, 

as safety is 

concerned. 

commissioned and is operating in compliance with 

Certification is by far the most recognised and 

a defined technical reference as far as safety is 

commonly delivered service provided by Bureau 

concerned. 

Certification Veritas worldwide is by as far an Independent the most recognised Third Party. and 

commonly Certification delivered is by far service the most provided recognised by Bureau and 

Veritas commonly worldwide delivered as an service Independent provided Third by Party. Bureau 

Veritas worldwide as an Independent Third Party. 

Project Compliance: some countries or zones have 

specific compliance criteria that are a challenge 

for Compliance 

all corporations. 

Bureau Compliance Veritas is mandatory. helps clients Some countries to ensure or zones the 

Project compliance Compliance: some countries or zones have 

have specific of products compliance and assemblies criteria that with are local a 

specific and/or compliance criteria that are a challenge 

challenge international for all corporations. regulations through: 

for all corporations. 


Support 


as a second 

helps 

party 

clients to ensure the 

compliance Certification of as products an independent and assemblies third party with local 

Bureau Veritas helps clients to ensure the 

and/or 

compliance Product international compliance regulations 

of products studies through: 

and assemblies with local 

and/or Compliance Support international as a market second regulations "intelligence" 

party through: 

Support 

Certification 

as a 

as 

second 

an independent 

party 

third party 

Product compliance studies 

Certification as an independent third party 

Compliance market "intelligence" 

Product compliance studies 

Compliance market "intelligence" 

Quality Assurance Scheme 


Inspections and Audits for Boilers 


Construction / Procurement / Commissioning 

“ 

and Pressure Vessels. 

Providing confidence that your design 

MANQUE ASME, PED, IBR compliance, 

achieves Verification best practice standards. 

Certification a Supplier passport Assessment to key markets. 

Supplier Assessment is a decision tool for 

Supplier 

purchasers 

Assessment 

coping with 

is 

suppliers 

a decision 

qualification 

tool 

” 

for 

in 

purchasers 

consideration 

coping 

of their 

with 

capabilities 

suppliers 

to 

qualification 

manufacture 

in 

consideration 

specified Supplier industrial Assessment 

of their 

components 

capabilities 

is a decision or provide 

to manufacture 

tool services. for 

specified 

purchasers 

industrial 

who 

components 

are coping 

or provide 

with suppliers 

Bureau Veritas typical deliverable is services. a gap 

qualification and their ability to manufacture 

assessment or analysis report including 

specified industrial components or provide 

Bureau recommendations Veritas typical to move deliverable forward and is follow-up 

services. 

a gap 

assessment suggestions. or analysis report including 

recommendations Bureau Veritas' to typical move deliverable forward and is follow-up a gap 

suggestions. 

assessment or analysis report, including 

recommendations to move forward and follow-up 

suggestions. 

Shop Inspection involves inspecting items at their 

place of manufacture before delivery. 

Our qualified local teams are familiar with 

Shop inspecting Inspection Inspection all kinds involves of inspecting supplies: materials items their and 

place components, of manufacture pressure before equipment, delivery. mechanical 

Shop Inspection involves inspecting items at their 

equipment and machinery, electrical equipment 

manufacturing location before delivery. 

Our 

regarding 

qualified 

applicable 

local 

regulations 

teams are 

or 

familiar 

other specific 

with 

inspecting 

requirements. 

Our qualified local teams are familiar with 

all kinds of supplies: materials and 

inspecting kinds of supplies taking into account 

components, pressure equipment, mechanical 

applicable regulations or other specific 

equipment and machinery, electrical equipment 

requirements: materials and components, 

regarding applicable regulations or other specific 

mechanical equipment and machinery and electrical 

requirements. 

equipment. 


“ ” 

Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) is a process that 

international 

Risk-Based 

identifies, assesses challenge 

Inspection 

and maps of 

(RBI) 

industrial supply 

is a process 

risks chain. (due 

that 

identifies, 

to corrosion 

assesses 

and stress 

and 

cracking). 

maps industrial risks (due 

Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) is a process that 

to During corrosion the RBI and process, stress cracking). Bureau Veritas engineers 

identifies, assesses and maps industrial risks (due 

design inspection strategies (what, when, how to 

to corrosion and stress cracking). 

During inspect) the that RBI process, match forecasted Bureau Veritas or engineers observed 

design degradation During the 

inspection 

RBI mechanisms. process, 

strategies 


(what, 


when, 

engineers 

how to 

inspect) 

design inspection 

Risk-Based that Approach match 

strategies 

applies forecasted 

(what, when, 

to: or observed 

how to 

degradation 

inspect) that 

mechanisms. 

match forecasted or observed 

degradation Structuresmechanisms. 

Risk-Based Pressure vessels Approach applies to: 

Risk-Based Approach applies to: 

Structures Pipelines 

Structures 

Tanks 

Pressure vessels 

Pipelines 

Tanks 

Fugitive emissions are generated by leaks from 

process equipment such as valves, flanges, piping. 

This can result in safety, health, environmental and 

reputation concerns. Cost implications can be 

significant. 

Thanks to its methodology, Bureau Veritas can set a 

robust fugitive emissions management program 

which will provide tangible benefits. 

According to the European standard CEN pr 15446, 

fugitive emissions are finalised to standardise 

measurement, quantification and reporting 

methods. 

Non Destructive Testing 

Operation 



“ ” 

Chemical Risk Management and Safety Data Sheets 

RBI process applied to structures, 

Fugitive This is a emissions core competence are generated of Bureau by leaks Veritas from HSE 

pipes 

process 

and 

equipment 

tanks. 

Team, constantly monitoring such as valves, rules flanges, and regulations, piping. 

Fugitive emissions are generated by leaks from 

This and can working result with in safety, clients, health, ensuring environmental compliance and 

process equipment such as valves, flanges and 

reputation minimizing concerns. risk to employees, Cost implications environment can and be 

piping. This can result in safety, health, 

significant. society. 

environmental and reputation concerns. Cost 

implications We offer specialist can be services significant. and tools to follow safety 

Thanks data sheets, to its methodology, and chemicals Bureau throughout Veritas the can set value a 

robust 

Thanks 

creation fugitive 

to its advanced 

chain. emissions 

methodology 

management 

and 

program 

IT tools, 

which 


will 


provide 

can 

tangible 

set a robust 

benefits. 

fugitive emissions 

management Our competence program and software which will solution provide ('CHESS') tangible is 

According benefits. used by major Monitoring the players European is in the performed standard Oil Gas CEN in compliance industry. pr 15446, 

fugitive with EPA emissions and European are standards. finalised to standardise 

measurement, quantification and reporting 

methods. 

Lifecycle Stage 

Down-hole and Well 

Service 

Commissioning 

Operation 

De-Commissioning 

Clients 

FEED 

Asset Designers Design Review HAZID 

Setting up of project 

Oil Operators 

Risk Assessment QHSE system, Criticality 

ALARP 

Assessment, RAM 

MANQUE 

MANQUE EIA 

Non Destructive Testing 

Detailed Design 

Performance Standards 

Non Destructive Testing (NDT) covers the whole 

Chemical Risk Management and Safety Writing Data Definition Sheetsof 

range Bureau of Veritas analysis is techniques a highly recognised used in industry worldwide to 

provider of Non Destructive Testing services in both 

This is a core competence of SCE's Bureau Veritas' HSE 

evaluate the properties of a material, equipment or 

Procurement 

Capex and Opex context for Vendors structural steel, process 

Team, constantly monitoring rules and regulations, 

system without causing damage. 

Manufacturing Shop Inspections, Expediting, Vendors Assessments, 

piping, pipelines, vessels, Oil etc. Operators using routine and 

and working with clients, ensuring compliance and 

Product Conformity Assessment, Lab Testing, NDT 


advanced 


techniques 

is a highly 

and technologies. 

recognised worldwide 

minimizing risk to employees, the environment and 


society. 

Construction 

Capex and Opex context for Contractors structural steel, process 

Quality Health Safety & Environment, Construction Supervision, HSE 

Oil Operators 

Coordination Services, We offer Site specialist Welding services and Quality and Inspections, tools to follow safety 

piping, pipelines, vessels, etc. using routine and 

Occupational Safety, data Site sheets Safety and Audits, chemicals Installation throughout Plans Reviews the value 

advanced techniques and technologies. 

creation chain. 

Drilling 

Drilling Contractors Integrity Assurance Process Deleopment an Implementation, Drilling 

Oil Operators 

Rig, Technical Audits Our & competence HS&E Surveys, and software Rig and Equipment solution ('CHESS') Design is 

Review, Certification, used Supplier, by major Technical players in Assessment the Oil and Gas and Industry. Approval, 

Supply Chain, Surveillance, 3rd Party Inspections 

Down-hole and Well 

consultancy Firms 

Oil Operators 

Oil Operators an 

Facility Management 

Firms 

Bureau Veritas Services 

The Strategy to address new 

RBI Fugitive Emissions NDT Chemical Risk 

Bureau Veritas 

Operating Offices 

“ ” 

Project Lifecycle 

Well Assurance Scheme, Supplier Technical Assessment and 

Approval, Integrity Assurance Process Development and 

Implementation 

Product Conformity Assessment, Site Inspections 

Asset Integrity Management, Condition Monitoring, In-service 

Inspection, In-service Verification, QHAS, Risk Based Inspection 

Risk Management Consultancy, thorough review of safety cases, 

HAZID, HAZOP, Risk Assessment, ALARP Studies, HSE Regulatory 

Compliance Audits, QA/QC Management 

Bureau Veritas is a highly recognised worldwide 


Capex and Opex context for structural steel, process 

piping, pipelines, vessels, etc. using routine and 

advanced techniques and technologies. 

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Safety Case / Type Approval / Riser and Flexibles Certification / Safety Integrity Level Verification / Product Conformity Assessment / HSE Management / Fitness for Service / Quantitative Risk Analysis / HAZID-HAZOP / VERISTAR suite / Structures Integrity Management / Risk-Based Inspection / Pipeline Integrity Management Services / ARMour® (Asset Knowledge management) Management) / SOFFIA® for tanks / ShaftTest®

Bureau Veritas, Your Compliance 

and Risk Mitigating Partner 

Established in 1828, Bureau Veritas is a professional services company whose overriding aim 

is to provide its clients with all the necessary services required to achieve, maintain and 

demonstrate compliance with their Quality, Health & Safety, Environment and Social 

Accountability (QHSE/SA) obligations. At the heart of our services, you will find an underlying 

law, regulation, standard, elected specification, or similar criteria driving a client requirement. 

Our services are then designed to respond to these requirements by either advising clients of 

their risks and most appropriate course of action (consulting), assessing and monitoring the 

status of physical assets (inspection and testing services) or assessing the effectiveness of 

management systems (assurance/audit and certification services). 

Bureau Veritas is a listed company with a network of 900 offices and 47,000 employees in more 

than 140 countries. As such, it is uniquely placed to provide you with a coordinated global 

service to support a specific business requirement. 

In this service portfolio dedicated to the Oil & Gas industry, we aim at providing you with an 

overview of our range of services which can be grouped and led according to your specific 

needs. 

An Extensive Geographic Footprint 

Americas 

200 offices, 

including 100 laboratories 

10,800 employees 

30 countries 

Europe, Middle East & Africa 

520 offices, 



78 countries 

Asia-Pacific 

210 offices, 



37 countries 

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For more information, contact Bureau Veritas: 

67/71, boulevard du Château - 92571 Neuilly sur Seine Cedex - France 

Tel: +33 (0)1 55 24 70 00 

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