Made-in-Canada Engineering Expertise 

Technical Consulting & Field-Ready Support 

Canadian facilities need more than standard asset management solutions. When components and equipment are exposed to extreme temperature shifts each season, you need specialized services. 

Our Alberta-based engineering team uses their industry experience to deliver a wide range of high-quality consulting services to help Canadian owner-operators manage risk, control inspection costs, and comply with strict environmental and regulatory requirements. Choose Equity Engineering for fast, field-ready solutions that help keep your plants operating safely and reliably. 

Why Clients Choose Equity Engineering

• Registered Professional Engineers (P.Eng.): British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador 
• Multidisciplinary Team: our fully integrated services are built on deep technical knowledge 
• Proven Results: real-world problem solving, from unplanned outages to long-term reliability programs 
• Industry Leadership: trusted by owner-operators across the country 

Asset Integrity & Reliability 

Our team will help you plan and execute a successful turnaround on time and on budget. Our on-site services offer real-time answers and resolutions to any issues discovered. 

• Advanced finite element analysis
• Brittle fracture assessments
• Failure analysis
• Fitness-for-service (FFS) assessments
• Integrity operating window (IOW) implementation
• Piping and rotating machinery vibration analysis
• Risk-based inspection (RBI)
• Small-bore piping surveys and vibration risk assessments
• Suitability-for-service (SFS) assessments
• Tube rupture credibility assessments

Turnarounds 

Members of the Canadian team bring direct experience working for pipeline operators, using this expertise to deliver practical, compliance-ready solutions. Equity Engineering helps midstream clients protect assets, maintain equipment integrity, and meet federal and provincial regulatory requirements. 

• On-site turnaround support (planning and execution) 
• Engineering and construction management 
• Detail designing of instrumentation systems 

Pipeline & Midstream Asset Management 

Members of the Canadian team bring direct experience working for pipeline operators, using this expertise to deliver practical, compliance-ready solutions. Equity Engineering helps midstream clients protect assets, maintain equipment integrity, and meet federal and provincial regulatory requirements. 

• Damage mechanism reviews to mitigate pipeline corrosion 
• Suitability-for-service assessments for pipeline facility equipment 
• Pipeline monitoring & leak detection 
• Logistics Engineering Practices (LEPs) are engineering standards for midstream facilities 

Case Study: Piping Vibration Study to Improve Reliability

Industry: Mining 
Type of Asset: Metal Processing Refinery 
Location: Canada 

Issue: The failure of a complex BAHX resulted in a loss of containment and significant downtime at the terminal. The client was unclear what caused the failure and what the risk levels were for potential failures in similar equipment. 

Solution: We provided immediate on-site support to help the company’s internal investigation into the failure. While on site, we collected samples for a metallurgical analysis and performed an expedited failure analysis. The analyses confirmed the suspected cause of failure – thermal fatigue along with other damage mechanisms observed but not immediately responsible for the failure. As a result, we identified fabrication practices, operating modes, and past repairs that also played a significant role in the failure. 

Result: Our team developed an engineering practice for the client to mitigate similar failures. Based on the robust engineering practices, the client realized increased reliability in the operation of the BAHX equipment and increased confidence in similar equipment at other facilities. 

Storage Tank RBI Assessment 

Industry: Downstream Oil & Gas 
Type of Asset: Aboveground Sulfuric Acid Storage Tank 
Location: Ontario, Canada 

Issue: This project involved a standard aboveground storage tank (AST) RBI assessment on four tanks, plus an additional non-conventional qualitative analysis of three critical components in each tank that were vital to the plant’s operation but had been determined to have exceeded the client’s acceptable financial risk threshold. 

Solution: We performed an RBI assessment on the four ASTs and the three critical components in each tank. We utilized several similarly non-conventional approaches, including calculating a fracture thickness based on the loads, as well as consideration for the concern of erosion rather than corrosion on the plug valve nozzle leading to an extremely high estimated corrosion rate. Due to the highly effective inspection history and weld build-up actions taken previously, the plug valve nozzle was determined to not require inspection for over a decade. 

Result: Corrosion under insulation (CUI) inspections were recommended for the four tanks at the next available opportunity, as well as inspection on the tank floors and inlet acid piping within three years, inspection of the plug valve rods within eight years, and inspection of the plug valve nozzles in about 14 years. Without RBI, these high COF tanks and their critical components would have required full inspection of all components within the next three to five years, an incredibly costly difference that highlights the monetary value of utilizing RBI. 

Canadian Expertise 

Our Alberta-based team has extensive experience with pipeline, midstream, and downstream oil and gas facilities. They combine their industry knowledge with state-of-the-art technology to help extend the lifecycle of your existing assets and create safe operating environments. 

Industry Committee Membership & Participation: 

• APEGA 
• API Pipeline Integrity Group 
• API 1183 Advanced Analysis & Fatigue 

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