Making Simple Smart

i2i's 20inch Pioneer successfully completed a 65km inspection in Texas last week. The tool was run by the client team with no issues.

I2i 8inch Pioneer completing an inspection run in Canada. The inspection tool is being run successfully with local technicians.

i2i have now completed a number of pipeline inspection where there has been no launching or receiving facilities in place. Launching into the nominal pipe through a blanked flange. i2i can carry out these line inspections from 3inch and up.

i2i has successfully run a 12inch Pioneer tool via a pig valve offshore China. Full internal inspection capability with odometer and IMU. Great inspection data without the need for modifying facilities to accommodate a smart pig.

i2i is pleased to announce the start of a new office in Cracow Poland. Cracow is a beautiful city that benefits from a respected technical university and a large pool of well-educated and motivated graduate engineers. The team in Cracow will support the UK office in...

i2i's 3inch Pioneer tools are successfully inspecting complex geometry lines in Canada. The tools can pass multiple 90deg bends and can be launched into nominal pipe with no requirement for oversized barrel launchers.

i2i now has the sensor technology to inspect non-metallic pipelines from 3inch and up. This will include HDPE, Fiberglass, Flexpipe and FlexSteel pipelines. The smart pigs with the new sensors can pass 90deg bends and be launched from pigging valves or conventional...

i2i has created a new entity in SEA. The company is based in Jakarta and headed up by Fadillah Syahputra and Adrian Pilma PT. ITWOI ASIA PASIFIK One Pacific Place 15th floor Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD) Jalan. Jend. Sudirman Kav 52-53 Jakarta Selatan...

Since April 2020 i2i have had a new Country Business Manager for Canada based in Calgary. Russ Rogers comes to i2i with a wealth of experience in the O & G sector and is proving to be a great addition to the team with Canada being one of our most active locations....

i2i are preparing to run a 16inch Pioneer in an offshore pipeline in China. The line has over 150 bends along its length, operates at high temperatures and has an internal ID restriction. [video width="544" height="960"...

i2i have successfully inspected a 12inch inspection of a subsea pipeline offshore Indonesia. The inspection tool carried a caliper capability as well as a full internal inspection capability. The final report will be issued in 10 working days from receipt of data....

i2i have shipped 8inch and 12inch Pioneer tools to inspect Force Main lines in California. The tools will be inserted into nominal pipe and pass complex, multi-diameter geometry including 1D bends and wye's. These tools will be run by the client team onsite overcoming...

i2i Pioneer and SmartFoam tools now offer caliper data as well as IMU and full internal pipe wall inspection data. With i2i’s simple to deploy single module smart pigs that can be shipped to site for clients to run without specialist personnel. More data more often...

Some of the i2i team have utilized their skills in helping the NHS during the Corona lockdown by using the company's 3D printer to make PPE face masks for NHS frontline workers. A great initiative by Nick Smith and Joe Stephenson especially.

i2i is overcoming the travel restrictions imposed by the spread of the Corona Virus by installing NiMH batteries into all our tools so they can be shipped directly to our clients and local partners. All i2i tools can be run by non-specialist personnel.

A great way to get to the work site with a PIoneer pig in the sledge.

i2i had a good few days at the 2020 PPIM in Houston. It was nice to catch up with existing customers and looking forward to working some new ones fairly soon.

i2i's Pioneer tools make it very easy to launch from high access vertical launch sites. The Pioneer tools are easy to transport and fit into the lift cages with no modifications.

i2i's 8inch Pioneer is having a good run in Alberta Canada collecting some great data on all lines inspected. Huge cost savings for the clients as there is no requirement to modify the launch and receive traps.

i2i carried out successful inspection runs of 4inch pipelines being received into Argus valves. No need to modify the launch or receiver or cut and dig the line giving a huge saving to the client.

Pays to clean your line before the inspection.  

Hard impact with the receiver door but data is still good.

Managing 5-6 good inspection runs in a 4 week period after extensive cleaning operations.

Finally got through the 134 bends with no damage and great data with our 6inch Pioneer.

Another successful inspection of a deepwater subsea pipeline offshore Angola with a 16inch SmartFoam.

i2i are having a number of successful inspection runs offshore India. The lines have not been cleaned very well and the i2i tools are doing a good job cleaning and inspecting the pipelines. The Pioneer is proving itself to be a simple and robust tool that collects a...

A good run offshore Indonesia again.  

i2i is trialling a new set of sensor technology focusing on the detection and sizing of circumferential cracking in welds. Pull through tests with 2 major operators tomorrow.

The i2i Pioneer cleaned out 120kg of wax deposits and still came in with good inspection data for the pipeline. Integrated cleaning and inspection - the way forward.

i2i's new 3inch single module pig is a great addition to the Pioneer family. Able to navigate 90deg bends the new Pioneer is great value to pipeline operators as they no longer have to dig and cut into an operational pipeline to install conventional launchers &...

i2i recently carried out successful inspection runs in the Patagonia region of Argentina.  

i2i's new 26inch Pioneer crack tool all ready to go out for trials in the US this week. The new Pioneer is carrying some advanced sensors designed specifically to detect and size circumferential cracks.

Apart from the problems and the delays in operations due to visibility and breathing difficulties caused by the jungle fires in Indonesia to the workers offshore we managed to successfully inspect an 8inch gas lift riser. The Pioneer tool is proving itself to be a...

Standard 6inch Pioneer finishing a successful inspection run in the Permian Basin.

the 6inch Pioneer tool negotiated challenging pipelines onshore China and reached up to max speeds of 25m/s without significant damage.  

Preparing the 12inch Pioneer run prior to launch.

A successful inspection run with an 8inch SmartFoam run offshore Indonesia. Great data on the subsea pipeline and flexible riser.

i2i are successfully running smart pigs through Argus valves to inspect pipelines otherwise considered un-piggable or uneconomical to make piggable. i2i can now inspection lines from 3inch and up using these tools.    

i2i, with our clients in Canada, successfully launched the first 3inch Pioneer pig through a pig valve to inspect a pipeline. No requirement to dig, cut, and flange the pipeline to run a tethered tool and cost savings will be significant. Still some way to go to...

i2i shipped out enough Pioneer pigs for a 20 pipeline inspection for ONGC. Pioneer size range from 10inch to 18inch. All these tools will be run by local technicians.

i2i team in Indonesia carried out a successful inspection of a 31km 10inch pipeline between 2 islands.

Our team had a good week in China running trials at the National Test Centre with a new 10inch pig valve tool and presenting a paper at the CNOOC conference.

i2i's novel inspection pig for launching and receiving through a pig valve. Smart pig options available for 3inch pipe as well.

When the pipeline has 47 x 1.5D bends it pays to keep things simple. Fadillah preparing the Pioneer pig for the inspection run.

i2i are pleased to have won a tender bid with ONGC India for a large offshore pipeline project due to be carried out over the next few months. Look forward to working with the team in India for a successful project.

An i2i Pioneer tool has just completed a 4 days inspection run in a low flow pipeline offshore UK in the North Sea. The Pioneer pig came in undamaged and after a quick out power wash looked as new.  

A successful 12inch inspection run in New Mexico. This was a 10inch Pioneer with an additional drive unit to increase the sealing length.

Another good inspection run in West Texas. Simple operational tools delivering great inspection data.

16inch Pioneer with new odometer wheels ready to mobilize to Aberdeen for an inspection run in the North Sea.