Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning and Startup Services
Fairtex Group provides integrated pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup services for offshore, subsea, and onshore pipelines, process plants, FPSOs, LNG terminals, refineries, petrochemical facilities, and industrial infrastructure. Our services are designed to support safe system introduction, operational readiness, product purity, and reliable first-time startup performance.
We deliver engineered solutions covering cleaning, flooding, gauging, hydrostatic testing, dewatering, drying, purging, leak testing, flushing, and conditioning activities required before systems are placed into operation. Fairtex combines field execution capability with temporary process solutions, QA/QC oversight, operational planning, and specialized commissioning support to reduce startup risks, minimize downtime exposure, and improve long-term asset reliability.
Typical applications: oil and gas pipelines, flowlines, umbilicals, risers, FPSOs, LNG facilities, gas terminals, petrochemical plants, refineries, process systems, power generation facilities, and industrial commissioning projects.
What this service covers
Pipeline Pre-Commissioning Services
Fairtex provides pipeline pre-commissioning services including flooding, cleaning, gauging, hydrostatic testing, dewatering, drying, purging, and commissioning support. These activities help remove debris, reduce corrosion risks, improve flow efficiency, prevent hydrate formation, and prepare pipelines for safe product introduction and startup.
Drying, Purging & Leak Testing
Our services include air drying, nitrogen drying, vacuum drying, oxygen reduction purging, helium leak testing, gross air leak testing, and leak detection services. We utilize engineered drying and purging methodologies to achieve required cleanliness and product purity specifications while minimizing startup risks.
Process Plant Commissioning & Cleaning
Fairtex supports process plant pre-commissioning and commissioning activities including high-speed flushing, air and steam blowing, lube oil flushing, retrojetting, hydro blasting, chemical cleaning, etching, and controlled bolting services. These services help eliminate startup issues, improve system cleanliness, and support operational reliability.
Mechanical, Electrical & Specialized Support
We provide mechanical commissioning, HV/MV/LV testing and startup support, specialty welding, pipe freezing, pressure testing, bolt tensioning and torquing, system cooldown operations, and temporary process solutions required during commissioning and maintenance shutdown activities.
Key Takeaways
- Integrated pipeline and process plant commissioning capability
- Specialized drying, purging, cleaning, and leak testing solutions
- Support for offshore, subsea, refinery, LNG, and industrial facilities
- Focus on safe startup, operational readiness, and product purity
