Case Study: Eni achieves safer, faster FPSO tank inspections with Flyability's Elios 3 UT drone

Eni cuts FPSO tank inspection time by 80% with Flyability

The customer, Eni, faced the challenge of conducting mandatory structural inspections on its FPSO Baleine, a process that traditionally required hazardous human entry into confined cargo and ballast tanks. These inspections using scaffolding or rope-access teams were time-consuming, strained the vessel's strict 76-person onboard limit, and posed significant safety risks. Vendor Flyability's solution, the Elios 3 UT drone deployed by their partner MaDfly, was implemented to perform these remote inspections.

Flyability's drone solution eliminated the need for human entry, enhancing safety by 100%. The Elios 3 UT collected all required visual data and 476 ultrasonic thickness measurements in just 15 hours for the cargo oil tank, a task that would normally take 6-7 days. This resulted in an 80-90% reduction in inspection time, drastically minimized asset downtime, and freed up crucial personnel space onboard, allowing Eni and operator Saipem to meet strict class requirements from RINA with superior data quality.

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