Solve high-stakes failures
Midstream pipelines, marine and land terminals, ships, storage tanks, and high-pressure vessels can fail, leading to leaks, spills, costly shutdowns, and safety risks for operators, employees, and the public. Exponent helps you quickly understand why a failure occurred and how to mitigate it. Our multidisciplinary teams investigate welds, corrosion, and other potential degradation and failure mechanisms to reveal direct and root causes. We provide detailed integrity assessments and ongoing asset management support so you can operate more safely, reliably, and confidently.
Advanced testing, experienced insights
Exponent's state-of-the-art testing labs, field equipment, and proven methodologies enable you to thoroughly assess midstream assets and make informed integrity decisions. Backed by decades of industry expertise, we identify why an asset may have failed, the extent of its condition, and conduct fit-for-service inspections and evaluations. We also have deep experience implementing quality management systems for the oil and gas industry.
Respond with confidence
Exponent works with midstream oil and gas clients to rapidly respond to regulatory agencies such as U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency. When accidents do happen, our environmental experts are there to provide strategic and tactical support during incidents or cleanups and can provide Natural Resource Damage Assessment assistance.
Capabilities
Our Capabilities Are Unparalleled
We provide pipeline, marine and land terminal, ship, and tank failure analysis, materials analysis, asset management consulting, and environmental damage assessments and mitigation strategies.
Midstream Oil & Gas Consulting
Pipeline, compressor/pump stations, marine and land terminals, ships, gas processing facilities, storage tanks, and high-pressure vessels.
Materials & Corrosion Expertise for Pipelines and Process Piping
Minimize pipeline and piping failures with integrity and pipeline risk assessments.
Polymeric Materials Used in the Oil and Gas Industry
Optimize the performance of polymer materials used in oil and gas.
Natural Resource Damage Assessment
Multidisciplinary natural resource damage assessments (NRDAs) to support navigating complex interactions with federal, state, and tribal trustees.
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Computational Modeling; Thermal Sciences
A less expensive and faster alternative to thermal or flow experiments.
Oil Spill Assessment
Emergency response, spill, and natural resource damage assessments leveraging sophisticated geospatial analysis and environmental monitoring capabilities.
Expertise Within Reach
Houston is our hub for the oil and gas industry. With experts across multiple disciplines, including Mechanical Engineering, Construction Consulting, Thermal Sciences, and Metallurgical & Corrosion Engineering, we can help you face today's biggest energy challenges.
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Evidence You Can Act On
Exponent's labs go beyond commodity testing. We combine first‑principles engineering, real‑world data, and custom experiments to show what truly happens when equipment, materials, and industrial products meet the laws of physics — delivering multidisciplinary insights that give you clarity and confidence for high‑stakes decisions.
relevant right now
How are data centers driving midstream demand?
Explosive growth in data centers is driving power demand around the world that cannot be fully met by electricity alone. Along with other strategies, the development of natural gas pipeline infrastructure is on the rise. This includes shorter pipelines that can deliver gas-fired power to data centers and generate power on site, particularly in resource-rich regions where existing basins and pipelines offer opportunity.
End-to-end management of these projects is complex, ranging from siting and permitting to schedule and cost controls to the development of new site infrastructure and interconnection with existing power sources. Exponent's multidisciplinary experts combine deep midstream operational expertise across pipelines, terminals, tanks, vessels, and transfer systems with capital advisory, construction, utilities, and more, serving as a unique resource for complete project support.
How can midstream operators prepare aging assets for growth?
Preparing aging midstream assets for growth requires a clear understanding of where integrity, reliability, and compliance risks stands inside your organization today. Operators can evaluate asset conditions, identify degradation and failure mechanisms, and strengthen inspection, asset management, and quality programs to support higher throughput and extended service life. By combining advanced testing, modeling, environmental insight, and regulatory expertise, we help organizations make informed decisions that manage risk and enable safe, reliable growth.
What does energy transition readiness look like for midstream operators?
Energy transition readiness for midstream operators increasingly includes the ability to support transport and processing safely, reliably, and at scale. For LNG, this means understanding how existing pipelines, terminals, storage tanks, and marine transfer systems will perform under higher utilization, evolving safety standards, and heightened regulatory oversight. Readiness may include materials and integrity assessments, corrosion and fracture evaluations, robust inspection and asset management programs, and strong regulatory and environmental preparedness. By taking a risk‑informed, multidisciplinary approach, midstream operators can adapt infrastructure for service, manage operational and compliance risks, and position assets for long‑term performance in a transitioning energy market.
Experts
Our global and comprehensive expertise across industries gives us a deep understanding of current challenges, best industry practices, and the implications of emerging technologies.
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Practice Director and Principal Engineer
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