Inspect critical oil and gas assets — with zero downtime

FEDS helps oil & gas teams inspect flarestacks, chimneys, boilers, pipelines, and offshore rigs with drone data & analysis. Access safer, faster insights using thermal and confined-space drones, without sending personnel into hazardous zones.

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Monitoring Oil & Gas Infrastructure Is Incredibly Risky and Complex

Human inspections expose workers to extreme heat, toxic gases, and fire risk

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Unplanned downtime causes delay in operations and cost millions in lost output

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Live flarestack inspections are impossible without specialised tools

Rope access and scaffolding increase both danger and downtime

Confined space inspections require extensive PPE and permit workflows

Manual data collection is slow, inconsistent, and hard to standardise

Offshore platforms are challenging to secure and monitor continuously

Critical maintenance decisions are delayed by fragmented reporting

Everything You Need to Inspect Smarter. From Live Flarestacks to Offshore Rigs.

FEDS delivers thermal, confined-space, and gas-detection drone missions that keep operations running while capturing every detail you need to act fast and stay compliant.

Live Flarestack Inspections With Zero Downtime

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We inspect flarestacks while they’re still running. Using high-resolution RGB cameras and thermal sensors, drones for oil and gas industry operations deliver close-range footage without shutting down production.

Safe Inspections in Confined or Toxic Spaces

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Chimneys. Tanks. Boilers. We deploy rugged indoor drones to capture internal visuals with zero scaffolding or personnel risk. Every mission is remotely piloted, precisely planned, and safety audited.

Operational Benefits Across Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream

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In midstream, we inspect pipelines, storage tanks, and conduct ROW surveys. In downstream, we handle flarestack and boiler inspections. Upstream benefits include site mapping and early-stage environmental monitoring. Drones reduce cost, risk, and inspection time at every phase.

Flexible Data Options,
Fully In-House
Execution

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Some clients want raw footage. Others need detailed reports. We adapt. Every project is executed end-to-end by our in-house team, from permits to flights to final output, ensuring quality, security, and full control.

Decommissioning and
Gas Detection
Support

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We inspect inactive assets to detect gas buildup, corrosion, and structural issues. This allows safer dismantling and accurate reporting during decommissioning.

Emergency Response,
HSE Oversight, and
Perimeter Monitoring

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Drones are deployed as first responders during leaks, fires, or security threats. We support real-time HSE checks, hazard identification, and thermal surveillance to enhance site safety and operational visibility.

Built for Safety, Precision, and Government-Grade Compliance

All deployments referenced are under NDA. FEDS has successfully partnered with top-tier oil & gas operators across the GCC, using advanced platforms like Flybotix and DJI Enterprise to reduce inspection time, improve safety, and eliminate unnecessary downtime.

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Drone Platforms and Payloads

End-to-end drone oil and gas inspection solutions tailored to mission type, risk profile, and asset location

Payloads include thermal, RGB, ultrasonic thickness, methane gas detection and LiDAR

Data Accuracy and Coverage

Proven ability to inspect live flarestacks, chimneys, boilers, underground tanks, and offshore sites

High-resolution footage and imaging under low-light and high-temperature conditions

Reliable performance across multi-mission campaigns and remote geographies

Processing and Analysis

Delivery of raw data or processed reports, per client preference

Outputs compatible with client systems and workflows

Data handling aligned with strict info-sec and compliance protocols

Security and Compliance

Compliant with UAE and KSA Aviation, Commercial Drones and Municipal Regulations.

FEDS Drone-powered Solutions is certified on international UAS operational procedures (ISO 21384-3:2023), quality management (ISO 9001), OH&S (ISO 14001, ISO 45001) and for secure data storage and encrypted delivery (ISO 27001).

Inspecting an Active Flare Stack in One Day and Zero Downtime

CLIENT

Major Oil & Gas Operator Based in Saudi Arabia

THE CHALLENGE

Inspecting a >160 m flare stack traditionally meant scaffolding or rope access after a full shutdown and cool-down—an expensive, hazardous process that could take 3–5 weeks end-to-end. Plants risked prolonged downtime and limited data quality from ground sensors.

FEDS SOLUTIONS

FEDS captured high-resolution RGB and thermal imagery around the live flare, leveraging long flight times and robust transmission to work safely at height. The team converted a weeks-long operation into a single-day mission, collecting all required visuals—many in about 30 minutes of flight and delivering visual inspection reports.

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Results

Cut inspection timeline from 3–5 weeks to 1 day, with the flare kept burning (zero downtime).

Delivered detailed thermal + RGB data to plan preventive maintenance during routine shutdowns.

Improved safety and cost efficiency by removing scaffolds/helicopters and minimising on-site personnel.