Flow Assurance

# Flow assurance engineering for stable production.

NIQ supports operators and project teams with practical flow assurance input that helps hydrocarbons move safely and reliably through subsea systems, pipelines, and production facilities.

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What We Support

## Field-ready support for production, transport, restart, and integrity decisions.

- Hydrate, wax, scale, thermal, and slugging risk review for new and operating assets.
- Shutdown and restart planning to reduce operating interruptions and deferred production.
- Mitigation planning aligned with chemistry, operating limits, monitoring, and intervention strategy.

Engineering Focus

## Maintain flow, protect uptime, and reduce avoidable intervention.

Flow assurance issues can turn into lost production, expensive remediation, and elevated operating risk if they are addressed too late. NIQ helps clients review the full operating picture, from fluid behavior and line conditions to restart philosophy, transport constraints, and asset integrity considerations.

Our approach is practical rather than theoretical. We work with project, operations, and field teams to define realistic operating windows, identify credible threats early, and recommend fit-for-purpose mitigation actions that support delivery and long-term asset performance.

Capability Areas

## Where flow assurance work supports better project and operating decisions.

NIQ supports studies, reviews, and engineering decisions that keep subsea and surface systems within workable limits while remaining grounded in field realities.

### Operating window review

Assessment of temperature, pressure, flow regime, and production conditions that influence stable transport.

### Shutdown and restart planning

Support for restart philosophy, cooldown exposure, transient risks, and practical recovery strategies.

### Production chemistry support

Input on wax, scale, hydrate, corrosion, and chemical treatment considerations tied to operating behavior.

### Debottlenecking and reliability

Engineering review of restrictions, performance losses, and mitigation opportunities across the flow path.

Typical Scope

### Typical flow assurance support may include:

- Identification of hydrate, wax, scale, erosion, thermal, and slugging threats.
- Review of pipeline and subsea transport conditions during steady and transient operations.
- Assessment of shutdown, cooldown, restart, and contingency scenarios.
- Chemical injection strategy review and monitoring philosophy support.
- Input to lifecycle integrity, reliability, and operating envelope decisions.

NIQ Value

### How NIQ adds value on these scopes

NIQ brings execution-minded engineering support that connects analysis with what field teams can actually operate and maintain. We focus on credible actions, coordination with stakeholders, and recommendations that strengthen both delivery and long-term performance.

- Practical review aligned with project schedules, operations needs, and field realities.
- Support that links flow assurance concerns with integrity, maintenance, and reliability planning.
- Responsive collaboration with client, contractor, and site teams to close issues quickly.

Need Support

## Need flow assurance input for a live project or tender scope?

Talk to NIQ about subsea tiebacks, production stability, restart risk, mitigation planning, and operating envelope reviews.

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