ESi provides forensic engineering and technical expertise to clients across the oil & gas and broader hydrocarbon infrastructure sector, helping them understand failures, assess risk, and resolve complex technical challenges. Our multidisciplinary teams bring practical experience evaluating systems involved in production, processing, storage, and transportation of energy.
From upstream extraction to downstream refining and Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) infrastructure, ESi provides multidisciplinary expertise to help clients understand failures, assess risk, and resolve technical challenges across the lifecycle of energy assets.
We support operators, insurers, contractors, and legal stakeholders in addressing system integrity, fitness-for-service, and failures arising across design, construction, commissioning, and operational phases. Our work is often performed in high-consequence environments where reliability, safety, and regulatory compliance are critical.
Our experience includes pipelines, process piping, compressor and pumping stations, LNG facilities, and storage systems, as well as associated mechanical and structural infrastructure. We routinely evaluate damage mechanisms, operational conditions, and material performance in complex energy systems.
ESi integrates mechanical, materials, civil/structural, electrical, and fire and explosion expertise to deliver clear, defensible technical conclusions. Our analyses support root cause determination, repair strategies, and dispute resolution across the energy sector.
Multidisciplinary Expertise for Complex Energy Infrastructure
Alfred M. Pettinger
Technical Vice President, Principal
ESi Oil, Gas & Energy Infrastructure Capabilities
- Failure Investigation
- Root Cause Analysis
- Pipeline Integrity & Failure Assessment
- LNG Facility & Storage System Evaluations
- Compressor Station & Rotating Equipment Analysis
- Pressure Vessel & Piping System Evaluation (ASME/API)
- Structural Integrity
- Materials Analysis
- Corrosion Analysis
- Fracture Mechanics
- Fitness-for-Service Evaluations (API 579)
- Fire & Explosion Investigation
- Cause & Origin Analysis
- Hazard & Risk Assessments (HAZOP, FMEA)
- Damage Assessment & Repair Support
- Regulatory & Compliance Assessments
- Dispute Resolution
- Expert Witness Services
- Construction Defect
- EPC Dispute Analysis
Related Areas of Expertise
Oil, Gas & Energy Infrastructure Services
Oil, Gas & Energy Infrastructure Case Studies
- Landslide Causes Explosion of Gas Pipeline
- Pilot Plant Explosion Investigation
- ESi Testimony Supports State Appeals Panel Reversal of a $45 Million Oil Pipeline Verdict
- Powerplant Suffers Extended Downtimes & Receives Favorable Settlement As Force Majeures