BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 9. The reliability
of supplies and the extension of infrastructure service life depend
on effective infrastructure integrity management, Polad Rustamov,
Deputy Vice President at SOCAR and Executive Director of SOCAR
Midstream Gas Operations (SOCAR MGO) LLC, said, Trend reports.
He made the remark at the international conference, Asset
Integrity & Corrosion and Coatings Conference, held in Baku
Rustamov emphasized that the strategy of the company and the
government is to ensure the high quality of projects implemented
and to maintain the reputation of a stable and reliable
partner.
“Reliability is not only about political stability, the
availability of resources, and signed agreements. From our point of
view, it is primarily about the infrastructure that allows energy
resources to be delivered from the field to the end user,” Rustamov
said.
According to Rustamov, a key element in ensuring such
reliability is infrastructure integrity management.
Polad Rustamov noted that failure to comply with timely
maintenance and monitoring requirements can lead to costly
incidents and serious consequences.
“If we do not take care of our assets promptly and do not
implement a properly designed infrastructure integrity management
program, the cost of dealing with the consequences can be
significantly higher. Today, technologies will be presented that
confirm the importance of preventing such incidents,” Rustamov
added.
