Pipelines, tanks, pressure vessels and plant construction in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are built by contractors and fabrication shops from many countries. On these projects the record of the weld is checked as closely as the weld itself. On projects of the major owners in Saudi Arabia, for example, weld, NDT and pressure-test data are expected to be kept in an electronic system, with reject rates per welder reported regularly (weekly on most projects). Owners in the UAE have similar expectations.
Many shops with good welders and good equipment struggle not in the field, but in the paperwork.
Where contractors get stuck most
- Welder continuity records falling behind in Excel
- Reject rates not split by weld count and by weld length
- Weld maps drawn by hand, with revisions slipping through
- Welding outside the WPS range discovered only at audit
- NDT results that do not match weld numbers
- Paperwork lagging for welders who move between sites
Which of these is in your records?
Knowing the list is easy. The real question is which one sits in your own records. They slip past when files are read by eye, and the owner’s quality team looks for them first. Upload your weld and NDT records to NTB SpecPro and see in minutes which points carry risk, why, and what to do next.
The NTB SpecPro welding module reads your WPS and welder certificates, reviews weld photos, shows the likely cause of an imperfection and a fix, and prepares the report. Final evaluation stays with your authorized welding engineer.
General information only. NTB SpecPro is not affiliated with Saudi Aramco, ADNOC or any other owner. Always follow the owner’s current procedures.