Using drones, the company inspected the derrick, a helideck, and four cranes on a drill ship. The company completed the work in two days which would have taken 17 days to inspect.
Sky-Futures also provided a crew comprising an inspection engineer and remote pilot, who completed oil and gas drone inspection training at the company’s specialist centre in the UK.
Sky-Futures operations vice-president Jay Forte said: "Since receiving our Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) Exemption ten months ago, we have made considerable progress; opening our office in Houston, growing our team by hiring and training remote pilots and engineers, and completing our first onshore contract in September 2015.
"We have proven that drones can be successfully used for more efficient and safe inspections in the gulf, just as we have already done across the world.”
Additionally, Sky-Futures provided planning, execution and work-flow services for the customer.
Sky-Futures co-founder and CEO James Harrison said: "We are now proven in providing safe and efficient inspections in the world’s largest single market, both on and offshore in the US.
"We are focused on aggressively expanding our operations in the Gulf of Mexico and North America in the coming year."
The company said that the drone inspections are safer and prevent personnel being put at risk.
Image: Drone Inspection of oil and gas assets in Gulf of Mexico. Photo: courtesy of Sky-Futures.
