Unplanned equipment failures in oil and gas are more than just a disruption—they’re expensive, dangerous, and avoidable.
Across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations, the cost of downtime adds up fast. Aging infrastructure, complex networks, and limited field visibility all contribute to maintenance practices that often rely on reactive repairs rather than proactive planning.
With the right tools, companies can move from managing failure to preventing it altogether.
In the oil and gas sector, equipment downtime can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per hour, especially at scale. A Deloitte study found that unplanned shutdowns cost offshore operators an average of $38 million per year, and 82% of those failures are avoidable with better maintenance strategies.
Beyond revenue loss, downtime also leads to:
Many operators still rely on calendar-based inspections or wait until equipment fails. This approach:
Maintenance becomes a cycle of reaction, not prevention—and costs spiral as aging assets require more attention with less predictability.
With Vitruvi’s oil and gas construction management platform, operators can monitor and manage infrastructure across its full lifecycle. By combining field-reported data, asset history, and local conditions, teams can:
Real-time construction tracking helps field teams report asset condition with precision, while planners and project managers get accurate visibility into what’s happening on the ground.
In a related post, Vitruvi explores how AI forecasting tools help identify cost and schedule risks in large-scale oil and gas projects—insights that are just as valuable for preventing equipment failures. By analyzing field data trends and bottlenecks, operators gain early warnings about:
These capabilities help oil & gas companies avoid unplanned downtime before it becomes a financial or operational setback.
🔗 Read the full post: Avoiding Overruns with AI Forecasting in Oil & Gas Megaprojects
Field-to-office communication is one of the biggest challenges in oil and gas operations.
Vitruvi bridges that gap by enabling teams to:
This level of visibility ensures better project planning, more effective use of skilled labor, and fewer errors.
By embedding early warning insights into planning workflows, Vitruvi helps teams avoid last-minute scrambles, reduce repair costs, and maintain asset health.
According to the World Economic Forum
, predictive maintenance can:
And McKinsey research shows that improving asset maintenance can reduce operating expenses by 10–15%, especially in high-risk environments like energy and extraction.
With Vitruvi, oil and gas operators gain tools built to prevent costly failures, not just respond to them. From real-time documentation to predictive planning, the platform supports safe, resilient, and cost-efficient field operations.
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