Flagship Prime Group Solution

Prime Sentinel

Autonomous AI inspection for pipelines and FPSOs.

Live-line drone and crawler inspection with onboard AI. Corrosion, leaks, thermal and dimensional anomalies, caught in real time, across any operator's assets.

Co-developed by Prime Teknologies UK and Prime Digital Tek Nigeria, with Brobags Limited.

Overview

Sentinel combines drones, magnetic crawlers, thermal and ultrasonic sensors, and an onboard AI model trained on millions of pipe condition references.

The AI identifies the pipe material first, uPVC, carbon steel, stainless, GRP, composite, then inspects external integrity continuously, comparing live data against its library to flag corrosion, seepage, thermal hotspots, pressure anomalies and tolerance drift.

Sentinel is operator-agnostic. It runs on assets owned by any of Nigeria and Africa's pipeline and FPSO operators, and on independent producers' infrastructure. Internal in-pipe inspection is in active R&D at the Prime Group UK lab with global OEM partners.

Built for

Any FPSO and pipeline operator working in Nigeria or wider Africa.

ShellTotalEnergiesChevronExxonMobilEniSeplatNNPC E&PNUIMS JV partnersIndependent producers
Capabilities

Built for live, in-service oil & gas infrastructure.

  • 01Multi-material pipe recognition

    Onboard AI identifies uPVC, carbon steel, stainless, GRP and composite before tailoring the inspection profile.

  • 02Real-time corrosion & leak detection

    External integrity monitoring picks up corrosion, oil seepage and leaks on live, in-service lines.

  • 03Thermal & pressure anomaly mapping

    Thermal imaging traces abnormal heat signatures and pressure anomalies across long corridors and topsides.

  • 04Dimensional tolerance scoring

    Live measurements scored against millions of references to flag tolerance drift.

  • 05Autonomous flight paths

    Pre-programmed sorties for continuous monitoring across vast pipeline networks.

  • 06Predictive maintenance dashboards

    Integrity dashboards and predictive alerts shift operators from reactive to data-driven asset stewardship.

  • 07AI trained on millions of references

    Onboard model classifies anomalies at the edge with high confidence, no shutdown required.

  • 08Internal in-pipe inspection (R&D)

    External live-line inspection ships today. Internal in-pipe is in active R&D at the Prime Group UK lab.

  • 09Built for high-risk environments

    Operable on pressurised in-service infrastructure, alongside production crews, without hot-work permits.

Partners
Co-developer
Prime Teknologies UK
Co-developer
Prime Digital Tek Nigeria
Delivery partner
Brobags Limited
Technology
Global software & drone OEM partners
Why Sentinel

Integrity intelligence, without shutdown.

Live-line inspection, no production halt

Pipeline integrity inspection in Africa still defaults to shutdown, rope-access NDT or short confined-entry windows. Slow, costly, exposed.

Sentinel replaces that model with autonomous drone and crawler platforms running on live, in-service assets, onshore corridors, swamp lines, FPSO topsides, offshore manifolds.

AI tuned to the pipe, not the brand

The onboard model identifies pipe material, then compares live visual, thermal and dimensional data against millions of references. Corrosion, seepage, hotspots, pressure deviations and tolerance drift, classified at the edge, in real time.

External integrity (live today)

Drone and crawler inspection across in-service pipelines and FPSO topsides.

Internal in-pipe (R&D)

In active development at the Prime Group UK lab with global OEM partners.

Predictive maintenance

Integrity dashboards and predictive alerts feed planning systems and replace reactive intervention.

Operator-agnostic by design

Sentinel is not anchored to a single end client. It is built to deploy across any operator's assets. IOCs, indigenous producers, JV partners and independents, at the integrity standard each asset requires.

Frequently asked questions

Sentinel, answered.

An AI-enabled autonomous drone and crawler inspection platform for live oil & gas pipelines and FPSO topsides. It detects corrosion, leaks, thermal anomalies and dimensional deviations in real time across uPVC, carbon steel, stainless steel, GRP and composite pipe.

Brief Sentinel for your next live-line inspection campaign.

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