Energy & Utilities

Oil & gas facility robotic inspection

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Ex-proof robots and drones inspecting offshore platforms and refineries.

People ask for this as: “ATEX robot offshore”, “refinery robot inspection”

Quick facts

Typical published range
No sourced price yet
Price receipts
None yet
Who does it
7 providers, 3 sell it as a service
Where
5 countries with a local provider: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇳🇬 Nigeria

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How it works

Robots used

  • ATEX Robot
  • Drone

Ways to buy it

  • Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
  • Raas — a subscription covering robot, software and support.
  • Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).

Bot or Not?

A robot makes sense when…

  • The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
  • It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
  • You need data you will compare over time
  • You need eyes on it right now

Hire a human when…

  • It is small, low and one-off
  • It needs hands, judgement or a repair
  • Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
  • Nobody has defined the job yet

Here's the catch for this job

  • Per-asset pricing (per turbine, per MW) is common.
  • Combine thermal and RGB in one flight to save mobilization costs.

Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →

What it costs

Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.

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Price history

No price observations yet.

What to specify and ask

Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":

  1. Facility type and hazardous area classification (ATEX/IECEx)
  2. Routes, gauges and readings to automate
  3. Asset type and count (panels, turbines, km of line)
  4. Location
  5. Access and permits
  6. Deliverables
  7. Outage windows
  8. Frequency

Rules and regulation

Utility work follows NERC/OSHA electrical safety rules; drones near energized lines may need utility approvals; nuclear work needs NRC/IAEA-compliant procedures.

General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.

Providers who do this

Filters by headquarters or published service area.

Cyberhawk

🇬🇧 GB Serves global, GB, US +2

UK drone inspection and digital twin company for energy and utilities.

  • Service
  • Public quote page
  • 7 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Sky-Futures

🇬🇧 GB Serves global

UK drone inspection services for oil and gas.

  • Service
  • 1 job
  • Oct 25, 2026

ANYbotics

🇨🇭 CH Serves global

Swiss maker of ANYmal inspection quadruped robots.

  • Purchase
  • RaaS
  • 6 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

ExRobotics

🇳🇱 NL Serves global

Dutch ATEX-certified inspection robots offered as a service.

  • RaaS
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Taurob

🇦🇹 AT Serves global

Austrian ATEX inspection robot maker.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 1 job
  • Oct 25, 2026

ARCO Worldwide

🇳🇬 NG Serves NG, Africa

Nigerian NCAA-licensed commercial drone operator and DJI Enterprise reseller offering drone-as-a-service.

  • Service
  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 4 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026
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Shenhao Technology (申昊科技)

🇨🇳 CN Serves China

Chinese listed company (300853) making inspection robots for power, rail and explosion-proof sites, plus quadrupeds, anti-drone and airport…

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 4 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Questions buyers ask

How much does oil & gas facility robotic inspection cost?

We haven't found a published price for oil & gas facility robotic inspection yet, so we don't show one. Suppliers quote it job by job; a free quote request is the honest way to get a number.

Who offers oil & gas facility robotic inspection near me?

We list 7 providers for oil & gas facility robotic inspection. 5 countries have at least one provider whose own site says it works there; the most covered are United Kingdom (1), Ireland (1) and Nigeria (1). 5 providers say they work worldwide. Pick your country on this page to see who serves it, local first.

What should I put in a quote request?

Start with facility type and hazardous area classification (ATEX/IECEx); routes, gauges and readings to automate; asset type and count (panels, turbines, km of line). The full checklist has 8 items, and a request that covers them gets a real price instead of "it depends".

Do I actually need a robot for this?

Not always. If a competent person with a ladder could do it in an afternoon, hire the person (the Ladder Test). Here's the catch for this job: Per-asset pricing (per turbine, per MW) is common.

Are there rules or permits?

Utility work follows NERC/OSHA electrical safety rules; drones near energized lines may need utility approvals; nuclear work needs NRC/IAEA-compliant procedures. More on rules (a summary, not legal advice).

Cite this page

Whirrwork. "Oil & gas facility robotic inspection: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-25. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/oil-gas-autonomous-inspection/. CC BY 4.0.

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