Russia’s State Construction Reviewer to Digitize Evaluation of Oil and Gas Projects
The agency has developed unified criteria for assessing alternative engineering solutions and is preparing a standard for automated verification. Officials say the new approach should make project reviews more predictable and shorten documentation approval times.
Alexey Serebryakov, deputy head of Glavgosexpertiza Rossii (Russia’s Main State Expert Review Directorate), presented the framework at the Fourth International Conference on Information Modeling in the Design and Operation of Oil and Gas Facilities, held at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas.
According to Serebryakov, the growing number of nonstandard engineering solutions has created demand for a clear and reproducible evaluation system. Without a unified framework, interpretations can vary widely and supporting evidence risks becoming a formal exercise. To address the issue, Glavgosexpertiza developed a checklist-based review model – a unified workflow for experts that can also be translated into software logic. Officials describe it as a bridge between expert practice and digital verification tools. The checklist is now being used to create automated validation rules.
Pilot testing has already revealed common methodological errors. Based on those findings, the agency has prepared a draft standard for pipeline transportation infrastructure projects. Officials say the system should allow experts to focus on genuinely complex cases while making routine reviews faster and more transparent.
