Oil & Gas Crane Consultant
Refinery, upgrader, midstream and LNG cranes carry the highest consequence-of-failure in industry — hazardous location, explosion-proof requirements, and turnaround windows where hours matter. CAG provides independent advisory to oil-and-gas owners across the Americas.
When you need this
Signals it's time to engage CAG.
- You're specifying explosion-proof or hazardous-location hoists and need independent review
- A turnaround scope requires temporary or supplementary lifting equipment and lift plans
- Legacy FCC, coker, hydrotreater or reformer cranes need modernization vs replacement analysis
- An LNG facility is procuring turbine-hall, cold-box or shop cranes and wants owner-side support
What we deliver
Concrete outputs, not just advice.
- —Hazardous-location and Class I Div 1/2 hoist specifications
- —Turnaround lifting-scope reviews and lift-plan peer-review
- —Independent bid evaluation and shop-drawing review
- —Modernization business cases on aging process-unit cranes
Every crane in an operating refinery or upgrader sits inside a hazardous-location envelope. Getting the electrical classification, the enclosure rating, and the mechanical duty right the first time is what separates a 30-year asset from a 5-year problem. An independent oil-and-gas crane consultant works exclusively for the owner — not the OEM, not the EPCM, not the installer — and makes sure the specification actually reflects the operating envelope. CAG has worked on refinery, upgrader, midstream and LNG projects across Alberta, British Columbia, the US Gulf Coast and Mexico.
Standards referencedCSA B167, CSA C22.1 (Canadian Electrical Code), API RP 2FB, CMAA 70/74, ASME B30.2, ASME B30.17.
Frequently Asked
Oil & Gas Crane Consultant, answered.
- Do you specify explosion-proof hoists?
- Yes. Class I Div 1 and Div 2 hoist and crane specifications are a routine deliverable. We work from the facility's electrical area classification drawings.
- Can you support refinery and upgrader turnarounds?
- Yes. Turnaround scope review, temporary-lifting equipment specification, and lift-plan peer-review are core deliverables. Where calendar allows we attend site during the outage.
- Do you work on LNG projects?
- Yes. LNG turbine-hall, cold-box and shop crane specifications fall squarely inside CAG's advisory scope, for both greenfield and brownfield projects.
- Can you work alongside our EPCM?
- Yes. Owner-side crane advisory alongside an EPCM contractor is the most common structure. Roles are defined in a RACI at project kick-off.
Where to go next
The logical next step.
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Capital-project crane packages for refineries, gas plants and LNG. Oil & Gas Project Advisory.
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Hazardous-location, duty and maintenance-access requirements. Crane Specifications & RFQ.
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Turnaround-driven maintenance and inspection planning. Crane Maintenance Programs.
Ready to talk about your crane decision?
Independent, owner-side review. No obligation, no sales pitch.
Before you approve the quote, make sure it is solving the right problem.
CAG independently reviews major crane proposals, repairs, modernization projects and replacement recommendations so owners can make informed decisions before committing capital.