Expert FEED Engineering Services
Build Confidence with High-Impact Design Reviews
In the industrial, chemical, petrochemical, and oil and gas sectors, Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) is a critical stage that defines a project’s technical and financial trajectory. At Smith & Burgess, we specialize in delivering independent, high-value FEED reviews for relief and flare systems.
Our senior engineers draw on decades of process safety and pressure relief experience to help you optimize your design, reduce exposure to costly rework, and ensure alignment with internal and regulatory expectations. Every review is tailored to your specific project needs, identifying what is truly required to meet your objectives—no more, no less.
Whether your facility is a Greenfield development or a Brownfield expansion, our rigorous FEED engineering services ensure your design is robust, right-sized, and ready for execution.
Reduce Risk and Costs with Comprehensive
FEED Engineering Reviews
The FEED phase is when major design decisions take shape. Yet this is also when costly missteps can be locked in—especially when long-lead equipment is ordered prematurely. Our third-party reviews ensure that your relief and flare systems are engineered with operational integrity, cost-efficiency, and compliance in mind.
A robust FEED review from Smith & Burgess helps you:
- Identify inefficiencies in system design before procurement
- Ensure alignment with RAGAGEP and owner/operator engineering standards
- Avoid costly rework and project delays during detailed design and execution
We follow a structured review process that delivers clarity, drives design improvement, and strengthens your project from the ground up.
Design Confirmation and Deviation Resolution
EPC firms often rely on internal design practices that may not fully reflect the owner/operator’s technical standards or operational philosophy. Our review identifies any deviations from your preferred design basis—empowering you to make informed decisions before procurement begins.
Our design confirmation process includes:
- Deviation detection: Flagging inconsistencies between your standards and the FEED deliverables
- Risk evaluation: Highlighting deviations that could increase cost, affect performance, or impact safety
- Owner alignment: Giving your team control over what should proceed, be revised, or be escalated before final design freeze
Design Validation for Operational Excellence
We validate all major relief and flare design decisions against applicable codes, standards, and real-world process conditions. Our goal is to ensure that your system operates safely, reliably, and efficiently—without being over- or under-designed.
Our validation process includes:
- Optimizing performance: Verifying that the system functions under normal, upset, and worst-case scenarios
- Ensuring compliance: Confirming all assumptions and calculations meet RAGAGEP and corporate design criteria
- Reducing environmental impact: Applying inherently safe design principles to minimize flaring, header sizes, and flare stack dimensions
Equipment Component Sizing and Accuracy
FEED packages often include key specifications for large, long-lead equipment. Mistakes at this stage can delay schedules and multiply costs during construction. We ensure critical equipment is properly sized to eliminate surprises and keep your project on schedule.
We review or re-calculate:
- Relief devices
- Flare headers
- Knockout/seal drums
- Flare stacks and tips
- Other major relief and flare system components as specified in the FEED package
Our team ensures:
- Accurate sizing: Using sound assumptions based on credible overpressure scenarios
- Procurement confidence: Supporting early orders with confirmed design inputs that won’t change downstream
Smith & Burgess is trusted by global operators for our deep technical expertise, disciplined methodology, and commitment to process safety excellence. Our FEED engineering reviews deliver measurable value by minimizing design uncertainty, supporting compliance, and ensuring long-term operability.
When you partner with us, you benefit from:
- Decades of niche expertise in relief and flare system design
- Engineers who understand both operating realities and regulatory frameworks
- A proven ability to reduce risk and add value from project start to finish