Vajid M. Abdulkareem

Stationary Equipment Specialist

Vajid M. Abdulkareem is a Specialist in Stationary Equipment at Sipchem in Jubail, with over 20 years of experience in static equipment integrity across petrochemical, oil and gas facilities. He specialises in inspection, root cause and failure analysis, and risk-based inspection, and leads turnaround scoping, inspection plan development and execution. His strength lies in safe asset life extension through sound engineering practice, providing corrosion and alloy selection input during repairs and new manufacturing via adequate inspection plans. He is recognised for expertise in damage mechanisms, metallurgy, corrosion control and welding and non-destructive testing oversight, and has presented multiple case studies on static equipment failures and life extension through engineered repair solutions.