We Solve Complex Asset Integrity Challenges
We are Equity
For over 20 years, E2G | The Equity Engineering Group has been a trusted partner in solving complex challenges across the refining and petrochemical industries. With a foundation built on curiosity, creativity, and ingenuity, we’ve earned our reputation as problem solvers, delivering practical and actionable solutions that prioritize safety, reliability, and performance.
Today, we are Equity, a unified and forward-thinking company that is focused on meeting our clients’ changing needs. Equity delivers specialized consulting, inspection and asset management, software, training, and corporate standards that improve safety, manage risk, and control costs.
Explore Equity
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Equity Knowledge Base
The Equity Knowledge Base is a free, searchable collection of all available services plus technical content created by Equity SMEs, including Industry Insights articles, webinars, case studies, and software resources.
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Industry Insights
Industry Insights is a monthly newsletter sharing technical articles on engineering topics that matter most to engineers, inspectors, and asset managers.
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Events & Webinars
Connect with Equity by attending our monthly technical webinars, at upcoming industry tradeshows and conferences, or by listening to the Upon Further Inspection podcast.
Equity Engineering
Specialized central engineering team that provides consulting deliverables
CorrSolutions
Customized services for inspection, RBI, and asset management programs
Equity Software
Cloud-native asset integrity management software platform
Equity Engineering Practices (EEPs)
Comprehensive and customizable corporate engineering standards
Equity Technical Institute
Industry-relevant training to advance professional engineering skills
620+ Years of Engineering Leadership & Innovation
Equity’s foundation is built upon code development and applied engineering services. From co-authoring API 579 to pioneering risk-based inspection (RBI) software, our milestones reflect a commitment to industry leadership and knowledge sharing.
Equity founders began working in BP’s central engineering group in Cleveland, OH.
Release of Sage, fitness-for-service (FFS) software — predecessor to SagePlus — with David Osage as lead developer and owner.
Equity founders provided central engineering and fitness-for-service services to refineries and chemical plants as a division of Hartford Steam Boiler.
API 579 1st edition developed with Equity founders as lead investigators; Equity founders obtain ownership of the Engineering Practices.
The Equity Engineering Group, Inc. is established with 13 industry experts in Ohio and Texas; API RBI risk targets concept created.
Lead investigator of ASME Boilers & Pressure Vessels (B&PV) Code Section VIII, Division 2.
Damage mechanism documents (WRC 488, 489, and 490) developed for API 579; API 571 developed from WRC 489; API RBI includes Level 2 consequence modeler.
Second Equity location opens in Clear Lake, TX; damage mechanism software released; API RBI pressure relief device module developed.
Lead investigator of two code releases – API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 and ASME B&PV Section VIII, Division 2; Equity secures API RBI software ownership from API.
Lead investigator of API 581 Risk-Based Inspection and API 579-2/ASME FFS-2.
PlantManager platform combines RBI and FFS technologies into a single platform.
Equity Engineering Practices launched; Equity becomes an employee-owned (ESOP) company.
Applied Research & Development team created; Equity’s North American market share grows to 33% of all active refineries.
Equity completes purchase of Tower East building, designed by architect Walter Gropius.
Lead investigator of API 597-1/ASME FFS-1 2nd edition and WRC 550 with new fatigue sections.
Launch of eecWebTools; lead investigator of WRC 562 with new brittle fracture rules.
Established Software as a Service (SaaS) division; acquired SIMFLEX-II software from Liang-Chuan Peng.
Acquired CorrSolutions for materials and corrosion expertise and advanced thickness data analysis technology.
20 years of providing engineering solutions recognized; launch of SIMFLEX-IV; opened the Hyderabad, India office.
Established the Gulf Coast Office in Katy, TX.
Launched new Equity brand and established subsidiaries.
David A. Osage, President & CEO, Equity
“For more than 20 years, we have been solving complex challenges in the refining and petrochemical industries. We’ve also played a pivotal role in shaping ASME and API codes and standards that enhance safety, drive profitability, and address environmental concerns.”
Industry Insights
Industry Leadership & Standards Development
Equity’s SMEs and engineers hold leadership roles across API, ASME, and other industry organizations. We actively contribute to the codes, standards, and technical frameworks that define safe and reliable operations worldwide.
