Updated: 2026-10-16Reviewed by Jonaid Hassan, Business Development Manager
Welds pipe in the 6G position (fixed at 45 degrees, welded all the way round) to a standard that passes radiographic inspection. This is the highest-qualification welding request on the register.
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Gulf Orbit supplies 6G X-ray welders across Saudi Arabia for pipe welding on oil and gas, petrochemical and industrial maintenance projects, including shutdown and turnaround work.
State the welding process, material and pipe sizes, and the qualification test the site requires.
Request a quote6G describes the welding position. It does not describe the material, the process, the wall thickness or the code the work is inspected against. A requirement that says “6G welders” is a start; one that says 6G, carbon steel, GTAW root with SMAW fill and cap, to a named procedure, is a requirement that can actually be matched. The more of that you send, the less time is lost to a welder failing a test on arrival.
Most industrial clients qualify welders themselves before accepting them on site, and that test is the real gate. Tell us in the requirement that a test will be run, and what it consists of, so workers are put forward against that standard rather than against a job title. It is far better to find a mismatch at matching stage than at the test booth.
Welder demand during a turnaround is the sharpest peak on any industrial site: a large number of qualified welders needed on a fixed date, for a short window, at the same time as every other operator in the region wants them. Requirements raised late in that cycle compete for a thin pool. Raising the requirement early is the single thing that most affects whether it can be filled.
6G welders are only as productive as the joints that reach them. A typical crew pairs welders with pipe fitters who cut, bevel and fit up, a helper who prepares and grinds, and a supervisor who manages the weld map and repair follow-up. Riggers join the crew where spools have to be lifted into place.
Send how many workers you need for Welder 6G (X-Ray), the city, the start date and the duration. CVs and documents for each worker come to you for approval, and nobody mobilizes before you approve them. See the full request process
Yes, and this is one of the most common welder requirements. Send the window as early as you can: availability in a specific turnaround window is the constraint, not capability.
Tell us what the test involves when you raise the requirement: position, process, material, thickness and code. Workers are then put forward against that standard rather than against a job title.
Yes, and it is usually the better request. Fit-up quality determines weld quality, so supplying the two together with a supervisor keeps the interface inside one crew.
6G and 3G describe welding positions; TIG (argon) and MIG describe processes. They are listed separately because they are genuinely different requests. If you are unsure which you need, describe the joint and the material and it can be worked out from that.
The pipe is fixed at 45° and cannot be rotated, so the welder works flat, vertical and overhead around one joint. Passing it, with the weld radiographed, is why 6G is the usual requirement for process and high-pressure piping.
Name the material in the RFQ. The WPQ has to cover the material group on your job, so welders are put forward against the material and process you specify, not against the 6G position alone.
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