Expert Details
Specialist in Oil & Gas Industry Operation & Management + Engineers and operators TRAINING
ID: 736147
Morocco
He served in various roles including a Senior Project Engineer overseeing a rehabilitation project and then participating in the design and construction of a new hydrocracker complex at the refinery.
He also served as a start-up and commissioning manager before taking over as the operations manager for several years. Expert continued his career serving as the refinery manager in charge of operations, maintenance, engineering, safety, and inspection.
During his career, he was involved in a number of complex incident investigations (as per the natural flooding catastrophes at the refinery in 2002).
Expert also contributed and led teams responsible for the design of a new hydrocracking complex at the refinery overseeing all aspects of the project starting with plot plan determination and related area classification to a very successful start-up and commissioning.
Oil and gas industry topics training (process, equipment's and operation safety management)
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1986 | Degree: Chemical Engineer Degree | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines, Rabat, Morocco |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2019 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Oil refinery Operation Management Expert: Consulting, Process Training, Risk Management. | Department: Training Oil Refinery processes and management, Industrial Risk Management, Consulting Expert, Forensic Engineering. |
Responsibilities:Energy, Oil And Gas Refining training, forensic investigation and Risk ManagementTraining Oil Refinery processes and management, Industrial Risk Management, Consulting Expert, Forensic Engineering. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to 2019 | Employer: SAMIR Refinery | Title: Operation and Refinery Manager | Department: Oil Refinery |
Responsibilities:Operation of the refinery Hydrocracking Process Units, Storage, off site and utilities, Including:• Process Safety Management. • Improve/enhance operational excellence • Ensure incident-free operation • Owner of Management of Change (MOC) • Continuously improve the Site safety management systems • HAZOP assessments • Risk assessment methodologies and risk quantification tools, such as, RCA (Root Cause Failure Analysis) and FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis). |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2007 | Employer: SanDonato | Title: Senior Project Process Engineer | Department: Detailed Engineering Design |
Responsibilities:Design of the new Hydrocracking Complex, including:• Fuel Hydrocracking • Diesel Hydrotreating • Hydrogen Production plant • Vacuum distillation units • Crude Distillation units • Auxiliary units such as Amine regen unit, Sour water Stripping and Sulfur Recovery unit. • Site network and arrangement Active participation with licensors and EPC (Foster Wheeler and Snamprojetti) for the realization of the following design package: o Plot plan determination and related area classification o EFD o PFD, Material Balance & Hydraulic Design o Cause and Effect Diagram o HAZOP & Safety Review o Equipment Data Sheets • Development, review and approve work practices to ensure incident-free operation of the new units and related equipment’s Systems, Related risk assessments and Full Safety review. • Review and approval of process safety related documentation, including process HAZOP, safety and engineering assessments Preparation and review of operation new refinery project operations procedures including: o Start Up: Normal and after Long Shutdown o Shutdown (Normal SD, Emergency SD and SD for Turnaround) o SD and SU procedures for different machinery and equipment’s • Preparation of the new refinery organization in addition to training of the assigned operation staff • Overseeing the commissioning and startup of all new process units was performed very successfully with no incidents |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2005 | Employer: SAMIR Refinery | Title: Head of Department – Base Oil Refinery; | Department: Refinery Operation |
Responsibilities:• Process units operation (production of Base oil, Bitumen and Paraffin):o Vacuum distillation - Propane de-asphalting o Furfural extraction - Dewaxing o Base oil hydro finishing - Paraffin treatment - Storage Tanks - Refinery utility systems and distribution, Blending lube oil |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2003 | Employer: SAMIR Refinery | Title: Senior Project Engineer – Rehabilitation Programme | Department: Refinery Operation |
Responsibilities:Refinery rehabilitation Project further to flooding Incident due to heavy rain in western and central Morocco. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2002 | Employer: Foster wheeler | Title: Senior Project Engineer | Department: Front End Engineering Design |
Responsibilities:Design of the new refinery upgrade units for SAMIR refinery systems including:• Fuel Hydrocracker • Vacuum Distillation Unit VDU • Crude Distillation Unit CDU & and units interfaces • Distillate Hydrotreater • Hydrogen plant • Release of Design Package with licensors and EPC (Foster Wheeler and Snamprojetti). o Plot plan determination and related area classification o EFD o PFD, Material Balance & Hydraulic Design o Cause and Effect Diagram o HAZOP & Safety Review o Equipment Data Sheets • Preparation and review of operation new refinery project operations procedures including: o Start Up: Normal and after Long Shutdown o Shutdown (Normal SD, Emergency SD and SD for Turnaround) o SD and SU procedures for different machinery and equipment’s • Preparation of the new refinery organization in addition to training of the assigned operation staff • Overseeing the commissioning and startup of all new process units was performed very successfully with no incidents |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1995 to 2001 | Employer: SAMIR Refinery | Title: Head of Department - Refinery Fuel Units | Department: Refinery Operation |
Responsibilities:Operation and management of crude units, platforming units, Hydro-de-spherization, Merox Kerosene, Gas plant C3/C4, LPG Amine treatment, LPG Merox treatment and LSR Merox sweetening. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to 1994 | Employer: SAMIR Refinery | Title: Refinery Process Engineer | Department: Refinery Operation |
Responsibilities:Responsible of the Flare System and Utilities. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
|---|
| Chemical Engineer Degree, Engineering School Morocco Merox Process training, UOP Platforming Process Training, UOP Participation of international training and seminars in relation of Oil refinery processes (Hydrocracking, Steam Reforming, etc.) |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| French | Fluent |
| Arabic | Native Language |
| English | Fluent |
Fields of Expertise
oil refining technology, refinery operations, Oil and Gas Engineering, Oil and Gas Facility Design, incident investigation, hydrocracking, hydrotreating, steam reforming, steam reformer reforming heater, catalytic reforming, catalytic reactor, process safety training, machining training, process training, start up and commissioning