Expert Details
Valves and Process Piping - Oil and Gas, Petro Chemical, Pipeline, FPSO, FLNG - Concept, FEED, EPC and Construction
ID: 734890
Spain
· Valve material specification writing;
· Valve selection;
· Material review
· Valve Testing at the Manufacturers facility
· Piping System Testing, Onshore Offshore.
· Valve (Package Requisitioning Engineer – PRE)
· Specification writing for piping fabrication, hydro-testing, inspection, insulation, painting etc.
· Factory Acceptance Testing for valves/piping components;
· Pipe size and wall thickness calculations.
· Corrosion allowance calculations/ compliance to NACE;
· Technical bid evaluation for valves, pipe, fittings and special piping items; Requisition writing;
· Valve Data Sheets;
· Root Cause Analysis on failed valves and their components.
· Technical training of Nationals in Brunei, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, and Indonesia.
Experience: Offshore/FPSO/Subsea/Onshore/Pipelines
Locations: Design Office/Construction/Operations. – UK, France, Norway, Holland, UAE, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1970 | Degree: BTEC | Subject: Mechanical | Institution: St. Albans, UK |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2017 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Valve Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Adhoc Consultancy assignments related to Valves and Piping Training programs.Valve Selection, largest, 38” ASME 1500 Ball Valve for Riser and ESDV. Package Requisition Engineering (PRE) Manager Ball Valve/Butterfly Packages for Riser/Process Platforms Johan Sverdrup Project. Riser Witness valve Testing and manufacturing processes |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2017 | Employer: Aker Engineering & Technology Ltd. | Title: Principal Valve and Piping Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Detailed DesignValve Selection, largest, 38” ASME 1500 Ball Valve for Riser and ESDV. Package Requisition Engineering (PRE) Manager Ball Valve/Butterfly Packages for Riser/Process Platforms Johan Sverdrup Project. Riser Witness valve Testing and manufacturing processes. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2012 | Employer: Genesis Oil & Gas | Title: Lead Piping Materials Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Valve Selection, Specification writing, Requisition Package Engineer, Technical Bid Evaluation for Topside and Pipeline ValvesChange out of 300 failed valves on FPSO. Root cause analysis, recommendations for improvements, new Valve Data Sheet and Requisition. Witness Valve testing. Sub Sea Valve selection, Valve Data Sheet, Technical Bid Evaluation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to 2011 | Employer: Worley Parsons | Title: Lead Piping/Valve Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Preparation of Valve and Piping Specifications and technical documents for Concept/FEEDPrepare a Valve Selection Philosophy for Onshore/Offshore/Pipeline Project facilities. Technical Evaluation of Valve Manufacturers. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2008 | Employer: MLE Grassroots Oil and Gas Facility | Title: Clients Representative. Responsible for Piping Engineering | Department: |
Responsibilities:FEED responsible for all aspects of the Piping discipline, design and materials. Also Pipeline Gas Gathering system and Export pipelines. Typical responsibilities detailed in recent professional experience as PMC Piping Representative. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2007 | Employer: RasGas LNG – Qatar Petroleum/ExxonMobil | Title: Clients Representative Responsible for Piping Engineering | Department: |
Responsibilities:RasGas LNG Trains 6 & 7.Technical surveillance of Piping group, design and materials - EPC Contractor (Technip). |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2006 | Employer: Shell Global Solutions | Title: Valve Specialist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Type approval testing of valves at manufacturer’s facilities for EPC Projects.Approving Concession Requests for deviations from project specification. Preparing Valve specifications and data sheets for existing and future Projects. Troubleshooting valve queries from Pernis, Reliance (India), Bonney (Nigeria) |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2004 | Employer: Bu-Hasa Facilities Development – ADCO | Title: Clients Representative Responsible for Piping Engineering | Department: |
Responsibilities:Representing ADCO (Client) - EPC Contractor - Snamprogetti, Fano, Italy) Technical surveillance of the piping group, approve concession requests, review documents/specifications/drawings. Typical responsibilities detailed above in Recent professional experience as PMC Piping Representative |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2003 | Employer: Bonney Island LNG- Nigeria | Title: Senior Piping Material Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Create Piping Classes and Valve Data Sheets, Requisitions and Technical Bid Evaluation for BP Gas facility. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2002 | Employer: Erha FPSO Exxon Mobil-FEED | Title: Senior Piping Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Review the preliminary piping classes and valve data sheets |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2002 | Employer: Glas Dowr FPSO | Title: Senior Piping Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Conversion of Topside piping being carried out by our sub-contractor. This involved preparing design, construction and material specifications for the project scope and co-ordinating with all disciplines.Specifying of pipeline cleaning/de-waxing equipment via pig launchers and receivers. Technical evaluation of all piping components/valves and liaison with vendors to ensure timely delivery to site/fab yard. Witnessing of the testing of valves for the project. Reviewing Inter Discipline Documents from vendors to guarantee compliance to the specifications. PLEM Valve selection, Requisition and Technical Bid Evaluation |
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Additional Experience
| Vendor Selection |
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| Valve Vendor Selection for various major oil and Gas projects |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| More employment history available upon request. |