Ankush Bhalla Email & Phone Number

United States

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Responsible for the safe and effective operation of all production processes, utility systems, equipment and associated flowlines/pipelines to achieve and exceed production targets, ensuring continued integrity and operational efficiency, and assuring compliance with all Hess and regulatory requirements.Maintain operational compliance with applicable regulatory requirements per BSEE (API 14C; 30 CFR 250 including Subpart O regulations and SEMS), Hess Specifications and EHS standards. Monitor process metrics and production activities incorporating subsea well operations, oil/water/gas separation, gas compression, produced water discharge & flare monitoring, sulfate-removal systems & water injection, oil & gas exports to ensure that Company's production targets covering quality and quantity are being met. Assess SIMOPS plans to identify activities that can be safely accomplished and/or reprioritize work to ensure safe execution. Utilize electronic permit to work system ePTW (eVision) and eMoC for safe operations. Ensure well testing, surveillance requirements and well management guidelines are followed. Conduct daily shift handovers with operations and crafts personnel and ensure log keeping and certification/record keeping are accurately maintained. Reinforce daily production reporting and assuring compliance to production loss reporting procedures. Approve SAP work orders WOs ensuring costs estimates are accurate and accountable for completeness of WO completion/failure notes. Technical Support Director in Emergency Response Team.

New York, Ny, Us

Ensured that all production operations are executed in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with all Hess and regulatory requirements to achieve and exceed the production targets. Carry out the operation of process plant and production related equipment, safely and efficiently, under the direction of the Operations Lead. Maintain operational compliance with applicable regulatory requirements per BSEE (API 14C; 30 CFR 250 including Subpart O regulations and SEMS), Hess Specifications and EHS standards. Monitor process metrics and production activities incorporating gas compression and flaring, oil & water separation, water overboard, oil & gas exports to ensure that Company's production targets covering quality and quantity are always met. Assess SIMOPS plans to identify activities that can be safely accomplished by the crew and/or reprioritize work to ensure safe execution. Utilize electronic permit to work system ePTW (eVision) and eMoC for safe operations. Ensure well testing, surveillance requirements and well management guidelines are followed. Conduct daily shift handovers with operations and crafts personnel and ensure log keeping and certification/record keeping are accurately maintained. Reinforce daily production reporting and assuring compliance to production loss reporting procedure. Approve SAP work orders WOs ensuring costs estimates are accurate and accountable for completeness of WO completion / failure notes. Coordinate with the construction supervisor on turnarounds to integrate operations activities and ensuring the initiatives to optimize shutdown performance are fully understood by offshore personnel to enable high quality planning and efficient attainment. Emergency Response Team Lead.

New York, Ny, Us

Monitored & streamlined maintenance activities to drive continuous improvements and increase plant availability & reliability.Ensured compliance in preventive maintenance PM, corrective maintenance CM, and maintenance schedule compliance targets by creating and facilitating offshore maintenance schedule. Organised and lead schedule review meetings for strategic initiatives development and implementation. Identified and mitigated low-performing areas by devising and employing maintenance job plans, while administering site activities. Co-ordinated construction, maintenance, and operations technicians per the priorities established by the Operations Lead and Offshore Installation Manager (OIM) and conducted assurance on all maintenance activities.

New York, Ny, Us

Operations, Expat, 28 Days On/Off RotationsCW Africa - Sendje Ceiba (FPSO) & Okume Complex (TLPs & Fixed Platforms)Provided exceptional process surveillance, project design services, operations and engineering support to offshore operations team that enabled engineering projects delivery under budget and schedule, production growth and production loss prevention. Strived for continuous improvements, evaluated fault-finding results, and confirmed process compliance with Management of Change (MoC) process. Received and responded to critical issues within strict deadlines to assure smooth running of operations. Developed talent by leading and training Hess employees of EG nationality and EG government personnel in topside process systems and in reviewing basic engineering principles and HAZOPs with them for operational excellence.

New York, Ny, Us

Bakken Infrastructure - DevelopmentDeveloped the FEED and conceptual design of Hawkeye Compressor Station (15,500 Hp Gas Compression; 2,800 Hp Propane Refrigeration; 2,000 bbls Finger-Type Slug Catcher, NGL Recovery; NGL Truck Offloading Station). Led vendor kick-off meetings to streamline engineering and construction activities, and provided support in project management.Collaborated with technical authorities to obtain project specification deviation requests approval and project change orders. Co-operated with supply chain and engineering department for prompt resolution of on-site material related issues; resolved project specification issues and deviations by assisting the vendors and the shop QA/QC inspectors. Generated the facility process simulation model via HYSYS. Designed the entire process framework to gather and process the incoming gas from Bakken gas gathering system. Served as the technical expert in HAZOP meeting sessions.

New York, Ny, Us

Bakken Midstream OperationsProvided operational input and economic evaluation support to the Bakken project facilities engineering, construction and commercial teams for flare reduction, 3rd party gas capture, and Hess' new infrastructure projects using HYSYS / Pipesim simulations and Merak PEEP economic analysis software; while served as the area lead for southern midstream gas operations. Performed PSSRs/HAZOPs/start-ups of new compressor stations. Front end engineering for debottlenecking an existing compressor station to manage additional compression capacity. Front end engineering of a 2000 bbls slug catcher to separate 2 phase Gas/NGL flow with a flash compression skid to stabilize the separated NGLs. Conducted economic evaluation of Hess built against 3rd party gathering alternatives for Oil/Gas/Water infrastructure for Hess’ new assets.

New York, Ny, Us

Onshore Gas Plants & RefineryFacilities Engineer (Foundation Program), Sea Robin Gas Plant, Louisiana, USA, Aug 2010 – Dec 2010• Risk Based Inspection of stationary equipment & piping per the guidelines of API 580/581 using Equity Engineering software.Facilities Engineer (Foundation Program), Port Reading Refinery, New Jersey, USA, Feb 2010 – July 2010• Turnaround Engineering Support – developed inspection checklist of pressure vessels, performed process engineering intrusive inspection of equipment, provided inspection reports, operational completeness prior to unit being turned over to operations.Facilities Engineer (Foundation Program), Seminole Gas Processing Plant, Texas, USA, Feb 2009 – Jan 2010• Operator / Maintenance / Mechanic / EHS / Engineering training included daily operator readings, job safety analysis, lock-out / tag-outs, turnaround work of DEA and caustic contactor, hydrotest, hot bolting, rotating equipment alignment, bottle & hole watch roles, participated in incident investigations, and engineering study on sulfur units and brazed aluminum exchangers.