Daniel Gillespie Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Qld, Au

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Project Engineering delivery of multiple small infrastructure projects within the Denison Gas Fields located in South West Queensland.

This role required continuous engineering, research and execution of small infrastructure projects in order to maintain existing gas gathering infrastructure and to optimize the gas/water production from the ‘Meridian Seam Gas’ field. (Moura - Central Queensland)Responsibilities- • Technical research as required in order to identify practical solutions for observed operational problems within the gas field.• Procurement of materials and contract services as required to fix gas… Show more This role required continuous engineering, research and execution of small infrastructure projects in order to maintain existing gas gathering infrastructure and to optimize the gas/water production from the ‘Meridian Seam Gas’ field. (Moura - Central Queensland)Responsibilities- • Technical research as required in order to identify practical solutions for observed operational problems within the gas field.• Procurement of materials and contract services as required to fix gas field operational problems.• Site construction supervision. (Including cost tracking, schedule tracking, safety administration, ‘Permit to Work’ administration and commissioning of newly constructed infrastructure items) Show less

Field Development EngineerThis role required continuous engineering, technical support, procurement assistance and construction logistics in order to support construction contractors engaged for the ongoing expansion of QGC coal seam gas/water pipeline gathering networks. (As required to transport gas/water production from newly completed coal seam gas wells within expanding QGC gas fields)Responsibilities- • Technical support for ongoing construction. (Reference to Shell… Show more Field Development EngineerThis role required continuous engineering, technical support, procurement assistance and construction logistics in order to support construction contractors engaged for the ongoing expansion of QGC coal seam gas/water pipeline gathering networks. (As required to transport gas/water production from newly completed coal seam gas wells within expanding QGC gas fields)Responsibilities- • Technical support for ongoing construction. (Reference to Shell technical specifications)• Assistance with construction logistics• Procurement and tracking of some project materials.• Site construction supervision. (Cost tracking, schedule tracking, safety administration, ‘Permit to Work’ administration and commissioning of newly constructed flowlines)• Delivery of minor (non standard) infrastructure projects, as required. (Eg, pipeline looping or live tie-ins) Show less

Charlie Trunkline Construction.The purpose of this project was to construct a 33km long, 900NB, #300 rated gas pipeline, required to transport CSG gas from the ‘Charlie’ facility, to the ‘Woleebee Ck’ facility. Construction of a 8km long 630NB, HDPE produced water pipeline from the ‘Charlie’ pond to the ‘Philip’ pond. Construction of a 24km long 900NB, HDPE pipeline to transport production water from the ‘Philip’ pond to the ‘Woleebee Ck’ Water Treatment Facility. These pipelines (in… Show more Charlie Trunkline Construction.The purpose of this project was to construct a 33km long, 900NB, #300 rated gas pipeline, required to transport CSG gas from the ‘Charlie’ facility, to the ‘Woleebee Ck’ facility. Construction of a 8km long 630NB, HDPE produced water pipeline from the ‘Charlie’ pond to the ‘Philip’ pond. Construction of a 24km long 900NB, HDPE pipeline to transport production water from the ‘Philip’ pond to the ‘Woleebee Ck’ Water Treatment Facility. These pipelines (in addition to HV and FO cables) were designed to share a common easement intersecting with multiple foreign service, road and water course crossings.Responsibilities- • Supervision of project procurement team & technical communication with vendors• Communication with project engineering contractors (WP design team) and ‘Field Engineering’ team in order to resolve technical construction issues.• Site construction, ‘Project Engineering’, technical support duties. Show less

Lauren Trunkline ProjectProject description-Construction of a DN600, 300# rated, 46km long midstream CSG pipeline.The purpose of this project was to-Provide a method for the transport of CSG gas production from 3x 'Field Compression Facilities'​ to a 'Central Processing Plant'. (QGC - Mid stream CSG production infrastructure)Resposibilities-*Project construction technical supervision & trouble shooting*Project construction progress reporting*Technical… Show more Lauren Trunkline ProjectProject description-Construction of a DN600, 300# rated, 46km long midstream CSG pipeline.The purpose of this project was to-Provide a method for the transport of CSG gas production from 3x 'Field Compression Facilities'​ to a 'Central Processing Plant'. (QGC - Mid stream CSG production infrastructure)Resposibilities-*Project construction technical supervision & trouble shooting*Project construction progress reporting*Technical review of project documentation Show less

Wandoan Queensland

Wandoan Interchange Facility ProjectProject Description - Construction of a small ‘Interconnect pipeline' (1.4km long, 600NB 900# rated), along with pigging facilities and presure protection systems between the QCLNG and APLNG projects.This project was required in order to facilitate - (a) gas sale transfer between the projects(b) mutual aid in the event of any unscheduled LNG system failures.Responsibilities-• Supervision of project procurement… Show more Wandoan Interchange Facility ProjectProject Description - Construction of a small ‘Interconnect pipeline' (1.4km long, 600NB 900# rated), along with pigging facilities and presure protection systems between the QCLNG and APLNG projects.This project was required in order to facilitate - (a) gas sale transfer between the projects(b) mutual aid in the event of any unscheduled LNG system failures.Responsibilities-• Supervision of project procurement team.• Supervision of project engineering contractors (KBR design team)• Supervision of project QA/QC contractors• Supervision of project scheduling during all phases of construction.• Tender and award of a (schedule of rates) ‘construction contract’, for the WIF project ‘scope of works’. (Transfield Services Australia Pty Ltd, were appointed as the principle contractor for this project)• Administration of the WIF project‘ construction contract’ on behalf of the client. (QGC)• Hiring of client project team, and management of these staff on the project site.• Management of all client issues on the project site. ( Technical queries, validation of contractor time writing, cross checking contractor use of Client supplied resources etc)• Assisted in the preparation of completions documentation, assistance with ‘pre-commissioning’ and ‘commissioning’ activities. Show less

West Of Moomba (Nth East Corner Of South Australia – Strzelecki Desert)

Western Flank Oil PipelinesProject Description - Construction of 70km of DN 200 GRE pipeline and 60km of DN 150 GRE Pipeline as required to allow oil production from the newly established ‘Lycium’ and ‘Growler’ oil fields to flow into Moomba for processing and distribution. Construction included several minor creek crossings and 118x major sand dune crossings. Pipeline construction averaged 1.5km per day for the duration of the project which incurred significant rain delays during… Show more Western Flank Oil PipelinesProject Description - Construction of 70km of DN 200 GRE pipeline and 60km of DN 150 GRE Pipeline as required to allow oil production from the newly established ‘Lycium’ and ‘Growler’ oil fields to flow into Moomba for processing and distribution. Construction included several minor creek crossings and 118x major sand dune crossings. Pipeline construction averaged 1.5km per day for the duration of the project which incurred significant rain delays during the 2011-2012 wet season.Responsibilities: • Daily Progress reporting to client• Organisation of ‘Foreign Service’ locations (avoidance of existing service networks)• Project cost tracking (‘Contract Variation’ records)• Design of hydrotest methodology• Procurement of project materials• Collection of ‘Quality Assurance’ records and presentation to client at the end of the project.• Management of project photo records• Assistance in drafting project work method statements and JSA documents • Hiring of construction staff (management of all onsite HR issues)• Time keeping for 20x Adtech FRP staff (pay roll)• Logistical management of 160x shipping containers (used to deliver GRE pipe) into and out of the project site.• Management of all HSE & Environmental reporting• Management of all project correspondence with the project client.• Management of project construction schedule (communicate updates to client)• Management of project cost tracking (communicate updates to company MD)• Management of all flight and accommodation bookings for 20x Adtech FRP staff• General site engineering, planning and logistics as required to co-ordinate GRE pipeline construction activities and to trouble shoot problems as they arise Show less

Brisbane Area, Australia

Operational management of all pipelines operated by the Origin, EAOA Networks Group. Responsible for all regulatory compliance issues for 8x pipelines (500km total) & 7x gas facilities.Supervision of 7x field operations staff, 2x I&E technician staff and 3x pipeline control staff.

Various Qld Locations

Various internal ‘Origin’ project clients (WA, QLD & VIC asset groups)Project Descriptions: 1) ‘Tarantula #1 flowline tie-in’ – Design & construction of a 2000m, 100Nb, 1500# pipeline (Perth Basin, WA)2) Jingemia 2nd Separator - Design & construction of an additional 3 phase production (Perth Basin, WA)3) ‘Jingemia #8 tie-in’ - Design & construction of 2x 200m production and power fluid flowlines, (Perth Basin, WA)4) Heytesbury mothballing and abandonment… Show more Various internal ‘Origin’ project clients (WA, QLD & VIC asset groups)Project Descriptions: 1) ‘Tarantula #1 flowline tie-in’ – Design & construction of a 2000m, 100Nb, 1500# pipeline (Perth Basin, WA)2) Jingemia 2nd Separator - Design & construction of an additional 3 phase production (Perth Basin, WA)3) ‘Jingemia #8 tie-in’ - Design & construction of 2x 200m production and power fluid flowlines, (Perth Basin, WA)4) Heytesbury mothballing and abandonment project – (Otway Basin, VIC)5) ‘Beharra Springs #3 bypass flowline’ project – Design and construction of a small 60m 100NB 1500# flowline reroute within a live gas field. (Perth Basin, WA)6) ‘Beharra Springs #4 tie-in project’ - Design & construction of a 400m, 100Nb 1500# pipeline (Perth Basin WA)7) ‘Newstead #10 & #11 tie-in project’ – Design & construction of 2x wellhead facilities, 2000m of 100NB 900# flowline and 2x metering facilities suitable for bidirectional gas flow. (Surat Basin, QLD)($0.7M)(2008)(8) ‘Horseshoe #2 & #3 tie-in project’ – Design & construction of 2x wellhead facilities, (Surat Basin, QLD)(9) Turkey Creek #6, Springton #9 & Rolleston #19 tie-ins. – Design & construction of 3x wellhead facilities, (Denison Trough, QLD)(10) ‘Spring Gully to Gooimbah Lateral Pipeline project’ – Design, procure and Construction of 30km of 300NB 900# pipeline (Spring Gully field, QLD)($30M)Responsibilities: • Progress reporting• Project Planning (some design work)• Project documentation• Project record keeping & archiving• Management of project processes (HAZOP workshops etc)• Procurement of materials• Tendering and selection of ‘Construction Subcontractors’• Construction Supervision Show less

North Queensland PipelineProject Description - Design and construction of a 370km DN300 pipeline connecting Moranbah (Coal seam Methane gas production) to Townsville (Yabulu Gas fired power station), also construction of a 23km DN250 lateral pipeline providing gas to Mt Stuart. Construction included 5 x HDD crossings of major rivers and creeks, 26 x bored road crossings and sustained mainline pipeline construction at approx 5km per day.Responsibilities :• Progress… Show more North Queensland PipelineProject Description - Design and construction of a 370km DN300 pipeline connecting Moranbah (Coal seam Methane gas production) to Townsville (Yabulu Gas fired power station), also construction of a 23km DN250 lateral pipeline providing gas to Mt Stuart. Construction included 5 x HDD crossings of major rivers and creeks, 26 x bored road crossings and sustained mainline pipeline construction at approx 5km per day.Responsibilities :• Progress reporting (multiple construction fronts)• Organisation of ‘Foreign Service’ locations (avoidance of existing service networks)• Creation of “construction procedure’ and ‘Inspection test plan’ construction documents (complete with daily reporting spreadsheets)• Procurement and planning of hydrostatic pressure testing activities • General site engineering, planning and logistics Show less

Cooper Basin, Based In ‘Moomba’ South Australia

Project Description - Construction of Oil & Gas flowlines to connect newly drilled hydrocarbon wells in the Cooper Basin to the existing pipeline gathering system. This contract included the installation of numerous small flowlines across large areas of arid central Australian dessert, Tie-in connection of new flowlines onto existing live gathering flowlines, installation of hydrocarbon production pumps (jet pumps and beam pumps) and fabrication of extensive surface facility piping… Show more Project Description - Construction of Oil & Gas flowlines to connect newly drilled hydrocarbon wells in the Cooper Basin to the existing pipeline gathering system. This contract included the installation of numerous small flowlines across large areas of arid central Australian dessert, Tie-in connection of new flowlines onto existing live gathering flowlines, installation of hydrocarbon production pumps (jet pumps and beam pumps) and fabrication of extensive surface facility piping & manifolds. Responsibilities- • Construction planning• Progress reporting to client• Progress payment claiming • Coordination of subcontractors• Recording of site project diary• Coordination of daily work activities• Project Management• Coordination and Q.A of separate ‘Pipeline Refurbishment’ contract Show less

Lancashire, United Kingdom

Salmsbury to Bucklbury Pipeline ProjectProject Description - Design, procurement and construction of a 30km, 1050mm NB natural gas pipeline required to reinforce the local gas transmission system in east Lancashire. The contract included pipeline construction across approx 3km of peat moorland, 19 x 1050mm Auger crossings, 3 x 450mm Auger Crossings, 4 x 1050mm Pipe Jack Crossings, 9 sheet piled Cofferdams, construction of a new AGI gas station and the extension of two existing… Show more Salmsbury to Bucklbury Pipeline ProjectProject Description - Design, procurement and construction of a 30km, 1050mm NB natural gas pipeline required to reinforce the local gas transmission system in east Lancashire. The contract included pipeline construction across approx 3km of peat moorland, 19 x 1050mm Auger crossings, 3 x 450mm Auger Crossings, 4 x 1050mm Pipe Jack Crossings, 9 sheet piled Cofferdams, construction of a new AGI gas station and the extension of two existing AGI gas stations. Responsibilities -• Set out and supervision of all Auger Bore crossings• Set out and supervision of all Pipe Jack crossings, including cofferdam temporary works• Pipe Bend Engineering of crossing Tie-ins• Cross country pipe bend engineering (some areas only)• Production of engineering progress Schedules (ie ‘HW-LW pipe Schedule’, ‘Pipeline IP & Chainage Schedule’, Hot Bend requirements and ordering etc)• Drain Current Testing - to check Auger bore crossings for coating damage• As-Built survey of pipeline features (Using G.P.S & Cad computer mapping)• Management of subcontractors (Survey team, Micro tunnelling, Land drainage etc)• Supervision of under ground service detection, recording of known services and implementing ‘Permit to Dig’ system• Supervision of project pipe tracking system and end-of-project pipe reconciliation exercise • Recorder of ‘Engineering site diary’ Show less

West Berkshire, United Kingdom

Newbury Reinforcement PipelineProject Description - Design, procurement and construction of a 23km, 900mm NB natural gas pipeline required to reinforce the local transmission system between Ipsden and Buckleberry, West Berkshire. Contract included a 500m HDD under the Thames river and Great Western Railway, a 360m HDD under the M4 motorway as well as 18 x Auger bore crossings under numerous country roads and a local air strip. Responsibilities :• Set out and supervision… Show more Newbury Reinforcement PipelineProject Description - Design, procurement and construction of a 23km, 900mm NB natural gas pipeline required to reinforce the local transmission system between Ipsden and Buckleberry, West Berkshire. Contract included a 500m HDD under the Thames river and Great Western Railway, a 360m HDD under the M4 motorway as well as 18 x Auger bore crossings under numerous country roads and a local air strip. Responsibilities :• Set out and supervision of Auger Bore and Horizontal Direction Drill (HDD) crossings• Pipe bend engineering of road crossings and numerous pipeline tie-ins• Production of engineering schedules (ie HW-LW pipe Schedule, Pipeline IP & Chainage Schedule, Hot Bend requirements & ordering etc)• As-built survey of pipeline features (Using G.P.S and Auto Cad computer mapping)• Co-ordination of Subcontractors (Survey team, HDD crew, Land drainage etc)• Drafting & design (Auto Cad computer drafting) of Auger bore crossings (for field information and client issue)• Drafting of As-built drawings pipe location (Auto Cad)• Supervision of the installation of pipeline Cathodic Protection System (connection points & ground bed) Show less

Singapore

TUAS Crossing Project & Seple Pipeline Bundle ProjectProject Description - Construction of a 4.5km bundle of 8 x weight coated high pressure pipelines ( 2 x 200mm, 2 x 250mm and 4 x 300mm ) from Jurong Island to Bukum Ular Island (Shell refinery) off the southern coast of Singapore. (The Pipeline bundle was constructed in 300m sections and winched in stages across the ocean floor)Responsibilities - • Supervision of Test header construction• Procurement of… Show more TUAS Crossing Project & Seple Pipeline Bundle ProjectProject Description - Construction of a 4.5km bundle of 8 x weight coated high pressure pipelines ( 2 x 200mm, 2 x 250mm and 4 x 300mm ) from Jurong Island to Bukum Ular Island (Shell refinery) off the southern coast of Singapore. (The Pipeline bundle was constructed in 300m sections and winched in stages across the ocean floor)Responsibilities - • Supervision of Test header construction• Procurement of Hydrostatic testing resources and consumables• Production of Hydro-testing Method Statements (for Client issue) • Co-ordination of Clean and Gauging, Filling, Testing, Dewatering and Drying operations for each of the eight pipelines.• Information logging of filling & dewatering operations• Involvement in Charting of ‘Pressure – Volume’ plot as well as Hydrostatic Test Report Writing Show less

Gladstone To Maryborough, East Coast Queensland

Wide Bay Gas PipelineProject Description - Construction of a 274km, 100mm cross-country gas pipeline connecting Gladstone, Bundaberg and Maryborough. Contract included the crossing of 4 x Major rivers, 2 x Horizontal Directional Drills, installation of the pipeline onto an elevated highway bridge, Auger crossings of numerous country roads and the construction of 2 x Gas stations.Responsibilities -• Involvement in Clean and Gauging, Filling, Testing, Dewatering and… Show more Wide Bay Gas PipelineProject Description - Construction of a 274km, 100mm cross-country gas pipeline connecting Gladstone, Bundaberg and Maryborough. Contract included the crossing of 4 x Major rivers, 2 x Horizontal Directional Drills, installation of the pipeline onto an elevated highway bridge, Auger crossings of numerous country roads and the construction of 2 x Gas stations.Responsibilities -• Involvement in Clean and Gauging, Filling, Testing, Dewatering and Drying operations• Information logging of filling and dewatering operations• Involvement in Charting of Pressure – Volume plot as well as Hydrostatic Test Report writing Show less