Manoj Thakkar

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Oil & Gas : Upstream-Onshore/Offshore, Power Plant & Utilities, Petrochemicals, Enhance Oil Recovery, O & M, Engineering, Project Management,Commissioning, Shutdown Management, @ Deep Industries Limited
Manoj Thakkar's Location
Surat, Gujarat, India, India
About Manoj Thakkar

Highly experienced and accomplished Manager with 30+ years of experience leading Oil and gas Production and Processing Facilities and Power Plant Assets. Expert in Operation Management Process Optimization and process Safety, Executing EPC projects from concept to reality cost-effectively, and safely within the given time limit and approved budget.Key Achievements:Operational Excellence: Led initiatives for process safety, optimization, and root cause analysis, achieving an average plant availability of 98.5% with zero incidents across 21 operating sites in India.EPC Project Execution: Successfully developed three cost-effective oil and gas production sites (5 to 12 MMSCFD) from concept to reality within approved budgets and timelines in the last 24 months.Well Pad Establishment: Oversaw the erection, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and operation of 18 well pads with a total of 148 wells.Crude Oil Processing Trains: Led a team in designing, commissioning, and operating three crude oil processing trains, reaching a total capacity of 230 kbopd, with involvement in various stages such as FEED, design review, SIL study, HAZOP, and commissioning.World's Largest EOR & Polymer Facility: Delivered a 100 Kbpd PAM Mother solution at 15000 ppm concentration, receiving recognition for the successful completion of the world's largest EOR development in 2015.Safe Plant Operation: Achieved 99.5% plant availability and zero incidents over a three-year tenure as Business Delivery Head.Captive Power Generation System: Developed a system comprising six fired boilers, 240 km of steam pipelines, and a 60 MW power generation and distribution system.Maintenance Management System: Established SAP PM/MM/WHM modules, issued 250 POs, managed contracts, and recruited over 250 contractor staff during the first year.World's Longest Pipeline: Played a crucial role in the installation and commissioning of the world's longest crude oil export pipeline.Offshore Facility Project: Successfully completed fabrication, laying, flushing, and commissioning of a 6.0 km long pipeline, along with a 2.3 km long pipeline below sea bed using specialized techniques.Capacity Enhancement: Increased crude oil processing capacity from 12k bopd to 25k bopd through detailed engineering, HAZOP, and strategic execution.Crude Oil Pipeline Project: Managed the entire process from pre-survey to budget approval for a crude oil pipeline, including route identification, utility requirements, and cost estimation.

Manoj Thakkar's Current Company Details
Deep Industries Limited

Deep Industries Limited

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Oil & Gas : Upstream-Onshore/Offshore, Power Plant & Utilities, Petrochemicals, Enhance Oil Recovery, O & M, Engineering, Project Management,Commissioning, Shutdown Management,
Manoj Thakkar Work Experience Details
  • Deep Industries Limited
    Chief Operating Officer
    Deep Industries Limited Mar 2020 - Present
    Ahmedabad, In
    As the Chief Operating Officer (COO) overseeing the company's Oil & Gas Production and Processing Facilities, my role is marked by comprehensive leadership and strategic initiatives across various operational domains. Here's an overview of my key responsibilities and contributions:1. Review and Monitoring of Operational Sites:Guiding teams to ensure safety, reliability, and sustainability across 21 operational sites in India.Initiating and driving efforts to establish Operation & Maintenance Excellence.2. EPC Projects Execution:Overseeing end-to-end execution of EPC projects, transforming concepts into operational realities.Successfully completing three oil and gas production sites (5 to 12 MMSCFD) in the last 24 months, ensuring cost-effectiveness and timely delivery.3. HSE Management:Implementing robust Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) management practices.Conducting comprehensive reviews such as Project Detail Engineering, GA, PFD & P&ID, and HAZOP/HAZID.4. Business Expansion/Growth:Spearheading strategic initiatives to drive business expansion and growth.Identifying opportunities for market penetration and diversification.5. Procurement & Contracts:Managing and optimizing procurement processes for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.Developing and overseeing robust contractual agreements.6. Vendor Development & Assessment:Establishing and nurturing strong vendor relationships.Implementing rigorous vendor assessment processes to ensure high-quality partnerships.7. Annual Planning & Budgeting:Leading annual planning and budgeting exercises.Ensuring alignment of financial strategies with operational goals.8. Training & Talent Management:Focusing on talent development and management to enhance team capabilities.Implementing training programs aligned with organizational objectives.9. Statutory Compliance:Ensuring adherence to statutory compliance requirements.Staying abreast of regulatory changes and implementing necessary adjustments.
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  • Cairn Oil And Gas
    Deputy General Manager Project
    Cairn Oil And Gas Jul 2018 - Present
    Gurugram, Haryana, In
    Responsibility: On/Offshore Project Engineering, Concept Study & Feasibility Study, PHASER/Gated Process, Ensure Statutory Compliance, FEED, Detailed Engineering, Decide Contract Awarding Strategies, Preparation of Tender Scope of work, Technical Bid Evaluations, Selection of Various EPC contractors/Suppliers, Execute Contract, Construction, Commissioning, And RFSU.Achievements/Project Executed:Crude Oil Processing Train - Completed detailed detail engineering , HAZOP, QRA and executed project to enhance Crude Oil Processing capacity from 12k bopd to 25k bond.Crude Oil Pipeline - (From Plant to Adani Port – 6.8 Kms) Completed Pre-survey, Identified the pipeline safe & optimum route, Finalize the various utilities & locations requirement from Adani, completed detailed Engineering, Pipeline specifications, Finalized Tender SOW & Cost Estimation And Submitted Proposal to JV for budget approval.Produced Water Effluent Disposal Pipeline - Safely & Successfully Completed 6.0 Km. Long, 6” Onshore Pipeline And 2.3 Km. Long Offshore pipeline Offshore (mid sea) Section using specialized barge, vessels and high-pressure water jet technic. ETP Plant - Executed Project to enhanced primary treatment section capacity from 3000 blpd to 6000 blpd without taking plant outage.SBR Plant - Executed Project And Enhanced Secondary treatment section capacity from 3000 blpd to 6000 blpd.Security Surveillance - Fixing & Integration 110 Nos. Onshore/Offshore Latest Digital Camera's, Establishing state of art Video wall, Configuration Of motion detections alarms & alert.Executed Projects for Office Building & Infrastructure Upgradation.
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  • Cairn Oil And Gas
    Dgm-Business Delivery (Head Business Delivery)
    Cairn Oil And Gas Jun 2016 - Jul 2018
    Gurugram, Haryana, In
    DGM-Business Delivery (Head Business Delivery)Key Achievements :Production & Availability - Successfully Delivered more than 99% Plant Availability , Crude Oil Production Target 175k bopd and without any incident as per assigned KPI's. Turnaround & Shutdown Management – Lead the team executed two major oil & gas processing trains shutdowns safely and able to save 2.2MN USD completing plant annual outage 44 hours & 70 Hours advance against planned time.Closely monitored & ensured that all minor well/equipment outage completed as planned within optimum time.Reliability Management (E,I,M) - Lead the team for RCFA to investigate any outage /Alarms & Trips / failure of equipment process upset to find-out real root cause and implement corrective measures to prevent similar event in future to improve Availability & Reliability of processing plant equipment. Maintenance Planning & Execution - Maintenance KPI monitoring, tracking , Inventory Management & Establish Stock reorder Maintenance audit & compliance, Spare Identification & codification - Equipment (65000 +) BOM, CMMS & PSCM Excellence - Budget forecasting, preparation, back-up & Approval , EC approval & OCR Approval, Drive various initiative and support for PR To PO Process Optimization & reduce TAT, Develop contract & Procurement strategies, SLA and Standardize SOW, Drive Cost saving Campaign & Explore opportunity.Vendor’s development Contract & Vendor Performance Monitoring / Audits Driven all Major PSCM projects - Disha, Smart Connect, Smart Source, Local Engagement
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  • Cairn Oil And Gas
    Dgm-Enhance Oil Recovery
    Cairn Oil And Gas May 2014 - Jun 2016
    Gurugram, Haryana, In
    EOR Head ( MBA - Site) Achievements :EOR Project: Lead the team from concept to commissioning and successfully completed enhance oil recovery polymer flooding/injection project able to produce 480k bfpd polymerized solution (at 30 cP) distribute over 18 well pads & 119 injectors wells through 6" duplex steel pipeline network (total @ 50 Kms.) using low shear duplex pumps,Successfully Completed World Largest Onshore Central Polymer Facility Plant: Lead the team during FEED, Construction & Commissioned 5 Polymer Trains, Each Train designed to produce 20k bpd PAM matured mother solution (MS) at 15000 ppm concentration. Total capacity of CPF plant to produce 100k bpd MS/day. Implemented Innovative solution solutions to monitor & improve plant performance which was highly appreciated by Chinese OEM - published in SPE as lesson learned.
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  • Cairn Oil And Gas
    Head Of Maintenance
    Cairn Oil And Gas Nov 2008 - May 2014
    Gurugram, Haryana, In
    Head of Maintenance (DGM) – Lead Team For Project Engineering, Construction & Commissioned Of entire Oil & Gas processing facility, Perform additional role as Operation Head for Power & Utility and Central Ware House Head .Responsibilities:• Responsible for overall maintenance of 230k BOPD oil producing facilities consist of 18 WP’s (180 wells) and 3 Oil Processing Trains, Effective Operation & Maintenance of total 60 Mw captive power plant and & 125 TPH Steam generation boilers & utility operation.• Ensure Oil Processing Trains, All Boilers & Steam Turbines and Steam/Power Distribution network are operated & maintained safely as per SOP Efficiently.• Implement, Execution & Effective Monitoring of Schedule Preventive & Predictive Maintenance.• Review & Analyze corrective Maintenance, Expertise Advise for quick Trouble shooting, RCA• Review of P & ID’s for new upcoming facility and Provide Valuable input during HAZOP, HAZID, SIL Study for plant safety & reliability.• STOP Card Review, Conduct Routine Safety Inspection/Audit’s and In line with company HSE policy and provide necessary feedback to update organization's safety program.• Reviews Plant SOP & SMP’s and provide necessary support for JSA/Risk assessment.• Take active lead in incidents investigation and provide necessary recommend action prevent re‐ occurrence.• Scheduling of SCE/ equipment running hours & maintenance so as to maximize the MTBF.• Management of defective SCE equipment so as to minimize the MTTR.• Failure / Trip Analysis Investigation, RCA and Recommendation For Plant Safety & Reliability Improvement.• CMMS Management, SAP MM/PM Module development/ monitoring. Notification & WO Backlog Management & Deferrals.• Statutory Compliance.• Vendor Development And Contract Management .
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  • Reliance
    General Manager - Captive Power Plant
    Reliance Feb 2008 - Nov 2008
    Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, In
    General Manager (CPP) : Leading the team of 90 members. Overall Responsible For Safe, Reliable And Efficient O & M of 90 MW Power & 250 TPH steam - Cogeneration Captive Power Plant . Achievements:• Achieved Plant Availability 99.9% without any Incident or non-compliance.• Established Spares and Service Support Contracts ( LTSA, APSA, LE) with GE for Gas Turbine.• Successful Implementation of IMS certification. • Out of court Arbitration settlement out of court with client. • Implement GT Reliability And Performance Improvement Initiatives.• Opex/CAPEX Project approvals And safe execution.• SAP PM/MM function improvement Initiatives and development of eRCMT.
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  • Ge Power & Water
    Operation & Maintenance Manager
    Ge Power & Water Nov 1999 - Feb 2008
    Schenectady, Ny, Us
    • Service & Performance Monitoring Of Aeroderivative Based Power Plant O & M Contracts within India.• Responsible for overall Operation & Maintenance Activities of 90 Mw Power & 250 TPH Steam Generation Cogeneration Power plant at RIL Dahej.• Implement Best EHS Practices & Ensure World Class Safety Standard.• Provide Services in line with contractual agreement (LTSA, APSA, and Rental LE) to meet the customer satisfaction. • Schedule & Execute Various Planned Maintenance activates based on GT fired hours - Borescope Inspection, Combustion Inspection, Hot gas Path Inspection and Major Inspection.• Ensure Uninterrupted & Guaranteed Power & Steam availability to client. • Timely implementation of critical latest SB’s to ensure Gas Turbine Reliability. • Make Aware And Educate Customer about for Latest GE Technology . • Lead Audit, Erection & Commissioning of Gas Turbines and Boilers at customer sites.• Implementation of QMS in line with GE corporate Policies at sites. • Spares and Inventory Management .• Support CMMS establishment and Effective Monitoring of various functions at site.• Quick Trouble shooting and provide service support in case of any trips / breakdown of equipment. • Identify Opportunities For Local Vendors Development to optimize cost.• Train and develop team competency.
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  • Reliance
    Maintenance Engineer : Power Plant & Utilities
    Reliance Jun 1991 - Jul 1999
    Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, In
    • Preventive, Predictive, Corrective, Breakdown, Shut down Maintenance etc. • Erection & Commissioning of new plant. • Fault Finding & Trouble shooting, • Spares Procurement & Inventory Management • Leading the team and execute minor/major Shut down of GT/WHRSG/Steam turbine safely.• Implement Reliability Improvement Techniques. i.e PM, RCA, Pdm, RBI, FMEA and Six sigma Methodology.• Review of P & ID’s for new upcoming facility and Provide Valuable Input during RA, HAZOP, HAZID, SIL Study For Plant Safety & Reliability.• Reviews & Develop Plant SOP & SMP. Risk Assessment .• CMMS Management, SAP MM/PM Module Development. WO Backlog & Deferrals Management.
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Manoj Thakkar Education Details

  • University Of Madras
    University Of Madras
    Operations Management
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute Of Technology, Surat
    Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute Of Technology, Surat
    Mechanical Engineering
  • General Electric ( Ge ) - Us Mnc
    General Electric ( Ge ) - Us Mnc
    Quality Management
  • Ibr Authority, Gujarat State
    Ibr Authority, Gujarat State
    Boiler Proficiency Engineer
  • Indian Institute Of Management Ahmedabad
    Indian Institute Of Management Ahmedabad
    Star Trek Leadership Development Program

Frequently Asked Questions about Manoj Thakkar

What company does Manoj Thakkar work for?

Manoj Thakkar works for Deep Industries Limited

What is Manoj Thakkar's role at the current company?

Manoj Thakkar's current role is Oil & Gas : Upstream-Onshore/Offshore, Power Plant & Utilities, Petrochemicals, Enhance Oil Recovery, O & M, Engineering, Project Management,Commissioning, Shutdown Management,.

What schools did Manoj Thakkar attend?

Manoj Thakkar attended University Of Madras, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute Of Technology, Surat, General Electric ( Ge ) - Us Mnc, Ibr Authority, Gujarat State, Indian Institute Of Management Ahmedabad.

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