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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM ABU DHABI – Gas Treatment Plant (GTP) FEEDFront End Engineering Design for a gas treatment plant located onshore in Abu Dhabi close to the existing Al-Dabb’iya complex. The gas treatment plant is planned to be constructed to process excess gas resulting from various future oilfield developments in the Western Abu Dhabi area.Senior process engineer responsible for pre-FEED techno-economic studies leading to determination of the optimum capacity and… Show more OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM ABU DHABI – Gas Treatment Plant (GTP) FEEDFront End Engineering Design for a gas treatment plant located onshore in Abu Dhabi close to the existing Al-Dabb’iya complex. The gas treatment plant is planned to be constructed to process excess gas resulting from various future oilfield developments in the Western Abu Dhabi area.Senior process engineer responsible for pre-FEED techno-economic studies leading to determination of the optimum capacity and trainage/sparing philosophy for the gas treatment plant which consisted of H2S/CO2 removal, gas dehydration, compression and dewpointing. Pre-FEED studies also considered technology options for the gas dewpointing (Joule Thompson vs turbo-expander) and compression (single vs dual stage) processes. Subsequently responsible for development of the process simulation basis including analysis of multiple combinations of compositions from different feed gas sources and assessment of the impact on the GTP design.Also responsible during the FEED for the development of the GTP process simulations using HYSYS, early process design reports and inter-facility pipeline analysis using PIPESIM.Detailed engineering of two minimum facilities (COSMOS) water injection platforms, offshore Qatar.Lead Process Engineer responsible for process design of topsides facilities. Responsible for supervision of a small team and for delivery of all process related deliverables including P&IDs, Line List, Cause & Effect Diagrams, Process & Instrument datasheets and construction workpacks. Participation in HAZOP. Show less

I am a 30 year old process engineer with over six years of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry. During this time I have worked on numerous offshore and onshore oil & gas projects and studies, ranging from heavy oilfields to gas condensate field developments. I have been involved in process design, detailed engineering of minimum facilities platforms, field development planning and concept evaluation of FPSO, wellhead platforms, islands, onshore gas plant, LPG production facilities… Show more I am a 30 year old process engineer with over six years of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry. During this time I have worked on numerous offshore and onshore oil & gas projects and studies, ranging from heavy oilfields to gas condensate field developments. I have been involved in process design, detailed engineering of minimum facilities platforms, field development planning and concept evaluation of FPSO, wellhead platforms, islands, onshore gas plant, LPG production facilities and also have extensive experience in flow assurance.I have also spent two years in postgraduate education at the University of Western Australia including a number of industry based projects / assignments.Key Experience:Process Design - Detailed design of minimum facilities platforms Process Design - Conceptual design on greenfield projectProcess Design - Concept evaluation of FPSO, wellhead platforms, islands, onshore gas plant and LPG production facilities Flow assurance - transient modelling and analysis (OLGA 2000)Flow assurance - steady state hydraulic and thermal analysis (PIPESIM); Minimum Facility Platform Detailed Engineering ZAKUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (ZADCO) – Satah Full Field Development FEED for Gas Lift FacilityFront End Engineering Design (FEED) for the addition of gas lift facilities to the existing Satah Production Manifold Platform (PMP), as part of the Satah Full Field Development Project.Senior process engineer responsible for depressurisation modelling using OLGA for prediction of minimum temperatures and for input to flare adequacy check. Responsible for adequacy check of existing topsides piping and subsea pipeline materials to meet the new process conditions under gas lift operation. Show less

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM QATAR - Platform Capacity ReviewHigh level review of the platform capacity constraints and of the feasibility of increasing total liquids production from 160 kbpd to 280 kbpd.Process engineer responsible for identifying the platform constraints by simulating the key equipment items including the oil separation train and produced water hydrocyclones. Performance assessment of the separator inlet devices, outlet nozzles and liquid/liquid separation devices for… Show more OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM QATAR - Platform Capacity ReviewHigh level review of the platform capacity constraints and of the feasibility of increasing total liquids production from 160 kbpd to 280 kbpd.Process engineer responsible for identifying the platform constraints by simulating the key equipment items including the oil separation train and produced water hydrocyclones. Performance assessment of the separator inlet devices, outlet nozzles and liquid/liquid separation devices for the high pressure, test and degassing separator was carried out using the in-house Genesis separator rating tool. Also, responsible for performing a high level assessment of options for future well testing including test separation, testing by difference and multiphase meters.Proposing all possible solutions for additional Produced Water Treatment capacity depending on the separation train debottlenecking option adapted.ADMA OPCO - GAP Studies for SARB Field Development - CCGT Study Pre-FEED studies for the proposed SARB field development.Process engineer responsible for performing integrated power generation and process heating study for the proposed SARB facilities. Responsible for development of equipment lists, CAPEX estimates, fuel consumption estimates and energy efficiency/emissions analysis for various power generation and process heating options.Power generation options include consideration of CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) vs OCGT (Open Cycle Gas Turbine) technology.ADMA OPCO - GAP Studies for SARB Field Development - Water Intake StudyPre-FEED studies for the proposed SARB field development.Process engineer responsible for facilities input to a water intake study for Zirku Island. Responsible for facilities and pipelines definition for a range of water intake design/locations. Responsible for CAPEX estimation for various options and performance of techno-economic evaluation Show less

Shell - Ormen Lange ProjectConceptual studies for proposed installation of booster compression facilities upstream of the existing gas terminal at Nyhamna onshore Norway.Process engineer responsible for assessment of impact on existing utility systems of the proposed process facility modifications. Main focus was on simulation of revised facility depressuring scenarios to assess impact on peak flaring rates and minimum gas temperatures in existing flare headers.

Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd - Pre-FEED Study for Hail Gas Development (HGD) Project Pre-FEED studies for the proposed 400MMScfd Hail Gas Development. Proposed offshore development consisting of well testing, separation, gas dehydration and liquid dehydration facilities installed offshore on islands.Process engineer responsible for technical definition of a number of processing options, including development of process schematics and sized equipment lists for input to option… Show more Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd - Pre-FEED Study for Hail Gas Development (HGD) Project Pre-FEED studies for the proposed 400MMScfd Hail Gas Development. Proposed offshore development consisting of well testing, separation, gas dehydration and liquid dehydration facilities installed offshore on islands.Process engineer responsible for technical definition of a number of processing options, including development of process schematics and sized equipment lists for input to option cost estimates done by other members of the team.Tullow Oil -Jubilee ProjectFPSO processing review. Scope included reviewing process configurations being considered by the FPSO contractor and development of process simulation model using HYSYS. I undertook comparison of the two different process schemes and studied impact of different fluid compositions in terms of constraints within the re-compression train. Evaluated impact on topsides process scheme of increased liquid recovery and different RVP specification. Determined cricondenbar for the various processing options being considered and evaluated consequences on dense phase export pipeline size. I was also responsible for developing PFDs for atmospheric and pressurised LPG storage for the onshore gas plant base case scheme. Show less

Hoang Long -TGT ProjectMember of the Technical support group to HLJOC during the FPSO FEED period. Responsible for generating sized and weighted equipment list using in-house software as well as estimating size and weight of substructure. For the preferred development option, responsible for producing CAPEX estimates to a target accuracy of 30% for: wellhead platform, flowlines and export Pipeline. Studied impact of number and operating conditions of separation stages on oil… Show more Hoang Long -TGT ProjectMember of the Technical support group to HLJOC during the FPSO FEED period. Responsible for generating sized and weighted equipment list using in-house software as well as estimating size and weight of substructure. For the preferred development option, responsible for producing CAPEX estimates to a target accuracy of 30% for: wellhead platform, flowlines and export Pipeline. Studied impact of number and operating conditions of separation stages on oil specifications and liquid recovery. Produced heat and material balance for the FPSO topside schemes studied. Developed preliminary PFDs for the selected FPSO topsides scheme. Involved in line sizing for the production, gas lift and water injection lines. Establishing insulation requirements to mitigate hydrates and wax deposition.Tullow Oil -Mahogany EPS ProjectConcept screening study of the Mahogany field using in-house field development planning software. Involved in the development of conceptual level definition of processing facilities. Produced cost estimates for subsea facilities, flowlines and risers, production facilities topsides, production facilities substructures including FPSOs and SPARs. Development of CAPEX estimates for input to project economic model. Show less

Woodside - Browse ProjectFlow assurance support to Browse project. Responsible for steady state (PIPESIM) and transient (OLGA 2000) multi-phase flow modelling of different options for the subsea tieback and export pipeline to an onshore facility. The study included steady state simulations to determine pipeline size. Transient scenarios such as ramp-up, shutdown, re-start and pigging were assed in order to create a philosophy to avoid fluid going below its pour point. Slugcatcher… Show more Woodside - Browse ProjectFlow assurance support to Browse project. Responsible for steady state (PIPESIM) and transient (OLGA 2000) multi-phase flow modelling of different options for the subsea tieback and export pipeline to an onshore facility. The study included steady state simulations to determine pipeline size. Transient scenarios such as ramp-up, shutdown, re-start and pigging were assed in order to create a philosophy to avoid fluid going below its pour point. Slugcatcher modelling was also performed to study feasibility of the tieback to an onshore facility. Technip - Kupe ProjectResponsible for Steady State (Pipesim) and transient (OLGA 2000) thermo-hydraulic modelling of the Kupe Offshore Pipeline. The analysis included steady state, ramp-up, shutdown, restart and pigging simulations to help define the pipeline operating envelope. The waxy condensate fluid was modelled in PVTsim to tune the condensate viscosity to laboratory measured data (with and without PPD).Inpex - Abadi ProjectFlow assurance input to Abadi concept screening study. Responsibilities included steady state (PIPESIM) multi-phase flow modelling and determination of slug catcher sizing using the Cunliffe method. Show less

Addax Petroleum – OKWOK ProjectThermo-hydraulic analysis of the Okwok subsea tie-back system. Scope of work included fluid characterization using PVTsim, line sizing (Pipesim) and quantification of frequency and magnitude of slugs (OLGA). Evaluated current slugcatcher capacity in handling new wells tied-back to the existing platform. Involved in developing and presenting the findings to the client.Nexen -Yeoman ProjectMember of the flow assurance team. Responsible for the… Show more Addax Petroleum – OKWOK ProjectThermo-hydraulic analysis of the Okwok subsea tie-back system. Scope of work included fluid characterization using PVTsim, line sizing (Pipesim) and quantification of frequency and magnitude of slugs (OLGA). Evaluated current slugcatcher capacity in handling new wells tied-back to the existing platform. Involved in developing and presenting the findings to the client.Nexen -Yeoman ProjectMember of the flow assurance team. Responsible for the characterisation and emulsion tuning of the high viscosity crude. Assisted in developing parametric studies on different field concept options in order to provide other disciplines involved in the project with preliminary line sizes estimates. Show less

Undertook the Oil and Gas Engineering Master Degree program in the University of Western Australia, including the following industry based projects / assignments. CEED ProjectCSBP - Ammonia Recovery from Waste GasResponsible for reviewing three different technologies available in the market to recover ammonia from the Sodium Cyanide Waste Gas. Assessment of impact of implementation of the recovery unit to the current process in terms of energy consumption and safety… Show more Undertook the Oil and Gas Engineering Master Degree program in the University of Western Australia, including the following industry based projects / assignments. CEED ProjectCSBP - Ammonia Recovery from Waste GasResponsible for reviewing three different technologies available in the market to recover ammonia from the Sodium Cyanide Waste Gas. Assessment of impact of implementation of the recovery unit to the current process in terms of energy consumption and safety requirements. Developed mass and energy balances in order to quantify drawback and/or potential benefits of the ammonia recovery unit. Responsible for performing NPV calculations and recommending best technology for further investigationVacation StudentWoodside - Australian Energy - NRB Project Developed a hydraulic model based on an excel spreadsheet in order to evaluate pressure drop across the production trains of the North Rankin Alpha (NRA) platform, using isometric data and HYSYS as a simulation program. Defined correlations between pressure drop and flow per train. Computation of power requirements of additional compression essential to continue depletion of North Rankin and Perseus reservoirs. Show less

Research team work using Thermo-Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) techniques of three Venezuelan oils and their fractions (saturates, aromatics, resins and asphaltenes), in presence and absence of reservoir sand, under an air environment.Analysis of the oxidative behaviour of the samples obtained in the graphics (TGA and DSC curves) and calculated percentage of mass lost through the heating process.Evaluation of the influence of reservoir… Show more Research team work using Thermo-Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) techniques of three Venezuelan oils and their fractions (saturates, aromatics, resins and asphaltenes), in presence and absence of reservoir sand, under an air environment.Analysis of the oxidative behaviour of the samples obtained in the graphics (TGA and DSC curves) and calculated percentage of mass lost through the heating process.Evaluation of the influence of reservoir sand in the chemical reactions of the crude.Develop correlations between the oxidative behaviour and the physical properties of the samples. Show less

Visited the field to draw a sketch of the four pipelines of products of the Catalytic Cracking Unit of the Cardon Refinery.Examined PID to identify pumps, heat exchanges, separators and control valves.Evaluated pressure loss and limitations of the system for the actual case of operation and revamp case, using Inplant as a simulation program.

Masters, Oil And Gas Engineering

Bachelor En Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering

B.Eng, Chemical Engineering

Master Of Oil And Gas Eng