• 32 years of Process Engineering experience in Oil & Gas, LNG and Petrochemical Plants
• Conversant with Engineering Standards such as Shell DEP, PETRONAS Technical Standards (PTS) and API
• Appointed by Shell as Technical Authority Level 3 (TA3) for Process Engineering & Technology (Upstream, East) in the Projects & Technology Department for the Bangalore Project Design Office
• Appointed by PETRONAS as Technical Authority Level 2 (TA2) for Process Engineering (Upstream Process)
• Experience in Greenfield Gas Development projects like 900 MMSCFD gas field (Kasawari) with 22% CO2
• Experience in Brownfield Tie-In project for 205 MMSCFD PETRONAS Floating LNG project with existing Offshore Gas platform
• Experience in Brownfield infill SIPROD campaigns
• Hands-on experience in offshore process design (Feasibility Study, Conceptual Design, FEED and Detailed Engineering) including process software simulations (HYSYS, FLARENET, and PIPESIM) and development of PFD and P&ID's and equipment sizing and specification.
• Prepare Heat & Material Balance and Utility Flow Diagrams
• Familiar with Gas saturation at reservoir conditions, and modeling of the common oil and gas processes encountered in Upstream
• Experienced in Natural Gas receiving and dew point control, Hydrate point control, Custody Gas Metering, Condensate Stabilization
• Involved in FEED for LNG MCHE project
• Familiar with process calculations like Line Sizing (Gas, Liquid & Multiphase), Relief Valves Sizing (all cases), Gas Depressurization, Gas Dispersion Profile Calculations, Line Back Pressure Calculations, Separators Sizing (Liquid/Liquid, Gas/Liquid, Two Phase & Three Phase), Pump Sizing, AIV Calculation, Caisson Sizing, etc
• Involved in the Detailed Design of Offshore AGRU modules using Membrane technology
• Experience in Ammonia (KELLOG, UDHE, TOPSOE), Urea (STAMICARBON, SNAMPROGETTI) and Utility Plants, Compressors, RO water treatment, MSF desalination unit, Demineralizing units
• Experienced in Acid Gas Removal Gas Treating using SULFINOL Amine, BENFIELD, CATACARB and MDEA treatment processes for CO2 and H2S removal in LNG and Ammonia plants
• Experienced in Gas Dehydration (Mol-Sieve), Mercury Removal, Liquefaction and Fractionation
• Experienced in Gas Compression and Glycol Dehydration for Gas export to onshore
• Experienced in Fuel Gas conditioning and sweetening
• Perform Conceptual design for Converting Vent platform to Flare platform, Dispersion and Flare heat radiation calculations, blow-down /depressurizing, safety relief calculations
• Familiar with Process Cause and Effects diagrams and generating Safe Charts
• Lead the process design team in executing all phases of Process Engineering activities. Responsible for resource allocation, management of man hour budgets, and delivery to agreed schedules
• Engage sharing sessions for young Engineers and mentoring.
• Familiar with producing simulation reports and supporting calculations
• Familiar with defining design pressures, temperatures and specification breaks for process and utility systems
• Preparation of Operating Procedure Manuals (OPM)
• Prepare Scope of Work (SOW) documents, Technical Reports and provide technical support to proposal engineering team
• Participation in HAZOP, PHA and design reviews
• Resolve discrepancies and divergences from original proposal through technical queries to projects/client
• Prepare functional specifications for process equipment and packages
• Coordinate with projects and planning on project time schedules, establish target completion dates, ensure target dates are achieved and interface with clients on technical issues
• Associated in the Detailed Design for Gas Gathering & Optimization of excess gas venting for improving Gas export
• Involved in Converting single phase sub-sea pipeline to Multiphase fluid and installation of Multiphase pumps
• Carried out Feasibility study for Installing new NGL storage and pumping facilities
• Detailed Design of Improving Instrument Gas system, etc.
• Develop data sheets and specifications for Instruments, pumps, compressor, heat exchangers and other equipment of Process & Utility packages
• Coordinated with Consultants for the Basic Engineering study for Hot & Cold Flares for ammonia plant & Review Relief Valves data sheets, sizing of Relief valves for the same
• Associated in capital projects like Debottlenecking of Ammonia plants, Debottlenecking of Urea plants Replacement of waste heat boilers and BFW pumps and Installation of Flare system for ammonia plants
• Performance evaluation of catalysts, Compressors, Heat exchangers & other equipment
• Performance evaluation of Boilers, boiler water treatment, cooling water treatment, Demineralization & Wastewater treatment
• Management of Change studies
• Shutdown investigation and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Experienced in PSM (Process Safety Management) System
• Managing Operation of Anaerobic Thermal Desorption Unit (ATDU), Vapor Recovery Unit (VRU) & Water Treatment Unit (WTU) and Solid Discharge and Conditioned System for Processing Waste Drill-Cutting from Oil Exploration
• Consultant Engineer for Cooling water treatment, Boiler Water treatment, Desalination and Petrochemical / Refinery process corrosion & scale control
• Troubleshooting & Investigating process engineering issues of Ammonia, Urea and Utility plants, Engineer changes and additions to ensure smooth running of the plant
• Extensive experience in Water Treatment (Erection, Commissioning, Operation & Maintenance and trouble shooting of Demineralizing, R.O, Waste Water Treatment plants)