Plant Inspection Engineer
Qatar Petrochemical Co
Total years of experience :10 years, 3 Months
Performing in-service inspection engineering and QA/QC activities of QAPCO Olefin and Polyolefin Plants according to QAPCO specifications, and related standards & codes, that includes but not limited to the following:
- Assure the integrity and performing in-service inspection of plant equipment (furnaces, pressure vessels, piping, tanks, boilers…etc) according to QAPCO specifications, and related standards & codes (e.g. ASME, API, ASTM, NACE...etc) with RBI fundamentals, and Fitness for Service Assessments using GALIOM Asset Management System, to complete our year plan and to achieve the Key Performance Indicator KPI within QAPCO Quality Management System QMS, during daily activities and scheduled / unscheduled plant turnarounds (TARs) or units shutdown.
- Corrosion monitoring, prevention & control with failure analysis, and damage mechanisms assessment mainly using NACE rules & recommendations, and API inspection procedures & FFS methodology
- Welding inspection and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) performed during normal maintenance activities or QAPCO new projects that includes welders performance examination, heat treatment witnessing, and QA/QC documents reviewing like Procedures, ITP, WPS, PQR, WPQ, Inspection Reports...etc.
- Thermographic inspection for equipment under elevated or cold temperature services, wither refractory lined or insulation coated.
- Painting & coating inspection from the initial stages of surface cleaning / preparation to the final examinations by DFT checking, Holyday Testing..etc.
- Pressure relieve devices inspection during calibration and testing.
- Incoming Material inspection and Positive Material Identification PMI to check its physical condition and insure compliance with the purchasing orders and material specifications and assure material compatibility to its Mill Test Certificates.
- Prepare all tenders technical specifications and requirements for equipment materials, and NDT devices, then reviewing the technical offers received from the participated vendors.
- Operate almost all kind of inspection devices to examine nearly all types of materials used in Oil & Gas field including GRP, Carbon & Low Alloy Steels, Cast Irons, Stainless Steels, Ni based and Cu based Alloys.
- Supervise QAPCO maintenance team and/or contractor personals performing inspection and maintenance activities affecting equipment integrity during regular or major repairs and during QAPCO new projects activities.
Summary of Witnessed Projects
- QAPCO General Shut Down GSD 2014.
- QAPCO LLDPE, LDPE3 & EP3 Plants Shutdown 2015.
- Construction of underground GRP utility piping.
- Construction of Hydraulic Seal Drum B23965.
Performing senior level in-service inspection engineering and QA/QC activities of SOPC Distillation and Processing Units according to standards & codes, and leading inspection junior engineers with examiners team to carry out the following:
- Assure the integrity and in-service inspection of plant equipment (furnaces, pressure vessels, piping, tanks, boilers…etc) according to related standards & codes (e.g. ASME, API, ASTM, NACE...etc) with RBI fundamentals, and Fitness for Service Assessments during daily activities and scheduled / unscheduled plant turnarounds (TARs) or units shutdown.
- Corrosion monitoring, prevention and control with failure analysis, and damage mechanisms assessment mainly using NACE rules & recommendations, and API inspection procedures & FFS methodology
- Welding inspection and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) performed during normal maintenance activities or SOPC new projects that includes welders performance examination, heat treatment witnessing, and QA/QC documents reviewing like Procedures, ITP, WPS, PQR, WPQ, Inspection Reports...etc.
- Thermographic inspection for equipment wither refractory lined or insulation coated.
- Painting & coating inspection from the initial stages of surface cleaning / preparation to the final examinations by DFT checking, Holyday Testing..etc.
- Pressure relieve devices inspection during calibration and testing.
- Incoming Material inspection and Positive Material Identification PMI to check its physical condition and insure compliance with the purchasing orders and material specifications and assure material compatibility to its Mill Test Certificates.
- Prepare all tenders technical specifications and requirements for equipment materials, and NDT devices, then reviewing the technical offers received from the participated vendors.
- Operate almost all kind of inspection devices to examine nearly all types of materials used in Oil & Gas field including GRP, Carbon & Low Alloy Steels, Cast Irons, Stainless Steels, Ni based and Cu based Alloys.
- Supervise QAPCO maintenance team and/or contractor personals performing inspection and maintenance activities affecting equipment integrity during regular or major repairs and during QAPCO new projects activities.
- Giving professional training and inspection educational programs as a Technical Instructor at SOPC Training Center.
Summary of Witnessed Projects
- Subsea pipeline construction between SOPC pipe-net and SOPC offshore terminal.
- Installation of the Hypochlorite Treating GRP Plant.
- Installation of 2 high pressure D shaped boilers (50 ton/h).
- Installation of F1 heater of the Atmospheric Distillation Unit.
- Installation of 12H-1, & 10H-2 heaters of the Delayed Coker Complex.
- Fabrication of new floating roof for tank B8.
- Fabrication of 10E-5, 12E-2/4/6, and Unit 10 air coolers of the Delayed Coking Complex.
- Fabrication of 22E-2 heat exchanger of the Naphtha Hydrotreating Unit.
- Sand blasting and painting walls of; F2 heater of Vacuum Distillation Unit, potable water tanks T402 & T403, and Gasoline & Mascot tanks.
- Annual inspection & maintenance during unit shut down projects of distillation and processing units.
The main modules are: METALLURGY in which the internal nature of materials is described; METAL FORMING, in which several metal deformation processes are explained. CASTING is that shows the deferent casting processes. CORROSION module explains corrosion mechanisms and methods of corrosion protections. METAL TEST is the module that shows destructive and non-destructive tests of materials. WELDING that shows how to join metals using heat energy and the possible resulted defects. FAILURE ANALYSIS that studies how to investigate about causes of failures. MATERIAL EXTRACTION that explains a wide range of metals extraction processes from its original ores. Graduation project was NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION OF WELDMENT which is considered to be a study about the testing methods of welds in refineries and plants pressurized equipments. Above subjects was in addition to some other modules such as NUCLEAR ENGINEERING, CERAMICS, THERMODYNAMICS, etc. These modules were accompanied with training in steel making, and oil companies.