Sr. Project Engineer
NAMF Corporation
Total years of experience :25 years, 8 Months
100, 000 barrels per day crude oil Gathering Centre, detailed engineering - Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) - Kuwait
* Crude Oil tank terminal, capacity 6 Million barrels FEED / detailed engineering for Kinder Morgan - Canada
* Crude Oil tank terminal, capacity 2.6 Million barrels of detailed engineering for TransCanada - Canada
* SAGD 46000 barrel per day project optimization initial phase of Imperial Oil / Exxon Mobil - Canada
* SAGD plant for 12000 barrels per day, owned by Athabasca Oil Corp. - Fort McMurray AB - Canada
* Petrochemical project owned by UAE client Fertil, worked in PMC role in S. Korea (cost 1.22 B$) - U.A.E.
* Revamp of Gas Processing Facilities - Alberta Canada (varying costs 1 ~ 15 MM$)
* Joslyn North Mine, 100, 000 BPD bitumen, Oil Sands conceptual phase - Alberta Canada (cost 100 MM$)
* Scotford Upgrader Expansion for synthetic crude oil, of Shell Canada- Alberta Canada (cost 1.2 B$)
* Refinery Conversion Project (RCP) of PetroCanada-Alberta Canada (Revamp cost 100 MM$)
* Several new and revamp projects of varying size and cost from 1 to 400 MM$ - FFC PK:
o Grass Root Project 551, 000 MT/year Natural Gas based Ammonia-Urea complex - (cost 400 MM$)
o Grass Root Project of 635, 000 MT/year Natural Gas based Ammonia-Urea complex - (cost 370 MM$)
o Debottlenecking of Base Unit increasing capacity by 22% of Urea Plant
o Operational project of adding Hydrolyser Section
o Debottlenecking of Natural Gas Primary Reformer
o Revamp of Stripping and Condensing Sections
o Revamp of several compressors intercooler stages and lube-oil coolers - (cost varying)
(PMC role) - Amec
KONECT Engineering, Calgary - Canada.
Projects: Different projects of varying sizes from Oil & Gas Energy Clients
• Working with business development team on engineering proposals for submittal to different Clients.
• Working with engineering manager to estimate the level of effort and hours required to accomplish design tasks.
• Coordination with the scheduler to create proposed schedules.
• Carry out engineering drawings reviews for Clients and providing red-line markups for incorporation.
• Managing Pipeline and other interfaces including Tie-ins.
Project: 6 million barrels storage tank farm Terminal KMCT project (FEED) - Client Kinder Morgan
• Supported project Manager for preparation of Level-3 Schedule for the FEED stage.
• Managed Project scope clarifications and specifications.
• Responsible for all engineering deliverables for MTOs (material take off).
• Dealing with vendors for bids and bids evaluation for estimates.
• Responsible for project execution plan (PEP).
• Responsible for delivering Class-3 estimate of the entire Tank Terminal.
Interface Management:
• Created FEED stage interface register for all incoming and outgoing pipelines, pipeline road crossings, RTU
(remote terminal unit) signals, Control Room automation I/O signals, for implementation during detailed
engineering and construction.
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• Identified Tie-points for split construction of entire terminal in three phases.
• Coordinated with other EPC contractors for engineering data and Battery limit condition.
• Visited site to review location of tanks, inter-terminal oil transfer pipelines corridor to verify tie-in points.
• Resolved an issue of wrong API value of incoming oil that could result in incorrect design specs of pumps.
Project: 2.6 million barrels storage tank farm KHTT project - Client TransCanada Pipeline
• Responsible to manage and coordinate for engineering and procurement for Keystone Hardisty Tank Terminal
(KHTT) built for storage of 2.6 Million barrels synthetic crude oil.
• Carried out Technical Bids Evaluation for different equipment.
• Responsible for scope for construction contractors bidding.
• Carried out squad check reviews of Issued-For-Construction (IFC) deliverables.
• Responsible to coordinate with Client for the Change Management.
• Supervised the scheduling and schedule updates to implement the impacts due to approved changes.
• Responsible for weekly Client meetings and presentation of the progress and discussion on key issues.
• Responsible for the implementation of HAZOP recommendations in the process design.
• Responsible to present 3D Model of the tank farm for Client review and implementation of recommendations.
• Coordinated with tanks vendor in USA for design progress and delivery of materials to site for field erected tanks.
• Reviewed site construction reports and coordinated with construction teams on various site issues.
• Coordinated with Bechtel - Houston (Client Partner) for tracking the Material Requisitions, P.O.s and vendor
progress to meet the procurement schedule dates.
Interface Management:
• Created Interface Register for 15 interfaces including incoming pipelines, pipelines for oil transfer to base
terminal, high pressure pumps control I/O signals to central control room, Incoming power lines, pipe-rack
connecting LACT (lease automatic custody transfer) station.
• Provided client provided engineering data to disciplines for design of pumps and piping.
JACOBS Engineering, Calgary - Canada
Project: 46000 barrels/day SAGD Plant, Optimization Phase Client: Imperial Oil / Exxon Mobil - Canada
• Responsible for Scope definition charters for Steam Generation, Water Treatment, Power, Inst. & Control.
• Responsible for Long Term Natural Gas Injection pipeline for the development of routing, P&IDs, Inst. & Control
scope, Plot Plans and right of way Layouts.
• Worked with discipline engineers on selection of alternate processes to finalize the basic design based on
operational costs, capital cost and schedule.
• Monitored project schedule for meeting the milestones to complete the basic design of SAGD plant.
Interface Management:
• Identified various potential interface points for supply of river water, incoming pipelines from well pads, outgoing
dilbit and dilluent pipelines, logistic interface for supply of lime for water treatment.
• Presented the interfaces write up in the optimization study report.
Project: 12000 barrels/day SAGD Plant, Phase - 1 Client: Athabasca Oil Corporation (AOC) Canada
• Responsible area project engineer for Steam Generation, Tank Farm and Terminal areas.
• Managed the engineering deliverables like P&IDs, Plot plans, Civil/Struct. drawings for all the assigned areas.
• Led the engineering disciplines for scope and deliverables issuance.
• Participated in IAP (Inter-Active Planning) sessions, schedule updates and look-ahead.
• Responsible for timely issuance of MTOs (Material Take Off) to the Estimation.
• Responsible for 3D Model development and HAZOP reviews of the assigned areas.
• Reviewed Technical Bids and Managed the MRQs / P.O.s completion for all Long Lead items.
• Worked with SCM (Supply Chain Management) for procurement of LLI (long lead items) equipment.
• Managed the engineering design for Terminal Loading for transportation of Diluted Bitumen product.
• Carried out management of change (MOC), prepared change orders for scope, cost and schedule adjustments.
• Carried out Value Engineering based on cost analysis in order to reduce overall cost.
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• Responsible to develop EWP (engineering work packages) structure and issuance for construction bidders.
Interface Management:
• Identified battery limit interfaces of the tank farm and executed all with interface register.
• Provided alternate design solution of oil tanker trucks terminal, due to delayed outgoing shipment pipeline.
As project engineer executed a number of plant revamps and new major projects. Supervised engineering services
contractors and monitored all stages of projects life cycle from Initiation to Closeout including project proposal,
engineering design, cost estimate, planning & scheduling, budgeting, approval and construction. Controlled interface
completion on time by coordinating with different contractors, as below:
• Addition of Urea hydrolyzing section to expansion unit, worth USD $ 3.0 Million.
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• Debottlenecking (brownfield / revamp) of Urea process stripping and condensing sections. Included process
design, procurement, replacement of bi-metallic strippers, carbamate condensers worth US$ 02 Million approx.
• Debottlenecking (brownfield/revamp) of natural gas primary reformer by replacing the catalyst tubes. Activities
included identifying the re-design basis of catalyst tubes per API RP 530 and the burners’ modification etc.
• Executed plant revamp projects for up-rating of several TEMA type BEM/BEU heat exchangers.
• Completed a revamp project of BFW sections of two plants to provide backup BFW in case of low level emergency
to protect the waste heat boilers from overheating and damage due to dry running.
• Debottlenecking of waste heat section. Coordinated for the complete design & procurement of higher capacity
waste heat boiler from BORSIG - Germany. Successfully resolved dispute with the vendor for inadequate castable
refractory thickness resulting in high skin temperature at the gas inlet.
• Worked in construction site for 24 months on a grass root project of Granulated Urea Plant worth US$ 400 Million.
• Worked in construction site for 18 months on a grass root project of Ammonia and Urea plants worth US$ 370
Million under contracts with Process licensors Snamprogetti - Italy, Haldor Topsoe - Denmark.
• Debottlenecking project to enhance urea production nameplate capacity by 22% with a cost of $ 4 million.
• Prepared Capital Budgets (CAPEX) for projects to revamp operating units.
• Worked at site during annual Turnarounds of the Plants as part of maintenance and inspection teams.
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