Bassey Ekpo, Senior Project Manager

Bassey Ekpo

Senior Project Manager

Sempra Infrastructure

Location
United States - Texas - Houston
Education
Master's degree, Engineering Management
Experience
19 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 1 Months

Senior Project Manager at Sempra Infrastructure
  • United States - Mexico
  • My current job since November 2023

Led the execution of a groundbreaking portfolio of Net-Zero projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and stakeholder value creation.
Oversaw financial assessments, ensuring project viability and fiscal responsibility.
Managed cross-functional teams and stakeholders to deliver projects within budget and schedule constraints.
Mitigated potential project risks throughout the lifecycle.

Project Manager at EXXONMOBIL INC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 2021 to August 2023

• Successfully managed and enhanced project stewardship, resulting in a significant increase in Iraq's oil production by 200kBD, contributing $16M in daily revenue.
• Demonstrated exceptional leadership by achieving a 100% safety record, reducing overhead costs by 30%, and ensuring 98% on-time project delivery.
• Mobilized and led a 150-member high-performing team across EPC project offices and sites.
• Managed modifications to various existing brownfield facilities, aligning them with the 200KBD production target.
• Developed and executed project execution strategies and Project Execution Plans, securing approvals from stakeholders.
• Proven experience in interface management and aligning with Basra Oil Company (BOC) for custody oil transfer metering system requirements.
• Proficiently monitored project schedules and implemented corrective mitigation actions to achieve contract milestones.
• Responsible for overall contract administration management of the EPC Contractor.
• Implemented rigorous risk management practices to ensure project success.

Development Planning Manager at EXXONMOBIL INC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2020 to September 2021

• Directed development planning for a $55 billion full-field development project of one of the largest oil fields globally comprising diverse participating interests including ExxonMobil, Japan’s Itochu, Indonesia’s Pertamina, and China’s PetroChina
• Led multi-disciplinary teams, achieving a $500 Million reduction in the 2021 capex spend forecast.
• Trained Iraqis on full-field development efforts and strategies

Project Manager at EXXONMOBIL INC.
  • Iraq - Basra
  • September 2017 to January 2020

• Managed Stage 3 Optimization, FEED, Tendering, and award for Two (2) 100 kbd Crude Treatment Facilities with TEC of $400M+
• Managed EPC Tendering Phase as detailed in the SOW and job specifications developing tender plans and obtaining approvals from Basra Oil Company officials.
• Oversaw the entire tendering process; ensuring on-time bid submissions, technical bid evaluations (TBEs), and Commercial bid evaluations (CBEs) were conducted per the approved tender plan and the successful award of EPC Contract.
• Streamlined the Bid Check Estimate process, securing approvals from the Iraq Oil Ministry for 100% of initial submissions.

Engineering Manager at EXXONMOBIL INC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2014 to September 2017

• Oversaw all engineering efforts, contributing $4M daily revenue in oil production for the Iraqi government.
• Led EPC Contractor Engineering activities resulting in the successful installation and start-up of a 52.5kbd Crude Treatment Plant.
• Facilitated Project Handover and Completion process; signoffs of mechanical completion and handover certificates, leading to the handover of the project to Operations.
• Managed timely facilitate turnover and close-out activities and subsequent handover to Operations.

Project Manager at ExxonMobil
  • United States - East Los Angeles
  • September 2008 to August 2014

• Led a $190M revamp of an existing facility to fulfill diverse product line demands, aligning with business objectives.
• Assisted in orchestrating stage-5 system completion efforts for a segment of a significant $2B project based in Singapore, encompassing the installation of furnaces, gas turbines, and boilers.

Project Engineer at CARGILL INC
  • United States - Daytona Beach
  • February 2005 to July 2008

• Led a $1.6M pellet air cooling exchanger project, resulting in annual savings of $2M.
• Executed reliability improvement initiatives, effectively reducing downtime, and generating annual savings of $300k

Education

Master's degree, Engineering Management
  • at Missouri University Of Science And Technology
  • May 2004
Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering
  • at Missouri University Of Science And Technology
  • December 2001

Specialties & Skills

BOILERS
FURNACES
INSTALLATION
TURBINES
PLANNING
CONSTRUCTION
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
GROUNDWATER
RISK MANAGEMENT
LEADERSHIP

Languages

English
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