Dadabo Lawson, operations supervisor

Dadabo Lawson

operations supervisor

Century Energy Services Limited JV with NPDC

Location
Nigeria
Education
Diploma, Wellhead and Petroleum surface production Equipment
Experience
12 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 3 Months

operations supervisor at Century Energy Services Limited JV with NPDC
  • Nigeria
  • February 2012 to July 2014

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• Overall coordination of all the operational and production activities together with the plant superintendent, field operators and control room operators.
• To monitor at all times Crude oil production volumes and conditions.
• To liaise with Forcados SPDC tank farm terminal product storage operations
• To coordinate regular plant operation startup, dry-out and shutdown (emergency & programmed).
• Report to maintenance team any abnormalities observed in the plant.
• Improvement of oil production to meet set target in barrels.
• Assist in commissioning and start up processes in the plant.
• Before starting maintenance works. Supervise conditions of system (Isolate lines, purge, vent) to prevent accidents, or spills. During the work, keep track of the same and
After work ensure that conditions are acceptable to restart normal operation.
To Supervise wellhead operations and flow lines Activities during production and shutdown
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To Liaise and supervise external contractors and vendors for operations and maintenance activities in the plant

operations supervisor/ process engineer at Global Gas and Refining LTD
  • Nigeria
  • August 2009 to December 2011

Aug, 2009- Dec 2011 Global Gas & Refining Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Ltd/ Exterran
(Cawthone Channel Gas Plant)

Position:
Operations supervisor/ process Engineer

Job Description
• Overall coordination of all the operational activities together with the plant superintendent, field operators and control room operators.
• To monitor at all times gas supply and production volumes and conditions.
• To liaise with gas supplier (SPDC) and product storage vessel (FPSO).
• To coordinate regular plant operation startup, dry-out and shutdown (emergency & programmed).
• Report to maintenance team any abnormalities observed in the plant.
• Improvement of production to meet set target.
• Assist in commissioning and start up processes in the plant.
• Before starting maintenance works. Supervise conditions of system (Isolate lines, purge, vent) to prevent accidents, or spills. During the work, keep track of the same and
After work ensure that conditions are acceptable to restart normal operation.
. to use process software HYSIS to simulate and optimize production in the cryogenic gas plant

Control Room operations supervisor at Global gas and Refining LTD JV with Exterran
  • Nigeria
  • May 2004 to July 2007

- To monitor operations parameters (pressure temperature volume) on the DCS panel ensuring compliance with operating set points of various unit
- To assist the Operations Supervisor in the overall coordination of all the operational activities together with the Control Room and Field Operations Specialists.
- To monitor at all times gas supplying and production volumes and conditions.
- To interact with gas supplier (Shell) and product storage (FSO-BOT).
- To coordinate regular operations, Start-ups and shut downs (emergency, programmed), together with Control Room and Field Operations Specialists.
- To assist the Plant Supervisor on decision making regarding start-up or shut-down of specific equipment when required.
- To make important inputs of the most important parameters, plant conditions and events in the Control Room log-book.
- During shift changes, supply all the necessary information to the next team to maintain or improve the plant performance.
- Report to the maintenance team any abnormality observed in the plant.
- Liaise with maintenance team regarding predictive, preventive and corrective maintenance.
- Before starting maintenance works, supervise conditioning of the systems to prevent any accidents or spills. During the work, keep track of the same, and after the work, assure that conditions are acceptable to re-start normal operations.
- Issuance of Permits To Work (PTW), when requested by the Operations Supervisor.
- Supervise and take part of the plant house keeping, maintaining the plant in the best possible conditions of Safety, Order and Cleaning.
- Identify, report and if possible, correct unsafe conditions
- To assist the Operations Supervisor in ensuring good working relationships in the team.

Field operations specialist at Nigeria petroleum Development company( NPDC ) batan flow station
  • Nigeria
  • May 1993 to May 1997

- Monitoring of production processes in the flow station.
- Logging in of production parameters such as flow meters, temperature, crude metering system.
- Controlling crude level in surge tank, HP, LP separators and test separators.
- Start up and shut down of crude oil pumps during program start up/shut down and emergency shutdown.
- Starting up and shutdown of all mechanical equipment such as gas turbine, gas engines and flare knock out drum pumps.
- Insulation of valves and ensuring that the area is safe for maintenance work.
- Insulation of crude line through well head manifold as operations demand and opening of the line during start up.
- Testing of well through test separator and logging in the values correctly.
- Complying with all HSE standard in the company
- Identify, report and if possible, correct unsafe conditions
- Top up oil and cooling systems and monitor on-line chemical injection systems where applicable.
- House keeping. Maintain areas in the best possible conditions of Safety, Order and Cleaning.

Education

Diploma, Wellhead and Petroleum surface production Equipment
  • at Petroleum training Institute Effurum Warri
  • July 2014

understanding the operations of wellhead for oil and gas,the working principles of production equipment like separators, pumps,valve,orifice flow meters, well testing and optimization, crude oil metering, gas gathering

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Rivers State University of science and Technology Port Harcourt
  • November 2002

Completed my bachelor of technology degree program with outstanding award as a good course representative and has practice as professional engineer in Nigeria for ten years playing a supervisory role in the oil and gas industry as a maintenance engineer, operations lead in a gas process plant and an inspection engineer

Specialties & Skills

Process Engineering
Gas Operations
Plant Operations
microsoft word, excel and Hysis Process simulation

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Nigerian society of Engineers
  • coperate member
  • October 2010

Training and Certifications

hydrocarbon training (Training)
Training Institute:
Exterran
Date Attended:
July 2006
Gas compressors and gas turbine training (Training)
Training Institute:
Exterran nigeria
Date Attended:
May 2007
Duration:
168 hours
Cryogenic gas plant training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2006

Hobbies

  • Reading,research and football