Djilali Sadou, Field Coordinator

Djilali Sadou

Field Coordinator

Addax Petroleum

Location
Algeria
Education
Master's degree, Chemical Engineering
Experience
26 years, 0 Months

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Field Coordinator at Addax Petroleum
  • Gabon
  • My current job since July 2014

Under Operations Manager’s direction, Field Coordinator is accountable for the implementation of the approved short term plan and the execution of Production & Maintenance field activities, while complying with the HSSE requirements, and other company policies. The incumbent is also accountable for the coordination of all activities carried out in the fields by other disciplines.
Dimension
• Number of fields: 2 (Tsiengui and Obangue) and 2 pumping stations (Rabi and Coucal)
• Managed positions: Field Production, Field Maintenance & Integrity,
• Key internal interfaces: Petroleum Engineeing, Facilities, Drilling, Human Resources, Logistics, Contracting and Procurement
• Key external interfaces: DGH, Local communities

Job Role

HSSE
• Promote company HSSE policy in fields
• Implement Emergency Response Plan and conduct regular emergency response drills.
• Enforce the Permit to Work (PTW) in the fields
• Front line community liaison in the fields.
• Conduct field audits and ensure closure of approved remedial actions

Production & Maintenance

• Ensure operability of Operations Management Systems
• Implement the Operating Procedures and ensure compliance
• Lead the 90 Days Integrated Activity Planning (IAP) forum
• Achieve Production & Maintenance targets.
• Optimize the usage of chemical to ensure the flow assurance
• Optimize the wax management
• Execute preventive maintenance, tests and inspections of facilities to achieve higher and cost effective plant uptime.
• Maintain operations within the operating envelop of facilities and wells.
• Oversee the inventory management, and consumable stock movement.
• Elaborate accurate, reliable and timely reporting of Production & Maintenance KPI
• Take the ownership of wells and facilities after the achievement of approved handover criteria

Cost

• Track Production and Maintenance Opex trends
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization

HR

• Coach, develop through training and OJT program
• Set SMART objectives for field staff, and conduct regular reviews
• Manage and monitor POB trends in line with activities levels in the fields
• Monitor and ensure well-being in the fields camps

Operations&Maintenance Superintendent at Caracal Energy
  • Chad
  • March 2013 to March 2014

Reporting to field Manager

Main duties are to supervise operation & Maintenance for 2 sites (Badila and Mangara).
• Ensure safe, efficient and cost effective operations through proactive management of production and maintenance teams.
• Organize the work of the general production & maintenance contractor, such as:
o installations (wells and plant) are operated according to company requirements in terms of safety and operational aspects,
o production targets are reached, and proper metering of crude, gas and water (produced and injected ) is ensured,
o effective maintenance (preventive and curative) is performed,
o validation of daily production figures (including well tests);
• Follow up of Commissioning activities
• supervise, if required, startup of new installations

• propose modifications to improve process performances or to reduce maintenance costs;
• ensure elaboration and updating of operational procedures;
• liaise with other department such as Project, Construction, Drilling, Procurement and Contract, whenever their activity interferes with production & maintenance activity;
• Attend regular meetings to prepare maintenance interventions and minimize shutdowns and to elaborate compensatory measures;
• ensure on the job training of new employees

Production Superintendent at OMV
  • Yemen - Sanaa
  • September 2010 to November 2012

Reporting to field Manager
Roles and responsibilities:

• Lead plant production operations to achieve planned hydrocarbon targeted volumes (Quantities quality).

• Implement HSE policies, standards and procedures to ensure integrity of people, environment, asset and reputation of the company.

• Maintain effective first-line communication with customers and joint-venture partners in order to enhance productivity and relationship.

• Work closely with Maintenance superintendent in resolving plant problems to improve plant availability and reliability.

• Assumes ownership of the equipment during and handover of all equipments repairs wither by company staff or by third party.

• Prepare and manage production budget to ensure expenses remain within business plan.

• Carry out staff annual performance appraisals. Carry out training needs analyses, co-ordinate in execution of training plan for enhancement of employee's knowledge/skills to achieve business aims.

• Support project group during project phases as required.

• Take over responsibility during commissioning of plant.

• Preparation of operating procedures and Risk assessments.

• Preparations of safety critical elements register.

• Scope of work preparation and Technical evaluation.

• Set up of ITT dossier

Operations Superintendent at Concophillips
  • Algeria
  • April 2009 to September 2010

Reporting to MLN Operations Manager

Roles and responsibilities:

• Ensure HSE management system, legal requirements and company policies are implemented effectively.

• In conjunction with Asset Team, commit to and deliver agreed upon production volumes.

• Develop strategies with maintenance managers to deliver on BU performance listed above

• Effectively integrate efforts with Maintenance Superintendents to develop and manage operating, maintenance & projects budgets to achieve annual and long range BU goals.

• Ensure Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) techniques are applied appropriate through- out the organization and processes are in place to close learning’s from events, incidents, RCFA’s.

• Track, report and lead efforts to eliminate sources of LPO’s.

• Coordinate, with input from supervisor, peers and subordinates all Company and BU goals for optimization of plant and well production. Implement/report in accordance with applicable guidelines as may be prescribed by COP/MLN, Sonatrach and Algerian Government.

• Liaise daily with Engineering; Prod, Process and Mechanical engineers on staff at MLN and COP Houston based teams.

• Ensure adequate staff of trained personnel to met daily safe operating requirements of the plant and wells sites.

• Responsible for training of all personnel involved with the performance of plant and well operations

Production Superintendent at OMV
  • Yemen - Sanaa
  • June 2008 to March 2009

Reporting to field Manager
Roles and responsibilities:

• Lead plant production operations to achieve planned hydrocarbon targeted volumes (Quantities quality).

• Implement HSE policies, standards and procedures to ensure integrity of people, environment, asset and reputation of the company.

• Work closely with Maintenance superintendent in resolving plant problems to improve plant availability and reliability.

• Assumes ownership of the equipment during and handover of all equipments repairs wither by company staff or by third party.

• Prepare and manage production budget to ensure expenses remain within business plan.

• Carry out staff annual performance appraisals. Carry out training needs analyses, co-ordinate in execution of training plan for enhancement of employee's knowledge/skills to achieve business aims.

• Support project group during project phases as required.

• Take over responsibility during commissioning of plant.

Commissioning Site Leader at TOTAL
  • Nigeria
  • October 2007 to June 2008

Reporting to JV onshore Operations Manager
Roles and responsibilities:

 Responsible of modifications (SMR)in OML-58.

 Commissioning of new equipment’s (Wells, dehydration units, generators, ..).

 Implementation of MOC’s.

 Prepare all documentations for commissioning.

 Responsible 2008 shutdown preparation of OML58 field

 Issued integrated planning.

 Description and Preparation of sub-tasks.

 Review isolation and shut down procedure.

 Interface with contractors and team leaders

Operations Superintendent at Conocophillips
  • Algeria
  • May 2005 to October 2007

Reporting to Operations Manager

Roles and responsibilities:

• Responsible team leader for overall environmental impact generated by plant operations. Exact understanding and working knowledge of all EH&S policies designed and built around environmentally safe operations of the plant, and product throughput.

• Review on a daily basis oil and gas volumes from assigned facility and wells.

• Investigate, interprets findings and directs personnel in the correction of or repairs to well performance or plant deficiencies. Interact with production reservoir and facility engineers to forecast plan and implement schedules for routine well intervention.

• Provide input and well performance history to all disciplines to optimize stimulation procedures, zone changes and well performance analysis.

• Share responsibility with the MLN Maintenance Superintendent for developing budget and monetary forecast of expenditure requirements to maintain the assigned wells and facility.

• Oversee the plant and well safety system functionality, record keeping and testing of this system.

• Setting production targets and budgets

Production Engineer at Burlington Ressources
  • Algeria
  • February 2003 to May 2005

Reporting to Production Superintendent

Roles and responsibilities:

• Interface with Project team during commissioning phase of the project.
• Lead well commissioning and startup.

• Works with production accounting to develop production reporting for partners.
• Setting production targets and budgets.

• Prepare detailed programs for wells testing and Ensure supervision.

• CPF Plant Process issues requiring investigation and modification to improve plant performance.

• Able to assume responsibility of operations superintendent in delegation authority situation.

• Production volumes reports verification.

• Plant modification requests through MOC program along with facilities engineer.

Plant Supervisor at SONATRACH JV ARCO
  • Algeria
  • March 2002 to January 2003

Reporting to Facilities Manager

Roles and responsibilities:

• Manage the central production facilities, the laboratory and the production accounting section, including also leading the operations team (50 technicians).

• Facilities start up and shutdown supervision; operating conditions control and monitoring.

• Major operations & maintenance planning and coordination.

• Facilities optimization targeting energy efficiency, reducing flaring and maximizing production; daily reporting...

Achievements:
 Ensuring smooth and flexible facilities operation.

 Planning and leading the operations team during major plant inspections including vessels internal inspections and turbines combustion inspections with minimum impact on production.

 Project planning and supervising leaking flare valves replacement with minimum impact on production.

 Safety excellence awards for HSE performance

Production Optimization Coordinator at SONATRACH JV ARCO
  • Algeria
  • July 2001 to March 2002

Reporting to Operation Manager

Roles and responsibilities:

• Reporting and analysing the losses occurring in wells and the
plant with problem-solving.

• Wells optimization with Pipesim.

• Plants optimization with hysys model.

• Production strategy (programming activities for wells and plants.

• Presentation of a monthly meeting on: losses, and
Improvements

Operations Engineer at SONATRACH JV ARCO
  • Algeria
  • April 1999 to July 2001

Reporting to Facilities Manager

Roles and responsibilities:

• Initial start up and commissioning team member

• Training operators on site

• Operations Shift team supervision

• Process units control including Oil production, Gas compression, Power generation and utilities

Operations Shift Engineer at SONATRACH
  • Algeria
  • October 1997 to April 1999

Reporting to Facilities Manager

Roles and responsibilities:

• Operations Shift team supervision (at LPG Unit SONATRACH Hassi Messaoud).

• Process units control including Oil separation, stabilisation, LPG process, Gas compression and shipping.

• Successful team building.

• HSE performance achievement with no accidents during plant operation or maintenance

Education

Master's degree, Chemical Engineering
  • at Farhat Abbes University
  • July 1995

Specialties & Skills

Commissioning
Optimization
Production
Preparation
Production Operations

Languages

Arabic
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English
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French
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