Corrosion Specialist
Petronas Chemicals Methanol Sdn Bhd
Total years of experience :20 years, 7 Months
Reviewing engineering deliverables of new projects such as Material
selection report (MSR), Material selection diagrams (MSD, Material selection
tables (MSD), Corrosion Management Program (CMP)/Corrosion Control
Document (CCD) etc.,
Establishing and Implementing Integrity Operating Window (IOW) for
corrosion management and control for the 3 operating units,
Applying proactive corrosion control measures using leading Key
Performance Indicators (KPIs) and monitoring lagging KPIs,
Performing corrosion study by identifying correct active and potential
damage mechanism and assigning appropriate damage rates in PRBI
software,
Root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and troubleshooting for corrosion related
failures & issues,
Addressing Materials, Corrosion and Inspection (MCI) related queries from
Plant Operation/Process/Maintenance team.
Training, nurturing and developing young talents and less experienced
professionals in materials and corrosion domain by training and knowledge
sharing sessions.
Developing deliverables such as material selection report, material selection
diagrams, corrosion loops, corrosion risk assessment and corrosion
management manual for offshore and refinery projects based on clients’
requirement,
Identifying corrosion circuits, damage mechanisms and liaising with RBI
engineer for developing risk matrix and generating Inspection plan,
chemical treatment and protective coating requirements for corrosion
control,
Identify potential damaging mechanisms as per API 571 for the plant assets
to develop inspection and corrosion mitigation strategy to enhance asset
integrity,
Knowledge on various standards and codes like ASTM, API, ASME, NACE,
SHELL-DEP etc. Holding expertise on corrosion assessment tools like
PREDICT, PREDICT PIPE and ECE.
Projects Handled:
Corrosion assessment for IOCL, Paradip refinery units (AVU, FCCU etc),
Corrosion Risk assessment study of offshore and onshore facility,
Technip/ADNOC Abudhabhi,
Corrosion management program/corrosion control document for offshore
and refinery units - Saudi Aramco,
Corrosion assessment for refinery units (DHT, ARU, SRU-TGTU, Alkylation,
Isomerization, Sulfuric Acid regeneration, PO, PP) S-Oil, Korea,
IOW studies for FORMOSA Petrochemicals Corporation, Taiwan.
Materials & Corrosion - Research & Development centre
Selection of most appropriate material based on cost, availability, easy
fabrication, safety & maintenance,
Optimization of material selection and corrosion control measures in
offshore and onshore proposal/projects,
Preparation of material selection report, material selection diagrams,
corrosion risk assessment and corrosion management manual,
Identifying corrosion circuits, damage mechanisms, developing corrosion
threat and barrier matrix, chemical treatment and protective coating
requirements for corrosion control,
Identify potential damaging mechanisms as per API 571 for the plant assets
to develop inspection and corrosion mitigation strategy to enhance asset
integrity,
Knowledge on various standards and codes like ASTM, API, ASME, NACE,
SHELL-DEP etc. Holding expertise on corrosion assessment tools like
PREDICT, PREDICT PIPE and ECE.
Corrosion study & Material selection performed for the following units:
Offshore wellhead & process platforms
Crude and Vacuum Distillation Unit (CDU/VDU)
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU)
Diesel Hydro treater (DHDT)
Amine Regeneration Unit (ARU)
Sour Water Stripping Unit (SWS)
Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU)
Hydrogen Generation Unite (HGU)
Performed corrosion study and material selection for following offshore and
gas processing projects:
Hasbah offshore gas facilities - Increment II
Saih Nihayda depletion compression project
Kauther depletion compression project
Midyan gas processing facilities
Construction of new gathering centre (GC-30)
Export gas compression upgrade facility
Deen Dayal west field development
Clients Handled:
Saudi ARAMCO, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Petroleum Development Oman
(PDO), Oman, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Kuwait, Dolphin Energy Limited,
Qatar, ONGC, India.
Performing feasibility study with respect to material selection and
recommending alternate materials for meeting clients’ mechanical property
and corrosion requirements,
Designing forging cycle and heat treatment cycle for various components
used in Oil & Gas and Power sectors to meet desired corrosion properties,
Supervising corrosion and material testing on forged test coupons,
Perform metallurgical failure analysis to find out the root cause and
recommend solutions to avoid recurrence of failures.
Clients Handled: GE, SIEMENS, L&T
Welding & Corrosion - Welding Technology
centre
Corrosion and Mechanical testing of Procedure, Performance qualification
and Production test coupons,
Failure Analysis and Microstructure evaluation of weldments,
Corrosion prevention and control during procurement, fabrication and
hydro-test,
Attending all technical problems related to materials and corrosion during
fabrication,
Possess knowledge on ASME codes.
Clients Handled: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, BASF, Chambal Fertilizers
R&D
Mechanical, Corrosion testing and metallography of various grades of tube
material for Oil & Gas applications,
Design and monitoring heat treatment cycle for various materials,
Attending customer complaints, performing root cause analysis and
providing corrective and preventive action to avoid future recurrence.
Clients handled: Bharat Earth Movers Limited, L&T Heavy Engineering
Responsible for meeting production targets, ensuring product quality and
implementing 5S concept in production area.
➢ Skills Summary
• Develop domain deliverables as per Client requirement.
• Develop, implement and monitor corrosion management systems.
• Identify corrosion loops and assign damage mechanism for offshore and onshore facilities.
• Identify potential damaging mechanisms as per API 571 for the refinery assets to develop
inspection and corrosion mitigation strategy to enhance asset integrity.
• Recommend corrosion monitoring points and inspection frequency.
• Perform metallurgical failure analysis to find out the root cause and recommend solutions to
avoid recurrence of failures.
➢ Failure Analysis performed on the following:
• Reformer tube failure in Methanol plant.
• Cracking in tubular cans used for pile fabrication.
• Surface cracks in case carburized low alloy steel thrust plates used in coal pulveriser units.
• DSS union nut failure in Level gauges used in offshore wellhead platforms
• Cracking in maraging steel during fabrication.
• Analysis of temperature excursion in RG boiler in a fertilizer plant.
• SS 316L instrument tubing failure in offshore marine environment.
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