Offshore Installation Manager / Maintenance Superintendent / Integrity Engineer.

Extensive experience in operations, maintenance, construction, commissioning and offshore management of FPSO's, Production Platforms & Ships.

EMPLOYMENT

August '05 - Present

Fluor International Services. Aberdeen.

Integrity Management System Consultant. ExxonMobil, Equatorial Guinea. West Africa.

Employed as a consultant to ExxonMobil to facilitate the full implementation of the corporate Facility Integrity Management System (FIMS), at their EG affiliate.

The integrity management program consists of;-

• Identification of SHES and Business critical equipment,
• Developing and implementing appropriate risk based equipment strategies for maintenance and inspection.
• Implementation of a set of maintenance performance indicators that monitor the status of technical integrity, reliability, availability.
• Reporting of program status and effectiveness to Management.

The Integrity program is applied to an onshore support base, and three offshore facilities producing approx. 270,000 bpd.

• Field Shutdown Coordinator - coordination and planning for 2007 Field Shutdown.

April '04 - August '05

Woodside Energy Ltd. Perth, Western Australia

Maintenance Team leader, FPSO Cossack Pioneer, NW Shelf, Australia.

The Cossack Pioneer is a fully disconnectable weather-vaning FPSO producing in the region of 120k bpd of crude oil and 3kt of gas (exported to onshore gas plant). Major equipment consists of a fully operational steam propulsion plant - turbines and high pressure boilers, three centrifugal gas compressors, one reciprocating gas lift compressor, five Solar Taurus gas turbines.

· Maintenance management system utilises SAP PM.

· Responsible for statutory and regulatory compliance.

· Head of multi disciplined maintenance team responsible for maintenance of hydrocarbon processing, centrifugal gas export compressors, rigid turret mooring, marine and utility systems.

· Responsible for marine and utilities system operations

Jan '03 - March '04

Fluor International Services. Aberdeen.

Offshore Maintenance Superintendent. FPU Zafiro Producer. ExxonMobil, Equatorial Guinea. West Africa.

The Zafiro Producer is a spread-moored Floating Production Unit located 42 miles off Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea, West Africa. It currently processes 110 kbpd of crude oil from 26 producing sub-sea wells. Major equipment includes water injection packages, Solar Mars three stage centrifugal gas lift compressor, Framo HV subsea booster pumps.

· Implementation of ExxonMobils "Maintenance and Reliability" philosophies to improve maintenance management of the facility.

• Offshore development & roll out of ExxonMobils "Operation Integrity Management System" (OIMS)
• Identify and organise contract engineering services to assist with campaign maintenance and repair activities.
• Manage the day-to-day and look-ahead maintenance requirements of the offshore facility.
• Head of Department for multi disciplined steady state maintenance team.
• Offshore facility maintenance annual budget of US$11M
• Maintenance management system utilises JDE Edwards.

Jan.01 - Jan.03

CMS Energy Oil & Gas Inc, Houston.

Offshore Installation Manager. FPSO Conkouati, Yombo Field. Congo. Central Africa.

Yombo field consists of the FPSO Conkouati and two production/drilling platforms Yombo A & B. The FPSO is a 235,000 dwt tanker converted in Keppel yard, Singapore in 1991. The field produces Sour crude (API = 17.5). Well fluid is processed on the FPSO and treated to control flashpoint and final salt content. The final product being sold as a #6 fuel oil. Yombo A & B platforms consist of 29 producing wells, utilising variable speed drives and Electrical Submersible Pumps. There are three water injection wells. The FPSO uses high pressure boilers and HV steam turbines to generate power. High voltage (13.8KV) sub-sea cables power the platforms, and well fluid is transferred from the platforms via 18" sub-sea pipelines. Process facilities basis of design is for total fluid flow of 70,000 bbls/day.

Achievements and responsibilities;

As field Offshore Installation Manager I was responsible to the Operations and General Mangers for all field HSE, production and cost control issues. We manage an operating budget of US$18M and through improved cost control methods, total production costs in 2002 were reduced to under US$5 per barrel. Safety iniatives were developed in a range of projects including permit to work procedures, incident near miss reporting & investigation, waste & environment, emergency response & control. Efforts to maintain field production rates included side track drilling campaigns, optimisation of well & pump performance, resizing of downhole ESP assemblies during workovers. As a result field oil production drop off was reduced from a budgeted 12% to forecast 4%.

I effectively managed a multi national crew with an offshore head count between 60 - 100 persons of varying nationalities and cultures. We also implemented an in-house training and development program for national staff employees.

Maintenance Superintendent. Yombo Field.Jan. '01 - Dec.'01

Prior to my promotion to OIM, I joint CMS Energy as the Yombo field Maintenance Superintendent. My primary duty was to manage field wide maintenance and FPSO Engine Room operations. With a specific focus on changing from a breakdown maintenance regime to a planned maintenance philosophy.

Notable achievements were;

· The planning and execution of a total field shutdown, to carry out process system repairs and modifications, in conjunction with renewal of 18" sub-sea pipelines.

· Successful organisation and completion of ABS 6 ^th special survey, which included structural steel repairs to process vessels and FPSO's storage tanks.

· Implementation of planned and corrective maintenance management system.

· Introduced maintenance look-ahead planning, both short and medium term.

· 95% completion of planned maintenance tasks on schedule.

· Ratio of planned to corrective maintenance at 75:25

· Maintenance and spares review based on equipment criticality

· Project management of facility additions and upgrades i.e. HV diesel generator installation, new deck boiler installation, PLC upgrades, process system modifications.

April '99 - Jan. '01

Fluor International Services. Aberdeen.

Maintenance Engineer. FPSO Zafiro Producer. ExxonMobil, Equatorial Guinea. West Africa.

Employed on the FPSO Zafiro Producer, as maintenance engineer during facility upgrades and "life extension program" was both interesting and educational. During this time equipment additions to the FPSO included water injection and water filtration systems, gas turbine (Solar Taurus) power generation and a gas compression system (Solar Mars). The "life extension" program covered major steel renewal to the FPSO's tanks, including renewal of bottom plating, deck plating, tie beams, stiffeners, longitudinal and transverse bulkheads. All of these construction activities took place whilst still moored at offshore location and producing 105,000 bopd.

· Tasked with identifying and improving areas of FPSO maintenance performance.

· Mechanical team lead. Planning and execution of all mechanical activities on the FPSO.

Aug.'94 - March'99

Woodside Offshore Petroleum.

Maintenance Team leader/Supervisor, FPSO Cossack Pioneer, Wanaea & Cossack

fields, NW Shelf, Australia.

· Chief Engineer of FPSO responsible for statutory and regulatory compliance.

· Head of multi disciplined maintenance team responsible to OIM for maintenance of hydrocarbon processing, gas export (Borsig centrifugal compressors), rigid turret mooring, marine and utility systems.

· Liaison between operator and joint venture maintenance contractor.

· Ensure that all staff work to company endorsed standards and procedures to comply with the Safety Management System (SMS) and the International Safety Management certificate (ISM).

· Investigation of offshore accidents and incidents, providing appropriate follow up action items.

· Preparation of workscopes, isolation procedures and permit control for planned shutdowns

· One year spent in head office during project phase of Cossack Pioneer. Writing operating and maintenance procedures, for inputting into 'Information Management' and 'Learning Management' Systems.

· Actively participated in Safety Case, HAZOPS and System reviews during project phase of FPSO conversion.

· Construction, commissioning and trials of Cossack Pioneer during conversion phase at shipyard in Singapore.

June '93 - Aug.'94

BHP Petroleum.

Marine Engineer; FPSO Jabiru Venture, Jabiru field, Timor Sea, Australia.

· Responsible for the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of Marine and Utility systems.

· Maintainer of oil and gas production equipment. Including reciprocating gas lift compressors and dehydration package.

· Assisted in the preparation of workscopes for Aus$12 million refit. Encompassing modifications/repairs to marine and oil production equipment.

· Liased with and assisted contract engineering company in commissioning of new combustion control system for high-pressure boiler capable of dual fuel firing (oil and gas).

Oct.'92 - June '93

Australian Offshore Services (P&O)

Marine Engineer; Oil Rig Supply & Dive Support Vessels.

· Operation and maintenance of marine machinery: including dynamic positioning equipment.

· Involved in construction projects for oil & gas developments in the NW shelf region of Western Australia; jacket tow outs and anchor handling etc.

June '87 - Aug.'92

P & O Shipping (U.K.)

Marine Engineer Officer; Cruise Liners & Passenger Ro-Ro ferries

· Played a key role in planning operation & maintenance procedures for newly acquired cruise liner.

· Supervision of shipyard personnel and contractors ensuring modification & repair work was completed to specification and quality during dry dockings.

Sept.'79 - June '87

Cunard Shipping Services (U.K.)

Marine Engineer Officer, Variety of Cargo and Passenger Vessels.

· Gained experience in operation and maintenance of a wide variety of marine machinery and equipment. Including high-pressure boilers, steam turbines, marine diesel engines, power generation and utilities.

· Completed four year training cadetship; South Shields Marine & Technical College, workshops and seagoing experience.

QUALIFICATIONS

1989 UK 1st class Certificate of Competency in Marine Engineering (Steam & Motor). With Petroleum tanker endorsement. STCW '95. (NVQ level 5)

1983 Higher National Diploma (HND) in Marine Engineering (with distinctions)

1979 G.C.E. 'O' Level (6)

C.S.E. (4)

COURSES

· Project Management Course - Sept 2006. ExxonMobil training department.

· Person in Charge - Management of major emergencies, OPITO O.I.M. assessment & Aust Standard PMA OHS 410B. Feb. 2005

· SAP maintenance system training. April 2004.

· Helicopter Underwater Escape Training. May 2004.

· STOP for Supervision. 2003 ExxonMobil.

· Performance Review Training. Australian Institute of Management

· Team Development Training. Keogh Consultants.

· Supervisor's Development Course. Keogh Consultants.

· Solar Taurus Generator Set Operation and Routine Maintenance. Solar Turbines.

· Compressor Control (CCC System).

· Compressor Maintenance (Borsig).

· APM operations. Honeywell.

· Management of Major Emergencies. Link Ass. Int.

· Industrial Fire fighting. W. A. fire and rescue service.

· Use and maintenance of compressed air breathing apparatus. W. A. fire and rescue service.

· Senior First Aid Certificate. St. Johns Ambulance.