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Name: Stephen Christopher Wilson

Date of Birth: 5th August 1950

Birth Place: Southport, Lancashire, England

Nationality: British

Home Address: ** ******** **** ****

Torquay

Devon

TQ1 3QJ

Telephone: 018**-******

Email: acef41@r.postjobfree.com

Education: Torquay Boys Grammar School

Barton Road

Torquay

Queen Elizabeth College

London University

1970 - 1972

Studied Physics and Mathematics

Examinations 'O' Level

Passed: Mathematics, Physics,

Additional Mathematics,

English Language, Geography,

Biology, French (CSE)

'A' Level

Mathematics, Physics,

Further Mathematics

OCR Computer Literacy and Information Technology

NEBOSH General Certificate (Credit)

July 2011 - Placements (PNG) Ltd

May 2012 4th Floor Cuthbertson House

Cuthbertson Street P.O. Box 1036

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Duties and Responsibilities:

. Engaged as Permit to Work Co-ordinator for Oil Search

Limited (OSL) based primarily at the Kumul Marine

Terminal offshore Papua New Guinea. Initially based in

the clients offices in Perth, Western Australia to

develop and write procedures which included draining,

flushing and isolations in order to prepare the Kumul

Marine Terminal for a life extension project.

. Execute methodology of the various elements of the

daily and weekly planning of work, building

relationships with contractor supervisors to ensure

the safe execution of this work in all areas and

specifically where it directly impacts existing

operations.

. Act as Area Authority to issue Permits to Work to

contractor supervisors to ensure that safe working

practices and procedures are implemented and adhered

to. Ensure Job Safety Analysis is provided in

accordance with OSL management system. Issue personal

gas detectors to contractors. Maintain Permit to Work

register.

. Ensure all work activities conform to the requirements

of the OSL HSES management system.

. Responsible for implementation of lock-out/tag-out

procedure for all isolations in accordance with OSL

procedures.

. Actively participate in planning meetings, safety

meetings, toolbox talks, risk assessment and risk

management processes, audits and emergency exercises

as required by OSL systems, standards and procedures.

. Implement OSL work management systems to ensure

adequate provision of risk management to operations

including Permit to Work, simultaneous

operations(SIMOPS), interactions with existing

operations, shut down and tie-in requirements,

operating procedures and protocols and management of

permitted operations matrix.

. Act as key point of contact between field supervisors

in matters relating to the day to day and weekly

planning of the Permit to Work schedule.

. Develop and maintain the Permit to Work look ahead

schedule to ensure there is no misalignment of

activities.

. Co-ordinate the organisations of meetings as required

to resolve interface issues relating to Permit to

Work.

. Encourage reporting of all incidents, near misses,

accidents and injuries and ensure that the appropriate

documentation is completed.

. Assist with punch listing, acceptance of new equipment

and pre start-up inspections.

. Attend and complete Permit to Work and Gas Testing

Certification courses.

July 2006 - Baker Energy

February 2010 4th Floor, Aspect House

166 College Road

Harrow HA1 1BH

Duties and Responsibilities:

. Engaged as Permit to Work Co-ordinator for Conoco

Phillips at MLN-CPF Algeria.

. Responsible for management of permit to work system

for expansion project and plant maintenance on oil

production plant, wellsites and associated pipelines.

. Responsible for issuing of permits to third party

contract personnel.

. Co-ordinate the issue and return of permits and any

supplementary certificates.

. Maintain permit register identifying the status of all

permits.

. Maintain process/mechanical and electrical isolation

registers.

. Liaise between Production and Maintenance departments.

. Liaise with Production Superintendent and EHS

department to collect all necessary signatures for

work to proceed.

. Ensure gas testing is carried out to a satisfactory

standard.

. Monitor permit activities so that they comply with

company policy.

. Liaise with contractor and senior management to

identify SIMOPS activities and associated risk

assessments.

. Ensure SIMOPS work carried out in accordance with

critical task risk assessments.

. Carry our daily permit to work audits.

April 2004 - Global Petroprojects

April 2005 Services AG

Uetiberg Strasse 134

8045 Zurich - Switzerland

Duties and Responsibilities:

. Engaged as Process Operations Supervisor for ENI Iran

BV on phases 4 and 5 of the South Pars gas field

development project at Assaluyeh Iran.

. Responsible for directing and co-ordinating production

activities and personnel on shift to guarantee

standard running conditions and process productivity

in accordance with production plans and schedules.

. Responsible for supervising start up and shut down of

four cryogenic gas trains incorporating methane,

ethane, propane, butane and condensate recovery and

hydrogen sulphide removal systems according to

requirements in collaboration with control panel and

plant operators.

. Ensured supervision during emergency situations

according to fire and safety regulations to prevent

incidents.

. Responsible for receiving and analysing daily / weekly

reports as well as evaluating all personnel under my

responsibility and providing task assessment training

for Iranian nationals.

. Responsible for reporting to Process Superintendent on

all work carried out, production achievements and

maintenance requirements.

. Responsible for co-ordinating all maintenance work

assuring compliance with safety and statutory

regulations by implementing permit to work system.

November 2002- Ipedex Production

April 2003 P.O. Box 4899, ABU DHABI

Duties and Responsilities:

. Engaged as Senior Control Room Operator for Total Fina Elf

to commission and start up a production platform at Balal

Field located in the Persian Gulf offshore Iran

. Responsible for directing pre commissioning team and

co coordinating all activities

. Responsibilities included liaising with vendors during

commissioning phase

. Responsible for producing and progressing punch lists and

preparing daily progress reports for clients management

. Responsible for all start up and operations activities

controlled by DCS

. Responsible during rest run trials and normal operations

for plant control via DCS

. Responsible for computerized daily production reports

during normal operations

. Responsible for co coordinating permit to work system and

ensuring safety procedures adhered to

. Participated in emergency drills working closely with HSE

department

. Responsible for training/assessing Iranian nationals prior

to handover

. Attended courses in DUBAI U.A.E. in sea survival and HUET,

hydrogen sulphide and respiratory protection, fire

fighting

and first aid gaining certificates in all courses

taken

July 2002 - PPS

October 2002 14 Ribblesdale Place

Preston PR1 3NA Lancs

Duties and Responsibilities:

. Engaged as Operations Co-ordinator for Enelpower of

Milan, Italy at Jebel Ali Dubai to start up power plant

for their client Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

. Assigned to construction department to progress

activities of sub contractor personnel on cooling

water, demineralised water systems and auxiliary

boilers and chemical dosing systems

. Responsible for producing punch lists and liaising with

vendors

. Responsible for witnessing hydrotests of linework and

equipment

. Duties included clearing punch lists and presentation

of completed systems to client's representative QA/QC

Group for final acceptance

. Responsible for ensuring safe work practice and

implementation of permit to work system

. Responsible for safety release and turnover of

completed systems to commissioning group

. Responsible for documentation of all completed systems

for presentation to client's representatives.

March 2001 - PPS

August 2001 14 Ribblesdale Place

Preston PR1 3NA Lancs

Duties and Responsibilities:

. Engaged as Field Supervisor for L.G. Engineering and

Construction Corp. Ltd of Seoul, Korea, to start up

Condensate Refinery at Mesaieed, Qatar, for their

client, Qatar Petroleum Refinery Directorate

. Assigned to Condensate Distillation and Kerosine/Gas-

oil Hydrotreater plants

. Responsible for all pre-commissioning activities,

including air blowing/flushing, installation of flow

elements/ pump strainers, catalyst loading, tightness

testing, inerting, heater dry-out, catalyst pre-

sulphiding and punch-listing

. Start up responsibilities included commissioning of all

equipment and subsequent supervision of product quality

control and acceptance tests; working closely with

client's representatives and equipment vendors

. Also responsible for on-the-job training of client's

operational personnel, issuing permits to work and

implementation of safety procedures

Sept 1999 - Gordon Gill

Feb 2000 Rue Montoyer 31 (BTE)

B-1000 Brussels Belgium

Duties and Responsibilities:

. Engaged as Shift Supervisor for Technip Germany on

Cryogenic Natural Gas treating plant in Jakhira, Libya

. Responsible for shift operational activities of clients

operations crew throughout pre-commissioning,

commissioning and test runs and reporting to Operations

Manager

. Duties included advising and leading clients operations

crew to ensure an effective and efficient conduction

and supervision of commissioning, test runs and

performance tests

. Ensuring effective on the job training during

commissioning, participating in all pre-commissioning

activities and carrying out duties on specific tasks to

assist operations manager

. Participation in punch listing operability checks and

safety checks

. Working with vendor specialists to ensure timely

commissioning of plant

. Commissioning and operation of large gas compressors

multistage compression refrigeration system. DCS and

PLC

January 1999 - Foster Wheeler Management Operations Ltd

March 1999 Foster Wheeler House, Station Road, Reading,

Berkshire RG1 1LX

Duties and Responsibilities:

. Engaged as Chief Operator for Petro-Vietnam Gas Company

of Vung Tau, Vietnam

. Assigned to commission/start up/operate gas plant

situated at Dinh Co, Vietnam

. Project objectives were collection of associated gas

from Bach HO Offshore field to supply Lean Gas to two

existing power plants at Ba Ria and Phu My, via a

Cryogenic Gas Processing Plant where liquids were

recovered and sold separately

. Fully responsible for shift operation supervising

twelve PVGC Operators, making recommendations and

providing operational management assistance to client

. Commissioned and operated plant, controlled plant start

up, shutdown and mode change operations in accordance

with designated procedures and approved operating

techniques

. Supervised control room operations of DCS and SCADA

systems

. Liased between client and contractor in establishing

plant performance test runs and acceptance trials of

new equipment

. Compiled punch lists

. Devised permit to work system procedures and

maintenance work order system

. Organised shift safety meetings

. Developed training programme and provided on the job

training for shift operators

October 1997 - Ipedex Production

December 1998 PO Box 4899, Abu Dhabi

Duties and Responsibilities

. Engaged as Permit to Work Co-ordinator for Qatar Gas at

Ras Laffan, Qatar

. Responsible for co-ordinating construction/start up of

50,000 BPD Condensate Production/Stabilization Upstream

Train and 300 Tonnes/Hour Downstream Train

. Responsibilities included issuing/implementation of

permit to work system and enforcement of safe working

practices of large multinational workforce constructing

additional production trains inside existing live areas

containing on line trains and subsequent pre-

commissioning/commissioning activities

. Co-ordinated work on tie ins for Qatar Gas/Ras Gas at

Ras Laffan Industrial City Complex/Port area by way of

issuing/implementing permit to work system in live

areas

September 1993 - Yemen Hunt Oil Company

December 1996 PO Box 481, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen

Duties and Responsibilities

. Engaged as gas plant/compressor Commissioning and

Operations Supervisor at Al-Kamil Production Unit

situated approx. 150 miles North East of Sanaa,

Republic of Yemen

. Responsible for start up/operation of two Cryogenic gas

plants each with a design throughput of 420 MMSCFD of

gas incorporating two Mafitrench turbo-

expander/compressor units each of 6823 B.H.P., two

molecular sieve dehydration compressors and associated

fired heaters, de-ethaniser/de-butaniser columns, hot

oil reboiler systems and associated fired heaters,

LPG/C5 pumps and associated production pipelines

. Also responsible for four Nuove-Pignone Multistage gas

injection compressors (total injection capacity of 1000

MMSCFD) driven by General Electric frame five gas

turbines utilising Speedtronic control systems

. Duties included operation of plants from control room

by Texas Micro Systems Computerised Distributed Control

System, preparation of equipment for maintenance

including electrical isolations in motor control

centres, implementation of safety procedures relating

to vessel entry/hot work and authorisation of hot and

cold work permits

. Supervision of Yemeni operators, hands on training and

assessment of trainee national operators by way of task

performance exercises within continuous training

programme

. Also participated in refresher courses in advanced fire

training, vessel entry procedures and first aid

October 1992 - Cappo International ltd

April 1993 Cappo House, High Street, West Wickham,

Kent BR4 ONJ

Duties and Responsibilities

. Engaged as Commissioning Specialist for McDermott

International (Dubai) to start up 200 MBPD production

complex (Salman Project), located offshore Iran in the

Gulf

. Assigned to commission production/utilities/gas lift

facilities and carry out test runs

. Subsequently assigned to Iranian Offshore Oil Co. to

operate complex and train Iranian nationals. Complex

consisted of production platform consisting of three

phase separation (oil, water, gas) units/electrostatic

separation units, test separator, pipeline pumps,

recovery of oil from water streams and disposal of

effluent water

. Utilities platform comprising seawater lift pumps,

Chloropac electrostatic sodium hypochlorite generating

system, seawater treatment by deaeration/chemicals,

water injection to well formations

. Reverse osmosis plant for generation of potable water

. Utility/instrument air systems

. Glycol gas dehydration system, glycol regeneration

system

. Fuel gas, H.P. and L.P. flare systems

. Jet fuel storage

. Fire main/Halon/foam systems

. 6.3KV power generation by solar mars gas

turbines/Mustang emergency diesel generators

. Gas platform consisting of five Solar Mars gas turbines

driving two stage compressors for gas lift facilities

. Control room operation of Bailey D.C.S. system

January 1990 - Overseas Bechtel Inc

May 1991 245 Hammersmith Road, London W6 8DP

Duties and Responsibilities

. Engaged as Senior Start Up Engineer acting as

Management Consultant to Qatar General Petroleum

Corporation for the purpose of commissioning the North

Field Development Project

. Assigned to commission onshore/offshore gas and

condensate pipelines, associated pig launcher/receiver

stations and valve stations

. Pipelines comprised of 34 inch gas and 12 inch

condensate lines from offshore platform (218km), 20

inch re-injection line (90km) and 10 inch and 16 inch

re-injection lines to 10 wellheads

. As Management Consultant was responsible for quality

control of construction work by contractor by way of co-

ordinating engineers of all disciplines to inspect

systems

. Responsible for generating consolidated punch lists in

all disciplines and ensuring updated input to

computerised reporting system

. Signing/accepting completed punch list items

. Witnessing Hydrotesting/Pigging/Cleaning/Flushing

activities of onshore/offshore pipelines on behalf of

QGPC

. Responsible for co-ordinating and documenting pre-

commissioning and commissioning activities

. Accepting mechanical completion records

. Co-ordinating and directing system testing and pre-

commissioning/commissioning of Cathodic Protection

systems/instrumentation associated with pipelines

. Directly co-ordinating with QGPC operations for start

up and function testing of utility systems for project

. Co-ordinating and compiling final mechanical completion

dossiers/commissioning dossiers, and documentation for

transmittal to document control centre

September 1988 - Costain Process Construction Ltd

May 1989 Costain House, West Street, Woking,

Surrey GU21 1EA

Duties and Responsibilities

. Engaged as Commissioning Engineer

. Responsible for commissioning oil pumping station

situated at Ras Shukheir, Egypt

. Station comprised of two TB 5000 Ruston Gas Turbines,

two Ingersoll Rand Multistage pumps, Smiths

Metering/proving system, fuel gas pressure

reduction/metering skid, Waukesha VHP Series Gas

Engines powering Ansaldo MX Series Alternators/380 V

Switchgear, synchronising panels, Highland Micro

Processor Alarm Annunciator System, Chubb Fire and Gas

Alarm and Detection Systems, Halon Extinguishant

Systems

. Assigned to Woking for 2 months to prepare training

manuals, also acted as Deputy Site Manager at above

station

June 1988 - Technicare International Ltd

September 1988 1 Northbrook Place, Newbury, Berkshire RG13 1DQ

Duties and Responsibilities

. Engaged as Production Supervisor for Al Furat Petroleum

Co of Damascus, Syria at El Ward Central Production

Facility/Shipping Terminal for El Ward, Alishara and

Jido Fields situated at Thayyem/Deir Az Zur region of

Syria

. Supervision of operations of 38,000 BPD crude

production and treatment facility acting as gathering

station from single completion wells of between 5000

BPD and 8000 BPD each

. Operations included gas/oil/water separation, salt and

BS & W removal from crude oil, oil recovery and

metering, operation of test separators, water treatment

and recovery for well injection, power generation,

plant and instrument air production, shipping of crude

oil to pipeline pumping station, liaison with

wirelining and well services personnel for well head

operations

. Calculations of daily production figures of oil/gas

using API standard gravity/volume corrections

. Visiting remote stations for routine checks/emergency

start up of power generators training of Syrian

nationals

. Plant consisted of three phase separation test

separators, free water knockout vessels. Heater

treating/electrostatic desalting, water and demulsifier

injection. Field metering facility comprised of Smith-

Moorco Geoflo/Geoprou computer plus AO Smith positive

displacement meter

. Wemco Flotation Cells for oil/water separation, water

treatment by chemical injection/sand filters/deaerator

. Four Multistage Shipping Pumps and two 50,000 BBL

floating roof storage tanks

. Power generator comprised of three Solar-Centaur T4500

Gas Turbines driving 2500 KW, 3,300 volt 3 phase, 50 HZ

Generators

. Emergency power produced by 500 KW 416 Volt, 3 phase,

50 HZ Caterpillar diesel driven generator

. Electrical distribution via switchgear/motor control

centre

. Power for remote stations generated by Waukesha Gas

Engines driving 650 KVA Kato Generators

September 1987 - Bechtel Personnel and Operational Services Ltd

March 1988 (BEPOS), 245 Hammersmith Road, London W6 8PP

Duties and Responsibilities

. Engaged by BEPOS as a Commissioning Engineer for Suez

Oil Company at Zeit Bay, Egypt

. Pre-commissioning/commissioning/operation of gas

injection and LPG recovery plant

. Gas injection train comprised of six Dresser

compressors driven by four Ruston Model TB5000 Gas

Turbines. Final discharge pressure for gas injection

being 150 BAR.G and total injection rate being 55 MSCFD

. Also included in injection train is Glycol Dehydration

Unit and refrigeration circuit comprised of two TB5000

Ruston Gas Turbines driving two Sulzer Compressors LPG

recovery plant comprised of Multistage Thomassen

Compressors (two) driven by two Ruston TB5000 Gas

Turbines Molecular Sieve Drying Unit, de-ethaniser/de-

butaniser columns, three storage spheres, capacity 3000

cu m and two storage bullets - capacity 500 cu m

. Downstream of storage facility are two FMC Marine

loading arms for LPG ship transference

Commissioning work comprised of:

. Air blowing linework and vessels, leak testing linework

and vessels with Nitrogen and acceptance of pressure

tests

. Witnessing and acceptance of function tests on

instrument loops checking emergency shutdown systems

tied into microprocessor central control

. Introduction of gas into plant, start up of

compressors, drying units, refrigeration circuit,

fractionation systems, storage area, ship loading

. Trouble shooting during initial start up and liaison

with vendors representatives on behalf of management

. Operation of gas/oil separation vessels upstream of gas

plant

. Also included during commissioning phase was reviewing

and updating of operations and maintenance manuals in

accordance with changes in original design data

November 1983 - Process Operators International

October 1985 716 Waugh Drive, Houston, Texas

Duties and Responsibilities

. Engaged as Process Operations Advisor to Syrian

Petroleum Company at Sweidiyeh, Syria

. Commissioning, start up, operation on shift of 792,000

cu m/day natural gas liquefaction plant (for LPG

recovery) and associated Sulphur recovery and utilities

plants incorporating six Creusot-Loire Compressors

(396,000 cu m/day each). Two York Refrigeration

Circuit Compressors (2500 HP ech), Amine Treating, Gas

drying sections, de-ethaniser, LPG splitter, de-

pentaniser, gasoline splitter columns, product treating

(caustic) and storage, Claus Sulphur recovery process

(24 metric tons/day), two Babcock and Wilcox Boilers

(30,000 kg/hr) deartor, ion exchange equipment, cooling

water treatment Kemp Inert Gas Generator (270 cu m/hr)

and two Worthington air compressors (10 cu m/min)

. Duties included training Syrian operators and providing

management with operator assessments as well as overall

responsibility for safety procedures associated with

all maintenance work within the plant area

. Included within this function was the requirement for

operations advice to engineering departments regarding

plant modifications subsequent to start up

November 1977 - Bahamas Oil Refining Company

January 1983 PO Box 2435, Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas

Duties and Responsibilities

. Engaged as Process Head Operator

. Responsible as Head Operator on shift for normal

operation start up/shut down of three crude

distillation plants (200 MBD, 150 MBD, 150 MBD

capacities) vacuum distillation (90 MBD) Naptha

stabiliser/splitter, two Merox plants (40 MBD, 30 MBD)

LPG plant, 250 PSI/50 PSI waste heat steam generation

systems and associated chemical boiler controls

. As Head Operator on shift was responsible for six

operators (including a panel operator) and up to four

trainee operators continuous assessment and training of

operators was an important function of my duties

. Assigned responsibility for major maintenance shutdown

of 200 MBD crude distillation/Vac. distillation plants

. Responsible for clean up of unit, all preparation of

equipment prior to maintenance, including positive

isolation of unit, electrical isolation of equipment,

safety procedures concerning man entry into vessels,

control of hotwork and welding in 'live' areas of the

unit and operational acceptance of equipment after

maintenance

. Work included internal repairs and retraying of

crude/vac. distillation columns

. Directed activities of operations and maintenance

shutdown group personnel and subcontractors as

necessary

. Assigned responsibility for mothballing 150 MBD crude

unit

. Operation included supervision of operators to prepare

unit and installation of continuous Nitrogen circuit

and dehumidification plant, supervision of mothballing

equipment and writing of procedural mothballing checks

December 1976 - Well Trade Middle East Limited

October 1977 Hove, Sussex

Duties and Responsibilities

. Engaged as Head Process Operator Contracted for Libyan

National Oil Company at Assawiya, Libya

. Commissioning of 60 MBD crude distillation plant and

associated downstream Naptha stabilising/splitting and

LPG units

. Formed part of start up crew until units on stream and

subsequently responsible for four Libyan operators and

two trainee operators during on line operation

. Responsible for all areas of unit and offsites,

preparation of equipment for maintenance and safety

procedures

. Assigned to start up of platformer/hydrotreater/kero

hydrotreater plants during commissioning period of

secondary phase of refinery

November 1973 - Shell UK Limited

December 1976 Shell Haven Refinery, Stanford Le Hope, Essex

Duties and Responsibilities

. Engaged as a Trainee Process Operator

. During period of training (Nov 1973 - Jan 1975) gained

extensive basic experience of distillation/vac.

distillation/platforming/Kero hydotreating and

associated equipment

. As trainee was upgraded temporarily to operator on all

of the units mentioned both under supervision and alone

. Particular emphasis was placed on refinery, safety

procedures and fire fighting techniques which included

regular courses in first aid, safety and uses of fire

fighting equipment

. On promotion to operator (Jan 1975) joined operating

team in distillation dept, consisting of crude

distillation plant (13,000 tons/day) vacuum

distillation (4,000 tons/day) gas and LPG treatment

plants LPG storage, sampling, refinery gas main/flare

operation

. As operator was engaged in operation/start up/shutdown

of all processes as operator/panel operator



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