Lead Engineer / Technical Advisor / Project Manager / Engineering Man

GHANSHYAM SINGH

Address: Apartment No. A-***, MEA Apartments, Sector–62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India 201301

Phone: +911********* Mobile: +918*********

Email: ********************@*****.***

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Seasoned, astute, and highly analytical professional, offering extensive experience within the field of oil and gas. Adept at designing, constructing, and installing onshore and offshore pipelines, as well as industrial and associated mechanical equipment. Knowledgeable of API, ASME, DNV and HSE codes and standards; as well as engineering, material procurement and project management, construction, installation, and project startup to finalization processes. Skilled at understanding and interpreting technical specifications to lead stage inspections, progress monitoring, site management, and manpower planning. Effective at easily adapting to dynamic, challenging, and rapidly changing work environment; combined with the ability to perform multiple tasks while meeting stringent deadlines. Well-versed in English and Hindi languages.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Facility Design, Construction, and Installation Feasibility Study and FEED Conceptual and Detailed Design Study

Project & Contract Management Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Asset Integrity Management

Engineering Criticality Assessment (ECA) Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) and Hazard Identification (HAZID)

Flow Line Risk Assessment (FLRA) Techno Commercial and Life Cycle Assessment Integrity Assessment

Life Extension and Rehabilitation Operation, Inspection, Monitoring, and Maintenance

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering: 1987

COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, GOVIND BALLABH PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY

PANT NAGAR, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

> Accomplished 5% cost reduction in project NAV and 10% pipeline material cos; amounting to $50M by utilizing X-70 line pipes for sour service in Kumang Cluster Development Project.The first subsea pipeline of high strength material in Malaysia; subsequently modified to X-65 material due to unavailability of X-70 material as Pipe Mill defaulted.

> Managed the FEED of first offshore pipeline in Malaysia with significant life cycle savings of $125M during its operational life of 25 years.

> Led the design and construction of more than 60% of pipeline network of Arthit 1C Project through surplus pipes from earlier projects; thereby generating cost benefit of more than $5M.

> Provided expert advice to ARTHIT asset of PTTEP to reduce the size of GL3N pipeline from 16” to 12” that aided the company in delivering the project in a timely manner with minimum schedule cost implication and modification to the jacket, as well as WHP and utilization of the procured line pipe.

> Leveraged excellent skills in designing a 24” x 674 km Salalah gas pipeline internally coated with flow enhancement internal coating, which was considered as the longest pipeline in Middle East.

> Achieved the retrieval of part pig from 38” export gas pipeline of RasGas in Qatar.

> Executed the operation of 28”x 38” dual diameter drive module, which was first pipeline of RasGas in Qatar.

> Served as an integral member of the technical team charter to evaluate the root cause of top of the line corrosion and mitigation measures in the 38” sour wet gas export pipeline.

> Successfully performed the following initiatives including:

- Inspection of 48” loading line following history of failed profile pig run;

- Temporary de-rating of 24” south satellite and 18” west satellite oil trunk lines of Zakum Development Company due to loss of integrity; and

- Retrieval of two stuck pigs 16” GD-4D and 16” Vantage 4C from 16” crude oil lines in Bombay High; as well as 8” foam pig from the pipeline, following 59 days of launching in good condition in India.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE CONSULTING, VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Visiting Specialist Aug 2015–Present

- Provide expert oversight to a team of engineers and technicians toward production increase, cost reduction, and efficiency improvement.

- Interface with the management to render regular updates and feedbacks.

- Generate and implement scope of work, statement of requirements, and brief to consultant for operational plans to the consultant to gain management’s and operating units’ approval by the management and operating units.

- Prepare scope of work to carry out fitness for service and life extension of existing pipeline network.

- Facilitate FFS and life extension studies for existing pipelines.

BP EXPLORATION (CASPIAN SEA) LTD., BAKU, AZERBAIJAN

Team Leader Jan 2013–Jun 2015

- Rendered direction to a team of pipeline engineers to ensure the delivery of operational engineering to the existing pipeline asset and new projects within the allotted schedule and maintain the integrity of the existing pipeline system of Caspian Sea.

- Assumed full responsibility in performing incident investigation.

- Oversaw the installation of interlocks on six pig launchers of existing subsea pipelines connected with equal size piggable wyes.

PENSPEN CONSULTING ENGINEERS, ABU DHABI, UAE

Lead Offshore Pipeline Engineer Jul 2012–Oct 2012

- Oversaw the design, engineering, and construction of new subsea pipelines for Dubai Petroleum.

MOTT MACDONALD & CO LLC, OMAN

Deputy Discipline Head–Pipelines Oct 2011–Jul 2012

Senior Pipeline Engineer Dec 2000–Aug 2002

- Directed a multidisciplinary team of engineers and designers, responsible for engineering flow lines and pipelines.

- Demonstrated adeptness in accomplishing CONCEPTUAL DESIGN STUDIES for Sohar mixed feed of onshore pipeline and hydraulic analysis of 1100 km long 48” AY1 cross-country crude oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia

PTT EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION PUBLIC COMPANY, BANGKOK

Senior Engineer–Pipeline Nov 2008–Aug 2011PERFORMING

- Played a key role as pipeline advisor, in charge of interacting with EPC contractors to provide expert advice on all issues concerning pipeline designs non-metallic material and spiral lay.

PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN. BHD., KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

Senior Pipeline Engineer Apr 2006–Oct 2008

- Carried out all phases of subsea pipeline design, while offering hands-on support to the company in the procurement of long lead items.

RASGAS COMPANY LTD., DOHA, STATE OF QATAR

Pipeline Engineering Specialist Jun 2005–Mar 2006

- Secured and properly maintained the integrity of subsea pipelines, while managing ILI and FFS contractors.

- Dealt with the preparation and submission of ILI and FFS contracts, as well as bid evaluation.

EARLIER CAREER

ZAKUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, ABU DHABI, UAE

Pipeline Integrity Engineer Sep 2002–Jun 2005

ABU DHABI MARINE OPERATING COMPANY, ABU DHABI, UAE

Pipeline Engineer Aug 1999–Aug 2000

OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD., MUMBAI, INDIA

Deputy Superintending Engineer (P) Jan 1998–Aug 1999

Executive Engineer (P) Jan 1993–Dec 1997

Assistant Executive Engineer (P) Jul 1988–Dec 1992

RECENT TRAINING

2014 Pipeline Defect Assessment Manual: Penspen International, Baku, Azerbaijan

2005 H2S Awareness Safety Training: Ras Gas Company Ltd., Doha, Qatar

I Have Heard the Message: Ras Gas Company Ltd., Doha, Qatar

HSE Management of Contractors: Bureau Veritas, Abu Dhabi

2004 H2S Awareness Safety Training: Musaffah, UAE

2003 Helicopter Underwater Training: Gulf Technical and Safety Training Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE

1st ADMA OPCO Oil and Gas Production Operations Conference: ADMA¬–OPCO, Abu Dhabi, UAE

TECHNICAL ACUMEN

Company Specifications BP ETPs and STPs Shell DEPs, ERDs, and SPs, Petronas PTS PTTEP and Total Standards

International Codes: ASME B 31.4 and 31.8 ASME B31G BS8010 Part 2, 3, and 4 DNV RP F 101 DNV OSF-101

Software: PlusOne Intergraph CAESAR II Aspen HYSYS PIPESIM (Psim2000.exe) AutoPIPE

OFFPIPE TGNET TLNET PDO Road Cross 2D Shell 92 RSTRENG.COM ORBiT Software

HydroCorr Electronic Corrosion Engineer (ECE®) D2D

PRESENTATION

Singh, G. (2011). Preventive measure maintenance for pipelines. Pipeline Maintenance, Integrity and Refurbishment Conference, Prince Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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