Terminal Operations LNG/LPG

S.BALAGANESH

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Skype id: balaganesh.subramanian

Post Applied: Operations Manager - Tank Truck Carrier - Baltimore, MD #14990

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experience within the Oil & Gas and Petrochemical industry:

Bachelor of Chemistry with 22 years of experience in Petrochemical,Refining and Oil & Gas complex at operational and multi-skill roles as Senior operator & Process Supervisor These experiences obtained through over from Startup/shutdowns, Process activities, Pre-commissioning & commissioning of Oil & Gas, refinery, Gas Plant and Petrochemical Plants.

Scope of excellence covers:

Handling hazardous hydrocarbons like Crude Petroleum, Natural gas (NG), Ethane, Propane, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Natural Gas Liquid( NGL), Butane, Gasoline, Ethylene, Propylene, Acetylene, Hydrogen and Other Hydrocarbons, etc.

Have rich experience in operating large-scale Gas Plant, Oil and Gas and Petrochemical Complex industry from DCS panel by YOKOGAWA (CS-3000). Plant operation, startup, stabilization & shutdown from DCS panel as well as from field.

Handled High Capacity Multi Stage Centrifugal compressor, High pressure Steam Turbine, Expander compressor, and LNG Cryogenic Unit and ETHYLENE Plant.

Handling of Fixed bed catalytic tubular Reactor, Vacuum Distillation Column, Packed bed Distillation Column, Heat recovery system. Turbo blowers, High Capacity Reciprocating compressors and Multi stage Centrifugal compressor, etc

Strong analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities.

Provides Technical / Operational support to Project Operations support team.

Operation & stabilization of Petro chemical, Oil & Gas plants and Gas Plants.

Operate/control and monitor of ETHANE CRACKER UNIT, Fractionating column, Demethanizer Propane De hydrogenation, De Ethanizer Units, Propylene and Ethylene Recovery Units and day to day plant operations on DCS system.

Dehydration of Natural Gas with MEG, TEG & Export to GAIL with 70 KSC pressure.

Handled Third Stage Gas recovery Compressor,Centrifugal Compressor, Reciprocating Booster Compressor, Expander/Compressor, Cryogenic system, BOG Compressors

Having an Exposure of Operating of Crude Stabilization unit ( 3 Trains Operation), Natural Gas Treatment Plant, Dehydration Unit (MEG & TEG), Water Injection and Produced water Reinjection unit, Gas Lift Unit, Gas Lift Compressor Unit, Chemical Injection Unit, etc

Executing Trunk Line Pigging of Production fluid and Injection water Pipelines..

Handled various Dosing chemicals like Pour Point Depressant, Biocide, Oxygen Scavenger, Corrosion Inhibitor MEG, Scale Inhibitor Etc.,

Key Tasks Handled:

Site Inspections & Security:

Issuing: Work permits for blinding, Deblinding, hot works, cold works, open flame, PTW, etc.

Certificates for confined space entry and electrical isolation (LOTO).

Handling total flooding system and self-contained breathing apparatus and firefighting equipment.

Leading other related duties pertaining to vessel inspection, vessel isolation and commissioning.

Conducting authorized gas testing

Maintain coordination with maintenance teams.

CAREER RECITAL

Feb 2016 – Dec 2016

Company : GS O& M LLC.,.

Site : Boryeong LNG Terminal, South Korea

Role : FIELD OPERATOR / Utility Operator /Control Room Operator

DCS : Honeywell Control System.

Field : Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG),Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Regasification Unit.

Cryogenic system,, Boil Off Gas Compressors (BOG ),etc

Recondensation, Cryogenic High Pressure Pumps, Open Rack Vaporiser and Submerged condensed Vaporiser

Sendout and metering System

Handled Fuel Gas and Natural Gas Regasification and Gas distribution system.

Participate in Job Safety Analysis (JSA) process and review conclusions.

Monitors the Loading / Unloading of LNG and LPG Ships from Jetty to Receiving Terminal.

Pre commissioning & Commissioning experience in Air Blowing,Pig launching/Receiving, Vessel Inspection, Mechanical Inspection, Leak test, Start up Activities, PSSR, Package preparation.etc

Commissioning of Instrument/Plant Air Compressors, Industrial/Potable water pumps.

Commissioning of very high capacity Firewater pumps (1.5~2.6MW)

Feb 2015 – Oct 2015

Company : GS O&M for UZKOR GAZ

Site : UZKOR Gas Chemical Complex ( Achchalak, Uzbekistan)

Role : Field Operator/Utility Operator

Field : Oil and Gas - ON SHORE / Cracking Process

DCS : Honeywell Control System.

Job Responsibilities

Routine checkup of all process equipment.

Reporting all the abnormalities and failure to the Supervisor/Manager and to take corrective measure.

Operating, Controlling and maintaining process parameters as per technical region independently and improve Plant Reliability.

Manage the Permit to work system like PSTS (Permit Status Tracking System) For PTW SYSTEM.

Releasing equipment’s for maintenance as per procedures through work permit PTW system (including Electrical Clearance Module).

Execution/ monitoring of plant start-ups and shutdown without violating SOP.

Troubleshooting of the process operations during Critical and emergency Period.

Experience of production operation in DCS, Fire and gas detection, and Auto ESD.

Handled startup, shutdown and Emergency operation.

Co-ordinate and support with the technical and maintenance service department to solve the problem.

To co ordinate with Panel Engineers/ Field Operator/Plant Operator for trouble free operation.

Adept in handling operating activities of the operations unit, system and equipment in the refinery to process feed stock/ treat hazardous waste for environment protection.

An effective communicator & team leader with skills in troubleshooting, team building capability & abilities in planning & managing resources.

BTU and Gas Plant with 2 Trains and Remote Satellite Gas Development Plant.

Natural Gas Treatment Unit - Methane, Ethane, LPG Plant at UGCC- Uzbekistan

Cryogenic Unit - Ethylene/ Propylene Production Complex at UGCC- Uzbekistan

July2013– Feb 2015

HPCL

Field/DCS Operator

Execution of Pre Commissioning activities such as Air blowing, flushing, Leak test (tightness test), inertization, chemical cleaning and Passivation, fuel gas charging and start up operation.

Preparing loops for commissioning activities, marking in P&ID, assisting to prepare method statement, apply standard procedures in the field

Liquefaction: Gas to Liquid Operation by Compression, Liquefying by using Propane as Refrigerant media

Pre-Commissioning of Gas Development Phase process

Sour feed gas 3.5 vol% and upto 4.6mol% CO2 passing through HP Absorber, the sweet gas contains no more than 0.94 mole % CO2 and less than 20 ppmv H2S

Solvent Regenerator, Thermosyphon Re-boilers, Rich Amine, Lean Solvent Booster Pumps

NGL Recovery & Shipping

Configuration YOKOGAWA-CENTUM DCS.

UTILITIES:

Boilers: Fired tube natural gas 150 T/hr

Steam driven Turbo Generator 20MW(SIEMENS)

DM Water treatment plant 250T/hr.

Cooling Water System

Air Compressors (Plant & Instrument)

Chilled Water System 900TR

Effluent Water Treatment

Flare Systems

Offsite (Tank farms) Instrument Air Compressors, Utility Air Compressors, Fire Water Pump, N2 Generation (12000Nm3/h) etc.,

July2012- July 2013

SKE&C WASIT GAS PROJECT KSA.,

FIELD OPERATOR / HVAC SUPERVISOR.

Under taken pre-commissioning/Commissioning of the Following:

Amine regeneration – Sulphur Removal

Gas Dehydration and Mercury removal

Gas Dehydration unit (Molecular Sieves)

Gas Chilling & Ethane Recovery Unit (Cryogenic Cold box)

Propane refrigeration unit

MP & LP Fuel Gas Facilities

Warm, Cold Flares & Cold Blow Down

NGL recovery and Fractionation

Ethane treatment and dehydration

Condensate Treatment unit

Acid Gas Compression & Booster compressor

UTILITIES:

Boilers: Fired tube natural gas (MACHI)

Steam driven Turbo Generator (MITSUBISHI)

DM Water treatment plant.

Cooling Water System

Air Compressors (Plant & Instrument)

Chilled Water System 4000TR

Effluent Water Treatment

Flare Systems

Offsite (Tank farms) Instrument Air Compressors, Utility Air Compressors, Fire Water Pump, N2 Generation (20000Nm3/h) etc.,

Mar 2011- July2012

Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd., Ranipet – India.

FIELD/DCS OPERATOR ( Contract Basis)

Operation, Maintenance & Pilot Projects.

Field Operator in Gas Liquefaction Compressor,

Hydrogen Gas Treating Unit,

Gas to Liquid Operation & its Process related Utilities

Configuration DCS Centum 3000, Yokogawa, Japan.

Naphtha Sweetening/ Hydrodesulphurization: Sulfur Removal From raw naphtha from 1500ppm to 0.5ppm using Hydrogen in presence of COMOX catalyst to Sweet naphtha with the Equipments- Fired heaters, heat exchangers, Hydrogen compressors2nos. Stripping, Distillation Column, Catalyst decoking & regeneration

Mar 2008 – Mar 2011: Palm District Cooling, Dubai, UAE.

Sr.Chiller / Utilities Operator

Plant - 1,87,200 TR per day (SCADA)

Process - Vapor compression, Condensing using cooling water system.

Chiller make - Carrier (2600TR),York/Trane (5000TR)centrifugal compressor modules.

UTILITIES:

Softener Water treatment plant.

Cooling Water System

Air Compressors (Plant & Instrument)

Effluent Water Treatment

Flare Systems

Raw water tanks, Utility Air Compressors, Fire Water Pump.

Jan 1995 – Mar 2008

Company : Thirumalai Chemicals Pvt Ltd, Tamil Nadu, India

Role : Process - Supervisor

Field : Production of Phthalic Anhydride & Petrochemical unit.

Job Responsibilities

Routine checkup of all process equipment.

Reporting all the abnormalities and failure to the Manager and to take corrective measure

Controlling and maintaining process parameters as per technical region.

Maintain PSTS (Permit Status Tracking System) For PTW SYSTEM.

Releasing equipment’s for maintenance as per procedures through work permit PTW system (including Electrical Clearance Module).

Startup of Turbine driven Compressor and Pumps and its maintenance.

Troubleshooting of the process operations during power failure, Instrument Air failure, Utility and DCS failure.

Experience of production operation in DCS, Fire and gas detection, and Auto ESD.

Handled startup, shutdown and Emergency operation.

Pertaining to Safe Operations of the Unit & operating the equipment’s as per standard operating procedure (SOP)

Co-ordinate and support with the technical and maintenance service department to solve the problem.

To co-ordinate with the panel Engineers for trouble free operation.

Adept in handling operating activities of the operations unit, system and equipment in the refinery to process feed stock/ treat hazardous waste for environment protection.

An effective communicator & team leader with skills in troubleshooting, team building capability & abilities in planning & managing resources.

Response as a firefighter in case of fire in the units.

EQUIPMENTS HANDLED

Efficiently handled various equipment’s mentioned as under:

Three Phase separator, Progressive Cavity pump, Multiphase pump, Multistage Centrifugal Compressor, Booster Pumps, Boil Off-gas Compressor (Reciprocating double stage), Refrigeration unit, Natural Gas Absorption towers, Sludge Catcher, Induced Gas Frothing vessel, NGL Separator, PIG launcher/ Receiver.

Working in Cryogenic System- LNG, LPG Regasication Unit, LNG, LPG Unloading Terminal,

Boil off Gas Compressor, De Methanizer, De-Ethanizer, De-Propanizer,De-Butanizer, Ethylene Refrigerant splitter, Propylene Refrigerant Splitter, Cold Box, Pressure Swing Adsorption Unit and Ethylene,Propylene Production Unit.

Ethane, LPG, NGL- PYROLYSIS CRACKER (USC), Heat Recovery System, Turbine driven Multi stage Centrifugal Compressor, Steam Turbine, Expander/Compressor

Loading arms in jetty terminal operation (In/Out board and swing movements)

SCHOLASTICS

Completed B.Sc., Chemistry (March 1994) in Muthurangam Government Arts / Science College Affiliated to Madras University with an aggregate of 72%

FIRE & SAFETY

Response as a firefighter in case of fire in the unit.

Trained for H2S, Permit to work system and Release of Hazardous chemicals

Experience in the operation of fire extinguishers using Foam, DCP, and Co2.

Familiar with Fire & Gas detection system, fire hydrants and monitors.

Familiar with personal H2S detector.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Certificate of timely completion of Project from Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd.,

Certificate from Dunham Bush Screw Compressors/Chiller Company.

Certificate from Mirdiff Dubai (UAE) for fire fighting .

Personal Profile Reference Person

Date of Birth : 02.10.1973

Father Name : M.K.Subramanian

Nationality : Indian

Languages Known : Tamil, English

Current CTC : 30000 USD Per Annum

Expected CTC : As Per Company Norms.

Declaration:

I hereby declare that the above furnished information is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(S.Balaganesh)

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