Lead Engineer - Process

ZAHINUDIN KURESHI

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PERSONAL DETAILS:

Full name : ZAHINUDIN HAMIDUDIN KURESHI

Nationality : Indian

DOB : 25TH August, 1975

Marital status : Married

Contact details : (Mobile) +971-*********

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

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Passport No. : Z5310939

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering): Passed with Distinction in June, 1996 Dharamsinh Desai Institute of Technology, Nadiad

Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

PROFILE:

24 years of professional career in Process Engineering

Work experience includes designing, engineering, commissioning, trouble shooting of Process plants / units in field of petrochemicals, LNG trains, Oil Terminals, Gas processing plants, Off- sites, Utilities, Sulfur plants.

Experience includes various phases of process engineering – conceptual studies, Front End Engineering (FEED), detail engineering (EPC work), Project management & consultancy (PMC) work.

HAZOP reviews as member of HAZOP team, HAZOP secretary as well as HAZOP chairman

Other skills include methodical planning to achieve target dates / deadlines, staff motivation, co-ordination with other disciplines as well as project management involving decision making, clear communication.

Computer literacy:

- HYSYS

- UNISIM

- PRO-II

- Aspen Plus

- HTRI’s Xchanger Suite

- Aspen Flarenet

- Pipeline Studio (TLNET)

- Pipenet (Transient)

- Pipenet

- SHELL FRED

- Aspen’s ZYQAD

- Microsoft Project 2000

- MS office

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & ACTIVITIES):

Lead Process Engineer for Long Term LPG Refrigeration Project for Basrah Gas Company at WOOD PLC, Dubai, UAE.

Lead Process Engineer for Marmul Fire Fighting System Project for Petroleum Development Oman.

Deputy Lead Process Engineer for Hasbah-II Conceptual Design & FEED Project for Saudi Aramco.

Lead Process Engineer for FEED for New Crude Oil Storage Tanks & associated facilities at Halul Island for Qatar Petroleum (QP).

Lead Process Engineer for PMC work for Hamriyah Free Zone Oil Terminal & Jetty at HFZ, for TAKREER, End User - ADNOC Distribution. Contractors are SINOPEC & ARCHIRODON.

Lead Process Engineer Engineering work of EPC for Jet A-1 Tankfarm& Fuel Hydrant Network for King Abdul Aziz International Airport Expansion Project, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. CONTRACTOR – Saudi Bin Laden group.

Deputy Lead Process Engineer for LP Associated Gas Compressor project at Halul Island, QP, Qatar.

Deputy Lead Process Engineer for Sulfur Recovery Complex of Upgrader Expansion Project during Detail Engineering phase.

Deputy Lead Process Engineer for Off-shore Platform of Reshadat Renovation and Development project, IOOC, Iran.

Lead Process Engineer for Front End Engineering for LNG train including PFD preparation, P & ID preparation, Process datasheet of equipment and instruments at Chiyoda Corporation, Yokohama Japan – Deputed from L&T Chiyoda, Baroda, Gujarat, India.

Detail Engineering of Petrochemical plant including PFD, P & ID and preparation of Process Datasheet for Equipment and Instruments, Heat Balance and Mass Balance at Narmada Chematur Petrochemicals Ltd. (Now - Gujarat Narmada Fertilizer Company), Bharuch, Gujarat, India.

Coordinator and Team Leader of the Projects for the Off-shore fields, On-shore facilities, Oil Terminals &Petrochemical Plants.

Proposal Engineering for refinery unit, off-shore & on-shore units.

Process Simulation of Process Plant, LNG Train and NGL Recovery Units using HYSYS, ASPEN PLUS, PRO-II.

Surge analysis for Pipelines using Pipeline Studio (TLNET) &Pipenet (Transient).

Heat Exchanger design using HTRI’s Xchanger Suite.

Depressuring Study for LNG Train.

Technical analysis and Performance evaluation of various Unit operations, Unit processes and Utility.

Pressure-drop calculation, line sizing and hydraulic calculations using various softwares – Pipenet, HYSIS, Pipeline Studio, Excel Worksheet.

Calculation of pressure relief, sizing of Pressure Relief valve.

Participated and scribe for HAZOP for Off-shore platform, On-shore facilities, Oil Terminals, tankfarms&Petrochemical Plant.

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Management of Change - Plant modification, Technical bid analysis of Process. Design Change control, design checks/re-design and implementations.

Energy Management, Energy Audits for Petrochemical Complex.

Co-ordination for ISO-9000 & ISO-14000 activity.

Internal Auditor for ISO-9000 and ISO-14000.

Preparation of Management reports, Technical study reports, Technical presentation, management presentations and monthly reports.

WORK HISTORY:

Wood PLC, Dubai, UAE

Joined in June 2018 to May 2020, Lead Process Engineer. June 2018 to May 2020 – Lead Process Engineer – WOOD PLC, Dubai – BGC Contract

Worked on Engineering Procurement Support Contract (EPS) for Basrah Gas Company (BGC), Iraq.

Umm Qasr Long Term LPG Refrigeration Project:

Detail Engineering of UQ Long Term LPG Refrigeration Project. As Lead Process Engineer activities includes review & approval documents & preparation as well as review of process deliverables based on inputs including Project design basis, Operation, Control & Safeguading Philosophy, Flare & blowdown Study reports, Process Calculations – Hydraulics, Transient Analysis

(Surge), PFS, PSFS, PEFS, Cause & Effect Diagram, Equipment List, Line List, Utility requirement, Process Datasheets – Equipment & Instruments, DEM-2 Compliance Reports, participation in HAZID, Design Review, HAZOP Review & Close out for actions during Design Review & HAZOP, Safeguarding Memorandum, verification of all PSV sizes, Control Valve datasheet. Supporting procurement activities includes review vendor offer, review of technical bid evaluation, review vendor documents & co-ordination with other disciplines. Co-ordination with other disciplines, projects, vendor & client are being carried out so that project execution is within time & schedule. UQ Long Term LPG Refrigeration project is rehabilitation of storage terminal & marine terminal. Storage terminal, where Products – C3, C4 & Condensate C5+ are received, cooled and stored in atmospheric storage tanks is being rehabilitated – 4 trains of Propane Compressors & its associated system including utilities, flare. Products are then pumped to pipeline which delivers to Marine terminal. Marine terminal exports products through metering skids & marine loading arm. As part of rehabilitation, all instruments, PSVs, control valves, ON/OFF valves are replaced. Total investment is more than 2 Billion USD and process activities were more than 30,000 manhours. Mott MacDonald Company LLC, Muscat, Oman

August-2015 to May-2018 as Principal Process Engineer. 2015 – 2018 Principal Engineer, Process – Mott MacDonald & Company LLC, Oman

Worked on Engineering Procurement Construction Contract (EPCC) projects for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)

MMPS Fire Fighting System at Marmul Main Production Station, Marmul for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) –

FEED & Detail Design of New Fire Fighting System. As Lead Process Engineer activities includes review of sub consultant (Fire Fighting system expert) documents & preparation as well as review ZAHINUDIN KURESHI

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of process deliverables based on sub consultant inputs including Firewater system design basis, Fire Fighting Philosophy, Fire water demand Calculation, PFS, PSFS, PEFS, Cause & Effect Diagram, Equipment List, Line List, Utility requirement, Process Datasheets – Equipment & Instruments, participation in HAZID, Design Review, HAZOP Review & Close out for actions during Design Review & HAZOP, Addendum to Safeguarding Memorandum, Addendum to Plant Operating Manual. Also, review of Hydraulic Calculations & Surge Calculation performed by Sub consultant has been carried out. Supporting procurement activities includes review vendor offer, review of technical bid evaluation, review vendor documents & co-ordination with other disciplines. Co-ordination with other disciplines, projects, vendor & client are being carried out so that project execution is within time & schedule.

MMA Gas Recovery Compressor Project at MM-Alpha station, Marmul for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) –

Detail design of MMA Gas Recovery compressor project at MM-Alpha station. As Lead Process engineer activities include review of Basis of Design, PFS, PSFS, PEFS, Process Calculation – hydraulic, Process Datasheets – equipment & instruments, participation in Design Review, HAZOP, close out of Design review actions & HAZOP actions, Addendum to Safeguarding Memorandum. Supporting procurement activities includes review vendor offer, review of technical bid evaluation, review vendor documents & co-ordination with other disciplines. Co-ordination with other disciplines, projects, vendor & client is also carried out so that project execution is within time & schedule.

MMPS Pumps replacement Project (including New MOL pumps) at MMPS, Marmul for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) –

Detail design of New MOL Pumps at MMPS, Marmul. As Lead Process engineer activities include review of Basis of Design, PFS, PSFS, PEFS, Process Calculation – hydraulic, Process Datasheets

– equipment & instruments, participation in Design Review, HAZOP, close out of Design review actions & HAZOP actions. Supporting procurement activities includes review vendor offer, review of technical bid evaluation, review vendor documents & co-ordination with other disciplines.

MMPS RTQ Metering Project for GNR Field Header at MMPS, Marmul for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) –

FEED & Detail Design of installation of Multiphase Flowmeter (MPFM) at GNR Field Header at MMPS Inlet Manifold Area. All process deliverables including Project Design Basis, PEFS, Datasheet, Tie-in & Shutdown Philosophy, have been prepared.

Engineering activities for Field Change Proposal (FCPs) for Marmul Polymer Plant, Marmul for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) –

Detail engineering activities for various improvement proposals for Marmul Polymer Plant. As Lead Process Engineer activities include review of Basis of Design, PFS, PSFS, PEFS, Process calculation – Hydraulic, Process Datasheets – Equipment & Instruments, participation in various Safety refview – like Design Review, HAZOP, IPF, Close out of Design Review actions & HAZOP Actions. Supporting procurement activities includes review vendor offer, review of technical bid evaluation, review vendor documents & co-ordination with other disciplines. Saipem Contracting Netherlands, Sharjah Branch, UAE (Operating Company of SaipemS.p.A.)

June-2014 to July-2015 as Deputy Chief Engineer - Process Engineer. Projects worked for:

Hasbah Off-shore Gas Facilities –II Conceptual Design & FEED Project for Saudi Aramco o Project Details: Conceptual design & FEED work for Off-shore Wellhead Plaforms, Tie- in Platform, flowlines &TrunklinesuptoFadhili Gas Plant (On-Shore). All process ZAHINUDIN KURESHI

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deliverables are being developed including Process design basis, Design Criteria, PFD, H&MB, hydraulic calculations, P&IDs, Surge Analysis, Operation, control & shutdown philosophy, Cause & Effect Chart, Process datasheets – Equipment & Instruments. Overall project cost – 2.5-3.0 Billion USD.

WS Atkins & Partner Overseas, Sharjah, UAE

Joined in March-2008 as Sr. Process Engineer, promoted as Principal Process Engineer in April- 2010, worked till June-2014.

Projects worked for:

New Crude Oil Storage tank & associated facilities at Halul Island for Qatar Petroleum (QP) o Project Details: FEED work for New Crude Oil Storage tank, additional Headers, & ESD valves on SBM Lines. All process deliverables are being developed including Process design basis, hydraulic calculations, P&IDs, Surge Analysis, Operation, control & shutdown philosophy, Cause & Effect Chart, Process datasheets – Equipment & Instruments.

Oil Terminal & Jetty at Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, UAE. Project executed by Takreer for End User – ADNOC Distribution. Overall Cost of Project – 200 million USD. o Project Details:PMC work for Oil terminal & jetty at EPC Contractor’s Home office – Terminal engineering work at SINOPEC, Beijing, China & Jetty engineering work at ARCHIRODON, Dubai.

Jet A-1 Tankfarm& Fuel Hydrant Network for King Abdul Aziz International Airport Expansion Project, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Project executed by Saudi Bin Laden. o Project Details: Engineering work for EPC Contract for Jet A-1 tankfarm& Fuel Hydrant Network includes detail engineering work for Tankfarm – Jet A-1 Tanks, pumps, Filter Water Separator skids and Fuel Hydrant Network for Airport. This engineering work includes Tank design, hydraulic calculation, surge analysis, datasheet preparation for equipment & instrument, P&ID development. Involved in co-ordination with other discipline as well as Client.

LP Gas Associated Compressor & Fuel Gas Treatment Package at Halul Island, Qatar for Qatar Petroleum. EPC CONTRACTOR – QCON, Doha, Qatar. Overall Cost of Project – 250 million USD.

o Project Details: Low Pressure gas which is being vented out is compressed and utilized as Fuel Gas after Fuel Gas treatment in Gas Turbine for power generation. Detail engineering involving developing P&ID development, equipment sizing calculations, hydraulic calculations, blowdown study, datasheet preparation of equipment and instruments, technical bid evaluation of vendor offers. Involved in co-ordination with other discipline as well as Client. Involved in supervising / checking activity of work completed by sub-ordinates. Coordinated with Vendor, participated in HAZOP Meeting with third party and client.

Reshadat Renovation and Development, Iranian Offshore Oil Company, Iran. EPC Contractor

– SADRA, Iran. Overall Cost of project – 1 billion USD. o Project Details: Development of 2 Welllhead Platform, Production Platform, Flare Platform & Quarter Plaform. Detail engineering involving developing Design philosophy, isolation philosophy, shutdown philosophy, P&ID development, relief system design using Flarenet, equipment sizing calculations, hydraulic calculations, surge analysis, blowdown study, datasheet preparation of equipment and ZAHINUDIN KURESHI

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instruments, technical bid evaluation of vendor offers. Involved in co-ordination with other discipline as well as Client. Involved in supervising / checking activity of work completed by sub-ordinates. Participated in HAZOP Meeting with third party and client. Participated in Model review meeting with Client. Bechtel India, wholly owned by Bechtel Corporation, TX, USA.

August 2005 to February-2008 as Sr. Process/Systems Engineer, promoted to Sr. Process Engineer-II in May-2007. (2 years & 6 months)

Projects worked for:

Shell Canada Energy, Sulphur Recovery Complex at Scotford Expansion Project, Athabasca, Canada. Overall Cost of Project – 4 billion USD.

o Detail Engineering for Amine regeneration Units, Sulphur recovery unit, Scott- Incinerator-Sulphur Degassing Units. Involving P&ID development, relief system design (inlet / outlet line sizing), hydraulic calculations for pumps & blowers, instrument datasheet, vendor print review. Work involves preparation, checking of process deliverables, co-ordination with client & main office. Involved in guiding, supervising and checking activity of sub-ordinates. Participated in Model Review

(30%, 60%, 90%) with Client.

Shell Canada Ltd., Hydrogen Manufacturing Unit at Scotford Expansion Project, Athabasca, Canada. Overall Cost of Project – 4 billion USD.

o Front End Engineering Design (FEED), Systems Engineering – P & ID & DPDT Development, Specialty Items Datasheet, Battery Limit Summary, Utility Summary Preparation, Hydraulic Calculations, Pump and Compressor Hydraulics, Instrument Datasheet.

Saudi European Petrochemical Company (IBN ZAHR), a SABIC Affiliate, Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

August 2004 to August 2005 (1 year) as Process Engineer. Work involved:

Worked as Process engineer involving activities of Performance evaluation of Catofin Reactors, Butamer Reactors, Synthesis reactors, Compressors, Turbines, Distillation Columns. Also, various Utility balances are carried out and energy conservation program are worked out. Troubleshooting of various processes and unit operations like Reactors, Distillation Columns, Compressors, Turbines are carried out.

Project Coordinator & Process design and Process input for the new project / modifications are provided. Energy Audit for the Petrochemical Complex – MTBE Complex and Utility L & T Chiyoda Limited, Baroda, India; an L & T group of company, India.

November 2002 tol August 2004 (1 year 7 months) as Lead Process Engineer. Projects worked for:

QatarGas, NGL Recovery Unit: Process Simulation of NGL recovery unit and feasibility study of Ethane Recovery column was carried out using HYSYS. Ethane Recovery mode of operation at NGL Recovery was studied. SCORE Technology for NGL Recovery Unit was supplied by M/s. Ortloff.

Qatar Gas, Depressuring Study: For Train-4 & 5, Depressurization study for Cold section of LNG Train was carried out and estimation of total load on flare was calculated using HYSYS. ZAHINUDIN KURESHI

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Qatar Gas, Front End Engineering (FEED): Lead Process Engineer for the Acid Gas Removal and Gas Treatment section. Preparation of PFD, P & ID, process datasheet for equipment & instruments, hydraulic study was carried out in FEED activity. Cold Section Technology was supplied by M/s. APCI. Technology was APCI’s AP-X Technology, using Nitrogen as refrigeration fluid.

OMAN LNG Expansion, Heat Exchanger study: worked as Lead Process Engineer, Heat Exchanger design was checked for the new conditions of expansion project using HTRI’s Xchanger Suite.

Narmada Chematur Petrochemicals Limited (NCPL), an GNFC Subsidiary.

January 1997 to Octorber 2002 (5 year 10 months) as Senior Process Engineer. Projects & work involved for:

Design and engineering activity for various modifications were carried out. Detail engineering for various modifications were also performed including modifying P & ID, preparation of datasheet for equipment as well as instruments, heat and mass balance, velocity and pressure drop calculations. HAZOP team leader.

Technical analysis and performance evaluation of various processes and unit. Root cause analysis of plant problems, recommendations were implemented and improvements observed. Energy Audits for entire complex, Energy Conservation Projects implemented.

Project Execution for DNT Spent Acid Treatment and NOx Absorption Unit – supplied by Plinke, Germany. Complete project execution from preparation of SOW, bid evaluation, FEED, EPC, commissioning of project was handled.

Study of capacity expansion utilizing minimum resources : TDI plant revamp project study was carried out utilizing plant operation data and design data. Based on preliminary report, part of revamp was executed to achieve 25% additional capacity. Essar Steel Ltd., an ESSAR group of Company.

July 1996 to December 1996 (6 months) as Graduate Engineer Trainee. MEMBERSHIP:

IChE member

PROFESSIONAL PEDAGOGIES:

Piping Engineering — Fifteen day Certificate course at IIT, Mumbai, covering various aspects of Piping, understanding of different standards / codes.

HAZOP Study— Three day course given by National Safety Council, India, covering various aspect to carry out HAZOP study.

Internal Auditor for ISO-9001:2000 & ISO-14001—conducted by Llyod’s Register Quality Assurance, Mumbai.

CONTACT DETAILS:

LOCAL ADDRESS:

Flat No. 203, CBD Building - 1.

AL MAHATAH, AL QASIMIYA,

SHARJAH, UAE.

PERMANENT ADDRESS:

15/A, Nirbhaynagar Society,

Shahalam Tolnaka, Shahalam,

Ahmedabad – 380028

Gujarat, INDIA

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REFERENCES:

1. PIYUSHKUMAR RANINGA

ENGINEERING MANAGER,

BASRAH GAS COMPANY,

PHONE - +971-**-***-****

EMAIL – ***********.*******@*****.***

2. AHMED MADKOUR

HEAD OF DEPT – PROCESS,

BASRAH GAS COMPANY,

PHONE - +971-**-***-****

EMAIL – *****.*.******@*****.***

I, hereby, declare that above information is correct as per my knowledge. ZAHINUDIN KURESHI, SHARJAH, 12TH JULY, 2020.

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