Last Name: Agbara Current Position: Snr. Project Engineer/Company Site Rep.
First Name: Chibueze Jonah Country of Residence: Nigeria
Marital Status: Married Number of children: Four (4)
State of Origin: Rivers Local Government Area: Obio/Akpor
Language: English Sex: Male
Qualifications
Registered Member with Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) 2010 till date
Registered Member with Pipeline Professionals’ Association of Nigeria (PLAN). 2006 till date
Certified NDT Level II with American Society for Non-Destructive Testing in Magnetic Particle Testing
Certified Protective Coating Inspector Level 1 - The Society for Protective Coatings SSPC -2011
UFR & OLT Subsea Structural Design Technology with CSL, Aberdeen & MCS, Galway -2009
Rivers State Polytechnic Bori, Nigeria - HND Mechanical Engineering. 1997 - 2002
Vantage Plant Design (Plant Design and Management System-PDMS) – Equipment Modelling and Piping Design- AVEVA. UK. 2007
National Business and Technical Certificate Examination 1996 Session
Govt. Technical College PHC. Federal Craft Certificate in Mechanical Engineering Practice.1989 - 1996
Trade Test 1, 2, and 3 Certificate in Mechanical Engineering Practice (General Fitting and Turning). Nigeria.
Community Primary School, Elelenwo, Rivers State. First School Leaving Certificate - 1983 -1988
Valid BOSIET, Valid DPR Offshore Safety Permit, and Valid NIMASA Medical Fitness Certificate
Expertise
Core Mechanical and Subsea Structural Engineering,
Oil and gas Production/Facilities engineering systems covering
oSubsea/Offshore Project Management, Design, Installation, construction and operations
oSubsea Inspection, Repair and Maintenance engineering
oInstallation Analysis and Offshore/Onshore Methodology & Procedures,
oOffshore Field and Interface Engineering
oSubsea Flowline/Pipeline Design Analysis
oField Pre-commission and commissioning of Production system, HSE, HSEQ
Additionally versed in
HAZID & HAZOP of Risk Assessment, Conceptual, Front End Engineering, Detail Design phase, Inspection for integrity checks and Operations
Background
Over seventeen (17) years experience in the field of Oil & Gas Structural Engineering Design, Construction & Installation, operations, Inspection Analysis, Offshore/Onshore Field activities, Pre-Commissioning, NDT, Certification, in Oil & Gas Deep water, swamp and land Projects in Nigeria.
Software Skills/Others:
Proficient in the use of TEKLA, OrcaFlex, Auto-PIPE, ABAQUS, GeoUTM, MathCAD, SAGE
FLEXCOM, Microsoft Office, VBA, Auto-CAD, DnV FatFREE
Structural verification and Protective Coating Inspection Capability
Non -Destructive Test (NDT) Capability & Interpretation of P&IDs and PFDs
Use of Codes &Standards –DNV, ASME, API, BS, ISO,ASNT and TOTAL and SNEPCo general specifications
Team player with excellent organization, presentation, communication, and leadersship skills.
An experienced, diligent and meticulous engineer with knowledge of Design, construction, installation Analysis, inspection/verification and Exploration & Production.
Working Experience
Position –Snr. Project Engineer/Company Site Rep. (Offshore Maintenance activities with DSV2 Vessel- Picasso)
Company: Miden Systems Limited Freelance (Picasso -DP2 Vessel- 200 POB)
5th June 2019 – Till date (Project: Subsea Diving Maintenance/Integrity Checks - SCiN/SPDC Offshore Location)
Plan, define the project based on milestone, manage and strategies in a safe, timely and ethical manner
Prepare and distribute Daily Progress Reports (DPR) as required.
Ensure the Daily Progress Reports are signed by all required parties
Responsible for daily work site permitting with FPSO.
Coordinate Offshore execution of Asset Integrity, maintenance of Platform, SPM, FPSO, Spools, pipelines, Risers and Clamps
Responsible for maintaining up-to-date records of asset integrity information in designated System of Record.
Coordinate Offshore execution of Subsea Intervention activities, removal and replacement of platform boat landing, spool installation, Tanker rail inspection, mooring hawser change out and floating hose inspection
Review and understand Execution procedures, Risk assessments and HES documents as required before job execution and keep updated on changes in the documents.
Attend daily meetings, toolbox talks and other discussions to ensure that the works are being carried out in a safe manner to the required quality.
Be present as witness during inspections, installations, work executions and all defined key activities.
Participate in safety inspections with HSE representatives from the Client and contractor organizations.
Ensures compliance with local & international regulations.
Coordination of logistical support for helicopter/supply vessel/personnel movements.
Other support services per company request
Position -Project Manager (Offshore activities with DP2 Vessel- Maniviki Rover)
Company: Petrostuff Nigeria Limited (PNL)- Freelance (MVRover -DP2 Vessel)
4th May 2015 – 25th May 2019 (Project: IRM –Free Span& CP Detection- MPN-Exxon Offshore Location)
Plan, define the project based on milestone, manage and strategies in a safe, timely and ethical manner
Arrange business meetings with prospective clients, promote the company’s services; addressing or predicting clients’ objective
Evaluate quotations from contractors for the implementation of various projects
Leading operations in the implementation of projects for clients
Interface between Client, Contractor, & Subcontractor. Offshore and Onshore Management of the Project
Ensure competent POB, equipment are fit for purpose and follow-up on vendors’ activities
Supervision of Offshore Platform, UFR and OLT subsea structures for integrity purpose.
Supervision of Free span Detection, Cathodic Protection assessment with ROV Survey using DP2 vessel
Preparation and resolution of Technical Queries with Client
Liaise directly with the Captain, Party Chief, ROV Supervisor, Online Surveyor, Reports Co-ordinator, Survey Engineer, Survey Data Processor/Cartographer, CP Supervisor, Data Processor, Inspection Engineer, QHSE, etc) to ensure all contractual obligations are fulfilled
Involved in remedial free span correction analysis on pipeline, pipe crossing and Risers
Participate in supervision of ROV pay out and recovery measures
Position– Senior Subsea Engineer
Company: Saipem Nigeria (Rumuolumeni Fabrication, Construction Yard, Port Harcourt, Lagos and France Office)
7thNovember 2011 – 24th January 2014
Project – Total E&P –Ofon Phase II- A 8 Legs Jacket (Shallow water of 50 meters WD)
Co-Train other Fresh/Junior Engineers on Deep Water Subsea Field Development Design Analysis
Flowline wall thickness sizing analysis for single and PIPipe
Preparation of Flowline/Structures Preliminary Installation Analysis Design Premises/Basis Report
Pipeline failure analysis for empty and flooded case based on design life
Insuring Technical memo for Residual lay tension loads, Flowline minimum allowable curve radius and allowable HOC, TDP tension with specific water depth for Early Design.
Gas Export Normal Laying Analysis for all line type with respect to minimum and maximum water depth
Perform ROV Inspection analysis during pipe laying and seabed structure deployment preliminary
Method and Procedure Statement development for field/site construction and installation
Supervision of Engineering Drawings of Modeled Components Using Full Tekla Modeling Software
Modeling of Components of Jackets such as I-tubes, Risers, Riser Guide, Clamps, Fenders, Flanges, etc with TEKLA
Interface activities with respect to Design and Fabrication Team
Method and Procedure Statement development
General supervision of fabrication, construction and installation to meet design requirements
Position– Senior Subsea Engineer
Company: Saipem S.A (Lagos Office, France Office and Offshore activities)
31stMay 2010 – 28th October 2011
Project - SNEPCO -Bonga North West – J Lay Configuration (Offshore activities with FDS Vessel)
Installation (Empty and Flooded cases) Analysis - 60km2 of Flowlines, with ILTs, FETs, FTA at 1200m WD
Initiation Analysis (Static & Dynamic results for Operational parameters and Limiting vessel motions)
Perform ROV Inspection analysis during pipe laying and seabed structure deployment
Normal Laying Analysis(Static&Dynamic results of current FDS Offset for Minimum and Maximum WD with respect to Allowable Heave Amplitude and Velocity)
Abandon and Recovery Analysis(Static & Dynamic results for Sensitivity study of A&R Head position with respect to WT during Flowline Installation)
SPM analysis and installation
Review Design & Analysis of Pipeline Wall thickness sizing of Flowlines with API 1111
On Bottom Roughness Analysis using SAGE 2D
Free Span Analysis of Flowlines and injection lines using MathCAD and DnV FatFREE
Pipe walking Analysis for Production Flowlines and Injection lines
Lateral Buckling Analysis for Flowlines and injection lines using Analytical method (MathCAD)
Cathodic Protection/Anticorrosion Coatings Analysis
Sensitivity Analysis of On-Bottom Roughness using Sage 2D
Additional activities at Offshore Fabrication Yard and offshore activities with FDS2 & S3000 vessel
Method Engineering Department and interface activities
Erection sequence for FTA/ILT, Jumper, Spool, PLET, PLEM
Method and Procedure Statement development
Pigging and Hydro test activity
Method selection and procedures of Subsea Production system, Stress Analysis for heavy and sensitive lift
Design/fabrication of construction Aids for FTA/ILT, Jumper, Spool and etc
Load-out operation of FTA/ILT, Jumper, Spool and PLET with connection system for FAT
Interpretation and review of offshore pipeline laying MTO.
On-board the vessel pipe laying supervision to meet design requirements of client
Develop HSE Plan for Subsea structural lifting, transportation and installation activities
Position– UFR Engineer (Contract Hire) (Lagos Office and Offshore activities with FDS Vessel)
Company: Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited
4th February 2009 – 21stMay 2010
Project - Total E&P -USAN Deepwater Development UFR & OLT – J Lay
Participate and contribute in Job Hazard Analysis and Tool box meeting – H S E
Participate on a day – to –day detail job planning for every job
Rigid pipeline thermal expansion calculation and ensuring HSE Design compliance
Seabed Route Design Analysis
Mid-water arch inspection and pipeline repairs stabilisation analysis
Route Profile/Slope Generation Using Geo-UTM Software and Seabed Route Design Analysis
Design and Analysis of rigid Pipeline Wall thickness sizing of Flowlines using Excel VBA
Review of Flowline Design Premise and Design Basis
Review of On Bottom Stability Report of Analysis for Injection and PiP Lines using MathCAD
Flowline Analysis of Free Span and On-bottom Stability using DnV FatFREE & AGA
On-Bottom Roughness Sensitivity Analysis using Sage 2D
Cathodic Protection/Anticorrosion Coatings Analysis
On Bottom Roughness Sensitivity Analysis on the Corridor of Route for WI-S,N; PL-N,S;&GI-S Flowline
Flowlines Free Span Analysis on Production, Gas and Water injection lines with MathCAD & Excel VBA
Free Span Analysis Using DNV Fatfree and Preparation of Spreadsheet for Computation of Damage Ratio
Flowline Free Span, Lateral and Upheaval Buckling Analysis
Review of Pipeline Wall Thickness Sizing of Pipe in Pipe Production and Thermal Expansion Analysis
»Global response Analysis of Single Hybrid Riser SHR System on -Extreme/Storm, Fatigue, & Interference (Stand-by and In-Place) Analysis – Umbilical / Flowline / Riser
Extreme (Storm Response) Analysis
Screening Analysis, Static, Quasi-static and Dynamic Analysis
Result Post-processing and collation, Sensitivity studies
Wave Fatigue Analysis
Critical Wave Period Selection, Static, Quasi-static and Dynamic Analysis
Fatigue life Post processing and Sensitivity studies
Interference/Clashing Analysis
Far and Near Interpolation, Static, Quasi-static and Dynamic analysis
Post-processing of clearance for Adjacent Risers, Far and Near Interpolation Analysis
Modal Analysis (VIV)
Static and Modal Analysis
Knowledgeable in Report writing and Documentation of Quality Assessment of FPSO & SPS
Knowledgeable in Development of sample excel-based Flexcom Keyword generator for Interface.
Knowledgeable in international design codes/standards and TOTAL general specifications
Knowledgeable in Line pipe Material Selection and Pipe protection against anchor drag
Knowledgeable in Rigid Tie-In Spool Design Analysis and Subsea Intervention Activities
Knowledgeable in Case Studies of SCRs, S-type Wave configuration and STTRs
Knowledgeable in Flexibility analysis (Riser and expansion loop design)
Knowledgeable in Pipe protection against earthquake, rock dumping, burial and wave induced liquefaction
Knowledgeable in conventional pipe laying (bottom pull, surface tow) and Pipe Coating
Knowledgeable in Allowable weld repair calculation
Use and Conversant with relevant Design Codes and standard such as –
DNV-OS-F101, DNV CN 30.5, DNV-RP-C203, DNV-OS-F201, DNV-RP-F105, DNV-RP-F109& others
API -5L, API RP 1111, API-17K, API -17J, Draft API RP 17L2 and others
Position– Technical Assistant
Company: Energy Equipment & Services Ltd. Onne (Contract Hire) 22ndSept.’08 – 1st February ‘09
(Onshore & Offshore Project Activities)
Mobilization of materials, personnel to work site and planning of daily activities
Check for Quality control on materials and equipment for documentation and mobilisation to site
Inspection, Maintenance, and NDT on Lifting Equipment for Land, Swamp and Offshore Activities
Lead in daily and weekly meeting on Technical Projects for Onshore & Offshore Projects
Handles all paper works & documentations of the Technical Department in line with Quality System.
Assists the Technical Manager in analysing the potential competition & the Risk in terms of cost.
Assists the Technical Manager in defining the scope & functional statement of the project
Assists the Technical Manager in acquiring, from appropriate sources, confirmation of the availability of the staff and /or facilities needed for the project.
Assists the Technical Manager in defining the project control functions & procedures to be developed.
Assists the Technical Manager in determining the commercial terms & condition of the project contracts
Assists the Technical Manager in the management of staff, preparing work schedules & assigning duties.
Assists the Technical Manager in plans store layout, and designs displays.
Assists the Technical Manager in Pre-commissioning for Onshore & Offshore Projects.
Development and Execution of project forecast with date of completion.
Planning and Execution of project modification start up and supervision
Tracking and analysis of personnel, equipment location and cost duration for all projects.
Position– Oil & Gas Facility/Field Engr.
Company: Globe Inspection Nig. Ltd. (Contract Staff) Jun.’03 – 30th Aug. ‘08
Mobilization of materials and personnel to work site and planning of daily activities.
Coordinate Job Hazard Analysis and Tool box meeting at job site – H S E.
Inspection/Maintenance and NDT of Lifting Equipment at Shell I.A Port Harcourt.
Trouble Shooting on Well Heads at Shell’s Ekulama and Nun River District.
Flow station operations and preventive maintenance at Ekulama and Nun River District.
Leak detection activity after repairs to Valves at Shell’s Agbada and Ekulama Flow Station
Changing Bean at the Well Head at Ekulama and Nun River District.
Commissioning a Control –O-Matic Unit at the Wellhead at Ekulama District.
Prepare tender documents and preliminary design of project.
Pipeline Civil, tie-in and coating works at Agbada District Well X
Troubleshoot and carryout maintenance on Gas Turbine Lubrication system (Shell Nigeria Project)
Trouble Shooting on Well Heads at Shell’s Ekulama and NunRiver District.
Completion of work scope delivery in accordance with the client standard and other recognized International standards – ASTM, ASME, API, ISO 9001, ISO 14001.
Supervision of pipeline pigging operation (Launching & Receiving) at Kolo Creek District.
Repair/replacement/modification of facilities/equipment in flowstation, gas compression stations
Flushing and Pressure testing activities of Pipeline at Kolo Creek District.
Perform the three dimensional (3D) design using Intergraph Plant Design.
3D model integrates 3D basic design information of disciplines, such as equipment, piping and preparation of detailed piping route design.
Inspection, maintenance, and NDT on Lifting Equipment Team B & A {Shell Nigeria Project}
Inspection and Maintenance of generator Plant at Ekulama and Nun River
Desanding and Dewaxing of Pressure vessels at Nun River and Nembe flow station (Shell Port Harcourt project –SPDC).
Position– Mechanical Technician
Company: Smeco Industrial Nigeria Ltd. Jan’96 – Nov’98
Interpretation of modification of drawings
Maintenance and repair of mechanical and rotating equipment, including LNG Loading arms, Diesel engines, Pumps, Cranes and auxiliary equipment, Valves and piping system
Pipeline corrosion control and maintenance activities
Leak valve inspection and troubleshooting on Well Head activities
Projects/Accomplishments:
Exxon Mobil Project – Freespan Detection & Cathodic Protection ROV Survey- Riser, Pipeline, Clamp, etc.
Project – Total E&P –Ofon Phase II- A 8 Legs Jacket -Design phase
Bonga Northwest Project -Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO)
Total E&P -USAN Deepwater Development UFR & OLT – J Lay-Design phase
Ensuring Fit for purpose materials/Equipment and mobilization of competent personnel
Inspection, maintenance, and NDT on Lifting Equipment - SPDC Nigeria
Pipeline Civil, tie-ins and coating works at Agbada District Well X
Flushing &Pressure testing of Pipeline Area B & Supervision of Pipeline leak Repairs.- SPDC
Trouble Shooting on Well Heads at Shell’s Ekulama and Nun River District.- SPDC Nigeria
Training/ Courses Attended:
Protective Coating Inspector Program by The Society for Protective Coating SSPC Sponsored by SCNL
Introduction to Offshore Geophysics and Geotechnical Engineering by SUT and TOTAL S.A Paris
Introduction to Project Management & Multicultural Team Building by First Fossil Limited-SCNL
Problem Solving Techniques Decision Making Skills by First Fossil Limited-SCNL
Decision Making Skills by First Fossil Limited Sponsored by Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited
Flowline and Riser Subsea Fatigue Analysis by Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited
Environmental Loading and Conditions & Pipeline Wall thickness Sizing Design by SCNL
FLEXCOM and Riser Analysis by Marine Computational Services (MCS), Parkmore, Galway, UK
Deep Water Project Design and Installation Overview by Saipem S.A (France) Sponsored by S C N Ltd
Subsea Structural Design &Principles of Structural Design by CSL/KWL, Aberdeen, UK -SCNL
Introduction Subsea Engineering Design by CSL, Aberdeen, UK Sponsored by S C N Limited
Introduction to Pipeline Design & Introduction to Riser Design by Saibos/Saipem S.A (France)
NDT Level II with American Society for Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT) in Magnetic Particle Testing by Neo Metal-Analyst & NDT Services, Vile Parle (E) Mumbai, India
REFEREES: Available on request