Projects Specialist Power Systems

Liaqat Ali P. Eng.

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ON, L6C 0A4, Canada Tel: +1-647-***-****

PROFILE

An analytical, results-oriented engineer with >30 years of proven professional experience in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, and Power generation industries. Areas of expertise include;

Projects engineering & Construction management (PEMS) for Oil/Gas plants, LPG/LNG plants, Refinery, Generation (ST, GT, DG, Solar), Transmission & Distribution Systems

Maintenance / Operation / Integrity management of Oil & Gas production plants, Power Plant, Transmission & Distribution, Crude/Gas/Condensate Pipelines/Piping/Flowlines & Manifolds

Installation, Testing & Commissioning of Substations (EHV/HV/MV/LV) and associated Automation / Control systems.

Development of Technical Specifications for Tender packages

Contractors and Vendors Evaluation specifically for application of IMS, HSEMS, and QMS compliance as per applicable International Standards.

Materials procurement, inspection & testing to applicable standards.

Projects HSE Studies including; HAZID, HAZAN, HAZOP and SIL Assessment

Projects HSE application reviews i.e. CHSER, PHSER ensuring proper Stage Gate closures.

Broad HSEQ compliance assessment as Lead Auditor.

Mentoring, Coaching and On the Job Training for Competency Development of Electrical Engineers & Technicians.

Standards writing for specific applications i.e. Electrical Systems, Cathodic Protection & HSE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Organization

Designation

Projects

Period

1

Wood Group Plc. Kuwait

Project Manager Const. / Lead Const. Engr (E & I)

PMC for KNPC-Refinery-LPG Plant, Kuwait

Nov 2016 – Dec 2020

2

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Kuwait

Projects Specialist

EPF-50, EPF-150

2015-2016

Senior Projects Engineer / Projects Engineer /

Engineer (Facilities Maint)

GCs, BSs, EWPs Plants, Pipelines, Flowlines, Power Generation, Trans. & Distr. Systems

1991-2014

3

Oil & Gas Cont. Co, Kuwait

Projects Director

Power Projects (132KV & 11KV Substation)

2014-2015

Experienced in:

a) Projects Engineering & Management

Projects engineering and management activities including; design, planning, phasing, technical specifications, tender documentation, vendors’ evaluation, installation, testing & commissioning for the following major projects in Oil & Gas, Refinery, Power Generation, Transmission / Distribution Systems.

a.1. Engineering, Construction to Commissioning of 800 MMSCFD Liquified Petroleum Gas Plant for KNPC MAA-Refinery.

EPC&C Contractor: M/s Tecnicas Reunidas, Sweden.

Project Cost: US$ 1.5B

Worked as PMC Project Construction Manager in addition to directly Leading a team of Electrical & Instrument Engineers. Successfully managed all project related activities till commissioning.

Deliverables included;

Engineering drawings and project studies review / modification as necessary.

Review of documents / transmittals / correspondences related with;

oMaterial specifications, FAT, QMS, SAT, Pre-commissioning procedures, Work Method Statements (WMS), Risk assessments, ITPs, MRIs,

Material (plants, equipment, systems) inspection at Contractor warehouse / workshops ensuring compliance to respective project technical specifications and applicable standards

Installation, Testing, Pre-commissioning and Commissioning Activities of;

oPlants, Equipment, Substations & MCCs (HV/MV/LV), Cables (around 1100KM), Earthing, ENMC, UPS (AC & DC), Standby Generators, Control systems, Telecom., Public Address & Paging systems, CCTV, Cathodic Protection, Heat Tracing System

oFunctional testing of Protection Gears including CTs, PTs, and Protection Relays installed at all the switchgears accordingly to their respective protective application.

oReview of overall Protection Relays coordination study, and application of approved protection gear settings accordingly.

Close coordination with EPC&C Contractor and client (KNPC) management for timely execution of project as per PEP.

Verification of project progress reports

Regular auditing of work sites to ensure application of Project HSE work procedures without any compromise (zero tolerance)

a.2. Construction of 132/11KV Substations & 123KV O/H Lines for KOC North Fields:

EPC Contractors: M/s AREVA, France & Al Ahlia, Kuwait. Project Cost: US$ 500M

Developed technical specifications for Tender packages in liaison with MEW for 4 Nos of 132/11KV, 120MVA Substations, associated O/H Lines and Telemetry systems.

Supervised Construction of 132KV & 11KV Substations & associated systems till final testing and commissioning

a.3. Installation of SOLAR Power Systems in KOC Fields and Township

Replaced power supply for all street-lights in Ahmadi town to Solar systems as a move to preserve states power. Received “KPC CEO Achievement award”.

Installation of Solar Power Systems for Chemical Injection Pumps, Cathodic Protection of U/G cross country Pipelines and Well Heads E-SCADA in all KOC assets. All the installations been done in remote locations and monitored thru Radio communication.

a.4. Facilities Expansion Project - KOC Gathering Center (GC27)

EPC&C contractor: (M/S SNC Lavalin, UK). Project Cost: US$ 200M

Reviewed detailed engineering documents (Electrical & Instrumentation) and supervised construction, testing & commissioning of new plants.

a.5. Construction of New Oil Gathering Center (GC-25 -KOC):

EPC contractor: M/s DAELIM, SK. Project Cost: US$ 900M

Supervised construction of super Gathering Centre (250MBOPD) from end to end.

a.6. Construction of Water Injection Plant (CIPF-KOC):

EPC&C contractor: M/S Snamprogetti, Italy

Supervised all construction activities till commissioning.

a.7. Modernization of 11 Nos KOC Oil & Gas Production facilities:

EPC Contractors: M/s Petrofac & M/s SK

As an active member of FMP-committee, conducted techno-economic studies, selection of plants / equipment / systems and prepared tender packages for modernization of 11Nos. of KOC Oil Gathering facilities. Supervised Construction activities till completion.

a.8. Active participation for most of the major KOC projects in conducting HAZID, HAZAN, HAZOP, SIL, & PSHER studies, engineering document reviews.

b) Maintenance / Integrity Management

b.1. Oil & Gas Production Facilities Maintenance (Worked in all KOC Asset areas. i.e. EK, SK, WK, NK, & Burgan Power Station).

Equipment included; GT driven Generators, Electric motors (up to 4500KW), Substations / MCCs (HV/MV & LV), Transformers, VSDs, UPS systems, ESPs, Standby Generators, Solar Power Systems, and E- SCADA etc.

Predictive & Preventive Maintenance activities: Planning, Coordination, Resource & Material management and effective execution of PM activities for all types of Electrical & Control equipment/plants/Systems. Application of MMMS software.

Corrective Maintenance Activities: Hands-on Involvement in diagnosing / trouble-shooting and rectification of electrical equipment / plants & control system faults. Developed systematic fault diagnostic procedures to minimize plant shutdown time.

Plants & Systems Modifications (MOCs) / Maint. Projects: Conducted plant / systems performance studies to improve / maintain facilities integrity. Planned and implemented recommendations to modify, up-grade, change, extend, re-adjust, technology introduction, and application of HSEMS with in-house resources from concept to commissioning.

Inventory Management System: Application of best industrial practices to ensure optimization of maintenance & operational spares for plants / equipment.

b.2. Oil, Gas & Condensate Pipelines Networks Maintenance

Affectively managed the Maintenance, Systems up-gradations, Modifications (MOCs), De-Clamping, replacements, and Integrity Management of the following Networks;

KOC assets Gas & Condensate Networks (including LP / HP / Fuel Gas & Condensate Pipelines, Manifolds, Liquid Drain Systems, IV Pits, Pig Launchers & Receivers etc)

Consumers Network Systems including Pipelines and Manifolds for; Fuel Gas, Rich Gas, Gas Oil, Heavy Fuel Oil and Crude Oil (across the country)

c)Special Assignments / Achievements with KOC

c.1. Standard of Performance (SOP): Consistently rated as “OUTSTANDING” for years (highly appreciated by KOC senior management for overall performance)

c.2. Head; “NK Power Management Committee”

oDeveloped master plan of Power Networks to cater North Kuwait Asset Development strategy- 2030 in liaison with members from all stake holder teams.

oRaised CPPs for 14 Nos. of power projects to be in place by 2020.

c.3. Member; “KOC Power Steering Committee”

Developed KOC 2030 Power Strategy to meet corporate production objectives

Conducted KOC in-house Power Generation Feasibility study.

Liaised with MEW, Kuwait to Design & Construction of 132KV, 120MVA Substations

Developed Competency (certification level) of KOC engineers in liaison with M/s AREVA, France, for Operation & Maintenance of 132KV Substations

c.4. Member; “KOC Power Conservation Committee”

Contribution highly appreciated and awarded C & MD Achievement award

c.5. Member, “KOC Power Systems Planning committee” (1996-1998)

c.6. Member; “Competence Development Unit (CDU)”

Developed comprehensive documents for TIU-Maintenance including;

Competence Assessment Procedures & Development programs

Selection of courses & curriculums for specific competence development

Mentoring & coaching procedures

Training of Assessors & Supervisors in the assets.

c.7. Winner of KOC “C & MD, HSE Awards” in 2008 and 2012

c.8. Rehabilitated KOC Power Plant (BPS) and associated substations, in liaison with M/S Bechtel Inc. which were severely damaged during Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

c.9. Documents Authored & Presented to KOC Higher Management & Assets staff:

Hazardous Area Awareness & Equipment Integrity

HSE Awareness for Field Personnel, Near Miss Campaign, Working on Heights

Model Gathering Center & Booster Station

KOC official Entry test questionnaires for UD Engineers (Elect)

Effective Project Management Procedures

c.10. As member of Standardization Team, contributed in authoring the following docs.

oKOC-E-007: KOC Standard for Generator Sets

oKOC-E-002 KOC Standard for High Voltage Switchgears

oKOC-L-026: External Cathodic Protection for Steel Tank Bottoms

oKOC-E-004: Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Area

oKOC-RP-L002: Spacing between pipelines, piping, cables and building structures

c.11. Member: Vendors’ technical evaluation committee (Elect. & Instrumentation)

EDUCATION / AFFILIATIONS / SKILLS

B.Sc. Elect. Engineering (Specialization: Power Plants, Power Systems Analysis & Protection)

Licensed Professional Engineer PEO, Canada

Certified as “Functional Safety Engineer” TUVFSEng 2256/10

Member: Kuwait Society of Engineers Kuwait

Member, Professional Engg. Council Pak

Advanced PLC (level-II) (Humber College, Toronto)

Elect. Transient Analysis Program (ETAP 4.0) (Kuwait University)

Software: CMMS, MMMS, eBEAMS, Primavera (KOC Training Center)

Engineering Standards writing technique (BSI, UK)

Hazardous areas classification and equipment selection (BSI, UK)

Nationality; Canadian

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