William Espie CEng MInstMC

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LEAD I&C ENGINEER/INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICAL AUTHORITY

Instrument Engineering Design – Operations Support – Leadership & Supervision A Chartered Engineer with a proven track record with 20+ years of experience in Instrumentation Engineering. Specification and design of process control systems hardware & software, field instrumentation & package controls/ telemetry networks. Broad experience in design, construction & commissioning of field instrumentation and control systems equipment for both onshore and offshore oil and gas & drilling projects. Management of projects & discipline teams from conceptual phase through to construction, commissioning and handover. Previous experience includes engineering team management, development & approval of Packaged Equipment, P&ID’s and C&E’s, HAZOPS, SIL Reviews and implementation of MOC procedures. Previous roles have included Production/Maintenance & Operations supervision & support; technical assurance & approval of all instrumentation activity sets & deliverables, (Design/Construction/Commissioning/Handover, and Procurement of Materials/Packaged Equipment Technical Evaluations). Extensive experience in Oil & Gas Production Operations Support, and Drilling Operations Support, for both Onshore & Offshore facilities. AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Technical Assurance Risk Management Construction & Commissioning

Control Systems Asset Support Problem Solving Optimisation & Feasibility

Operations & Maintenance Support People Leadership & Supervision Quality Assurance

HAZOPS, SIL Reviews & MOC Personnel Development FAT & SAT Supervision/Support

ICSS/F&G & Telemetry Systems Stakeholder Management Mentoring Locals/Nationals

Software: Various software optimisation tools: INtools, ProArc, Maximo, SAP, InstruCalc, MS software packages. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CEng Chartered Engineer registered with The Institute of Measurement & Control MInstMC The Institute of Measurement & Control

BEng. Instrumentation & Control Engineering (Awarded 1st Class Honours) 2000-02 HND Instrumentation & Control Engineering 1998-00

gSVQ Access to Engineering, Introduction to Technology (1993-95) 1993-95 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND S IGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS LEAD I&C ENGINEER/INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICAL AUTHORITY, (2016 – Present) SENIOR I&C ENGINEER, (2013-2016)

BP, (Iraq) (Oct 2013 – Present) – (Greenfield & Brownfield Project) A site-based, rotational role: Acting as Lead I&C Engineer/Instrumentation Technical Authority, on behalf of BP. Responsible for day to day direction and prioritisation of I&C Engineering support for the Rumaila Oilfield Asset. Accountable to deliver safe, reliable and compliant operations; including discipline leadership of I&C engineers in the Engineering, Maintenance and Operations teams, and management of external EPC Contractors.

Acted as Facility Operations I&C SPA & Technical Authority for all Rumaila Asset I&C deliverables & projects. Directly accountable to Region & Facility stakeholders

Supervised multiple, (internal & remotely based) EPC teams and local construction contractors/systems engineers

Developed & approved Instrumentation packaged equipment designs & project I&C deliverables, (Up to $100 Million contract value)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS ( CONTINUED)

Acted as I&C focal point for delivery of DS2 facility additional production train, (80,000 BPD capacity). Provided in-house engineering design & technical assurance. Supervised the I&C construction teams and partook in full commissioning, and equipment handover activities. Furthermore, engaged in direct support at site & provision of plant/systems tuning & optimisation activities, post-handover.

Integral in the design & development the Rumaila ‘Digital Oilfield’ initiative, (Integration of packaged equipment, RTU systems and field instrumentation for Wellheads, Oil Production & Water Injection Facilities into the facility IT network for centralised data presentation/trending & analysis)

Engineered I&C design packages for 14-off stand-alone ESD valve control systems for facility oil gathering manifolds, (all sites)

Supported and supervised I&C design packages, and construction & commissioning for the installation of Tank Farm Monitoring system, (12 facilities/sites)

Provided technical assurance to engineering designs for 12-off facility Oil Custody Transfer metering systems engineering designs & 1-off mobile metering prover design

Supported EPP, (Early Power Plant) facility startup. Responsible for design and implementation all I&C deliverables to enable power plant gas supply, (from existing production sites/facilities)

New DCS system – Supported design, construction and commissioning activities, through to system handover

Coached and mentored junior engineers and national Iraqi staff KCA Deutag/BP, Azerbaijan (2011 –2013) – (Brownfield Project) A site-based rotational role: Acting as Senior Instrument Engineer on behalf of BP/KCAD - Responsible for ACG Field Drilling Instrumentation Project Deliverables

Provided I&C Technical Assurance & Operational Support for Drilling Operations & Maintenance Teams

Responsible for all I&C team deliverables, including Drilling Systems, (Semi Automatic & Cyber Rigs) upgrades, optimisation & repair projects on all BP operated platforms in the Caspian Sea.

Delivered Engineering Designs, Procurement Packages, Construction Workpacks etc…

Chirag-1 Rig Restart Project – Drilling Rig mothballed/offline for 2+ years. After producing greenfield & brownfield I&C design project deliverables for Chirag, mobilised offshore to install, supervise, construct & commission these projects – multiple rig systems, (Drilling Power Generation, F&G/ESD System Upgrades, HVAC, Deluge System etc…), including verification of all Topsides F&G/ESD interfaces.

Coached and mentored junior engineers and national Azeri staff Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V, (KPO) – Kazakhstan (2008-2011) – (Greenfield & Brownfield Project) A site-based rotational role: Acting as PMC Senior Instrument Engineer on behalf of KPO - Responsible for all Facility I&C Deliverables

Main focus – Oil & Gas Processing/Gathering/Wellheads/Import & Export Pipelines/Fiscal Metering – I&C support

Provided Operations/Maintenance support for all Instrument, Control & Safety Systems for the Karachaganak asset

Developed staff performance goals, and managed external EPC contractors work activities & deliverables

Provided integral Field Support for Operations & Maintenance teams, and supported I&C Construction and Commissioning activities

Integral in the redesign of ‘severe service’ shutdown/blowdown & choke valves, for HP Gas Re-injection wells/Production Wells, pipelines & trunklines

Designed, developed & purchased all critical CAPEX Instrument ‘working capital material’ for various projects,

(Wellhead Control Panels, Remote Telemetry Units, (RTU’s), Choke/ESD/Control & Relief Valves etc…)

Provided key interface between engineering group and facility stakeholders for >$1,000,000 purchase orders

Coached and mentored junior engineers and national Kazakh staff Wood Group, (North Sea) – Aberdeen, Talisman Energy Project – North Sea (2007-08) – (Greenfield & Brownfield Project)

Acting as Instrument Focal Point for all Flow Lines Projects for 8 offshore platforms on behalf of Talisman Energy

Managed the Instrument Flowline design team, (I&C Engineering & Design Groups)

Produced Maintenance, Upgrades & Packaged Equipment project deliverables for the client.

Performed offshore Site Surveys, produced CTRs, Instrument Data Sheets, MRs, Bulk Material MTOs, F&G, DCS & ESD upgrade deliverables, Cause and Effects and input into Multi-Discipline Design Group deliverables.

Wrote pre-commissioning and commissioning procedures.

Performed instrument Commissioning and Construction support activities. Petrofac - Aberdeen, Marathon Oil - Equatorial Guinea & North Sea (2005 - 2007) – (Greenfield & Brownfield Project)

Acting as Senior Instrument Engineer on behalf of Marathon Oil

Site - (Overseas) & office based role – Designed/purchased all I&C equipment required for Marathon Oil onshore & offshore plant - Packaged Equipment, (New Gas Compressor, PLC Controls, New Separation Train and Coolers instrumentation etc…). Supported numerous projects for Equatorial Guinea onshore/offshore assets, and UK sector Brae Field assets

Involved throughout full project lifecycles, (conceptual design through to construction, testing & handover)

Coached and mentored junior engineers and national African staff Wood Group, (North Sea) – Aberdeen, Talisman Energy Project – North Sea (2005)

Responsibilities and achievements commensurate with Wood Group (2007-08) above. INSTRUMENT ENGINEER 2002 – 05

Fluor / Worley Parsons (JV) – Brentford, Agip KCO, Kashagan Development Experimental Project – Kazakhstan

(2004-05). – (Greenfield Project)

Developed Instrument Engineering FEED & Detailed Design deliverables for the Onshore and Offshore plant for Agip KCO.

Managed the Instrument Air Package, Control Valve Specification, and Order, Analyser Specification, and Datasheets. Also managed the Instrument Database and Purchase Requisitions. Fluor Daniel – Camberley, Statoil, Tjelbergodden Project – Norway (2003-04) – (Greenfield & Brownfield Project)

Prepared and managed all instrument deliverables for the LNG expansion FEED proposal for Statoil, Tjelbergoddon oil terminal, Norway. Prepared Front-End documentation including Instrument Database, Datasheets, I/O Count and Man-hour estimates

Fluor Daniel, Camberley Kuwait Oil Company Project, Raughstein, Kuwait 2003-04 Fluor/Worley Parsons, (JV), Brentford Agip KCO Kashagan Project FEED, Kazakhstan 2002-03 Fluor Daniel, Camberley TengizChevroil, Second Generation Project, Tengiz – Kazakhstan 2002 PREVIOUS ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN ROLES 1995 – 98

E&I Technician: Andrews Weatherfoil, Glasgow 1996-98 Welder/Pipefitter: Taymech, Glasgow 1995-96

Previous assignments: Have been office and site based, depending upon the requirements of the project, and include performing Contractor/PMC/Client Representative Roles. ONGOING CAREER FUNCTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Adhering to a highly regulated environment: Ensuring compliance with international legislation and statutory legal acts of companies’/clients’ policies and procedures, current Job Description, Safety, Company norms, standards and specifications, and International engineering codes and standards. Adherence to Health and Safety: Consistently demonstrated a commitment to Health, Safety and Environmental issues; Complying with the relevant International Safety, Health and Environmental Laws, obeying the corporate policy of companies’/clients’ Safety, Health and Environment, practicing companies’/clients’ Safety Systems. Providing safe and healthy conditions of work for subordinate personnel and monitoring their compliance with safety rules and regulations. Participation in the risk assessment and hazard and operability studies of designs.

Technical: Control systems such as SCADA, Distributed Controls, Fire & Gas, Emergency Shutdown Systems, Telemetry Systems & HVAC Systems (Both Greenfield & Brownfield Projects). Experience in the specification of various Field Instrumentation types, (conventional 4-20mA/Fieldbus), Electro-Hydraulic System Design, (Wellhead Control Panels) & Systems Engineering, (DCS/ESD, F&G) equipment. Additional: Preparation of Proposals, FEED Studies, Detailed Design Engineering Deliverables, Production of Instrument Workpacks & Coordination/Close-Out of Site Technical Queries. Instrument Input to Mechanical Packages, Installation Details, Development of P&ID’s and Cause & Effects. Instrument Input into HAZOP’s & SIL Assessments, and the implementation of Management of Change procedures. Creation & Manipulation of Intools & Access based Databases. Personal: Languages: English, (Native), Russian, (Beginner), German, (Beginner) References available on request.

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