nadeem khan

A wide spectrum research and technical write up on “Pigging for Flow Assurance in Oil and Gas Pipelines” dissertation topic that takes place to improve flow assurance and Asset integrity. This dissertation was submitted for the completion of M.Sc. Engineering Management programme at Brunel University, London.

* Research and develop techniques to improve plant process involving reactors, heat exchangers, scrubber, storage tanks etc * To take quotations and supervise construction teams on different projects. * Managing small to medium size projects in the R&D department by scoping up work, drawings and material requirement. * To look for plant lean improvements and safety improvement. * Participate in risk assessment and root causes. * Built and update PFD’s, P&ID etc drawings according to plant modifications. * Take part in HAZOP and HAZID meetings.

Manage and lead plant projects from conception and design through to commissioning within financial budget and timescale objectives. As part of a continual improvement process, advance the production technology on site in order to increase plant efficiencies. Problem solving, incident investigations and root cause analysis tasks. Incorporate Health Safety and Environmental (EHS) improvements and statutory requirements into all current and future plant installations. Administer all necessary EHS systems and procedures, for projects and process changes including plant documentation/drawings, new plant process certification and inspection reports, PUWER, DSEAR, ATEX, SIL, CDM, HAC Provide comprehensive plant manuals and P&ID’s to maintenance and operations A team member of HAZOP, FMEA, BoS, MOC, PSPIs, COSHH and ATEX zoning

* To follow the continuous improvement model to analyse production losses and develop, recommend and implement improvements that provide improvements in field availability, reliability and deliverability. A brief list of responsibilities and jobs I was involved with are, * ADHOC terminal support in operational issues. * Using DMAIC strategy by using lean six sigma process support. * Methanol Optimization that involved dosing pump, settling tank, filtration and methanol stills. * I worked on the FEED design work on Witches Hat filters that fed into the Dew point bed coolers. * Gas release calculation. * Optimization of Dew point beds in terms of regeneration times. * Involvement in RCA and incident investigation. * Taking part in HAZOP studies on different projects.

* Team lead operational team by minimize looses and looking into optimizing production levels. * Operations control and optimization of amine units, gas compression, glycol systems, condensate stabilizers and Jet pumps. * Suggest, review and be part of executing plant modifications. * To remove bottle necks and back pressure from the system. * Individual complete tasks of dead leg, non-compliant isolations, PFD update etc. * To work with engineering team by rising process and non process modifications. * Extensive report writing such as procedures, HSE registers and project reports. * Taking part in HAZOP, risk assessment using BP matrix, report writing and work permits. * Organizing scheduled line pigging, chemical inhibitor injection and down hole injections. * To foresee operation requirements and swift co-ordination with maintenance and well team.

Supporting offshore / onshore EIS Centrica Assets EIS within Engineering office based in Heysham, Lancashire. This includes detail technical engineering review and process calculations according to design philosophy.

* UEPL acquired BP, Pakistan setup in September 2011. * To optimize daily production and minimize losses by ensuring efficient delivery. * Provide support and operation supervision to technicians on process units to meet oil and gas sale specifications. * Monitor regular behavior and trend monitoring of wells. * Coordinate with maintenance and construction teams to prioritize and schedule activities. * Ensure that modifications are carried out in accordance with MOC procedure and COW standard. * Review Work Plan, safety reports and TRA for routine and non routine activities. * Prepare shutdown and commissioning plan for these activities. * Conduct checks on Permit to Work, identify gaps and prepares & implement action closure plan. * Trainings and Certification * Gas and Oil Processing - RIKE training * Maintenance & Operation of Gas Compressors by Hasu Gajjar * Atmospheric and Low Pressure Liquid Storage Tanks design * Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) * Hazard Identification Task Risk Assessment (HITRA) * Permit to Work (PTW)

* KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS * Working on an FMCG plant of silver nitrate to oversee the production line including reaction, agitation, crystallisation, drying and packaging of silver nitrate granules to be supplied to various companies in Europe. * Involvement in problem solving and plant modifications (scopes, planning, drawings, commissioning), updating P&ID drawings, lean improvement in production and design work. * Taking product samples to analyse process time / quality and identifying new cost saving methods.

* Petroleum Exploration (Pvt) Limited (Pakistan) KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS * Optimising Amine (MDEA) and Glycol (TEG) units and minimising product losses. * Leading team processes involving shift incharge, operators in process improvements and operations. * Planning and communicating corrective / planned maintenance activities on plant equipment. * Conducting risk assessments for maintenance, shut down and start up activities. * Ensuring the plant runs within operational parameters and minimising deviations by taking precautionary measures. * Undertaking process screening to remove bottle necks and handle troubleshooting with minimum downtime. * Analysing test data and running performance checks on production levels as well as undertaking process safety reviews. * Creating process and non-process AutoCAD drawings. * Participating and contributing in HAZOP meetings to review process safety and plant modifications.

from Pakistan Equivalent to GSCE's and with

Separation Processes * Energy Balance * Thermodynamics * Reaction Engineering * Process control * MetLab computing * Design Engineering

Project Management. * Financial Management. * Quality and Measurement. * Logistics and Global Supply Chain Management. * Manufacturing Systems and Economics. * Reliability Maintenance and Quality Management. * Managing people and Organization. * System modeling and stimulation advanced manufacturing measurements * Sustainable Design and Manufacture.