Experience

Caltex Australia

• Australia
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Inspection and RBI Engineer

  • Jan 2008 - Present

  * Implement and Commission the RBI for the fixed equipments and piping and lead its development on site using Capstone Risk Based Maintenance Integrity system. * Ensure all relevant static equipment ( Equipments, Piping, PSV and Storage Tanks) are represented in the RBI program and an updated risk profile is created for equipments. * Established and implemented bulk data loading into the Capstone RBMI system through the Interim Date Base ( IDB – Access) *Develop the Piping circuitization. *Process RBI Program to generate annual equipment inspection list in a timely manner for routine and shut down planning. * Conduct the equipments and piping remaining life assessment through RBI program and plan for their timely repair and replacement. * Participate in Risk Assessment activities for refinery projects like Diesel Hydrotreater Project. * Provide advice regarding inspection, condition monitoring and fitness-for-service of fixed equipment and recommending necessary corrective actions to ensure continued service and reliability of such equipment. * Participate in the Plant Hazards Analysis. * Participate in Plant Change Request and offer technical comments from inspection, corrosion, and material and safety point of view. * Assist for design, materials and mechanical issues involving fixed equipment. * Responsible for all fixed equipment condition monitoring programs on site such as piping and vessel TML programs as per the statutory regulations, Risk based Inspection directives or codes requirements. * Undertake technical failure analysis and root cause failure analysis investigations. * Being material specialist recommend material selection, corrosion prevention and protection for refinery operation and new projects. * Participate in Chevron Best Practice activities. * Conduct audit of the vendors and fabrication shops to evaluate their capability to undertake refinery jobs, based on the Caltex audit program.



QatarEnergy

• Qatar
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Inspection Management system Engineer

  • Jul 1999 - Nov 2007

  Devise a predictive maintenance strategy and assure plant integrity. Conduct Corrosion audit of plant and ensure asset integrity. Schedule long and short-term inspection strategy for equipments and associated plants. Plan and implement criticality based inspection frequencies. Worked with M/s Capstone Software Engineering-USA for the implementation and successful commissioning of Risk Based Inspection software. Corrosion data analyzed and criticality determination based on the corrosion mechanisms. The development of the Capstone software based on the Qatar Petroleum Requirements and the feedback. Testing of the Capstone modules and providing acceptance on the following modules. (i) Columns (ii) Reactors (iii) Pressure Vessels (iv) Furnaces (v) Air Cooler (vi) Heat Exchangers (vii) Boilers (viii) Tanks (ix) PSV (x) Piping Planned, supervised and executed the population of the equipment mechanical, process, history, NDT and corrosion data as per the Capstone philosophy. Total 1003 equipments from the Crude, Condensate and Fluid catalyst cracking refineries were populated and uploaded in the Risk based Inspection software. Populated all the Risk based inspection data based on the Capstone philosophy and the RBI requirements. Pipeline Circuitization procedure was formulated and pipelines were grouped as per the Circuitization. Criticality run of the equipment after successful populating the required RBI data. Equipments pertaining to the Distillation, Hydrotreater, Platformer, Amine treating and Isomerization units . Defined the Inspection planning based on the criticality analysis. Continuously revalidating the equipment criticality based on the shutdown observations and findings. Generate the equipment and PSV inspection and calibration reports and maintain the history of equipment. Conduct trend analysis and fitness analysis on plant and equipments. Liaise with the Shutdown departments to prepare shutdown planning.



Qatar Petroleum Refinery

• Senior Integrity and RBI Engineer

  • 1999 - 2007

  Witness hydro/pneumatic test of Heat Exchangers, Air Coolers and Pressure Vessels as per the design code. Rectify the operational constrains occurred during the pressure test. Witness and certify the calibration of pressure relief valves as per API code. Ensure quality control during the project execution and commissioning. Warrant the compliance of project specification. Prepare punch points for deviations and ensure the rectification. Review plant change request for applicable corrosion engineering compliance and material suitability. Issue recommendations as per the design and material codes. Review and approve P&ID in compliance with design codes. Approves material suitability under diverse operating conditions. Review material selection diagram for the projects. Contribute in material selection based on plant experience. Review contracts and contractors performance to ensure specified technical requirements and compliance of corporate and International codes and standards. Participate in technical reviews, including new technology evaluation. Investigate failures and recommend optimum material. Recommend elimination of failure contributing factors. Commissioned Nuclear Alloy Analyzer - Metallurgist Pro (TN Technologies-USA). Operate for material identification and tracibility. Inspect and accept the materials received at warehouse. Establish corrosion protection of stored materials. Supervise pigging operation of the underground cross country pipelines. Interpret data and identify repair measure. Propose and control budget to ensure compliance with company directives. Plan for department resources and allocate the operation and capital budget for corrosion monitoring projects and instrument up-gradation. Implement cathodic protection system for underground pipeline and storage tanks bottom protection. Audit the cathodic protection system at prescribed interval. Corrosion assessment of process and utilities streams.



Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited

• Corrosion Engineer

  • Jul 1992 - Jun 1999

  Conducted periodic and routine inspection of the Petrochemical equipments. Followed the prescribed inspection schedule according to the operational criticality. Employed non-destructive techniques to inspect process equipments and reported abnormal condition. Attended stage wise inspection of fabrication of equipments in workshop. Involved in material selection for the process equipments, piping, storage vessels and Tanks. Carried out the failure investigation of weld decay in stainless steel welding. Attended planned and scheduled shutdown and prepared shutdown report with recommendations. Attended modifications and reviewed design and material selection in accordance with design and material codes. Supervised chemical cleaning of the equipments and boilers during the pre commissioning and post operational stages. Cathodic Protection activities: Responsibilities includes carry out periodic C.P. survey on the cross country pipe lines of the company, all under ground piping system and storage Tanks. Performance evaluation of the Process and cooling water Corrosion Control Inhibitors and corrosion chemicals. Determine the optimum quantity and control the injection rate to maintain the required process parameters for corrosion control.