DATE OF BIRTH - 25 April 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH - Reading, England
CITIZENSHIP - New Zealand/British
B.Sc. Hons Chemical Engineering, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Chartered Engineer (UK)
European Engineer F.E.A.N.I.
Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand - Resigned December 2011
Process Simulation and Design
Commissioning
Project Management
Debottlenecking/Operational Reviews
Failure Investigations
Hazard and Operability Studies Chairman
Design and Operation of Oil and Natural Gas Processing Plant
June 1994 - Present Process Engineering Consultant, GPV Enterprises Ltd., New Plymouth
1991 - 1994 Chief Process Engineer, Beca Carter Hollings and Ferner Ltd, New Plymouth, New Zealand
1990 - 1991 Process Engineering Manager, New Zealand Synthetic Fuels Corporation Ltd.
1988 - 1990 Plant Manager, Utilities and Offsites, NZSFC
1986 - 1988 Plant Manager, Methanol, NZSFC
1984 - 1986 Assistant Methanol Plant Superintendent, NZSFC
1979 - 1984 Process Engineer, ICI Agricultural Division, Severnside Works, UK
1976 - 1979 Process Engineer, ICI Agricultural Division, Projects & Engineering, UK
Ahuroa Gas Storage Project - Continued involvement in the gas storage project developed for Origin Energy. Reviewed P&IDs and participated in the HAZOP study for the project. Liaised with the EPC contractor during the design development.
Rimu
Production
Station
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Debottlenecking
study for the Rimu Production Station.
Technical Support - Provided
engineering support to the operation of the Waihapa and Rimu Production
Stations.
PI System Development -
Demonstrated the value of the PI ProcessBook and Datalink applications
for remote monitoring and production accounting. Supervised the
development of process graphics and spreadsheet applications to access
data from the Rimu Production station.
Debottlenecking Studies
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Completed a debottlenecking study for the Tariki Ahuroa Gas (TAG) plant
and conducted plant trials to demonstrate increased capacity.
Gas Field Recompression
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Completed the process design for the installation of two compressors to
boost production from a declining gas-condensate field.
McKee & Mangahewa Technical
Support - Ongoing process engineering support and DeltaV
control system support during the transition of ownership of the fields
to Todd Energy.
Kapuni Stabiliser Column
- Reviewed operation of column, identified tray hydraulic problems and
recommended steps to improve performance.
TAG Gas treatment and LPG Fractionation Plant - Lead commissioning engineer for the completion and startup of the NZ$30 million plant located in Taranaki, New Zealand.
LPG Odourant Dosing Facility - Designed and commissioned an ethyl mercaptan odourant dosing facility for the LPG plant above.
Glycol Dehydration Unit Studies - On-going investigations into the operation, capacity and emissions from a number of on-shore tri-ethylene glycol gas dehydration units.
Gas Well Surface Facilities Design - Process design of facilities to treat gas from a new well for pipeline export.
Plant Troubleshooting - Providing on-going services for analysis of plant operating problems.
McKee Production Station Wet Fuel Gas Project - Designer and project manager for a liquids disengagement system to increase plant capacity by using raw separator gas for fuel.
McKee BTEX Incinerator - Process design, project management and commissioning engineer for an incinerator to destroy hydrocarbon emissions from three glycol regenerators.
Mangaone Water Treatment Plant - Process investigation and project management of debottlenecking project for oil field water flood water treatment plant.
McKee Production Station Upgrade - Process design for increasing capacity of oil and gas treatment plant.
McKee Control Systems Upgrade - Technology selection and project management of the installation of a Delta V foundation fieldbus control system into an existing production facility.
Kaimiro BTEX Incinerator - Process design, project management and commissioning engineer for an incinerator to destroy hydrocarbon emissions from a glycol regenerator at the Kaimiro Production Station.
Mangahewa Gas Treatment Plant - Process design and commisssioning engineer for a propane refrigeration gas treatment plant to process 35 MMscfd of gas from a high pressure well in North Taranaki. The plant included a major expansion of the DeltaV control system, including multiple fieldbus segments in hazardous areas.
Sales Gate Design Review - Reviewed design and operability of the sales gate for the Stratford Combined Cycle power station and chaired a HAZOP study for proposed changes.
HAZOP Chairman - Chaired HAZOP study for a new milk processing unit.
HAZOP Chairman - Chaired HAZOP study for a spreadable butter plant.
Bitumen Plant Design - Produced piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) for a bitumen blowing plant.
Hydrogen Plant Review - Conducted a review of the Howe-Baker hydrogen plant to formulate a long term monitoring and management programme for the catalysts and equipment.
Methanol Plant Process Design - Developed a ProVision simulation model and progressed a novel methanol plant design for off-shore applications.
Plant Studies and Investigations - Developed methodology for calculating marginal efficiency of production to enable optimum plant operation. Investigated fouling and metal dusting in high heat flux boilers and exchangers. Designed constant megawatt firing controller for the Waitara Valley plant to stabilise reformer temperatures.
Methanol Distillation Upgrade - Chaired the HAZOP study for the Distillation IV unit. Developed acceptance test run procedures for both new distillation units. Investigated DIII column tray failure during startup. Completed process design for variable speed, multi-head caustic dosing pumps for the distillation units.
Carbon Dioxide Emissions - Derived historical carbon dioxide emissions for the Methanex plant and developed a predictive model for future emissions to assist in developing a voluntary agreement on carbon dioxide emissions with the Government. Liaised with the Ministry of Commerce to reach agreement on methodology used to calculate emissions.
Flare Studies - Checked limitations in the flare systems to define allowable operating scenarios for the Motunui site when one flare is out of service for repairs.
Methanol Distillation II De-bottlenecking Project - Completed a fast track project to identify major production bottlenecks for the distillation unit and initiated procurement and installation of new trays in one of the columns. Developed PRO/II models of the distillation unit to assess limitations of the unit.
Hazard and Operability Studies Chairman - Chaired the HAZOP study for all on-site facilities for the new Distillation III project and for the control systems upgrade for one of the Waitara valley package boilers.
Distillation III Project - Revised the original feasibility studies for additional distillation capacity, developed the process specification for the unit and participated in the bid review and final contractor selection for the project.
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Study - Completed a study on carbon dioxide emissions from the Motunui complex to support an application for an air discharge permit.
Kapuni Gas Treatment Plant Audit - Completed a review of the refrigeration and fractionation units of the treatment plant to identify areas of concern to be addressed during a detailed audit of the facility.
LPG Blending Facility - Developed the PFD and detailed P&IDs for a LPG blending facility now installed at the Kapuni Gas Treatment Plant. Acted as project manager for the detailed engineering phase and wrote the commissioning and operating procedures for the facility.
Hazardous Area Drawings - Developed hazardous area drawings for the KA-1/7 gas re-injection wellsite to the IP Code Part 15.
Produced Water Disposal Feasibility Study - Completed a feasibility study to install booster pumps at the Kapuni Production Station to increase produced water disposal rates.
Choke Knockout Vessel Replacement - Completed a feasibility study and acted as project manager for the detailed design retrofit of a redundant vessel onto an existing gas processing skid.
Kapuni Wellsite De-bottlenecking - Project manager and process engineering input for a multi-disciplinary project to relocate a gas/condensate separation skid and install an air-cooled heat exchanger on the KA-4 wellsite. Process input included the development of the "AFC" P&IDs and Hazardous area drawings.
Kapuni Wellsite Safety Audit Engineering Review - Used Simulation Sciences "Process" flowsheeting program and computer spreadsheets to simulate different configurations for wellsite separation skids. Identified areas where control and shutdown instrumentation were subject to common mode failure and recommended changes to alleviate the problems. Assessed the effect of loss of instrument gas supply on the wellsite operation.
Moturoa Deballast Water Treatment Facility - Recommended changes to the water treatment facility to improve the effluent quality and suppress growth of sulphate reducing bacteria. Completed a feasibility study to assess the changes required to use the facility for hydrocarbon storage.
Glycol Oxygen Scavenging - Developed the process design and equipment specifications for oxygen scavenging and pH adjustment of the feed to the Glycol Purification Unit at the Maui Production Station.
Hydrocarbon Processing Facility Feasibility/Cost Study - Completed a study to define services and systems required to support a hydrocarbon processing plant for a green field site, including cost estimates.
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