Simon R.

SUMMARY – Engineering Experience and Expertise Simon is a Chartered Engineer specialising in chemical and process engineering. He has extensive experience throughout the world on high-profile projects with experience in project development as well as design through to commissioning. He provides expert advice and technical assessments to government agencies and energy companies. Simon has extensive experience in a career spanning over 38 years. He works in the process industries, mainly but not exclusively in oil and gas, with experience on projects from feasibility and concept studies through to commissioning and operation. He has strong experience and expertise in engineering and design of offshore and onshore projects. He has expertise in oil production and processing including production and flow assurance, material selection and corrosion, oil/ gas/ water 3 phase separation, oil stabilisation, oil dehydration, pumping, metering, pipelines. He has expertise in gas processing that includes gas dehydration, gas sweetening, mercury removal, cryogenic gas dewpointing, gas compression, and utilities such as fuel oil and fuel gas treatment. He has good knowledge of offshore fixed, subsea, and floating structures used in field development such as FPSO, FSO, jacket, spar, TLP, and risers as required for shallow water, deep water, and ultra-deep water fields. He has good knowledge of Flow Assurance and experience with a variety of fluids including sour oil and gas, heavy oil, waxy, emulsifying oil and HPHT. He is familiar with many national and international regulations, recommended practices, codes, and standards. He has good experience of cost estimating as well as economic assessment during concept selection and operational asset reviews. He has specialised computer software skills with cost estimating software such as QUE$TOR. This includes preliminary project schedules and cost phasing. He also has experience of asset valuation during Acquisition and Disposal and limited experience of portfolio modelling. He has also assessed the value of information from proposed appraisal drilling. He is experienced in the application of project development procedures such as opportunity framing and stage-gate peer reviews and has experience of value engineering, the management of studies and small teams. He has worked on FEED studies and detailed design projects as well as plant commissioning and start-up. Simon can prepare and deliver presentations to a variety of audiences and has some good technical report writing skills. He has a good understanding of geoscience, reservoir, production, and well engineering in field development as well as other surface engineering disciplines such as mechanical and piping encountered in production process facilities.