Operations Engineer

I am actively seeking new exciting opportunities in the oil and gas/ petrochemical process industry to make meaningful contributions and to further my career.

Aug 2021 - Present, Production Engineer
West African Exploration and Production (WAEP)
•Draw on operational experience to proffer solutions to process-related challenges and operational issues.
•Assist in developing standard operating procedures and ensuring safe work practices.
•Analyze plant upsets and operational issues to identify root causes.
•Perform Process Hazard Analysis (PHAs).
•Process Monitoring and Optimization (PMO).
•Oversee maintenance activities in fixing operational issues.
•Monitor Critical Process Variables for process units (CPVs).
•Execute functional reviews for change requests and participate in risk assessments.
•Initiate management of change (MOC) requests.
•Oversee the activities of junior engineers and technicians.
•Coordinate commissioning activities.
•Develop scope of work for contract.
•Perform Contractor Technical and Commercial Review prior to contractual agreement.

Feb 2018 - Jul 2021, Process Engineer (Commissioning and Operations)
Dangote Fertilizer Limited
•Perform P&ID Walk down and Punch-list to cross-check mechanical completion.
•Design and conduct pre-commissioning and commissioning activities for lines and equipment.
•Investigating problems, diagnosing and repairing faults.
•Providing technical support to construction and maintenance teams.
•Making improvements to operating procedures based on operational experience.
•Ensuring that equipment work according to specification and process requirements.
•Establishing and maintaining all process variables according to operating guidelines and industry standards.
•Supervise the daily activities of junior engineers and technicians.
•Ensure that all operations within the plant area are done in line with all safety guidelines and procedures.


Mar 2010 –Aug 2010, Internship Reservoir Engineer
TOTAL E&P Nigeria limited
Responsibilities:
•Reservoir modeling, simulation and data analysis.
•Daily Well production data gathering and monitoring.
•Bottom hole data management; updating the bottom hole data acquired from surface acquisition units and generating pressure plots.
•Performed reservoir production history matching and production forecast based on developed reservoir models.
•Analysis of reservoir and well performance data used to make further production decisions.

Sept 2013 –Nov 2014:
Robert Gordon University Aberdeen, MSC Project Management
Key Modules: Earned Value Management, Risk Assessment / Management, Project Commercial Realities, project planning and control, project organization and behavior, supply chain management, project strategy and leadership.
Sept 2006 – Jul 2011:
Covenant University, Ogun, B. Eng. Petroleum Engineering
Key Modules: Reservoir Engineering, Production Engineering, Drilling Engineering, Corrosion Engineering, Petroleum Geology, Material Balance and Petroleum Economics.

Projects and Accomplishments
•Participated in project management, monitoring and oversight for the completion of a 20000 Metric tons Ammonia Tank and carried out Pre-commissioning and Commissioning of the associated Refrigeration Package.
•Completed the Pre-commissioning and Commissioning of a tertiary amine CO2 Removal section in an ammonia plant ahead of schedule.
•Pre-commissioning and Commissioning of compressor house equipment, first start-up of four steam turbine driven compressors in an ammonia plant, and achieved stable operation.
•Completed the hydro test of ammonia synthesis loop to pressures above 250 bar and completed catalyst loading for the ammonia synthesis converter on two trains of 3850 MTPD ammonia plant.
•Performed initial plant start-up, first ammonia production, and achieved plant stabilization afterwards, all done within schedule.