66 Specific Training Offerings - by Krest Vbprakashcvmar20
66 Specific Training Offerings - by Krest Vbprakashcvmar20
66 Specific Training Offerings - by Krest Vbprakashcvmar20
Project Development / Proposal Management (cryogenic air separation units, gas separation units)
x Client needs analysis, basic process definition, defining optimization criteria
x Equipment sizing, finalizing Process flow diagram, energy summary
x Technical scope definition, clarifications to client, Risk analysis, risk follow-up
1. HAZID study for ABU-A platform of Petronas Cargali – Minimal Relocatable Integrated production
platform – Four leg, 12 drilling slots and two offshore pipelines (fuel gas and crude oil) to FSO located
2 km away from platform
2. HAZID study for ABU FSO – Asset belongs to Petronas Carigali – ABU FSO is a converted tanker
consisting of 11 cargo tanks, 8 ballast tanks and 2 slop tanks. It receives oil from ABU A and
discharges oil to shuttle tankers.
3. HAZID study for Trans Thailand Malaysia (TTM) gas pipeline project – 36” X 94 km long onshore
pipeline to convey 1020 MMSCFD gas at MAOP of 69 bar g.
4. HAZID study for Guntong EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) Early WAG project at Tapis Q and Guntong C
platforms – Operator is ExxonMoibl Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc and Ranhill Worley is the
EPC company.
5. HAZID study (Independent review and closeout) for ENI Jangrik subsea gas field development on
behalf of FMC Technologies Singapore. The field consists of Jangrik Main Field (JKK) and Jangrik North
East Field (JNE). The field will be developed from five drilling centers, three for JKK and two for JNE,
each with manifold and forming a cluster with the tied back wells.
6. HAZID study for “Sea Base” Mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) converted by Sapura Kencana to an
accommodation rig. 3-deck structure
7. HAZID study for Marginal Marine Production Unit (MaMPU) of MISC Berhad. Total liquid handling
capacity is 15,000 BLPD and maximum gas handling is 25 mmscfd. The unit is operated by Vestigo
Petroleum.
8. HAZID study for CJ70 Jack-up drilling rig for Maersk Drilling Holdings Singapore Pte Ltd (Maersk). The
main equipment involves cuttings handling, slop cleaning, ROV, Electrical / mechanical wire line, mud
logging.
9. HAZID for Nitrogen Generation Unit of Ingasco / Taiyo Nippon Sanso at Philippines.
10. HAZID study for SAPA Water injection retrofit at South Acis Main Production Platform (SAPA) of
Murphy Oil Company on behalf of Technip Malaysia
11. HAZID study for San Gabriel Avion Power Plant, Batangas, Philippines. Avion Power plant consists of
2 dual fuel gas turbines each rated at 47.5 MW
12. HAZID study for Non Associated Gas (NAG) production facilities at South Acis Main Production
Platform (SA-PA). The facility is operated by Murphy Oil company and the EPC contractors is Technip
Malaysia
13. HAZID study for Pomala Floating Storage Regasification Units (FSRU) FEED stage project. PGNLNG is
the client and Engineering consultant is Zentech Engineering, Seoul, South Korea
14. HAZID study for Dangerous Chemicals Warehouse. Customer: CWT Logistics Hub, Singapore,
Consultant: Bureau Veritas Singapore.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
April 2014 – June 2016 Principal Risk & Safety Consultant, Head – Process, Risk & Safety,
Technical Center South East Asia, Bureau Veritas Malaysia,
Kualalumpur,
April 2014 - Present Director, Krest Engineering & Technologies Pvt Ltd., Hyderabad, India
Work Profile
x Lead and supervise technical projects which include Process Safety Management (PSM i.e.
PHA, MOC, DI, OP), Process Safety Studies (QRA, FERA, EERA, ESSA, TRIA, SGIA, HFE, HAZOP,
HAZID, HAC, Loss Prevention, Fire & gas mapping) and Process Engineering (Pipeline
Transient Analysis, 3D CFD studies, equipment design, Steady-state and dynamic simulation,
process improvement) within BV Malaysia and SEA Region.
x Proactively manages own work and resolves conflicting issue to meet deadlines without
compromising work quality.
x Participate in TIV/IVB projects as Process safety Principal, in particular support to IDR Dpt,
for the Petronas ‘Sepat’ FEED project by McDermott
x Plan and implement training for engineers in the department.
x Technical Advisor for engineers by providing technical guidance and solutions in solving
difficult problems.
x Industries covered : Upstream E & P, Floating units (FPSO, FSO, MaMPU, FSRU for LNG),
Onshore Gas Terminals, Gas Processing Units, Refinery units, Petrochemical units, gas based
power plants, city gas distribution networks.
Achievements
x Review and validation of Building Risk Assessment for Onshore Gas Terminal, Petronas
Carigali Sdn Bhd, Peninsular Malaysia Operations
x Review and validation of Quantitative Risk Analysis, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, Peninsular
Malaysia Operations
x ALARP demonstration workshop, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, Peninsular Malaysia Operations
x Review and validation of HSE case (HER, MOPO, SIMOPS, Critical activities, Bowtie
assessment, Remedial Action plant) for OGT, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, Peninsular Malaysia
Operations
x Review and validation of safety case for MLJ1 & MLJ2 platforms – Total E & P Borneo
Feb 2013 – Mar 2014 Director, Krest Engineering & Technologies Pvt Ltd.,
Hyderabad, India
Work Profile
x Loss Prevention Studies for Oil & Gas installations, Steel plants & coal gasification units
x Preparation of Project Specific Fire & Safety Philosophy based on project scope and prevailing
best practices.
x Preparation of project HSE Plan and integration during design phase and following up its
implementation during HAZOP / HAZID studies
x Design Safety & Layout Reviews with respect to fire initiation & propagation in process units
/ facilities
x F & G Systems Design and Analysis
x Fire Protection Systems Design and Analysis
x Hazardous Area Classification and Schedule and safety layouts
x Conducting HAZID, HAZOP Reviews, Fire, explosion and toxic gas hazard modeling and
consequence analysis.
x Further Dispersion Analysis of flammable, toxic & pollutant emissions.
x Thorough knowledge of industry validated Safety software for their applicability and
limitations,
x Reliability and Availability Assessment. Thorough knowledge of industry validated Reliability
software for their applicability and limitations, Probabilistic Risk Assessment and QRA, ALARP
Demonstration, Project Economic & Cost Benefit Analysis.
x Identification of hazard by the calculation of fire and explosion indices.
x Hazardous operations examination through Maximum Credible Accident (MCA) analysis for
the worst case scenarios.
Dec 2011 – May 2012 GM – Consulting, Director, Shoflo Engineering & Technologies Pvt Ltd.,
Hyderabad, India
Work Profile
x Conducting HAZID, HAZOP Reviews, Fire, explosion and toxic gas hazard modeling and
consequence analysis.
x Further Dispersion Analysis of flammable, toxic & pollutant emissions.
x Thorough knowledge of industry validated Safety software for their applicability and
limitations,
x Reliability and Availability Assessment. Thorough knowledge of industry validated Reliability
software for their applicability and limitations, Probabilistic Risk Assessment and QRA, ALARP
Demonstration, Project Economic & Cost Benefit Analysis.
Aug 2008 – Sep 2009 Chief Manager, Process Engineering, Technical Committee Leader,
International Group Technical Expert, Air Liquide Engineering India Pvt.
Ltd, Hyderabad, India
Work Profile
x Manage 3-layer quality hierarchy in Process department in the fields of Process design,
systems engineering and Proposal development. Develop and maintain performance
indicators for process engineers / managers (man-hour utilization, safety / design
compliance, technical documentation, adherence to project schedule, follow-up of key
technical issues identified during design reviews)
x Finalize the process engineering schedule for process engineers allotted to each project
x Conduct design reviews at major milestones of Process design and guide process engineers /
managers in critical equipment validation
x Train and integrate newly recruited manpower into project execution; propose and finalize
career growth plan for process engineers / managers and define annual targets
x Conduct monthly technical committee meetings to address technical problems arising in
project execution, to integrate group level engineering standards, to define local standards
development needs and to solve supplier specific issues
x Guide the proposal engineers in terms of process cycle selection, optimization (Capex vs
Opex), basic sizing and machine selection, reviewing of competitors’ technical solutions
x Assist top management in risk identification during project development and critical
equipment purchase during initial phases of project execution
x Leading the Key Program “INCREASING COMPETITIVENESS” of ALEI in order to support AL
group investment initiative in India.
Achievements
x Trained and integrated 6 process engineers and 4 systems engineers into project execution.
x Process design authority for 26 ASU projects from 2004 to 2009, a brief summary
o 400 tpd ASUs by internal compression – 6 projects
o 840 tpd ASU for Gas sale to AL group – 1 project
o 600 – 700 tpd ASUs for Steelmakers – 3 projects
o HPN units of varying capacity to oil & gas customers – 5 projects
o 70 tpd liquid plants – 7 projects and 140 tpd liquid plants – 4 projects
x Developed 3 proposal engineers in process cycle optimization, quick equipment sizing,
techno-economic comparison of different solutions
Achievements
x Introduced AL’s patented technology “OXIAL” to the Indian market. (Key issues: Process
scheme presentation, advantages over conventional air separation units, higher flexibility,
safety issues).
x Optimization studies on two air separation units in operation at IPCL – Gandhar. Increased
gaseous oxygen production by 5% in a 128 tpd air separation unit and 6% in 283 tpd air
separation unit.
x Successfully conducted the performance test of a 28 tpd HPN plant supplied to IOCL –
Barauni.
x Conducted a nation-wide survey of Steel industry in India to identify growth prospects for
the company. (Key issues: Operating parameters of blast furnaces, BF blowers, excess
capacity in blowers, leaks in the gas circuits, energy management)
Oct. 2000 – Nov. 2001 Sr. Engineer, Process (International assignment,
Proposal engineer for large air separation units,
Air Liquide Engineering Europe, Champigny, France)
Work Profile
x Understand the customer bid specification and optimize the air separation unit process
design to suit the customer process (Key issues: Integration, CAPEX, OPEX, reliability, patent
infringement, reduced construction schedule).
x Perform Process design, equipment sizing and PFD for large air separation units during
proposal stage. (Key markets: IGCC, Coal gasification, Gas-To-Liquids, Iron & Steel, Copper).
x Finalize cost estimation along with estimators for different process solutions.
x Study in detail the main equipment and visit the manufacturing facilities of European
manufacturing companies.
x Involve in development / finalization of Technical proposal.
x Perform optimization of large air separation units for particular customer and downstream
process, when the proposal becomes very active.
x Process development studies on standardized on-site cryogenic air separation units.
Achievements
Jan 2000 – Oct. 2000 Sr. Engineer, Process, Air Liquide Engineering India Pvt. Ltd.,
Hyderabad, India
Work Profile
x To perform process simulations, thermodynamic calculations, equipment sizing develop PFD,
perform calculations for control valve sizing, flow meter sizing and safety valve sizing.
Achievements
x Successfully designed 55 tpd Cryogenic Nitrogen generation unit for IOCL-Guwahati.
Nitrogen is used as inert gas for Diesel Hydro Desulphurization (DHDS) facilities
x Successfully designed 28 tpd Cryogenic Nitrogen generation unit for IOCL–Barauni. Nitrogen
is used as inert gas for Diesel Hydrotreater unit (DHDT) facilities
Educational Qualifications
x Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Nagarjuna University, 1995
x Associate Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1999
x Advanced Diploma in Computer Applications, 1994
x Currently pursuing MBA (International Business) from ICFAI, India
Professional Development
x 2000 Air & Gas Separation, LNG, Hydrogen / CO separation, H2 PSA, Membrane
Technologies, Process Safety & Risk Management, Process optimization –
Air Liquide-France
x 2001 Advanced French – Eurovox, France
x 2002 Heat Transfer, Separation technology – Koch Glitsch
x 2004 Software Lifecycle assessment and Advanced Process Control – Air Liquide
Software development group – France
Software skills
x ASPEN Hysys, Hysys Dynamics. Pro II, Unisim
x PHAST, SAFETI, FLACS, OLGA, Ledaflow, ANSYS Fluent, TNO Effects, Detect 3D
x Flarenet, Pipenet, HTRI, Pipesim
x Minitab – Probability distribution and statistics
x MS Excel – VB based several equipment design tools
x HAZOP Manager, PHA Pro, Bowtie XP
x SP 3D, Solidworks, SP PID, PDMS
1. Design authority, Deputy Engineering Head, Head of Technical Committee to validate Factory
Acceptance Test (FAT) and Site Acceptance Test (SAT) of various control systems like
o Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
o Safety Instrumented System (SIS)
o Fire & Gas System (FGS)
o Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
o Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA)
Experience in knowledge and application of IEC 61508 standard (and also IEC 61511) or equivalent
1. Design authority, Deputy Engineering Head, Head of Technical Committee, Air Liquide
International Expert and member of Engineering Technical Commission of Air Liquide, France
(International Safety Committee which develops Design safety rules for industrial
installations). I am a member of this international safety committee from 2004 - 2008
2. I have contributed in leadership position for one of the Group Design Safety Rule “Major
Safety Protection Loops for Air Separation Units” which covers, instruments, software
systems rated SIL1, SIL2 and SIL3.
Reference projects / Activities related to Software Safety Integrity Level Assessment (SA):
1. SIL Certification studies for i-transport platform, enhancement for Sentosa Gateway Tunnel
– Sopra Steria / LTA, Singapore, SIL1 rated.
2. Software SIL certification and Availability Demonstration Test of Software systems developed
by Sopra Steria Asia, Singapore for i-Transport facilities of Land Transport Authority,
Singapore.
3. System Assurance and Software SIL Verification (SIL2) for ETTS (Emergency Traction Trip
System) and DPP (Division of Power Point) of Singapore Metro station (North – South and
East-West lines) of Land Transport Authority, Singapore.