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Kevin Robertson

Kevin Robertson

Brechin,Angus

Summary

  • A highly motivated and reliable engineer with over 25 years Oil & Gas industry experience.
  • Significant subsea operational experience globally in both remote and challenging deep-water environments.
  • 12 years experience with supermajor and independent operator in Aberdeen in both Subsea Engineering/Supervisor and Well Integrity Engineering discipline.
  • 15 years experience with Subsea Wellhead and Xmas Tree OEM with positions held both in field operations and project management.
  • Creative thinker that thrives in a team environment providing technical solutions to deliver project value and risk reduction related to Subsea well construction operations and delivery.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work history

Snr Subsea Engineer (West of Shetland Projects)

Ithaca Energy
Aberdeen
01.2024 - Current
  • Provide technical solutions to well design and construction for subsea production equipment to ensure operational risk and cost exposure is significantly reduced when operating in a deep-water/harsh environment location.
  • Appraise and select most suitable subsea equipment solutions for major capital projects and ensure the consideration of new technology related to subsea well design/construction including - CANductor, CAN parking (XT wet storage), umbilical-less landing string solutions, Single piece HP/LP wellhead technology (removal of open water MODU operations) etc.
  • SPS Contract ownership/management for supply and services related to Subsea Production Equipment for West of Shetland projects.
  • Support to wider project team during concept design process and well construction ensuring all subsea wells and project risk are effectively recorded, managed and mitigated.

Well Integrity Engineer

Ithaca Energy
Aberdeen
01.2020 - 12.2023
  • Focal point for all Well Integrity activities related companies operated 120+ wellstock (Subsea & Platform wells).
  • Day to day management of Well Integrity database (SafeWells) to ensure well stock is accurately represented with known impairments and remedial plans in place.
  • Facilitate regular Well Integrity reviews with Asset management and provide regular Well Integrity reports to ensure assessed risk from impaired wells is visible to operating teams (done via proscient ORM-deviation system) and Snr management.
  • Lead and facilitate regular Well Integrity risk assessments to ensure impaired well stock is robustly assessed and correct level of approval within company hierarchy is obtained.
  • Provide Drilling and Intervention teams with accurate well status to assist with planning and execution of drilling or intervention operations (Support teams as XT & Wellhead SME).
  • Manage all planned and adhoc maintenance schedules and activities in line with companies Well Integrity Performance standards (Well integrity testing of both platform and subsea wellstock).
  • Focal point for external Well Integrity related audits conducted by Asset partners and regulatory bodies (HSE & NSTA).



Subsea Well Operations Engineer

Chevron
Aberdeen
12.2012 - 12.2019
  • Responsible for long lead equipment procurement and contract management for the design and purchase of subsea hardware (Captain Subsea HXT systems with Capex of ~£10MM and Alder HPHT VXT systems with Capex of ~£35MM).
  • Responsible for technical specifications associated to Subsea hardware (Including 15k Alder EH susbsea test tree system) to support subsea wells projects.
  • Responsible for Subsea Operational procedures for the installation of wellhead and Xmas tree equipment on Captain, Alba and Alder assets. Includes XT on wire solution in SIMOPs activity due to MODU capability restrictions.
  • Manage key vendor contracts (Oceaneering, Schlumberger & OneSubsea) and ensure effective KPI's are set and measured on a regular basis to optimise performance.
  • Supervise the installation of all subsea equipment onboard contracted MODU's to ensure companies procedures are followed and required performance standards are met.
  • Effectively document project 'lessons learned' and ensure actions are recorded to enhance future performance and reduce operational risk.


Subsea Equipment Project Manager

GE Oil & Gas (Vetco Gray)
Montrose
07.2010 - 11.2012
  • Project manage the servicing and repair of various subsea equipment to meet the clients operational schedules (Nexen, Centrica & Apache).
  • Effectively manage a small cross functional team responsible for delivering fully serviced subsea equipment to meet both company and clients quality standards within agreed budget.
  • Communicate and resolve all project technical and commercial challenges with client project team to ensure satisfactory outcome for both parties.
  • Regularly report project status internally to company leadership to track commercial performance and support revenue forecasting.

Subsea Field Engineer

ABB Vetco Gray
Aberdeen
09.2000 - 07.2010
  • Supported Subsea Planning & Operations globally as a Field Engineer responsible for installing and maintaining various subsea products/tooling including HX & VX subsea tree systems, SG-5 & MS-700 (Deep-water) subsea wellhead systems and Drilling contractor owned equipment (riser systems and subsea BOP systems). Countries/Regions worked include - Central & Southern North sea (Various Operators), Black Sea (Toreador Petroleum), Adriatic Sea (ENI), Caspian Sea (BP and Petronas), Libya (ENI), Egypt (Rashpetro & BG), Israel (Nobel Energy), Spain (Repsol), Nigeria (Shell & Addax), Equatorial Guinea (Exxon Mobil & Murphy Oil), Congo (Total), Kenya (Woodside Petroleum), Singapore/Vietnam (Vietgazprom), Australia (Woodside Petroleum) Brazil (Petrobras, Hess, Chevron & Anadarko Petroleum)
  • Actively documented and submitted 'Product Improvement' suggestions to internal engineering teams to ensure continuous improvement was achieved.
  • Supported department growth as Snr Lead technician and regularly mentored less experienced technicians on the companies equipment and installation procedures.


Apprentice Mechanical Engineer

ABB Vetco Gray
Montrose
08.1996 - 08.2000
  • Completed modern apprenticeship in mechanical engineering with day release to Angus college to achieve HNC in Engineering Practice.
  • A majority of the apprenticeship was spent working on and supporting the Shell UK contract where production and workover equipment was serviced through the Montrose plant.
  • On completion of the apprenticeship a short period of time was spent in the workshop being employed as a time served mechanical fitter prior to being seconded to Nigeria to assist in start up of Shell Bonga project.

Education

HNC Mechanical Engineering -

Angus Technical College

Oil & Gas Certification & Training

Skills

  • Excellent communication skills and ability to form effective professional relationships
  • Logical thinker and approach when faced with technical challenges and problems
  • Ability to perform well in a diverse team environment and enjoy working in group setting with common goals and objectives
  • Ability to manage priorities effectively whilst achieving a good work/life balance to ensure performance is consistently optimised

Timeline

Snr Subsea Engineer (West of Shetland Projects)

Ithaca Energy
01.2024 - Current

Well Integrity Engineer

Ithaca Energy
01.2020 - 12.2023

Subsea Well Operations Engineer

Chevron
12.2012 - 12.2019

Subsea Equipment Project Manager

GE Oil & Gas (Vetco Gray)
07.2010 - 11.2012

Subsea Field Engineer

ABB Vetco Gray
09.2000 - 07.2010

Apprentice Mechanical Engineer

ABB Vetco Gray
08.1996 - 08.2000

HNC Mechanical Engineering -

Angus Technical College

Oil & Gas Certification & Training

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