NDUBUEZE KINGSLEY
55 Glen Nevis,United Kingdom
Summary
I am a professional engineer with over Ten (10) years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Proven ability to manage all aspects of offshore facility project, from design and planning to project execution and commissioning. I firmly believe in the value of continuous development, with a particular emphasis on the creation of excellent technical outputs. I operate well in a team and can work at all organizational levels to give a highly effective technical and contractual interface to parties, including external vendors from both domestic and foreign markets. My goal is to offer a scope that is finished on time, on budget, and securely implemented without sacrificing quality.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
4036
4036
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Snr. Project Engineer
Heirs Energies Limited
03.2024 - Current
- Provide engineering Inputs throughout Project Life Cycle (Pre-FEED/FEED/Detail Design stages) ensuring Quality and Flawless execution.
- Participate in Safety Workshops, Cold Eye Reviews and Value Improvement Workshops.
- Review & Validate all Engineering documents (Drawings/Data Sheets/Philosophies/ Specifications etc.) produced by Vendors, Contractors and Consultants.
- Develop and maintain project schedule and budget, ensuring all milestones are met on time and within budget.
- Contribute developing and implementing Department Policies, Procedures and Controls covering all areas of Engineering Studies and Business line activities.
- Ensure compliance with all the relevant safety and environmental regulations.
- Coordinate with the internal and external stakeholders, including engineers, designers, contractors and regulatory agencies.
- Monitor project progress to identify and resolve potential issues.
- Perform technical reviews of engineering drawings and specifications.
- Practice and work in accordance with standards (ISO 9001, 14001) ANSI and ASME
- Lead the commissioning & Start-up of Ata/Inanga/Idoho offshore pipeline project
- Manage all aspects of the Ata/Inanga/Idoho offshore projects, a 17km subsea pipeline installation to Idoho processing facility and commissioning project, to produce 4kbd.
- Overseeing maintenance schedules, ensuring equipment functionality, and troubleshooting issues related to the production facilities in OML17
- Participating in the new project initiative design (OPL281) with an untapped asset of 47M barrels of oil and 673Bcf of gas
Snr. Mechanical Commissioning Engineer
SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY(SPDC)
07.2021 - 03.2024
- Troubleshooting, Maintaining, Repair and Commissioning of all rotatory equipment.
- Participate in the design review and recommend possible changes/modification where necessary to aid CSU
- Responsible for reviewing mechanical commissioning Procedures provided by the Contractors when necessary
- Actively participate in the project to asset (P2A) process
- Ensure that Pert-To-Work (PTW) procedure is strictly followed before and during CSU activities
- Carry out the timely and safe execution of Nitrogen/Helium Leak test and purging activities, including preparation of all documents associated with pipe connection tightness
- Ensure that mechanical commissioning and 2 years running spares are available and updated
- Assists in the development of mechanical pre-commissioning & commissioning procedures
- Monitor the HSE performance of all pre-commissioning and commissioning contractors at site (against the departmental, project or contract HSE Plan) and ensure that all work sites under his control are operating in a safe manner
- Conduct investigations of major equipment failures and assistance with repairs and corrective actions
- Perform risk assessment and take appropriate control measures before starting any major testing activities
- Lead mechanical pre-commissioning and commissioning of screw compressor
- Prepare the line-up procedure for the field operator before start-up of the compressor
- Perform the function tests of the Solar Turbines
- Lead commissioning and 72hrs reliability test of the Instrument Air compressors, Pumps and compressors
- Perform the tests and final adjustments of the equipment during the overall tests
- Issue weekly report to the site commissioning lead and the head of commissioning department including progress of works and forecast
- Support the process engineer to prepare procedure and oversea 72-hour performance and 90days reliability of the facility
- Lead pre-commissioning and commissioning of Service water Pumps, Flare Knock out Pump and Export pumps (SULZER Pump rated 200kw)
- Supported the ZEECO Engineering FSR on the enclosed flare mechanical Pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.
- Actively involved in mechanical completion walk-down of all the sub-systems
- Lead maintenance and commissioning of the Re boiler vessel and the overhead heat exchange at the glycol regeneration system.
- Installation and Commissioning of the fabricated T-piece flange for three (3) stages scrubber level transmitters and field manual gauges at the AG Compressor
- Work with the CSU Lead, to agree with course of action necessary to complete the assigned scope in a timely manner by identifying needed resources
- Prepare and manage pre-start and start up schedule alongside with commissioning lead
- Monitor, guide and control mechanical construction activities to ensure the systems are completed in logical and timely order for smooth commissioning and quick start up.
- Walk down focal point for mechanical completion walk down, sign off ITR’s and subsequent takeover of mechanical systems from construction team for pre-commissioning and commissioning activities
- Retroactively lookout for bottlenecks, obstacles which may cause delays during mechanical completion or CSU activities to ensure the scope is completed as scheduled
- Ensure the new knowledge and learning from the project are shared among the team members
- Coach and mentor young commissioning engineers.
Data Mining Officer Engineer
NEXUS ALLIANCE ENG. LTD (NAL)
02.2021 - 06.2021
- Building of the BOM using data Support tools to create comprehensive list of parts, items, assemblies, sub-assemblies, components, subcomponents, documents, drawings, and other materials required to create a product.
Mechanical Commissioning Engineer
SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY(SPDC)
11.2015 - 08.2019
- Provision of support on all the rotatory equipment matters.
- Prepare material requisition.
- Preparation of Technical Specification and mechanical Data sheet.
- Design preventive Maintenance Programs for all critical items of machinery equipment and lubrication programs for plant machinery. Responsible for the implementation of these programs and monitoring the effectiveness of the program.
- Installation and Alignment of static & rotatory equipment; Heavy equipment like tower vessel, drum, centrifugal pumps.
- Operating and maintaining static equipment and providing effective support in operation procedures. Identifying the necessities for static equipment spare parts and performing analysis on static failure.
- Ensure the equipment works to its specification, Create, improve, and apply maintenance program.
- Installation and commissioning of heavy equipment; Conducting test and inspections to ensure operational effectiveness of plant and utilities.
- Reviewing engineering drawings, layouts, diagrams, and technical specifications
- Test rotatory equipment according to application
- Perform liaison duties between operations and management.
- Provide clear direction and input during selection of rotatory equipment, assisting the project lead commissioning engineer.
- Carrying out new installations, modification, and testing of equipment through.
- Trouble shoot of all rotaries, static equipment and condition monitoring techniques (inspection and condition monitoring etc.)
- Mechanical Commissioning Engineer
- Provide overall commissioning mechanical engineering expertise to project activities.
- Provide mechanical engineering input for risk management activities as appropriate.
- Monitor the vendors mechanical equipment installation and pre commissioning activities and ensure these are executed in accordance with the project technical specification, quality standard and procedures defined in the contracts.
- Ensure the alignment of mechanical pre commissioning and commissioning activities in accordance with the project completion and handover procedure.
- Support the implementation of safety in design (SID) in the execution of construction, pre commissioning and commissioning activities.
CMMS Engineer (Intern)
NEXUS ALLIANCE ENG. LTD (NAL)
10.2013 - 01.2014
- Worked as a CMMS engineer, Pacer Engineer on Shell facilities (ADIBAWA-GBARAN, UTORUGO-UGHELLI, and AFAM5) to
- Ensure that all Statutory Requirements for pressure-relieving devices, Vessels, and Tanks, etc. meets compliance in accordance with Oil Mineral Regulations.
- Review deviation raised by an asset to ensure that the Management of Change (MOC) process is strictly adhered to and hardware barriers in place to manage the changes.
- Prepare operation and maintenance teams on Shell global operational Excellence requirement for Calculative assessment audit for stage gates.
- Facilitate RCAs in identified fields, Bad actors’ identification, and propose corrective improvement plan.
- Carry out reliability analysis for the Assets Equipment Ensuring the integrity of assets using Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
Research Assistant (Intern)
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLAUSTHAL, GERMANY
05.2013 - 10.2013
- Determination of the mechanical properties of glass fibers
- Preparation of laminates
- Testing of properties and development of basic material models
- Production of flange made of glass fiber by means of RESIN transmission medium.
Education
Master of Science - Subsea and Pipeline Engineering
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Glasgow07.2021
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Federal University of Technology Owerri
Owerri10.2014
Skills
- Technical specification writing
- Mechanical engineering knowledge
- HSE regulations compliance
- Risk assessment techniques
- Project scheduling
- Technical reporting
- Engineering Design
- Document management
- Change order management
- Project leadership
Certification
- The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) 2025
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - Member 2023
- Helicopter Underwater Escape training - HUET (Valid 2025) 2021
- Society of Petroleum Engineers Aberdeen (SPE) - Member 2020
- National Association of Corrosion Engineers Houston -Member 2020
- Royal Institute of Naval Architect UK (RINA) 2019
- Clausthal University of Technology, Hannover 2013 Certificate; EU Research Project
REFRENCES
Provided on request
Accomplishments
- Achievement of Goal Zero at all the facilities whose commissioning and start-up I have assisted.
- A member of the team that, at the Forcados Yokri Integrated Project (FYIP) facility, successfully commissioned and started up one of Shell's most challenging projects (of about 20 years' duration).
- CPF: 120mmscfd gas processing facility
- South bank crude oil facility: Capacity = 120bpd
- North bank crude oil facility: Capacity = 45bpd
- Yokri Flow station: Commissioning completed
- Successfully completed the offshore installation work and now awaiting commissioning, which will lead to first oil production of approximately 4,000 barrels per day.
- Successfully led the team in planning and executing the first Intelligent Pigging (IP) of OML 17 since taking over operatorship from the previous producer, resulting in enhanced production of over 80Mmscf of gas and more than 40,000 BPD of oil.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.
Award of Excellence for Goal Zero - Shell Petroleum Development Company, Nigeria, Outstanding Chairman - NUESA ISEC, Best Head of OperationMangroove-360, Icon of Leadership - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri
SEMINARS AND COURSES ATTENDED
- Engineering Data Workshop | Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)
- Health and Environmental Safety Professional | EnviroFLY Consulting UK
- Performance Management Training | Personneltly Fit Nig. Limited
- Feelings for Professionals | Personneltly Fit Nig. Limited
- Personal Effectiveness and Managing Upward Training | Personneltly Fit Nig. Limited
Timeline
Snr. Project Engineer
Heirs Energies Limited
03.2024 - Current
Snr. Mechanical Commissioning Engineer
SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY(SPDC)
07.2021 - 03.2024
Data Mining Officer Engineer
NEXUS ALLIANCE ENG. LTD (NAL)
02.2021 - 06.2021
Mechanical Commissioning Engineer
SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY(SPDC)
11.2015 - 08.2019
CMMS Engineer (Intern)
NEXUS ALLIANCE ENG. LTD (NAL)
10.2013 - 01.2014
Research Assistant (Intern)
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLAUSTHAL, GERMANY
05.2013 - 10.2013
Master of Science - Subsea and Pipeline Engineering
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Federal University of Technology Owerri