Paris, Île-de-France, France
Construction & Engineering management - Oil & Gas - Wind - Power - Generalist engineer (M.Sc. Mines Paris), with practical knowledge of Process, Structure, Piping, Machinery, Civil. - Conversant with Project Control and Procurement of materials & services. - Record of managing construction sites safely, without labour unrest, and with a focus on Quality. - Methodical management of construction risks, notably in SIMOPS or Brownfield environments. - Keen on efficient management of international subcontractors. - Effective team leading / team building ability in remote/frontier environments - Intercultural talent and experience. 17 years in West-Africa.
PGL, Provence Grand Large project, built 3 massive floating wind-turbines, 8.3MW each, and installed them at the end of 2023 in the Mediterranean Sea, 20km offshore CAMARGUE. It is a pilot wind-farm with innovative designs, notably tension leg anchoring. Main contractors were SBM Offshore and Siemens Gamesa. The large floaters were assembled by Eiffage Métal in their Fos-sur-Mer yard and the wind turbines were integrated on the floaters in Port-St-Louis du Rhône. My main missions and challenges were as follows: - To ensure that the fabrication and assembly contractors adhere to the strict quality & safety standards of Offshore Wind, despite large sub-assemblies fabricated in remote countries and prototype work. - To establish a functional base and yard in the busy Marseille port facilities (GPMM), by Feb 2023, for WTGs integration on the floaters by SGRE. - To support the contractors on the integration yard, notably with distributed power supply and SIMOPS coordination. - To manage the base and yard during integration and after (demob).
BP TORTUE, off the coast of Senegal and Mauritania, comprises a deep offshore gas production system tied back 75km to a pre-treatment FPSO unit (condensate separation) positioned at the continental shelf edge, which then transfers gas to a near-shore shallow water hub – the GTA Hub – for Liquefied Natural Gas production and export. GTA Hub Phase 1 will have a production capacity of 2.5 MTPA. Target first gas is 2022. The GTA Hub, located 10km offshore, comprises a breakwater to protect marine operations, and an LNG terminal including LNG production on a floating unit (FLNG) and LNGC carrier loading. Saipem Karimun Yard is prefabricating the LNG terminal dock structure, composed of 4 platforms and 70 steel structures totaling 25,000t. Karimun initial budget (excluding material) was $ 80M. I was in charge of kicking off construction up to 35% progress. Peak manpower: 1000, including 300 welders. Main challenges: under-budgeting, welding QC, cost cutting due to Covid delays, engineering and material delays and quality, competing urgent windfarm projects, attrition of supervision personnel not returning from overseas leave due to Covid…
Mooring of EGINA FPSO on its final deep offshore location (1500m depth). Tie-in of the subsea facilities to the ship (crude oil production, gas export, water re-injection, umbilicals). Completion of all ship facilities which can only be done offshore. 600 personnel onboard (gangway connected Flotel for extra accommodation). Main contractors: Samsung Heavy Industry (ship builder), DBN, Saipem (subsea work). First Oil was achieved on Schedule on 29 Dec 2018.
Completion of EGINA FPSO in Samsung Heavy Industry Lagos yard (SHI-MCI), The vessel was built at 75% in Korea and delivered to Nigeria in Jan. 2018: Integration of all Nigerian fabricated hull appurtenance and 6 topside modules (out of 18). Total 11,000t. A 4,000t land crane was mobilized from ALE to that end. Work was completed in just 7 months with workforce peaking at 2300. Heaviest module 2,600t.
Addition of 40MW (two SIEMENS SGT-600 gas turbine generators) to power plant of QIT - Managed construction from grass root to mechanical completion: 1.5 million Mhrs worked with outstanding safety performance. Received Company President SHE award for 2013. - Managed an essentially Nigerian PMT and the local EPC contractor team, eventually numbering 220 (SUDELETTRA, Nigerian owned, Indian run). - Established construction site infrastructures within QIT, after clearing and backfilling the site: offices, workshops/stores, batch plant, high security fencing and access control. - Managed peaceful secure site despite many disturbances from communities and workers. - Organized safe transport of the heavy and oversize turbines and generator skids (4 items 80MT each) from Port-Harcourt to QIT (100 km). - Managed the construction itself, including: + Casting of two 264 m3 monoblock reinforced concrete foundations. + Installation and assembly of the heavy GTG skids and ancillaries. Use of jack & slide instead of heavy crane to lift the 80MT modules. + Erection of a large steel building for the GTGs (40x30x15m) + Fabrication/installation of Diesel tank, fuel skids, piping, electrical MV/LV facilities + Tie-ins to the live existing power plant (11kV, LV, controls, utilities)
- Construction staff recruitment - Scouting/development of Nigerian construction and fabrication contractors - Project construction planning
Addition of a new 65 kbd LPG fractionation unit in BRT - Started-up construction from grass root, and ramped it up to 60% completion: 1.5 million Mhrs worked with excellent safety record. - Managed a very diverse PMT and contractor team, that peaked at 1200, of which 1000 Nigerians, 200 Koreans, Philipinos, Japanese, etc. EPC contractors were JGC and DAEWOO. - Established a 250-bed life camp for the expats in 8 months, complete with dormitories, high security fencing, potable water and sewage treatment, canteen, laundry, clinic, recreation facilities, etc. Subsequently managed the camp in delicate 2006 Niger Delta environment. - Preserved secure and peaceful site at all times, including when 4-day strike imposed workers lock-out. Maintained good collaborative relations with the Bonny communities. - Directed the construction, including: + River dredging and site reclamation/backfilling + Wharf/jetty construction for material supply + Deep piles driving into the ground (1000 concrete piles) + Placement of 7000 m3 of reinforced concrete (foundations, building & structural) + Heavy equipment lifts (up to 300 T) and pipe racks erection + Piping fabrication and installation (70,000 inch.dia welding), incl. 12 hot taps tie-ins to live LPG piping, in adjacent gas plant. + Erection of a 300,000 bbl floating roof tank (for pentanes)