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Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers What I love about my job...

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Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers What I love about my job...



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The Projects in the Oil & Gas industry: industry sector activity and perspectives

The initial steps of a Project

The execution of a Project

The players: clients, contractors etc.

The jobs and their main characteristics

A career in "Projects"

Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers

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the Projects in the Oil & Gas industry: industry sector activity and perspectives

the types of Projects

the players: clients, contractors etc.

the jobs and their main characteristics

a career in "Projects"


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Permanent and growing activity (spending by global oil and gas companies increasing by 5% or so every year)

Energy demand will double from now to 2050

Access to reserves pushes new frontiers: arctic

A lack of engineers

An increasingly competitive market

Not a cool or new business industry – an old chap’s industry. Experience is paramount.

Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers Industry sector activity and perspectives

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Permanent and growing activity (spending by global oil and gas companies increasing by 5% or so every year)

Energy demand will double from now to 2050

Access to reserves pushes new frontiers: arctic

A lack of engineers

An increasingly competitive market

Not a cool or new business industry – an old chap’s industry. Experience is paramount.

Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers Industry sector activity and perspectives

Opportunities are there but old Western Companies must strive to differentiate themselves...

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The phases of a Project






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Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers The phases of a Project

Pre-Project

Basic Engineering and cost estimate

Investment decision

Detail Engineering & Construction

Concept development

delivery

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Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers The phases of a Project

Pre-Project

Basic Engineering and cost estimate

Investment decision

Detail Engineering & Construction

Concept development

Delivery

Studies, ”research”

Production

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The types of Projects






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Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers The execution of a Project: the steps

Contract negotiation – commercial, cost estimate, legal departments

Engineering design: Process design then other disciplines (Plant layout, piping, civil etc.)

Procurement

Construction

Project Control: Planning, cost

Commissioning and Start-Up

Pre-Award

Post-Award

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Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers The execution of a Project: the key features

Time pressure

High financial stake

Each project is a unique: technical content, project team, parties involved

There are well known methods but one needs to think out of the box to anticipate what will be the show stopper – ever different

The challenge is not technical but to coordinate all parties involved

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Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers The players

Oil Companies

Engineering and Construction Contractors

Process licensors

Equipment suppliers

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Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers A Project: multiple roles

Human Resources M

anagement

Project Control PROJECT

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Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers The jobs: the common roles for a fresh Engineer graduate

Process Engineer

Discipline Engineer: Piping, civil etc.

Project engineer: responsible for a part of the Project

Engineering Manager

Field Engineer

Project control manager: cost, schedule

Project Manager

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Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers The jobs: common features

No routine

Concrete: one sees results

Teamwork

Work in a small team, even within a large company

Life long learning

No research/science: must deliver – time pressure – apply known rules

International, multi-cultural

Both technical and commercial sides

Entrepreneurial, decisiveness and ”doer” capabilityies are key

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Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers The jobs: common features

No routine

Concrete: one sees results

Teamwork

Work in a small team, even within a large company

Life long learning

No research/science: must deliver – time pressure – apply known rules

International, multi-cultural

Both technical and commercial sides

Entrepreneurial, decisiveness and ”doer” capabilityies are key

I did not need to launch my start-up, I moved to Projects...

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Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers The job differentiators

Expert / Manager

Technical / Commercial

Company / Contractor’s side

In office / On Site

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Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers The job differentiators

Expert / Manager

Technical / Commercial

Company / Contractor’s side

In office / On Site

A Project experience requires one to spend time on construction sites... Better do this at the start of one’s career...

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Technical foundation

Coordination function

Management

Contractor then Company

Large then smaller Company

Go to Site ASAP

Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers A career in Projects

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Setting self as driver: self confidence + influence

Decisiveness

Mobilizing the team: understand others, motivate

Uuderstand forces at stake

Engineering and Projects: Industry, players, jobs and careers The qualities to become a Project Manager

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The Oil & Gas Engineering Guide - 2nd edition

A unique synthesis for the busy Project professional 270 pages 300 illustrations

Interested and wanting to know more on Engineering?

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Table of Contents

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Discipline presentation: activities and deliverables

Table of Contents

The overall process

Methods & tools

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Table of Contents

Discipline presentation: activities and deliverables

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The work of each Engineering

discipline is described

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Design activities are explained, e.g., Plant

Equipment layout

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Complex activities, such as

QRA, are explained through a practical example.

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How are materials of

construction selected ?

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How and when are Piping

Materials ordered?

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A sample of all common Engineering documents is

included

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A sample of all common Engineering documents is

included

Use this to specify what you

want to your Engineering supplier !

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Verify the contents of

engineering documents with check lists.

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Difference between

Engineering and Shop drawings

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Understand the main

technical aspects, e.g., DCS vs ESD

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The common 2 types of

package control

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The different Plant drainage

systems

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The dynamic forces to

which an Off-Shore Plant is subject

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Table of Contents

The overall process

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Use this as standard, question deviations.

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Understand the new 3D-model centered engineering process

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Know the interfaces

between disciplines... and with Vendors

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Understand what drives

the Project schedule

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Methods & tools

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Use these methods as

standard, question deviations.

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Implement powerful

procedures

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Request meaningful progress

reports

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Implement effective Project

Control

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This book is destined to both:

Oil & Gas companies Project execution personnel

Oil & Gas contractors Project execution personnel

Date of publication: March, 2015.

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© 2015– Hervé Baron The Oil & Gas Engineering Guide

2nd edition

If your are on the Client side, i.e., contracting Engineering services, this book will help you to:

Specify to an Engineering supplier what you want: what deliverables and with what contents,

Set a standard in Engineering execution that you and your supplier can adhere to: design stages/gates, methods to be used, etc.

Specify the progress report you want, with the meaningful indicators,

Ask the right questions to assess the true progress,

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2nd edition

If your are on the Contractor side, i.e., performing Engineering activities, this book will help you to:

Understand the work of each discipline and the overall picture,

Challenge what one discipline tells you,

Understand the critical areas,

Put in place the right methods to be successful,

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2nd edition

Order direct from the publisher:

http://www.editionstechnip.com/en/catalogue-detail/1111/oil-gas-engineering-guide-the.html




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