Flow Assurance Engineer (Nationals Only)

Activities:

1. Ensure the Absheron FFD production system can be safely commissioned, started, operated, pigged, shut down and restarted throughout field life while maintaining production, protecting asset integrity, and preventing hydrate, wax and other flow assurance related incidents.

2. Responsible for defining, coordinating, reviewing and validating all flow assurance activities throughout detailed engineering, commissioning, start-up and operations readiness. This includes hydraulic, thermal and transient analyses, production system operability, hydrate management, wax management, pigging strategy, slugging assessment, thermal performance, sand transport considerations and production operating envelopes from the subsea wells to the CPF.

3. Review and challenge Contractor studies and simulation models, ensure consistency across wells, subsea systems, pipelines, CPF and MEG facilities, maintain the Flow Assurance Dossier, and provide technical assurance for flow assurance deliverables. The role includes defining operating philosophies, procedures and strategies covering hydrate prevention, wax management, pigging, start-up, shutdown, preservation and restart scenarios, as well as developing mitigation and contingency measures for critical flow assurance risks.

4. Support pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up activities, including hydrotesting, dewatering, MEG conditioning and hydrocarbon introduction, validate actual field performance against model predictions, and update operating strategies accordingly. The position requires close interaction with Reservoir, Wells, Subsea, Pipeline, Process, Integrity, Operations and Commissioning teams, participation in design and operational readiness reviews, and maintenance of the Flow Assurance Risk Register, ensuring effective management of risks associated with hydrates, wax, slugging, pigging, MEG systems and pipeline restart following extended shutdowns.

The Flow Assurance Engineer reports to the FOPS Methods Leader and shall demonstrate exemplary HSSE leadership while ensuring compliance with company specifications, procedures, standards and applicable international codes.

Deliverables

1. The Project Flow Assurance Engineer shall be responsible for delivery and maintenance of:

2. Flow Assurance Dossier

3. Integrated Production & MEG Operating Envelope

4. Hydrate Management Strategy

5. Wax Management Strategy

6. Pigging Philosophy

7. Pigging Frequency Plan

8. Stuck-Pig Contingency Plan

9. Slug Management Strategy