Kinikachi Nlerum

Trained and certified production operator , with experience,Competent in handling Offshore and Onshore production equipment with demonstrated history of hard work in crude oil production, Stabilization and Treatment; subsea, URF system, Produced Water Treatment ; Sea water Treatment and

Injection, Gas Compression and Injection, Flare System, Crude Sampling etc

Competent in Start up and Shutdown of Process equipment, Isolation, Work Management System; Emergency Response, SIMOPS,

Troubleshooting , with Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning of production equipment. Ready to operate process plant efficiently by following standard operating procedures and standard Safety Regulations.

Work History

PROCESS OPERATION SPECIALIST 12/2021 to Current (INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE)

ExxonMobil, CHAD – NDJAMENA 

Responsibilities:

1. Monitored and operate safely and efficiently, all production processes and equipment
2. Operated well and control well, surface production, utility systems and equipments
3. Advised the production supervisor of any potentially Hazardous situation in order the earliest possible return to safe working conditions
4. Ensured all relevant production data is accurately recorded and reported daily
5. Ensured all instrumentation/work sites are kept safe and clean and a safe secure working environment exists at all times with particular regards to permit to work procedure
6. Performed Emergency procedures to ensure appropriate response in the event of any emergency
7. Operations of Oil and Gas treatment units to meet daily export targets
8. Operations and optimization of gas production, dehydration and compression system to meet daily turbine requirements and gas blanketing operation of water injection system to meet daily injection targets.
9. Carried out schedule pigging operations to ensure pipeline integrity
10. To carry out first level maintenance on instrumentation, pumps and other production equipment
11. Prepared plant for planned shutdown and make available process equipment for corrective maintenance in accordance with PTW
12. Ensured safe and efficient restart of plant after shutdown
13. Developed procedure full field/partial station shutdown scenarios
14. Management of chemical silo top-up and chemical pump calibration in the process plant
15. Isolation, draining, depressurization, inerting of vessel,line and equipment for maintenance
16. Daily validation of PTW and conducting of toolbox to start of jobs in pre-assigned area
17. Supervised maintenance of personnel and third party contractor activities.
18. Routine process equipment monitoring , process control, process variables reading, log books entry, and reporting to supervisor collecting of samples and sending them to laboratory for analysis
19. Start up and shutdown of process equipment
20. Execution of planned, and emergency maintenance ensuring safety procedure are followed
21. Isolation of process equipment
22. Carry out first level maintenance on process equipment
23. Preparing of process equipment for maintenance
24. Area Housekeeping
25. Reporting of abnormal sounds from the process equipment to control room operator and shift supervisor
26. Ensure that all safety rules are followed by visitors in the plant constant P&ID and PFD reviewing for effective plant operation

PROCESS OPERATOR, 10/2018 to 12/2021

GREENVILLE LNG – NIGERIA

Responsibilities:

1. Routine process equipment monitoring , process control, process variables reading, log books entry, and reporting to supervisor collecting of samples and sending them to laboratory for analysis
2. Start up and shutdown of process equipment
3. Execution of planned, and emergency maintenance ensuring safety procedure are followed
4. Isolation of process equipment
5. Carry out first level maintenance on process equipment
6. Preparing of process equipment for maintenance team
7. Make up of mix refrigerants
8. Loading of LNG trucks
9. Loading and unloading of mix refrigerants
10. Area Housekeeping
11. Reporting of abnormal sounds from the process equipment to control room operator and shift supervisor
12. Ensure that all safety rules are followed by visitors in the plant constant P&ID and PFD reviewing for effective plant operation

FIELD OPERATOR, 9/2014 to 09/2018 

INDORAMA ELEME Gas Plant(feed conditioning plant) Port Harcourt, RI, NIGERIA

Responsibilities:

1. Operate compressors, scrubbers, and evaporators to liquify or compress gas.
2. Prepare and process gas for utility companies.
3. Process gas for industrial use.
4. Detect abnormal specifications.
5. Regasify natural gas using compressors, scrubbers, and refrigeration equipment.
6. Read and record gauge readings.
7. Read and record temperature, pressure, level, and flow.
8. Optimize and adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, or transfer of gas
9. Extract nitrogen from air using Compressor 
10. Shutdown and start-up plant equipment.
11. Operate treating plants, reciprocating natural gas compressors, Amine Contactor valves, and gas measurement equipment.
12. De-pressure equipment and pipelines.
13. Respond appropriately to emergencies.
14. Remove and replace filters, oil, chemicals, and other lubricating fluids.

Remove and replace valves and gaskets.

National Diploma: Petroleum & Nat. Gas Processing Engineering Tech, 08/2014

Petroleum Training Institute - Delta State

CERTIFICATIONS

1. City&Guilds IVQ: Production Technician 
2. International Minimum Industry Safety Training 
3. International Standard of Training, Certification and watch-keeping for seafarers.(STCW