| Reference Number KPO0097 |
Corrosion & Materials & Welding TA
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| Closing date for applications | 7 February 2013 |
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| Country | Kazakhstan |
| City | Aksai |
| Function/Discipline | Operations |
| Employment Category | This is a permanent role |
| This will be a rotational assignment |
| Working Hours | 28/28 rotation |
| Full/Part-Time | Full Time |
| Number of Roles Available | 1 |
| Salary | Competitve package |
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BG Group is a founding member of Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B. V. (KPO) which oversees the development of the giant Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field in the northwest of Kazakhstan. Karachaganak covers an area of more than 280 square kilometres with estimated gross reserves of over 2.4 billion barrels of condensate and 16 trillion cubic feet of gas. The Karachaganak field is one of the biggest internationally-funded and most technologically challenging projects in Kazakhstan. |
- Provide specialist corrosion and materials advice as the KPO Technical Authority for these subjects;
- Support Operations and Projects with a focus on providing safe design concepts, materials selection for reliability, input into the risk-based inspection programmes, input into fitness for service integrity assessment activities, failure analysis, and the implementation of best-of-class technical standards;
- Identify and recommend solutions to all key corrosion threats that may affect facility and pipeline integrity;
- Actively support training of KPO employees in the subjects of corrosion and materials.
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- Provide guidance on materials and corrosion control to KPO departments to ensure integrity of equipment. Activities include, but are not limited to: material selection, coating selection, corrosion inhibitor chemical selection, corrosion monitoring, and material testing;
- Provide input into the updating of KPO specifications and procedures to ensure that they incorporate the most recent guidance and best practices, and that they comply with applicable regulatory technical regulations, in the subjects of material selection and corrosion control;
- Perform corrosion and erosion modelling studies using a range of established tools;
- Develop and maintain the accuracy of corrosion management strategies for KPO production and processing facilities through periodic review and revision;
- Develop and guide implementation of corrosion monitoring programmes to identify corrosion threats that may affect the integrity of KPO facilities and pipelines. Activities include, but are not limited to: selection of monitoring techniques, establishing data collection procedures, establishing guidelines for analysis of data, and establishing the type and frequency of reports;
- Ensure that:
- Corrosion monitoring data is obtained in accordance with the established plan;
- Corrosion monitoring databases are continually updated;
- Quality and accuracy of corrosion monitoring databases are maintained;
- Data is analysed correctly;
- Reporting of results is performed in a timely and effective manner;
- Evaluate the risk of all identified corrosion threats, and make recommendations for solutions to resolve them so that risk to mechanical integrity is maintained As Low As Reasonably Practical;
- Evaluate the efficiency of corrosion inhibitors and develop recommendations on the application of corrosion inhibitors in KPO facilities and pipelines. Develop corrosion inhibitor laboratory and field evaluation plans to determine performance and compatibility with other chemicals;
- Contribute to the development of Risk-Based Inspection programmes. This includes, but is not limited to: preparation of equipment inspection plans, assessment of corrosion risks to equipment, and the development and updating of Integrity Management Manuals for all equipment items where corrosion is a factor in their deterioration;
- Participate on Root Cause Analysis of failures;
- Evaluate facilities integrity and calculate their remaining life based upon prediction models;
- Contribute to the development and execution of the annual Capital Budget by identifying capital expenditure requirements for supporting corrosion monitoring activities, preparing related AFE’s and Purchase Requistions, and reporting on cost control information;
- Contribute to the development of the annual Operating Expense Budget by forecasting expenditures for laboratory work, technical specialist consulting, and other costs;
- Coordinate metallographic analysis, chemical analysis of corrosion products, and electrochemical corrosion tests performed by KPO Laboratory and third party laboratories;
- Develop and maintain strong technical relationships with Kazakh institutes that are dedicated to metallographic analysis and corrosion management;
- Maintain awareness of developments within the oil and gas industry related to materials and corrosion, and promote the implementation of these new developments at KPO. This may require participation on national and/or international technical committees, reading technical publications, and communicating with parent company technical experts;
- Provide leadership in KPO corrosion management (for example, KPO Chemical and Corrosion Management Team) to ensure that lessons learnt from field activities are communicated to relevant parties.
- Provide training for KPO personnel on subjects related to corrosion mechanisms, corrosion monitoring, corrosion control, and materials engineering;
- Prepare annual corrosion status and facility integrity status reports for submission to WKO Department of Emergency Situations.
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Experience Needed:
- Higher education (technical) in Corrosion Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Science or Materials Science. Qualification is essential to obtain a Work Permit in Kazakhstan.
- Work experience as Corrosion and Materials Engineer
Specialist Knowledge/Languages:
- Practical knowledge of sour oil and gas production facilities;
- Materials selection for sour oilfield environments;
- Good understanding of process engineering;
- RoK Technical Regulations applicable to oil and gas industry;
- International Codes and Standards applicable to design, construction, inspection, and repair within the oil and gas industry (e.g. API, ASME, ASTM, NACE, ISO, EN, etc);
- Material properties and their application in highly sour oilfield environment;
- Corrosion monitoring methods and corrosion control solutions commonly used in the oil and gas industry;
- Materials selection for sour production systems;
- Corrosion modeling, testing, and prediction methods used to facilitate or validate materials selection;
- Corrosion Risk Assessment methodologies and tools – both qualitative and quantitative;
- Conversant in industry standard practices for use, testing, and specification of oil field corrosion inhibition chemicals;
- Metallurgical analysis processes applicable to material property determination and for failure analysis;
- Methods used for inspection and flaw detection of stationary mechanical equipment, but there is no requirement to have skills in performing these inspections;
Skills:
- PC Skills: Word (intermediate level or higher), Excel (intermediate level or higher); PowerPoint (intermediate level or higher);
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills in English;
- Decision making and problem solving;
- Preparation of written technical reports;
- Preparation and delivery of technical presentations to management;
- Ability to mentor lower level employees and provide training to others in the subjects of materials and corrosion;
- Ability to operate in a multitask engineering team
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BG Group values diversity and is committed to equal opportunities; applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates.
Please note that after the closing date you will no longer be able to apply for the vacancy. The specific time of closing is midnight UK time on the date displayed. BG Group also reserves the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date without prior notice.
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