Practical Engineering Management of Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms

Naeim Nouri Samie is currently a Project Engineering Manager with SLT Engineering (based in Malaysia), an engineering firm devoted to oil and gas projects worldwide. His background of over 30 years includes Structural Engineering Discipline Manager, Senior Structural Engineer, and Construction Workshop Engineering Manager. Naeim has worked on multiple oil and gas offshore engineering projects including the current on-going multi-billion project in the South Pars, located in Qatar's giant North Field. Previously, he has worked for Pegasus Oil and Gas Consultants, Iran Marine Industrial Company (SADRA), and Sazehkav Construction Company among others. He has authored many journal and conference publications including two books previously in Persian only, Port Design Guidelines and Offshore Structure Engineering. Samie graduated with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Shiraz University in 1986 and a M.Sc. in Hydraulic Structures from Sharif University of Technology in 1990.

Preface

Part I: Engineering Design of Offshore Platforms

Ch 1: Introduction to Offshore Platforms

1.1 Offshore Platform History

1.2 Oil and Gas Offshore Platforms Types

1.3 Importance of Engineering

1.4 Engineering Practice

Ch 2: Disciplines Involved in Offshore Platform Design

2.1 Architectural

2.2 Control

2.3 Electrical

2.4 HVAC

2.5 Instrument

2.6 Mechanical

2.7 Piping

2.8 Process

2.9 Safety

2.10 Structure

2.11 Telecommunication

Ch 3: Systems and Equipment for Offshore Platform Design

3.1 Process Systems

3.2 Utility Systems

3.3 Instrumentation and Control Systems

3.4 Safety Systems

3.5 Accommodation Systems

Part II: Management, Budgeting, and Scheduling of Offshore Platform Design

Ch 4: Balancing between Client and Task Force Engineers

4.1 Client Requests

4.2 Engineering Team Requirements

4.3 Disciplines/Engineers Mobilization and Requests

Ch 5: Handling Design Documentation

5.1 Master Document Register (MDR)

5.2 Interdisciplinary Checks / Discipline Interfaces

5.3 Document Control Center (DCC)

5.4 Vendor Data Controller (VDC)

5.5 Engineering Disciplines

5.6 General Items to be Checked in Quotation

5.7 Planning Department

Ch 6: Proposal Preparation

6.1 Familiarizing with Proper Requirements

6.2 Approximate Costs

6.3 Proposal Preparation Organization

6.4 Man Hour Weight Distribution

6.5 Unit Costs Calculation

6.6 Miscellaneous Costs

6.7 Changes / Variation Orders

Ch 7: Planning the Project Budget

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Budget Proposal

7.3 Monthly Planning

7.4 Expected Income and Deficits

7.5 Expected Deviations

7.6 Proposals and Incentives

References

Index