Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical, Metallurgy, or Mechanical Engineering. Minimum of 8 years of experience in a similar role within the oil and gas industry.
Description
About the Job:Supervises and implements routine and non-routine corrosion mitigation and control activities in assignedoperational area. Conducts corrosion inspection on pipelines, well casing/tubing, and carries out failureinvestigations related to corrosion attacks on wells, processing, transmitting and storage facilities. Analyzesrelated corrosion results and recommends remedial measures.Provides specialist support and assumes responsibility for areas related to corrosion monitoring and control inRefinery including plant, offsite and jetty equipment, and piping.Reviews the operating conditions to assess and monitor corrosive conditions and evaluates the materialperformance in corrosive streams. Reviews the metallurgy of the equipment and piping and makesrecommendations for upgrading as required. Conducts Remaining Life Assessment (RLA) for long service usedhigh temperature high Pressure equipment.Initiates and implements the Companyu2019s policy on corrosion control. Ensures that all surface preparation andcoating activities carried out on new and existing facilities are in accordance with approved specificationsKey Accountabilities:u2022 Implements the Companyu2019s corrosion control policies to mitigate corrosion attacks on static structures,equipment and associated facilities. Plans and implements work programs covering CathodicProtection, Chemical Treatment, Internal Corrosion Monitoring, Failure Investigation and Coatinginspection & evaluation etc.u2022 Conducts corrosion inspection on pipelines, well casing/tubing, and carries out failure investigationsrelated to corrosion attacks on wells, processing, transmitting and storage facilities. Analyzes relatedcorrosion results and recommends remedial measures.u2022 Plans and evaluates the results of all routine and non-routine cathodic protection surveys intended toconfirm the effectiveness of deployed systems. Makes appropriate technical recommendations forpossible improvements.u2022 Conducts effective monitoring programs on coatings of existing equipment, structures and facilities toassess conditions and identify problems. Prepares adequate coating repair programs.Participates in supervising intelligent pipeline tool inspection. Analyzes recorded data and plansnecessary inspection/repair program.u2022 Reviews and evaluates survey results from electrochemical probes, weight-loss coupons, and othercorrosion monitoring devices used to establish the effectiveness of internal corrosion control methods.u2022 Ensures satisfactory implementation and evaluation of all chemical treatment programs formulated forinternal corrosion control.u2022 Reviews corrosion mitigation measures for new facilities projects and/or modifications. Ensuresapproved corrosion protection measures are incorporated in the design proposals and in selectedmaterials.u2022 Participates in plant corrosion inspections during shutdowns and investigates failures to identify causes.Highlights areas of concern and advises on improvements required.u2022 Updates computer-based corrosion/material information systems to record and monitor a wide variety ofrelated data and information. Ensures that all corrosion tests/analysis data of each equipment/facilityand major problem areas are logged and identified.u2022 Performs other similar or related duties, as required.u2022 Task / Responsibilities during major turnaround / TARu2022 In-situ Metallography: Prepares scope and carries out on-site metallography using replica technique tomonitor microstructures evaluates microstructure condition and issues reports.u2022 Identify Austenitic SS equipment vulnerable to Polythionic Stress Corrosion Cracking and ensuring itsneutralization before opening during Shutdown.u2022 Collection of Corrosion products / corroded sample for analysisu2022 Review of Internal Inspection findings and plan for Root Cause Analysis / RLA studies as applicableu2022 Carries out a thorough and detailed review of all Refinery units process circuits and prepare CorrosionLoopsu2022 Identify specific Damage Mechanism and Integrity Operating Window (IOW) for each corrosion Loopu2022 Actively Participate in Risk Base Inspection (RBI) project implementation and its application oncontinuous basisMinimum Requirtments:Bachelor Degree in Chemical/Metallurgy or Mechanical engineering qualification or equivalent.At least 8 years experience in the same or similar role in the oil and gas industry