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LNG Facilities for Operations and Maintenance - OT-43

Discipline: Operations & Maintenance
Level: Foundation
Instructors who teach this course:
  • Mr. Buck Titsworth
    Mr. Buck Titsworth
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    MR. BUCK TITSWORTH has over 40 years' experience with major international operating and service companies in worldwide oil and gas production/process engineering, project execution, and business planning. Specific experience includes upstream projects (Middle East - Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait); oil & gas pipeline and production facilities projects (South America, the Far East, FSU, Austral-Asia); FPSO/mobile system development projects (Canada, Asia-Pacific, West Africa); refining projects (USA and eastern Europe); and global business/strategic planning for the engineering and construction industry. Assignments have included establishing joint ventures and/or new offices in Vietnam, Pakistan, Nigeria, Australia, Canada, and Holland. Mr. Titsworth has a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston, and is a registered professional engineer in four states.

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  • Mr. Danny van Schie
    Mr. Danny van Schie
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    MR. DANNY VAN SCHIE is a versatile, multilingual, and results-driven chemical engineer (Fellow with the IChemE) with 22 years' successful background in the oil, gas and chemical industry. As responsible manager for the monetization of three offshore oil and gas developments in West Africa, his work entailed management of engineering contractors for wellheads, platforms and flow assurance. He was also responsible for development/selection/design of a deep water FPSO and for the technical content and input to project economics. His core technical proficiencies include LNG (FLNG/FSRU), LPG and synthesis gas applications (ammonia, methanol, GTL, and sour gas processing) from concept stage to completion and operations.

    Mr. van Schie was responsible for technical and commercial analysis of LNG opportunities and reporting directly to the head of LNG trading in Geneva. The role involved technical, operational, commercial due diligence on LNG project solutions including logistics and economics, and the conceptualization and engineering of LNG regas and liquefaction projects as part of tender rounds and in-house projects. Project sizes were from 50 to 500 MMSCFD in a global geography. He developed excellent contacts with OEMs, process licensors, shipping companies/ owners, and EPCM contractors.

    Managerial experience included small teams of discipline engineers, vendors and external contractors in a variety of disciplines and geography. He efficiently managed, planned and designed a number of local and international projects in addition to upstream and midstream developments; effectively undertook varying engineering modes; conceptual, basic and detailed engineering, construction support, and (pre-) commissioning and production. Projects differ from green field to brownfield expansion. He was responsible for setting out contracting philosophy and implementing strategy for a variety of projects and time managing stakeholders including interface management. Mr. van Schie has contributed to construction, commissioning, and operations of a LPG import facility in Lagos, and has been instrumental in technical negotiations for a bid to supply LPG to two power stations in the US Virgin Islands. He was also Engineering Manager on a winning bid to supply LNG via FSRU to Cyprus. Mr. van Schie annually conducts training courses for LNG, LPG and gas processing.

    Courses:



  • About the course
  • Designed For
  • You will learn
  • Course Content
This 5-day, LNG facilities course provides an overview of field operations, and an in-depth review of the in-plant equipment and processes. The course includes the two most common types of LNG liquefaction processes, the AP-C3MR and ConocoPhillips Optimized Cascade Process. Class exercises/problems focus on the application of theory to operational trends, so operators can understand their processes and become more proficient at identifying issues and troubleshooting problems before production suffers. Course content is customizable to client needs at no additional cost.


"The real problem solutions as exercises in the class was very helpful to understand the application. Very good instructor and material. Definitely was good material to understand the LNG process." - Participant, Mexico
LNG facility operators who require a working knowledge of the various processes used in LNG facilities, including the common operational difficulties that may arise and operational tactics used to resolve them. Also suitable for maintenance technicians, supervisors, and managers, as well as other non-engineering personnel who would benefit from an understanding of gas processing techniques that can be applied in their daily work activities.
  • Overview of oil and gas processing, including typical field operations
  • The required feed quality specifications for LNG facilities, including issues with common contaminants
  • Separation equipment with a focus on critical separation equipment in LNG facilities
  • Operational aspects of acid gas removal units (AGRU) for LNG facilities
  • Gas dehydration processes for LNG (including pre-cooling and molecular sieve)
  • Mercury removal processes for LNG, and location/performance in the facility
  • Centrifugal compressor operations and issues
  • Refrigeration system operational principles (propane, cascade and mixed refrigerant)
  • NGL stabilization and fractionation processes (regional)
  • LNG COP Cascade Process Overview
  • LNG AP-C3MR Process Overview
  • LNG storage operations and considerations
  • LNG ship loading and boil-off gas management issues and considerations
  • Application of hydrocarbon physical properties and phase behavior to understand the process operational issues within the overall facility
  • Gas turbine operations and issues
  • Hydrocarbon physical properties and phase behavior as the natural gas flows through the plant
  • Overview of oil and gas processing
  • Separation equipment
  • LNG feed quality requirements
  • LNG pre-treatment systems (AGRU / molecular sieve / Hg removal)
  • Fundamentals of centrifugal compression
  • Refrigeration principles (propane, cascade and mixed refrigerant)
  • NGL stabilization and fractionation (regional)
  • LNG COP Cascade Process Overview
  • LNG APCI C3MR Process Overview
  • LNG storage operations and considerations
  • LNG shiploading operations and considerations
  • Boil-off gas management methods
  • Gas turbine fundamentals
  • Hydrocarbon physical properties
  • Phase behavior fundamentals
  • Water / hydrocarbon behavior
Related courses
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LNG Short Course: Technology and the LNG Chain - G-29
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LNG Facilities for Operations and Maintenance - OT-43
Discipline: Operations & Maintenance
Level: Foundation
Duration: 5 days
Instructor(s): Buck Titsworth, Danny van Schie
This 5-day, LNG facilities course provides an overview of field operations, and an in-depth review of the in-plant equipment and processes. The course includes the two most common types of LNG liquefaction processes, the AP-C3MR and ConocoPhillips Optimized Cascade Process. Class exercises/problems focus on the application of theory to operational trends, so operators can understand their processes and become more proficient at identifying issues and troubleshooting problems before production suffers. Course content is customizable to client needs at no additional cost.


"The real problem solutions as exercises in the class was very helpful to understand the application. Very good instructor and material. Definitely was good material to understand the LNG process." - Participant, Mexico
Designed For:
LNG facility operators who require a working knowledge of the various processes used in LNG facilities, including the common operational difficulties that may arise and operational tactics used to resolve them. Also suitable for maintenance technicians, supervisors, and managers, as well as other non-engineering personnel who would benefit from an understanding of gas processing techniques that can be applied in their daily work activities.
You Will Learn:
  • Overview of oil and gas processing, including typical field operations
  • The required feed quality specifications for LNG facilities, including issues with common contaminants
  • Separation equipment with a focus on critical separation equipment in LNG facilities
  • Operational aspects of acid gas removal units (AGRU) for LNG facilities
  • Gas dehydration processes for LNG (including pre-cooling and molecular sieve)
  • Mercury removal processes for LNG, and location/performance in the facility
  • Centrifugal compressor operations and issues
  • Refrigeration system operational principles (propane, cascade and mixed refrigerant)
  • NGL stabilization and fractionation processes (regional)
  • LNG COP Cascade Process Overview
  • LNG AP-C3MR Process Overview
  • LNG storage operations and considerations
  • LNG ship loading and boil-off gas management issues and considerations
  • Application of hydrocarbon physical properties and phase behavior to understand the process operational issues within the overall facility
  • Gas turbine operations and issues
  • Hydrocarbon physical properties and phase behavior as the natural gas flows through the plant
Course Content:
  • Overview of oil and gas processing
  • Separation equipment
  • LNG feed quality requirements
  • LNG pre-treatment systems (AGRU / molecular sieve / Hg removal)
  • Fundamentals of centrifugal compression
  • Refrigeration principles (propane, cascade and mixed refrigerant)
  • NGL stabilization and fractionation (regional)
  • LNG COP Cascade Process Overview
  • LNG APCI C3MR Process Overview
  • LNG storage operations and considerations
  • LNG shiploading operations and considerations
  • Boil-off gas management methods
  • Gas turbine fundamentals
  • Hydrocarbon physical properties
  • Phase behavior fundamentals
  • Water / hydrocarbon behavior
Instructors:

MR. BUCK TITSWORTH has over 40 years' experience with major international operating and service companies in worldwide oil and gas production/process engineering, project execution, and business planning. Specific experience includes upstream projects (Middle East - Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait); oil & gas pipeline and production facilities projects (South America, the Far East, FSU, Austral-Asia); FPSO/mobile system development projects (Canada, Asia-Pacific, West Africa); refining projects (USA and eastern Europe); and global business/strategic planning for the engineering and construction industry. Assignments have included establishing joint ventures and/or new offices in Vietnam, Pakistan, Nigeria, Australia, Canada, and Holland. Mr. Titsworth has a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston, and is a registered professional engineer in four states.

MR. DANNY VAN SCHIE is a versatile, multilingual, and results-driven chemical engineer (Fellow with the IChemE) with 22 years' successful background in the oil, gas and chemical industry. As responsible manager for the monetization of three offshore oil and gas developments in West Africa, his work entailed management of engineering contractors for wellheads, platforms and flow assurance. He was also responsible for development/selection/design of a deep water FPSO and for the technical content and input to project economics. His core technical proficiencies include LNG (FLNG/FSRU), LPG and synthesis gas applications (ammonia, methanol, GTL, and sour gas processing) from concept stage to completion and operations.

Mr. van Schie was responsible for technical and commercial analysis of LNG opportunities and reporting directly to the head of LNG trading in Geneva. The role involved technical, operational, commercial due diligence on LNG project solutions including logistics and economics, and the conceptualization and engineering of LNG regas and liquefaction projects as part of tender rounds and in-house projects. Project sizes were from 50 to 500 MMSCFD in a global geography. He developed excellent contacts with OEMs, process licensors, shipping companies/ owners, and EPCM contractors.

Managerial experience included small teams of discipline engineers, vendors and external contractors in a variety of disciplines and geography. He efficiently managed, planned and designed a number of local and international projects in addition to upstream and midstream developments; effectively undertook varying engineering modes; conceptual, basic and detailed engineering, construction support, and (pre-) commissioning and production. Projects differ from green field to brownfield expansion. He was responsible for setting out contracting philosophy and implementing strategy for a variety of projects and time managing stakeholders including interface management. Mr. van Schie has contributed to construction, commissioning, and operations of a LPG import facility in Lagos, and has been instrumental in technical negotiations for a bid to supply LPG to two power stations in the US Virgin Islands. He was also Engineering Manager on a winning bid to supply LNG via FSRU to Cyprus. Mr. van Schie annually conducts training courses for LNG, LPG and gas processing.


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