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LNG Facilities for Operations and Maintenance - OT-43

Discipline: Operations & Maintenance
Level: Foundation
Instructors who teach this course:
  • Mr. Alan Royer
    Mr. Alan Royer
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    MR. ALAN P. ROYER has more than 31 years' experience in the oil and gas industry working in the upstream and midstream sectors. For the past 31 years Mr. Royer has held operational, technical and managerial positions. During the first 13 years of his career he worked as an operator for Chevron Canada Resources in their gas processing facilities, and oil/gas gathering systems, located in Northern Alberta. In mid-1990 Mr. Royer left Chevron to attend the University of Alberta where he earned a BSc degree in Petroleum Engineering. Following university, his career took him to the international arena where he spent over 12 years in the Middle East. Initially he worked in Yemen with Canadian Nexen Ltd. where he was responsible for the engineering design of various facilities, including all commissioning and start-up activities. He spent his last 8 years in the Middle East working in Qatar where he held a number of operational and engineering roles supporting the construction and start-up of the LNG Mega Trains, which have a combined production capacity of 77 million tons per annum. Mr. Royer is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Mr. Royer is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Alberta, along with being an active member of the Project Management Institute since 2005.

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  • 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.

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  • About the course
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  • Course Content
About the course
This is a 5-day, LNG-industry version of our popular OT-1 Gas Production/Processing for Operations and Maintenance course, with expanded coverage on refrigeration, liquefaction, and utilities. The course includes in-depth information on basic LNG mixed refrigerant processing. Instructors will explain contaminant removal processes employed in LNG processes. Relevant details of the APCI LNG liquefaction processes are described. Class exercises/problems focus on application of theory to operational trends, so operators can understand their processes and become proficient at identifying issues and troubleshooting problems before production suffers. Course content is customizable to client needs.


"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 production fluid conditioning and processing, 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
  • Basic chemistry and physical principles related to hydrocarbons
  • Fundamentals of gas processing and conditioning for the LNG industry
  • Important specifications for gas, LNG, NGLs, and condensate
  • Phase behavior fundamentals
  • Practical thermodynamics: mass and energy balances
  • Important topics of H2S and CO2 removal before liquefaction
  • Processes used to sweeten and dehydrate produced fluids
  • Mechanical refrigeration principles
  • Other contaminants in LNG feed-gas
  • NGL stabilization and fractionation
  • Introduction to APCI LNG process
Course Content
  • Basic chemistry and physical principles related to hydrocarbons
  • Introduction to LNG facilities
  • Phase behavior fundamentals
  • Mechanical refrigeration
  • Production separators and oil dehydration
  • Mass transfer operations
  • Amine sweetening
  • Water-hydrocarbon behavior
  • Solid bed adsorbers
  • Gas expansion NGL recovery
  • Fractionation fundamentals
  • Basic LNG mixed refrigerant process
Related courses
LNG Short Course: Technology and the LNG Chain - G-29
Oil and Gas Processing Facilities for Operations & Maintenance - OT-1
Process Safety Engineering - PS-4
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LNG Facilities for Operations and Maintenance - OT-43
Discipline: Operations & Maintenance
Level: Foundation
Duration: 5 days
Instructor(s): Alan Royer, Buck Titsworth, Danny van Schie
This is a 5-day, LNG-industry version of our popular OT-1 Gas Production/Processing for Operations and Maintenance course, with expanded coverage on refrigeration, liquefaction, and utilities. The course includes in-depth information on basic LNG mixed refrigerant processing. Instructors will explain contaminant removal processes employed in LNG processes. Relevant details of the APCI LNG liquefaction processes are described. Class exercises/problems focus on application of theory to operational trends, so operators can understand their processes and become proficient at identifying issues and troubleshooting problems before production suffers. Course content is customizable to client needs.


"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 production fluid conditioning and processing, 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:
  • Basic chemistry and physical principles related to hydrocarbons
  • Fundamentals of gas processing and conditioning for the LNG industry
  • Important specifications for gas, LNG, NGLs, and condensate
  • Phase behavior fundamentals
  • Practical thermodynamics: mass and energy balances
  • Important topics of H2S and CO2 removal before liquefaction
  • Processes used to sweeten and dehydrate produced fluids
  • Mechanical refrigeration principles
  • Other contaminants in LNG feed-gas
  • NGL stabilization and fractionation
  • Introduction to APCI LNG process
Course Content:
  • Basic chemistry and physical principles related to hydrocarbons
  • Introduction to LNG facilities
  • Phase behavior fundamentals
  • Mechanical refrigeration
  • Production separators and oil dehydration
  • Mass transfer operations
  • Amine sweetening
  • Water-hydrocarbon behavior
  • Solid bed adsorbers
  • Gas expansion NGL recovery
  • Fractionation fundamentals
  • Basic LNG mixed refrigerant process
Instructors:

MR. ALAN P. ROYER has more than 31 years' experience in the oil and gas industry working in the upstream and midstream sectors. For the past 31 years Mr. Royer has held operational, technical and managerial positions. During the first 13 years of his career he worked as an operator for Chevron Canada Resources in their gas processing facilities, and oil/gas gathering systems, located in Northern Alberta. In mid-1990 Mr. Royer left Chevron to attend the University of Alberta where he earned a BSc degree in Petroleum Engineering. Following university, his career took him to the international arena where he spent over 12 years in the Middle East. Initially he worked in Yemen with Canadian Nexen Ltd. where he was responsible for the engineering design of various facilities, including all commissioning and start-up activities. He spent his last 8 years in the Middle East working in Qatar where he held a number of operational and engineering roles supporting the construction and start-up of the LNG Mega Trains, which have a combined production capacity of 77 million tons per annum. Mr. Royer is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Mr. Royer is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Alberta, along with being an active member of the Project Management Institute since 2005.

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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