AZAMSHAFIQ

SeniorPipelineEngineer

Flat#12,StMarysGrove
CastleStreet,Reading,UK
PostCode:RG17RQ
Mobile#+44(0)7785778930
Email:azamshafiq@gmail.com

TotalExperience:7+yearsinPipelineEngineering
CareerSummary:
A qualified Engineering Specialist with extensive experience in Pipeline Engineering Design including
ConceptualDesign,Feasibility,FEED,DetailEngineeringandProjectManagement.Currentlyworkingas
aPipelineEngineeronEngineeringDesignProjects.
HighlymotivatedteamplayerperformingmultidisciplinedactivitiesrelatedtoallsectorsofOil/Gas.My
career progression from engineer to team leader has groomed me into a strongly decisive and highly
innovativeprofessionalwithresultorientedapproachtowardsengineeringdesign,planning,execution
andmanagementutilizingandenhancingmytechnicalandmanagerialexpertise.

Education
BachelorofScienceinMechanicalEngineering

GhulamIshaqKhanInstituteofEngineeringSciences&Technology,Pakistan

2003to2007

ProfessionalExperience
AmecFosterWheeler,Reading,UK

(July2014toPresent)

SeniorPipelineEngineer(Oil&GasDepartment)
KeyProjects
DuqmrefineryProject,FEEDof45KMof20inchto42inchof Importand ExportLiquid Pipelines
from/toRefinery/LiquidJettyforDuqmRefineryandPetrochemicalsIndustriesCo(DRPIC),Oman.
North Hamada Field (Area 47) Development, FEED of Flowlines, Trunklines, Gas Injection Lines,
Water Injection Lines, Raw Water Lines, Gas Export Lines and Water Injection Lines between
Production Wells, Central Processing Facility and nearest Oil & Gas Pipeline Export Network for
NafusahOilOperations,Libya.
FEED of Trunklines and Pipelines of various Unconventional Gas Development Fields for Saudi
Aramco,SauidArabia
Role:AsaSeniorPipelineEngineer,responsibleforthefollowing:

PipelineDesignBasis
RouteSelectionandMapping
MechanicalDesignCalculations
ProjectSpecifications

Datasheet
ProjectPhilosophies
Drawings

ILFConsultingEngineers,AbuDhabi,UAE

(June2013toJune2014)

PipelineEngineer(EngineeringDepartment)
KeyProjects
Detailed Design of more than 250 KM, 6 to 12 inch Trunk and Flow lines Replacement and
RehabilitationforADCOAbuDhabiincludingstudyofcausesofdislocationoftrunklinesandflow
lines.
Replacementof12inch,96KMNGLPipelinefromDukhantoNGLPlantinMesaieedIndustrialCity
forQP,Qatar
FEEDof2Pipelines(28"and48")andallrelatedfacilitiesbetweenRegasificationPlant andEGDS
GasReceivingStationinQidfahforDolphinEnergyLimited,UAE.
DetailedFEEDforConsumerReceipt Stationfor30inchPipelineforGasSupplytoAlMirfaPower
Company(AMPC),AlAin,UAEforDolphinEnergyLimited,UAE.
Engineering Consultancy & PMC for Fujairah Water Distribution System for TRANSCO, UAE.
Approximately97KMofDiameterDN400toDN800WaterPipelineincluding30+15MIGDPumping
Station&5X5MIGTanks.
Northern Emirates Pipeline, Concept and FEED of 30 to 40, 60 to 80 KM of Gas Pipeline from
TaweelahFujairahPipelinetoSharjahforDolphinEnergy,UAE
Adequacy/Integrity assessment of critical manifolds (4 manifolds in GASCO's gas transmission
networkand2NGLmanifolds)toensurethefitnessforservicewithoutriskforthenext30yearsfor
GASCO,UAE.Tobestudied:Stress,corrosion,hydraulics,foundations,operability,andverification
ofalldrawings.
Engineering Design Review for Fabrication of four skid mounted manifolds (six slots each) which
shall be available for installation of additional slots for future gas production wells, in order to
increasethegasproductionfromThamamaF&GreservoirsinAsabField.
Role:AsaPipelineEngineer,responsibleforthefollowingactivities:

PipelineConceptualDesign&FeasibilityStudies
PipelineDesignincluding
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PreparationofPipelineDesignBasis
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PipelineSystemconfiguration,PFDsandP&IDs
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PipelineRouteSelectionStudy,SiteSurvey,RouteMaps&AlignmentSheets
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AreaClassificationforMainlineIsolation/SectionalizingValveEvaluation
o
PipelineOptimumWallThicknessCalculation
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PipelineTypicalDrawings,CrossingDrawingsandSpecialSectionDrawings
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StationApproachDrawings,PlotPlan,GeneralArrangements,PipingLayouts
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DesignofScrapperLauncher/Receivers
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CalculationofUpheavalBuckling(OTC,DEP&KPeter's)
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StressAnalysisofburiedpipelinesandabovegroundtieinsections.
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ProjectSpecifications,DataSheets,MaterialTakeOff&MaterialRequisitions
DesignVerification&participationinHAZOPandDesignReviews
ReviewofEPCContractor/VenderDesign&MaterialSubmittalsincludingMaterialDataSheets,
InspectionandTestingPlansbeforecommencementofproduction.
Project&EngineeringCoordination/SupervisionforPipelineConstruction

ConversantwithInternationalStandardsOil&GasStandards.

ApplusVelosi,AbuDhabi,UAE

(May2012toJune2013)

ProjectEngineer(EngineeringDepartment)
KeyProjects:
Updating/Generating Critical Drawings for Zirku Island Oil & Gas Processing Plant (Production
Capacity 550,000 BOPD) for ZADCO, UAE through 3D Laser Scan & Survey More than 12,000
Drawings
DevelopmentofGatheringSystem,WaterlinesandExportOilPipelineSystemOperationsProcedure
for120,000BOPDProcessingfacilitiesofWestQurnaPhaseII,IraqforLukoilMiddleEast
Establishing fully intelligent Engineering Data Management System of Offshore Zakum West and
ZakumCentralOil&GasProcessingSupercomplexforADMAOPCOusingAsBuilt3DModels
Role:AsaProjectEngineer,executingtheContractandresponsibleforthefollowingactivities:

DevelopmentofProjectManagementPlan
ProcurementofProjectresourcesincludingdevelopmentofProjectTeam.
ConductProjectProgressReviewMeetingswithClient&SubContractors.Recordminutesand
implementstrategies&decisions.
ContractManagementandaddressingallcontractualissueswithClient&SubContractors.
Monitoringprojectprogressandpreparationofweekly&monthlyprogressreports
Coordinating a team of 8 Engineers, 4 3D Laser Scan Operators/Surveyors & 15
designers/draftsmen.

InterStateGasSystems(Pvt)Ltd,Pakistan

(June2008toMay2012)

PipelineEngineer(TechnicalDepartment)
KeyProjects
IP Gas Pipeline Project 42 inch diameter, 785 km pipeline (Project Cost = 2 Billion Dollars)
ConceptualDesignandFEED
TAPI Gas Pipeline Project 56 inch diameter, 1780 km pipeline (Project cost = 7 Billion Dollars)
ConceptualDesign
Role: As a Pipeline Engineer, provided necessary technical support to higher management in Pre
feasibility Studies, Project Planning and Front End Engineering Design (FEED). During the project
executionparticipatedinfollowingactivities:

Contract Management Technical input in contract negotiation of Gas Sales and Purchase
AgreementandOperationAgreementincludingAnalysisofpropertiesofNaturalGas
ProjectManagementResponsibleforProjectManagementandControlPhasesincludingscope
control, Project planning, Progress Monitoring & Control and Progress Reporting using MS
ProjectandPrimavera

PipelineEngineeringDesign

Desktop Study to find most optimal route corridors for gas pipeline using Least Cost Path
Analysisin3DsoftwareslikeGoogleEarthandArcGISincludingPipelineRouteReconnaissance
atcriticalareaslikemountainandriver/nallahcrossingstophysicallyverifytheselectedpipeline
route.

PipelinesystemoptimizationusingSteadyStateHydraulicAnalysisofPipelineinPipelineStudio
(TGNET) & Visual Basic in Excel to find optimal line size, pressure drop, compressor station
locationandsizing.
Pipeline Mechanical Design including facility plan/layout, system schematics, PFDs, P&IDs,
technicalspecifications,mechanicalcalculations,datasheets,alignmentsheets,detailedcrossing
drawings in accordance with ASME, API, AGA, ASTM and other standards and in comparison
withengineerdesigndocumentsofotherprojects.

GhulamIshaqKhanInstitute,Pakistan

(Jan2008toMay2008)

MechanicalEngineer

AssistedintrainingcoursesonStressAnalysisinProEngineerandANSYS.
Conducted Heat Transfer Lab courses with experiments on heat exchangers related to
thermodynamicsandheattransfer

TrojansPakistanLtd.,Pakistan

(June2007toSep2007)

MechanicalEngineerCAD/CAM/CAEDepartment

TrainingonProEngineerA3DDesignSoftware.
Training on Reverse Engineering of Parts using 3D Laser Scanning and CMMs and Rapid
PrototypingusingFDMandSiliconMoldingMachines

TrainingsandCertifications

TechnicalBusinessWriting
ProjectManagementinPrimavera6fromPrimaveraSystemsTrainingDepartment
AdvanceCourseonDesignManagement&Prediction
CertificationinComputerAidedDesignonProEngineerWildfire2.0
RegisteredEngineerunderPakistanEngineeringCouncil
BasicH2S,EscapeBreathingApparatus&HelicopterUnderwaterEscapeTraining

Skills/EngineeringTools

MSOffice
MSProject
Primavera3&6
ArcGIS9

AutoCADMap3D
ANSYS
ProEngineer
GlobalMapper

GoogleEarth
CAESARII
MATLAB
PipelineToolbox

Pipeline Studio
TGNET
Surveying using
HandheldGPS

Achievements

DevelopedPipelineProfileAnalysistoolintegratedwithExcelandAutoCADtofindtheoptimal
pipelinesprofiletoavoidUpheavalBucklingusingKPeterMethod.
EstablishedPipelineRouteGeoTechnicalDatabaseandperformedstateoftheArtAnalysislike
LeastCostPathAnalysisthroughArcGISSoftwareforOptimumRouteSelection.
Developed Excel Based Pipeline System Optimization Tool integrated with ArcGIS and Pipeline
Studiotofindmosteconomicalsizingandconfigurationofpipelinesystem.
Won2ndPrizeinGIK.InstituteOpenHouse2007forFinalYearProjectonHeatExchangers
Won3rdPrizeinAllPakistanProEngineerDesignExhibitionandSpeedDesignCompetition