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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Part 11 - Field Engineer vs Pipeline Engineer




Roles and Responsibilities Of Field Engineer
-Be conversant with the technical and commercial aspects of the projects and to have a full understanding of the scope of work, as provided be the Project Manager/Vessel Superintendent.
-To prepare offshore operations procedures at the requested by Project Manager.
-To prepare task plans during offshore operation based on the installation procedures.
-To become familiar with all the vessel operation/limitations, in order to improve design, operational schedule, procedures and safety.
-Participate in daily project meetings and toolbox talks.
-Liase with coordinate the activities of vendors and subcontractors as and when required as part of the Project, without commercial authority.
-Implement and organise any approved modifications to the Project, ensuring all changes are fully documentedand included in the appropriate documents.

Roles and Responsibilities Of Pipeline Engineer
-Review Client's technical documentation and requirements.
-Prepare the design and basis/CTRs for the pipeline design and interface with the relative process and structures and installation.
-Check  the result of surveys carried out by sub-contractors and optimise the laying route.
-Assist with the selection of spread/methods and perform/review installation design analysis for the pipeline system.
-Assist the pipeline lead or the project engineering manager for solving technical problems arising during project development and the interfacing/supporting the procurement department.

-Perform/verify all discipline analyses and calculation notes required to design the pipelines system, including the engineering activities of third parties/sub contractors.
-Define Standards and procedures for the relative engineering area and contribute to software evaluations.
-Solve all the engineering problems arisen from day to day installation works.
-To ensure safe and efficient offshore installation operations.
-To find the optimum and the best rectification design of any repair.
-Engineering analysis scope of work details :

  1. Pipelay analyses using pipelay barge.


  2. Riser installation & davit lifts analyses.


  3. Pipeline Spanning calculations


  4. Stinger ballast calculations check.


  5. Pipeline sidewalking analyses.


  6. Abandonment & recovery analyses.


  7. Pipeline bowstring & anchor start-up


  8. Mid point tie-in analyses.