	Melki Abbassi 54, Avenue Mouaouia Ibn Abi Soufiane 1004 El Menzah VI, Tunis Tel: (216) 176 7998 Fax: (216) 176 7998 E-mail: [email protected]

Objective:
Operations Supervisor, Operations Superintendent, Production Process Trainer, Plant Start-up Supervisor, Major Plant Shutdown Co-ordinator, Technical Author.

Work History:

1998…Present

1996…1998

1990–1996

1986–1990

1985–1986

1983–1985

1979–1983

Production and Process Development Specialist

Anadarko-Sonatrach Association in Algeria

Company Manager

Oil & Gas Engineers and Consultants (OGEC) Tunisia

Field Production Operations Supervisor

Shell Gabon’s Rabi-Kounga field onshore Gabon

Offshore INSTALLATION Manager

Shell Tunisia’s Tazerka FPSO offshore Tunisia

Offshore Production planner

Shell Tunisia’s Tazerka FPSO offshore Tunisia

Offshore operations supervisor

Shell Tunisia’s Tazerka FPSO offshore Tunisia

Sales manager

Société Générale de Réalisations (SOGER) Tunisia

Education and Training
Mechanical Engineering, High Institute of Engineering (ENSET),
Oil & Gas Production Operations, Shell Int. (P1.12)
Production Operations techniques, OGCI, London.
Problem solving and Decision-making, Shell Int.
Offshore Survival and Fire fighting, Montrose, Scotland.
First Aid, RGT London.
Rotating equipment condition monitoring and basic shaft alignment, Prüftechnik Germany
Gas Turbines and compression plant control systems, Petrotech/Shell Gabon
Breathing Apparatus, Shell Tunisia.
Permit to Work System, Shell / Enterprise.
Communication and inter-personnel skills, Amoury Institute of psychology.
Supervising safety, Shell Gabon.
Planning, Programming and Scheduling, Shell Holland (P2.12).
Unsafe Acts Auditing, Shell Gabon.
Accident / Incident investigations and reporting, Shell Gabon
Yearly and / or bi-yearly refreshers in:

Unsafe Acts Auditing
Supervising safety.
Firefighting.
Permit to Work System

Other

LANGUAGES:

Arabic - native.

French - fluent.

English - fluent.

Experience and achievements

Development Specialist

Compiling, building training programmes for Production Operations Staff.
Training nationals in oil production operation, classroom and OJT instruction and tutoring.
Teaching and coaching in oil production and treatment process, separation, testing storage, heating, cooling, analysis, gas and water and solids handling, export (pipelines), pigging, metering, trouble shooting, plant maintenance, etc.
Assisting in operations rationalisation and advising in daily oil production operations (60,000 BPD), gas compression and injection (Solar turbine & Dresser compressors), stabilisation, laboratory, control room (DCS), Metering skid, power generation with gas turbines (Thomassen).
Set-up of first-line maintenance routines for operators.

Field Production and Operations Supervisor

Supervision of daily operations in oil and gas gathering stations, Wells and wellheads, metering stations, Gas compression and Export pump stations, pipelines, central control room.

Water production and re-injection.

Assisting in Plant pre-commissioning and commissioning,

Wellheads and control systems.
Oil / Gas process facilities, TEG units, Gas compression plant and power stations.

Supervising concurrent activities, i.e.: production, construction and commissioning.

Planning and preparation of major plant shutdowns.

Supervision of routine and non-routine production operations activities.

Developing, producing and reviewing Operating Procedure Manuals for routine and non-routine activities.

Supervision and control of the Permit to Work System amongst the field activities i.e.: construction, maintenance and commissioning.

Control field equipment and production well data logs.

Compiling and producing Monthly Production reports.

Ensuring that safety is applied at all levels of the field’s production Operations activities.

Organising inter-personnel and inter-departmental safety meetings.

Organising and participating in the safety drills.

Developing, assessing training needs for the production operations staff.

Co-ordination of field activities with Planning / Programming and Reservoir departments for the well testing, wells bean up / down, gas-lift flow rate changes, proving control, opening / shutdown of G.O.R. controlled wells, etc.

Periodic Plant Integrity checks.

Contribution in new projects design preparations.

Work Details

1998–Now Baker / OTS south Algeria

Oil Production and Process Development Specialist

Seconded to Anadarko-Sonatrach Association in Algeria

Developing and compiling training program for production Operations section.
Developing assessment strategies for the operations staff.
Rationalizing and enhancing production operations as per the Company Business Plan.
Developing and compiling operating Procedure Guides for the field operations.
On- the Job-Training for the local operations staff.
Developing and writing operating procedures for plant de-commissioning and re-commissioning.
Participating in the plant units commissioning.

1996–1998 Oil and Gas Engineering Consultants (OGEC) Tunisia

Company Manager

Consulting services in production operations for Tunisian Oil companies.

Project development and organization for oil field development in Brunei for bouygues offshore.

Consulting services in training and personnel development for Tunisian company operating an offshore platform

Developing Operating Procedures guides for oilfield operation.

1990–1996 Shell Gabon West africa

Field Production Operations Supervisor

Shell Gabon operated Rabi-field start up.

Supervised all field production operations.

Coordinated of all the concurrent production and construction operations during the field upgrading phases.

Coordinated all concurrent production and commissioning operations of newly installed plants.

Started up all the newly installed and/upgraded production plants and fields.

Designed and implemented work permits system as per Shell standards.

Developed and compiled the field Operating Procedure Guides.

Coordinated and supervised all major plant shutdowns for inspection / modification.

Developed and implemented field parameters logging systems being used for equipment monitoring and availability enhancement.

Contributed in the development of the Safety Case and Emergency contingency plan.

Contributed in the development and engineering of the CAO / DCS operating system.

1986–1990 Shell Tunirex Tunisia

Offshore INSTALLATION Manager

Managed production operations as per the company Business Plan.

Managed Field operations and maintenance budgets.

Rationalized Safety and evacuation procedures.

1985–1986 Shell Tunirex Tunisia

Offshore Production planner

Developed the planning section from the scratch.

Ensured the production availability as per the off-take schedules.

Ensured production/test of wells as per plan and coordinated results and actions with petroleum engineering department.

Coordinated activities as per shore planning and scheduling department.

1983–1985 Shell Tunirex Tunisia

Offshore operations supervisor

Supervised all production operations activities taking place onboard the FPSU.

Ensured safety of personnel and equipment at highest level of consideration.

Ensured training of operations staff as per required programs.

Ensured smooth operation of production wells and utilities.

1979–1983 SOGER Tunisia

Sales manager

Expanded territorial sales of professional audio visual equipment.

Sales and Installation of language laboratories and radio stations.>/LI>

Additional Info.

Originator and producer of Rabi-Journal, an internal technical news and information magazine.

PC skills:

Microsoft software

Internet and electronic mailing

Windows design software

Web design for Internet and Intranet communication systems.

Personal Details:

Nationality: Tunisian

Date of birth: August 4, 1955

Marital Status: Married

Passport number: M181870

Expiry date: October 2004