USPEnergies
USPEnergies
The SHAH Gas Expansion Project - a critical analysis of the process design
Hazop and LOPA Chairing
UMESH GOEL MSc CEng MIChemE
PHA lead facilitator / HAZOP Chairman
Education
M.Sc. Applied Chemical Engineering,
IFP (Institut Français du Pétrole),
Paris, France, 2000
B.E. Chemical Engineering,
Shivaji University, India, 1991
Professional Registration
Chartered Engineer,
Member, IChemE
Total Years Experience
26
In my role as Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Lead Facilitator/ Chairman, I am capable of independently conducting and leading all phases of Process Hazard Reviews (PHR’s) for hydrocarbon (oil & gas) industry related projects. This includes HAZOPs from FEED and concept stage to the EPC and construction /commissioning phase safety reviews, SIL studies using the LOPA method and risk graph methods, PSSR reviews. I have been called upon to function as a Lead HAZOP facilitator on several projects; given below is a summary of my experience till date. I have also been trained and undergone a formal IChemE approved course ‘Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP) for team leaders and team members’ and IFP Training certified courses on LOPA.
Representative Project Experience
IOCL via EIL, India – Hazop Chairman for BS-VI Project at Panipat, Mathura, Gujarat, Haldia, Bongaigaon, and Digboi Refinery
Indian Oil Corp Ltd- Guwahati Refinery – Integrated HAZOP study for Entire Refinery (5 year revalidation) (study awarded against tender No.GC15HST336)
HPCL-Mittal Pipelines Ltd – PHA Revalidation study for Crude Oil Terminal and Mundra-Bhathinda cross-country pipeline from Mundra port to GGSRL refinery at Bhathinda, Punjab
GAIL (India) Limited, Petrochemicals complex, Pata, Dist Auraiya,Uttar Pradesh HAZOP study for HDPE-II Plant and it’s Offline Flaker Unit
Reliance J3 ROG Cracker Demo Furnace via Technip Benelux – Integrated HAZOP and SIL study (using calibrated Risk Graph method)