udaya109's CV
Profile summary
Strategic Lab Supervisor with 19 years shaping crude oil and gas outcomes across GCC and international markets. Known for laboratory operations, quality control, and hydrocarbon processing expertise. Committed to maintaining analytical testing standards and facility performance across production environments.
Career highlights
Crude Oil Laboratory Operations: Managed laboratory operations and analytical testing for crude oil and gas production facilities designed to process 32 thousand barrels per day of liquid.
Chemical Operations Management: Directed chemical operations for production facilities handling 40 thousand barrels per day of liquid and 104 million standard cubic feet per day of gas.
Terminal Storage and Supply Chain: Guided terminal operations managing a cumulative storage capacity of 68,100 MT for hydrocarbons and LPG across multiple facilities from 2011 to 2013.
Laboratory Management Certification: Completed certification in laboratory management and internal audit according to ISO standards.
Key skills
Professional experience
Manages laboratory operations for crude oil and gas production facilities, overseeing analytical testing and quality control processes to support hydrocarbon processing operations. Directs daily testing protocols for liquid and gas output streams.
- Directed analytical testing operations for crude oil and gas production facilities designed to process 32 thousand barrels per day of liquid.
- Oversaw quality control procedures for gas processing systems configured for 150 million standard cubic feet per day.
- Managed water testing protocols for facilities handling 10 thousand barrels per day of water production.
- Executed sulfur analysis procedures supporting 240 tons of sulfur production operations at the Abdaly site in Kuwait.
- Maintained laboratory quality standards during operations starting 2024-01.
Shaped technical execution for crude oil and gas production facilities, steering daily chemical operations across processing systems handling 40 thousand barrels per day of liquid, 104 million standard cubic feet per day of gas, 12 thousand barrels per day of water, and 150 tons of sulphur.
- Executed daily chemical treatment programs to ensure compliance with facility design parameters for hydrocarbon processing.
- Monitored fluid parameters across separation units to maintain water and sulphur production output levels.
Reported to operations leadership while overseeing technical workflows for crude oil and water handling systems across production facilities. Directed chemical processing strategies for West Kuwait sites to maintain operational standards.
- Defined treatment programs for crude oil and produced water handling units.
- Evaluated facility processes to maintain production standards across operations.
Reported to senior management while directing terminal operations and storage capabilities spanning 68,100 MT, 33,600 MT, and 34,500 MT across Ennore and Haldia facilities. Steered parallel marketing, international sourcing, blending, dosing, and dispatch processes for hydrocarbons, propane, butane, and LPG to Oil PSUs across Eastern and Southern India from 2011 to 2013.
- Managed parallel marketing and supply chain logistics for Propane, Butane, and LPG sourced from international suppliers.
- Performed chemical analysis of process samples to verify product specifications.
- Recorded laboratory data and maintained testing logs for manufacturing operations.
Education
CHEMISTRY | 81%
CHEMISTRY | 70%
MARKETING | 70%
10K BPD of Water & 240 Ton of Sulphur Production at Abdaly, Kuwait.
12 KBPD of Water & 150 Ton of Sulphur Production at North Kuwait.
of Produced water at West Kuwait.
then blended, dosed, and dispatched to Oil PSUs in Eastern and Southern India.
- IPPL is also currently one of the leading parallel marketers of Propane/Butane / LPG in India. It has a cumulative of 68,100 MT (Ennore: 33,600 MT, Haldia: 34,500MT) of Propane, Butane & LPG which it sources from reputed international supplier.
up a world class Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) & Epic Chlorohydrin manufacturing facility. The LAB manufacturing facility is integrated with the production unit of intermediate, Normal Paraffin. Commissioning Activities and Interests:
- Successfully commissioned new Laboratory set up for Gas, Crude Oil & Water.
- Participating in the installation and calibration of Laboratory equipment.
- Planning for operation of standard laboratory practices on daily basis.
- Preparation of lab SOPs and MSDS.
- Preparation of lab reports & daily log sheets.
- Maintenance of ISO records & NABL records
- Preparation of monthly, weekly and daily reports.
- Responsible for maintaining all the equipment.
- Daily review and update all QSM documents. Accomplishments
- Successfully completed the Commissioning and performance tests of Lab/plant operations.
- Actively optimized the chemical consumption with good spec product.
- Prepare the Standard Operation Procedures for all the laboratory instruments.
- Monitoring & Optimizing the Chemical Dosing rates (Demulsifier, Scale/Corrosion Inhibitors, Biocides,Antifoam, Gas Corrosion inhibitor, Water Clarifier and Oxygen scavenger).
- Successfully trained Company Technicians.
- Actively monitored plant operations. Analysis:
- Analysis of sour gas, sweet gas, fuel gas, acid gas, LNG, LPG for composition using GC Agilent 8890, 8860, 7890A.
- Analysis of crude oils like BS&W, Salt in Crude, RVP, H2S by Metrohm titrator,Density, API, Viscosity etc.
- Analysis of sulphur by FTIR Spectrum Two.
- Analysis of Molten sulphur like H2S, Ash content, CarbonContent, Acidity & Moisture.
- Analysis of process gases like HP, MP, LP compressor gases, Tail Gas & Flue Gas etc.
- Analysis of Rich and Lean Amine samples from GTU Regeneration units.
- Analysis of Moisture content in gas by using Dew point Analyzer.
- Reid Vapour Pressure Analysis.
- H2S, Mercaptan Test by Metrohm Titrator - 848 Titrino plus & 888 Titrando.
- Sulphur Analysis by Leslie Drager Tube Method.
- Calorific Value by Calculation.
- Motor Octane Number by Calculation.
- Analysis of Produced Water like pH, Conductivity,TDS,Oil in Water, TSS & H2S.
- Analysis of Utility water like RO, DM & Boiler.
- Analysis of Utility water like oil in water, particle count, turbidity, pH, mV, ORP, Conductivity, Salinity, Total Dissolved solids (TDS), Dissolved Oxygen, Density, Conductivity, Chloride, Chlorine (free and total), Sulphite, Hardness, Hydrogen Sulphide, Total Soluble iron. UV analysis like Iron, Zinc. Phosphate & Silica. Page 2
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Languages
English · Professional
Tamil · Professional