Alan Morton (March-2016)

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PROFILE

As Director of Operations for a $4 Billion USD E&P development of Chadian Oilfields. Highly motivated & adaptable to manage & coordinate SIMOP operations in remote locations. I am currently accountable for Seismic, Construction including civil, E&A Drilling, Wells, EPF/CPF Plant & Field development, O&M teams, Exp Metering, Pipe installation, inspection & Integrity in full production assets.Managing large Projects & multi-skilled construction teams (Onshore & Offshore) during Green Field development & Brownfield Plant Project campaigns. Management of O&M teams with HUC, shutdown preparation & safe start-up experience. Extensive multi-company & multi cultural experience in the Mining, Marine, Upstream & Midstream Oil & Gas Industry (Onshore & Offshore) in the UK/Overseas with particular experience managing projects in Africa.

Summary of Managing past client projects with the following roles & responsibilities to deliver and ensure: Plant design is fit for service & maintenance, Vessel inspection & safe access, Construction, HUC to

Mechanical Completion, Flange bolt stretching techniques, Commissioning & punch listing, N2 leak testing, Safe start up knowledge with an eye for identifying early production train start-up opportunities with no compromise to safety.

Ability to manage, lead & coordinate primary contractors & vendor staff for the client during SIMOP phase. Lead the Integrated Planning meetings, organising and co-ordinating fully integrated project teams,

vendors & maintenance technicians. Promoting a strong HSSE (Health Safety Security Environment) mindset and safe isolation procedures. Managing, Motivating & Team Building with clear guidance of a common strategy so team efforts are

aligned with the business function KPI’s and all pulling in the same direction. Managing teams to ensure best QA/QC industry standards & practices are followed during HUC, Plant

Operations, Routine, Corrective & Predictive maintenance. Manage & support contract companies & vendors during trouble-shooting & problem-solving.

Over 20-years experience with Oil & Gas, Condensate & NGL production from several major UK North Sea fields & African Onshore/Offshore field developments on fixed & FPSO assets. My primary roles during this period include Operations Support Manager, Senior Field Manager, Field Superintendent, OIM, Team Leader, Operations/Maintenance Supervisor, CRO/Operator, and Permit Controller & Senior Authorised Electrical (RPE) to 33KV HV.

I have extensive hands on, supervisory & management experience operating Oil & Gas process plant which includes ESP/HSP/Gas Artificial Lift, Surface and Sub-Sea Wellheads, 3-Phase Separation trains, Hydro-cyclone and Wemco water clean up, Water/Gas Injection, Gas Dehydration with TEG Regeneration, Absorption/Adsorption and Cryogenic Mechanical Refrigeration plant, Gas compression, Turbo expander, Sub-Sea systems and Main/Emergency Power Generation. Optimisation of Process & Utility systems, Operations Management including working with H2S specific process for several major energy companies.

Seconded to Shell Projects as Operations & Maintenance advisor to ISO 9001 QA/QC management standards for Shell/Exxon UK JV. Appointed several key positions to bring on first Oil & Gas production from the design construction, commissioning, drilling & running the completion to bean up production phase. I also have several years experience in well optimization using artificial lift techniques, identifying opportunities for de-bottleneck of production, EOR production enhancement and sustaining production from mature fields.

STRENGTHS

I am result driven & can make things happen to achieve targets even in difficult situations. In depth knowledge of Oil & Gas plants with attention to detail when it matters

Strong project management and team leadership skills during high activity periods of shutdown construction, hook-up, pre-commissioning, start-up & running operations and I remain focused to go the extra mile to safely achieve these targets.

Demonstrate confidence and leadership during fast track projects and able to change gear quickly to analyse and assess the situation should a change in direction. All changes are risk assessed & detailed through the MOC system then prioritised accordingly.

Develop and review short & long range plans, anticipate & resolve problems proactively at the front end of projects and campaigns & capable of solving complex problems using all resources at hand.

Ability to interface with industry technical experts in solving inherent Technical problems within agreed timelines.

Strong interpersonal skills with ability to lead motivate and make an active contribution to the team concept.

Management style that engages talented individuals & teams to extract good ideas. Guide & reward the teams to work as a unit, moving in one direction to enhance team performance & improve KPI & safety.

Key Skills

Operations Director, Operations Manager, Project Construction Manager with solid O&M, Brownfield & Greenfield experience as summarised below: WGPSN Africa Operations Support Manager. Tullow Uganda Senior Field Manager (Trained & Assessed in Crisis Management for Duty Manager Role). Superintendent, OIM & Team Leader roles, Control Room Operator, (Management of Major Emergency response trained to stabilise the plant from process upsets). Incident Investigation. Managing teams in remote locations. Management of Change procedures. Leadership skills through training & actually doing the job in a challenging environment.

TRAINING

NVQ Level-4/5 Management (degree level) & OIM Regulations to support appointment of OIM assignment with Shell/Exxon

NVQ Level-3 in Hydrocarbon Operations & Maintenance Management (Shell/Exxon UK Joint Venture) Field Superintendent (Leading for Safety & High Performance training with Marathon Oil UK) High Voltage Authorised / Permit Controller / Fire Team Leader (Shell UK Expro / Chevron Texaco) Flange make up and bolt tensioning for pipeline jointing integrity (Marathon Oil UK) Elect System Protection Comp Ex Hazardous Area Cert (5-day) (Shell/Exxon UK JV / Chevron Texaco) Sub-sea Wellheads Technology (Cameron & Vetco Gray Trees) High Voltage training & certification up to 33KV D32/D33 City & Guilds Assessor and Verifier Awards NVQ Level 2&3 Operating Hydrocarbon Process systems NVQ Level 2&3 Maintenance Management of Hydrocarbon Process systems OIM LEGISLATION for mining & drilling of minerals (Offshore Installations). Manager Appointments for 8

Shell Installations. HNC Electrical and Electronic Engineering HND Marine Electrical Engineering, Navigational & Radar systems TEC 5 Electrical Engineering

(Distinction) City & Guilds C4 Electrical Engineering Craft Trained in computer skills and conversant with XP Internet, Windows NT, Windows, Word, Excel,

PowerPoint and SAP. Honeywell & ABB-DCS operating systems. CMMS Maximo and SAP user systems. Shell International Petroleum Engineering (6W Fast track Course) The Haig, Netherlands.

EDUCATION:

1997-98: NVQ Level-5 in Management (Shell Offshore Installation Manager Appointments)

1998: D32/D33 NVQ (Assessor & Trainer)

1996-97 NVQ Level-3 Hydrocarbon Process Operations (O&M)

1988 & 1995 HNC/HND (Diploma Electrical Engineering)

1980 TEC 5 Electrical Engineering (Distinction)

1978 City & Guilds C4 (Electrical Engineering)

WORK HISTORY

Sept-2014 to Present: Offshore Installation Manager (Centrica Energy E&P NL) UKCS/NL SNSOIM (Offshore Netherlands) on GMA J6-A Central Main Hub Platform in the mature Greater Markham Gas Field and prolific gas producing near fields. Markham & F3FA gas fields comprise two manned main installations and 3 gas compression trains with several NUIs and Sub-Sea Tie backs. Gas & condensate is produced across the Dutch & UKCS sector to Den Helder NL through the WGT pipeline. The OIM is ultimately responsible for safe SIMOP activity at the offshore GMA assets & includes E&A development drilling & completions, O&M of production plant & de-commissioning of mature NUIs. I am nominated as the Centrica OIM focal point, representing the CE NL business unit to integrate and standardise various CE operations. I attend and chair 4 monthly OIM forums to discuss and share operational challenges & opportunities. We review current offshore strategy & management practice with like minded OIMs to bring innovative ideas to the table & improve leadership techniques. Targets will include achieving common global company procedures and systems whilst identifying SYNERGY opportunities and safe industry operating practice across all CE UK/NL and global CE assets. The efficiency and HSE performance of the UK/NL assets score high against a wider global asset performance and we strive for innovation, cost reduction, continuous improvement and increased safe production.

Feb-2014 to Sept-2014: Freelance Offshore Installation Manager (RSAS Ltd / ConocoPhillips) UKCS SNSI set up my own ltd company (RSAS) as a Freelance OIM (Offshore Installation Manager) supporting offshore management roles for Conoco Phillips & Ithaca energy managing NUI Satellite maintenance campaigns on over 30 platforms. My primary accountability is for the Safety & Welfare of personnel and the integrity of the various NUI assets. This includes safe operations of Well Intervention, Inspection, Fabrication & Well stimulation foam injection trials as part of an Asset Life Extension Project (ALEP) following successful new field technology trials of Enhanced Gas/Condensate Recovery.

May-2012 to Jan-2014: Director of Operations (Caracal Energy International) PCM ChadI managed in-Country oil field exploration & exploitation operations in Chad to deliver & execute the full field development from conception to full production. This includes the following SIMOP operations. Seismic, D&C Drilling including Civil Engineering for rig pad access leases & rig moves. Manage, Influence & Lead the various department managers. Drive the integrated planning for construction of major pipelines, EPF, CPF, and Crude Blending Terminal & Tank Farms through to full hydrocarbon production through a fiscal lease metering export LACT. I managed all in country tendering process & voted on the project tender board to successfully appointing a responsible O&M Contractor. Project support & delivery of Greenfield Oil & Gas field development was from the company corporate office base in Calgary Alberta Western Canada. I interviewed and appointed several field managers who had worked for me in previous African oil field developments. Once I had set up the field camps to support Drilling & CPF construction I assigned the field managers to manage the CSU and day to day infield operations. The role of the in-Country Director of Operations position was elevated to VP of Operations (Calgary based) and the Chadian assets were sold to Glencore Canada.

Feb-2012 to May-2012: Africa Operations Support Manager (WGPSN) NigeriaAssigned “Africa Operations Support Manager” out of WGPSN Aberdeen centric for several Brownfield projects in Nigeria & New Greenfield development in Chad. Site visit & technical review meetings with client & Aberdeen global support teams to plan & executing several Brownfield Plant Enhancement Projects on a rotational fly-in/fly-out campaign for NLNG at Bonny Island LNG plant terminal in Southern Nigeria.

Apr-2011 to Feb-2012: Senior Field Manager (Woodgroup PSN / Tullow-Oil Uganda) UgandaAssigned “Senior fields Manager” for E & P development projects of blocks 1, 2 & 3 in the oil fields of Uganda currently supporting seismic & drilling E & A campaigns & working towards HUC & production operations readiness of several ECP, EWT & CPF projects during construction of a refinery & export pipelines. I have also recruited key office function Managers and field Supervisory support positions in the operations and maintenance teams leading the interviews to final selection. Assisted with Oil &Gas industry training & development of Ugandan nationals.Part of the operational readiness team to ensure activities were incorporated into the Production Operations team going forward to full field development. Managed Production Operations activities during Well Testing and ensured contractors process plant was certified, installed and operated to industry standard.Assisted in the development and implementation plans of the Ugandan Safety and Operations Management System.Liaised with Project based Operations Readiness & Assurance Lead Coordinator to align deliverables & expectations.Developed & reviewed company operations standards for the Ugandan BU to ensure practical application to Field Hydrocarbon Process plants & field production systems during Extended Well Tests and Early Commercial Production projects.Assisted in the development of the Operations team competency management system to Tullow agreed standard.Worked with the Operations Competency Manager and assisted with the development plan to identify industry training in the UK to enable the nationalisation of the production team in a timely manner.Developed, reviewed & implemented contingency plans to address any non-conformances to operations compliance using ALARP methodology. Regular field visits to audit the PTW system and verification that services provided by sub-contractors are in line with Tullow and industry applicable standards. Acted as a mentor & coach and helped identify skill gaps and training required to ensure the development of Ugandan Operations personnel.Reviewed & assisted to set up a Permit to Work strategy that was both practical and fit for purpose for the current business unit. Successful roll out of the PTW SMS in the field by coordinating a 3rd party PTW training contractor.

05/ 2010-02/2011: Satellite Superintendent (Dubai Petroleum Establishment) DubaiPart of an operations team tasked with reducing lifting costs to sustain oil production from these established mature fields using EOR strategy to increase oil production & significantly increase field life. In parallel to this project I lead an NUI well intervention team using rig-less Coil Tubing & wire line intervention teams to release the rig early post drilling & reduce daily rig rate costs after workovers & infill wells etc and optimise gas lift valve settings improving field production. During my brief time with DPE I also quickly identified several structural improvement opportunities which made significant safety improvements for little cost. One of these initiatives was replacing rusty NUI walkway and deck grating at the splash zone level with Fibre Re-enforced Plastic (FRP) grating. This greatly reduced maintenance costs & the NUI weight loading register to allow additional well conductor slots.

04/2007-04/2010: GTES/ENI Mellitah Oil & Gas (Western Libya Green Stream Gas Project) LibyaField Maintenance Team Leader at Superintendent Level managing a 70 man rotational Field Maintenance team of Supervisors, technicians, Trade Specialists and Semi skilled multi-tasked. Offshore GMS Manager (Team Leader) assisting the Onshore Project manager for a Houston based company and coordinating operations with the project logistics team in Tripoli (Libya) to manage an integrated offshore field maintenance team. Key Performance Targets and objectives were safely delivered to improve the platform maintenance strategy and increase production uptime to > 98% just by adopting industry best practice techniques & upgrading the CMMS.Plant handed back to Production team for train start-up 2-days ahead of time. Set up Routine, Corrective and Predictive maintenance schedules in year-1. Rationalised the field 2-year spares to central warehouse & improved management of platform critical spares with a target to interface with Maximo CMMS in year-2&3. Planned & executed 5 successful shutdowns to expedite essential maintenance & complete the Lloyds process vessel integrity inspections for 5-year certification. Initiated a 24-month platform painting & preservation campaign and assisted to win new business opportunities in other key areas. Assigned as Acting Project Manager during a turnover of personnel in this position.

05 / 2005-04 / 2007: Field Superintendent (ADDAX Petroleum Nigeria & NNPC). NigeriaField Operations Advisor Offshore (Superintendent) which included Mentoring Nigerian Nationals at OTJ field level that are now currently performing very well in offshore and onshore field support management positions following career promotions. Appointed to a Central Hub spread moored FPSO (VLCC Conversion) operating a multi-field development with an aggressive field SIMOPS programme of development drilling, oil production and export lifting programmes. Process equipment included compression skids for fuel gas, EOR and gas lift Artificial Lift to enhance field production. Regular crude export Offloading using steam driven cargo pumps. The reservoir in this field development although very porous and permeable was heavily faulted and very compartmental in the production pay zones. This required utilising Weatherford smart well completions for sand control and reservoir multi zone selection and zone isolation from producing wells. Expandable Sand Screens (ESS) and Remote Operated Sliding Sleeves (ROSS) proved to be a good technical solution to optimise production from this complex reservoir. Sand production was successfully managed using a standard sand filter skid on problem wells to protect the process and avoid choke wash-out.

01/2003-05/2005: Supervisor Marathon Oil UK (UKCS) Northern Oil & Gas Fields UKCSPart of a very experienced Offshore Production Team operating a very complex 2nd Generation Oil & Gas Platform with a full array of process plant and utility plant for the safe production of hydrocarbons. Also covered as the Senior Electrical Authority for the platform and Shift Supervisor as operations require.

02/2001-01/2003: Supervisor (KBR UK) Shell/Exxon JV in North Sea (UKCS) Central Oil & Gas Fields UKCSRPE (Responsible Person Electrical) Electrical Department Supervisor Trainer, Mentor & Assessor for Shell Electrical technicians to Supervisor level on completion of High Voltage Senior Authorised assessments.

05/1999-02/2001: Amec/Texaco UK in North Sea (UKCS) Central Oil Fields (FPSO & Fixed installation)UKCS

Captain Field Operations team (Process Area Authority / Permit Controller / Elect Supervisor Managing the installation & Operation of Centri-lift Electrical Submersible Pumps for Artificial lift

1989-1999: OIM 10-years Shell/Exxon UK JV E&P North Sea (UKCS) Southern Gas Fields UKCSStarted with Shell/Exxon as Electrical Supervisor (RPE) / Production Operator / Electrical Technician/Supervisor. Later appointed Offshore Installation Manager (OIM) for two manned Shell offshore fixed installations & six NUI platforms in the Southern UKCS plus two OIM appointments on large First Generation Offshore Oil & Gas Installations in the Central UKCS

1980-1989: P&O Steam Navigation Company. Marine Shipping WorldwideMarine Electrical Engineering Officer (Refrigeration, General Cargo & seconded to Cruise ships). Studied several Marine Engineering courses at Warsash & South Shields Maritime Colleges in the UK. Seconded to the P&O Technical division group in Los Angeles supporting worldwide shipping operations

1974-1980: Electrical Tech/Engineer National Coal Board (now British Coal) UKAwarded a 4-Year Mining Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship followed by HNC/HND scholarship at West Nottinghamshire & North Derbyshire Technical College.Under-ground Coal Face Electrical Craft Technician responsible for the running maintenance of heavy coal mining equipment. This included studying for the safe use of electrical systems in hazardous areas training and 6-years of working in Hazardous Areas experience.

In Summary I have: HNC/HND (Diploma Electrical Engineering)TEC 5 Electrical Engineering (Distinction)City & Guilds C4 (Electrical Engineering)HV Switching & Electrical Protection certsNVQ level 4-5 Management and OIM level 1-3 LegislationNVQ D32/33 Assessor, Verifier & TrainerNVQ level 3 Operations & Maintenance of Hydrocarbon Process PlantShell fast track Petroleum EngineeringSurface, Sub-sea & Deep Water wellheads with flow-line tie-back systems. (HPHT Reservoir, H2S, CO2, Heavy & Light API Waxy Crude Spec experience)Offshore & Onshore Drilling operations and multi-billion $ oil field development as Operations Director, Manager, Superintendent & Company Man. Fixed & Floating Oil & Gas Production Platforms including FPSO Superintendent & Company Rep exposureBidding for planning & execution of Brownfield Engineering and Management of Change to optimise efficiency in LNG Process Trains. Voting director on multi-million dollar tender boards.Leadership experience of high performing teams.