Augustine M. Oleho
Project And Reliability Manager
Abuja
Summary
Specialist Area: Oil and Gas Operation & Maintenance, Project management and Business development.
Results-driven Maintenance and Project Engineer with 25+ years of experience in equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, and end-to-end project execution. Proven track record of reducing downtime, optimizing asset performance, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver engineering solutions on time and within budget. Adept at troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and implementing continuous improvement strategies. A great achiever in multidimensional and multi-interest environment with high capacity to resolve teething issues while ensuring compliances with set standards and policies through personal commitments and integrity in approach to work delivery.
Vast experience in Power, Associated Gas and Non-associated Gas compression management and flares-out project execution, operation and maintenance. Great history of oil and gas plant revamp, resuscitation and restoration to steady state operation
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
AGG (Associated Gas Gathering) Reliability Manager
Heirs Energy Company Limited (a part of HHOG)
03.2024 - Current
- Coordinate all maintenance and revamp activities for the Agbada and Obigbo clusters Gas compression systems (OML 17). Maintained interface with JV partners to obtain support for major overhaul programmes to deliver natural gas to domestic gas customers (FIPL, NEPL etc). Maintained high uptime of obsolete facilities in a constrained funding scenario and tight GSA obligations. Production is circa 100 million standard cubic feet per day-mmscfd gas.
- Sustained 90% availability of Gas facilities in OML-17. Ensured in-time delivery of critical activities and major turnaround maintenance to shore up reliability of compression system.
- Sustained technical integrity of production and safety critical equipment despite high obsolescence of Gas facilities and delays funding for systems upgrade.
- Obtained approvals from JV partners for critical projects including Compressor bundle change out and control system upgrade for Solar Mars 100.
- Established effective contract services support to manage obsolete equipment pending execution of upgrade works.
- Carried out resourcing of critical roles to resolve manpower gap for the gas compression and optimization team.
Maintenance/Special Project Manager
Eroton Exploration & Production company LTD
01.2020 - 04.2022
- Coordinate all maintenance activities in Oil Mineral License (OML)-18. Maintained interface with all other business units viz Operation, project, HR, community relations, security, finance etc teams to deliver critical (Production, safety and regulatory compliance) activities in OML-18 Oil and Gas facilities. Optimized and deployed resources amid constraint funding to sustain availability of production and safety critical equipment to sustaining safe production (60,000 barrels per day and 50 million standard cubic feet per day-mmscfd gas). Managed available funding and fruitfully engaging regulators and Joint Venture partners to obtaining buy-in and funding of all maintenance activities.
- Management of 63 regular staffs and 23 peripheral/contract staffs
- Sustained moral of staff for excellent delivery of maintenance activities amidst constraint funding and Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns
- Sustained 100% availability of Oil facilities in OML-18. No deferment associated with oil facilities outages.
- Achieved 99.5% availability of Gas facilities. Ensuring all year-round (2020) supply of nominated volumes to customer (Notore)
- Sustained technical integrity of production and safety critical equipment despite high obsolescence of Oil and Gas facilities and delays in upgrade project delivery.
- Obtained approvals from JV partners for critical projects including 2nd Unit Power Turbine, CCGP upgrades (Compression and Metering) and Eroton Obsolescence management system strategy. Approvals for projects funding ongoing.
- Sustained power supply to all field locations and Field logistic bases despite prolonged outages of the major power supply (Solar Mars 100 on failed alternator bearing)
- Obtained approval from regulators to defer major activities and inspections due to low funding. Engaged and sustained licenses to operate OML-18 Pipelines with agreed mitigations on outstanding statutory works.
Head maintenance Services
Eroton Exploration & Production company LTD
04.2019 - 01.2020
- Support all maintenance, Operation and project teams to deliver critical (Production, safety and regulatory compliance) activities in Cawthorne Channels 1,2, 3, Krakrama and Alakiri fields flowstations including Cawthorne Channel Gas Plant and Alakiri gas plants. Defining and executing maintenance activities to sustaining availability of critical equipment including pumps, Turbines, vessels, compressors etc.
- Responsible for All extra-ordinary and non-routine maintenance outside the immediate purview of the Maintenance execution team in the field. This includes statutory inspection of Flowstations and gas plants
- Supported the completion of CCGP NP-TR1 control system (Woodward governor) upgrade through technical supports and engagement of other support parties and system critical to upgrade.
- Developed the Eroton Obsolescence management system. Engagement with NAPIMS for deployment ongoing.
- Carried out validation of Q3 2019 Alakiri Fiscal metering systems. Reviewed punch list items for full compliance with regulatory bodies. Q4 2019 validation in view.
- Reviewed technical requirements and defined requirements for replacement of Flowstation test meters. Progressed the replacement of faulty flare gas meter and engaged positively, regulators (DPR) on overdue meter proving.
- Successfully engaged JV partners on various planned activities (6.6kva electric power cable replacement between CawC2 and CawC1, RBI and Remaining of Life assessment for Eroton facilities.
- Supported major overhaul of crude transfer pumps, Generator sets. Challenged and reviewed spares requirement for activities and managed quick delivery.
- Supported major upgrade activities including replacements with NOV pump, Solar Mars Generator 20,000hrs inspection activities, Solar Controls and VFD retrofit, NP-TR2 control upgrade, Brush Alternator 100k hrs inspection. Etc.
Lead Associated Gas gathering (AGG) Facility Rehabilitation & Project Interface Coordinator-Swamp West & AGG Improvement Project/ Head AGG Restoration and Automation and control
Shell Petroleum Development Company LTD (SPDC)
01.2012 - 06.2018
- Responsible for All SPDC compressors and Turbines control system maintenance, restoration and upgrades. 52 units Turbines and 53 units compressors comprising the following: LM1600 drivers (Gas compressor drivers in Soku and CCGP), Solar Turbines (Mars 100 and Taurus 60), Siemens SGT 400 for Power and Gas compression system at Gbarab Ubie integrated gas plant and LM1600 GE Turbine drivers for Gas compression (Soku and CCGP)
- Ensured high uptime of compression system through defining and adopting strategy that ensure high Meant Time To Failure (MTTF) and reduce Mean Time To Repair (MTTR).
- Developed strategy and execution of maintenance of obsolete controls and instrumentations for Turbines and compressors Controls, Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) and Variable Frequency Drive upgrades.
- Supported all assets to restore system and manage all control system intervention works. Carried out various restoration works including the Soku Associated Gas (AG) and CCGP Turbines control systems, Agbada, Imo River, and Obigbo Unit control systems partial upgrade.
- Carried out upgrade of the vibration monitoring system for Obigbo, Agbada and Imo River Associated Gas Gathering (AGG) Compressors.
- Supported various project around AG solutions and involved in Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) to ensuring Fit for purpose facility delivery. i.e. The Soku Non-Associated Gas (NAG) compression projects, The Alakiri Water bath heater upgrade, The Soku AGG control upgrade works, Forcados Terminal Turbines control retrofits etc.
- Carried out performance monitoring/reporting and management of compression facility performances in Shell Exploration and Production Companies in Nigeria
- Execution of inspection programme viz: 4000, 8000 hours and major overhauls for > 30 units Turbine/compressors
- Execution of extraordinary maintenance to restore failed AGG units to restore production and reduce flares. Viz statutory inspection of Flow stations and gas plants.
Maintenance Team lead-Soku
Shell Petroleum Development Company LTD
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Maintaining the technical integrity and ensuring availability of critical facilities of the Soku district. The District comprises of Oil/Gas wells, Flow Station, Association Gas Gathering facility and Gas Plant (3 nos. LM1600 driven compressor). Also Solar Turbines (3 units Taurus 60 for power Generators drivers) This includes Alakiri Flowstation/Gas Plant, Soku Gas Plant/AGG/Flowstation etc. capacity is circa 1 billion standard cubic feet per day (bscfd) and oil production of 55,000 barrel per day (bpd)
- Provided Health Safety and Environment (HSE) leadership within the field/facilities. Coordinated monthly HSE meeting, acted as focal point for recertification of ISO14001 and supported the review of Soku HSE case.
- Responsible for asset integrity assurance in Soku District. Ensured baseline data are captured to carry out overall facility maintenance and improvement initiatives.
- Coordinated Operational Realization Improvement Projects (ORIP), Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Overall Equipment Condition (OECs) and ensured all associated tasks are carried out effectively and efficiently.
- Ensured the usage of improvement tools in work delivery i.e. Corrective maintenance Priotization Tool (CMPT), Facility Status Report (FSR) and Management of Change (MoC).
- Identified critical issues responsible for the poor performance of Soku critical equipment viz: Condensate spiking pumps, Air compressors, Solar Turbines, LM1600 driven AGG compression systems (Siemens-Demag delaval).
- Facilitated competence development of subordinates through On the Job Training (OJT), trainings, special equipment package training etc.
- Supervised, reviewed and ensured compliance and sustainability of Maintenance and Integrity Execution (MIE) calculative Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
- Acted as shutdown manager, ensuring usage of Shutdown Management process guide for all District planned shutdown activities.
- Responsible for the management of >32 direct staff and 21 contract staff on a 14/14 work cycle covering the three disciplines of Electrical, Mechanical and Instrumentation.
Senior Instrument Control &Automation (IC&A) Engineer -Metering Maintenance & Integrity
Shell Petroleum Development Company LTD
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Responsible for all metering integrity sustenance and maintenance, calibration/proving for the broad categories of metering systems: Allocation, Fiscal, flare and custody transfer metering for Shell Petroleum and Development Company East and West.
- Responsible for asset integrity assurance of SPDC metering system. Sustained corporate contract for Bulk meter servicing in SPDC. Acted as contract holder for all four categories of metering contract viz Allocation, flare, Fiscal Gas and custody transfer for oil and gas metering systems.
- Ensured in time validation of all SPDC metering systems. Executed metering maintenance & integrity tasks; comply with performance standards and deliver agreed metering availability.
- Continually analyze and proffered solutions where required on metering issues. Coordinated bulk meter improvement initiatives. Shored up metering integrity index from 87% to 95%
- Carried out safety critical elements barrier assessments for 8 facilities in SPDC East/West and reviewed compliance of safety critical elements with defined performance standards.
- Supported assets teams for the successful delivery of Maintenance and Integrity Execution (MIE) calculative projects for Bonny Terminal and Soku
- Acted as SPDC focal point for Maintenance Reference Plan (MRP) development and deployment. Carried out the development of SPDC Land-West Maintenance reference plan (MRP) in 2010.
- Established the corporate metering contract (NAPIMS level). 5 years duration and it catered for all categories of meters.
- Concluded electronic care major contracts for maintenance of SPDC Distributed control systems and Process Automation Systems (DCSs and PAS).
Instrument Maintenance Team Leader-Bonny NAG (BNAG) Plant and Bonny Crude Oil (BCOT)
Shell Petroleum Development Company LTD
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Asset integrity and obsolescence management of Bonny Oil and Gas instrumentation, process automation and safeguarding systems. Also supporting the Bonny Terminal Integrated Project (BTIP)
- Responsible for all BNAG and BCOT plant maintenance (planned and unplanned), asset integrity checks and compliance, materials requisitions and storage.
- Delivered all IC&A activities during the BNAG planned maintenance shutdown.
- Ensure >95% Export system Availability and >98% Integrity compliance all year round.
- Supported Bonny Terminal Integrated project (BTIP) through review of drawings (engineering drawings, layouts, data sheets, specifications, process and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID).
- Lead Team of 15 field maintenance staff to delivery all IC &A activities.
- Participated in the delivery of BTIP Hazard Operations (HAZOP) and Hazard Identification (HAZID) processes, Integrity studies and Safety integrity level (SIL) Classification.
- Supported BTIP Pre-commissioning, commissioning of plants and providing technical support on site. Reviewed as built drawings, Method statements for IC&A activities.
- Provided specialist support to resolve commissioning and operational problems with control & automation equipment/system.
- Managed the integration of the BTIP Project facilities into the asset database.
- Reviewed and Update Asset Spare Management system for the additional BTIP Project facilities and ensured sufficient commissioning and operational (2 years) spares are secured for the Asset.
- Reviewed and made input to commissioning, start-up procedures and documentation to the Terminal facility upgrade.
- Ensured the integrity of the maintenance module of SAP is maintained with the inclusion of the additional BTIP project facilities ensuring quality data is entered.
Field Engineering-Minor modification for SPDC Eastern facility
Shell Petroleum Development Company LTD
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Managed and supervised execution of minor modifications of SPDC-East production Assets. Special focus on Tank farms, Emulsion treatment Plants, Heater Instrumentation package upgrade and flare metering.
- Managed and supervised execution of Bonny Terminal Emulsion Treatment Plant Heater Instrumentation package upgrade.
- Manage and Supervise Execution of Bonny Terminal in plot Piping and Miscellaneous Repair Works.
- Involved in preparation of the Team 2006 business plan was the focal point for the plan.
Asset management planner-for Bonny Non-Associated Gas (BNAG) Plant and Bonny Crude Oil (BOGT)
Shell Petroleum Development Company LTD
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Provide annual business planning and performance monitoring (technical & financial) of the Bonny Terminal Asset team. Collate the Terminal monthly report, technical integrity compliance report, quarterly appraisal, updating scorecard & reward matrix and highlights of Terminal performances.
- Coordinated review of Asset team business plan and act as custodian of the business plan
- Completed Asset Reference Plan (ARP) for BNAG and review Asset register. Deployed OPEŞT tool for life cycle planning.
- Custodian of the quarterly business review report and process.
- Monitored and ensured asset integrity compliance, review and report
- Supported and prepared necessary documentation as required for Bonny Oil and Gas Terminal towards achieving ISO ISO14001 & OSHAS certification.
- Prepared asset team for yearly financial performance defense with NAPIMS (now NUIMS)
- Carried out data gathering to enable periodic enhancement of Asset usage and process optimization
- Facilitated monthly staff communication meetings, report outcome/actions arising from the meeting and follow up for close out.
Production operation supervisor-Forcados Terminal
Shell Petroleum Development Company LTD
01.1999 - 01.2003
- Manage and supervise an integrated team to deliver receipt of crude production of SPDC-Western division and other third-party injections into the Forcados Terminal production facility. Ensure receipts are treated to specifications and exported, while managing waste water and flared gas to remain within statutory regulations and standards on wastewater disposal and emissions.
- Crew team management to ensuring optimal availability of manpower to carry out daily operations.
- Daily crude oil receipt and preparation. Tank preparation of crude storage tanks for receipt of dehydrated crude oil. Operation of crude dehydration tanks to meet the right the specification for export
- Carried out export activity; meter proving, booster pump and export pumps line up etc.
- Operation of waste water system and discharge to high see ensuring it is within EGASPIN requirement of maximum of 20 parts per million (PPM)
- Emulsion treatment system operation to recover emulsified crude oil, through diligent of the dehydration systems (heaters, separators etc)
Telecoms Engineer
McNair Nigeria Limited
04.1999 - 06.1999
- Maintenance of Telecoms equipment for Shell Exploration and Production Company in Warri.
- Over 36 location of micro-wave links and telecoms switches
- Working on towers in adverse weather and location
- Ensuring reliability and availability of critical communication equipment.
NYSC
Warri Refining and Petrochemical LTD
12.1995 - 11.1996
- Operation and maintenance of Powerplant
- 30 Megawatts of Steam Turbine driven Generator
- 15 Megawatts of Gas Turbine driven Generator.
- Boilers, compressors
- Turn Around maintenance of Power plant
Education
Certification - Oil and Gas Technology
Shell Intensive Training Programme (SITP)-1 by Univation-Aberdeen
05.1999
B.Eng - Electronic/Electrical Engineering
Federal University of Technology-Owerri-Imo state
01.1995
West African Examination council/General Certificate of Education - undefined
Wesley High School Otukpo-Benue state
01.1988
First School Leaving Certificate - undefined
Apapa Methodist School II-Lagos
01.1982
Skills
Budgeting & Cost Control
Certification
23rd-to 30th April, 2014 - Prince2 Foundation and practitioner. Certificate in Projects in control environment
References
1. Victor, Ojabo, Operations Manager, NLNG Limited
2. Engineer Shaibu Onche John. Manager ICT-Chevron
3. Engineer Adah Egwa. Ministry of Agriculture (ATASP-1) Abuja
Interests
Poverty alleviation-Youth empowerment programmes-SMEs, vocational training, direct labour and larger agricultural activities, Modern agriculture-mechanise farming, hydroponics, improved seedling for high yield farming and farm automation, Renewable energy-Solar, wind and biomas, Automation-Home and facility automation, etc
Affiliations
- Nigeria Society of Engineering (NSE)
- Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE)
- International Society of Automation (ISA).
Training
- 31/01/2000 - HSE Competence Development Course Level 3
- 22/04/2000 - EP00 Introduction to the EP Business: An Overview
- 04/05/2000 - Workplace Hazard Information System (WHIS)
- 12/07/2000 - Life and Career Planning Workshop
- 15/08/2000 - ISO14001 Basics and Operational control
- 05/07/2000 - P180: Development and Operation of Production System.
- 07/02/2001 - Shell Life Programme
- 28/03/2001 - INTOOLS Software Training
- 08/02/2001 - Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM).
- 08/09/2002 - Budget and Finance Awareness Workshop
- 08/19/2002 - SAP 20 - Line Implementation Team awareness
- 06/01/2003 - M114: Basic Process Control and Instrumentation
- 04/03/2004 - Instrumentation Standard and practices
- 04/05/2004 - Asset Reference Planning (ARP-ABCM) Global Process awareness course (OPEŞT).
- 06/26/2004 - Personal Financial Planning course
- 06/06/2005 - Enhanced Contract Management II Course
- 14/11/2005 - PA100 Fundamentals of Opportunity & Project Management.
- 21/05/2006 - Hearts and Minds HSE Workshop
- 20/11/2006 - Total Reliability Work Preparation, Scheduling and Execution Workshop
- 27/11/2006 - Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Training
- 03/06/2007 - P153: Maintenance Planning and Engineering.
- 16/10/2007 - Competent Persons fast track training.
- 18/04/2008 - E02 - Facilities Integration and Production Engineering-Muscat, Oman.
- 24/11/2008 - Maintenance Execution and Integrity Assurance Training (MIE Programme)
- 13/06/2011-National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH)
- 15/08/2011 - Shutdown Management Workshop
- 09/11/2021-Anti-bribery principle training
- 21/07/2011-Maintenance and Inspection
- 5-8/12/2011- Front line leadership and HR essential training
- 26/11/2012-M287 Maintenance and Inspection
- 30/04/2014-Prince2 Foundation and practitioner.
- 22/01/2015 Process Automation Control and Optimizations Global conference
- 06/09/2016-Managing maintenance in the Business
NON-TECHNICAL POSITIONS HELD.
- Secretary General-Shell Cooperative society- East 2017-2018.
- Social Secretary-Shell Club Port-harcourt-2015-2017.
- Public relation officers of Student Union-Federal University of Technology-1993.
- Secretary General-National Union of Engineering Students- Federal University of Technology-1992
Timeline
AGG (Associated Gas Gathering) Reliability Manager
Heirs Energy Company Limited (a part of HHOG)
03.2024 - Current
Maintenance/Special Project Manager
Eroton Exploration & Production company LTD
01.2020 - 04.2022
Head maintenance Services
Eroton Exploration & Production company LTD
04.2019 - 01.2020
Lead Associated Gas gathering (AGG) Facility Rehabilitation & Project Interface Coordinator-Swamp West & AGG Improvement Project/ Head AGG Restoration and Automation and control
Shell Petroleum Development Company LTD (SPDC)
01.2012 - 06.2018
Maintenance Team lead-Soku
Shell Petroleum Development Company LTD
01.2010 - 01.2012
Senior Instrument Control &Automation (IC&A) Engineer -Metering Maintenance & Integrity
Shell Petroleum Development Company LTD
01.2008 - 01.2010
Instrument Maintenance Team Leader-Bonny NAG (BNAG) Plant and Bonny Crude Oil (BCOT)
Shell Petroleum Development Company LTD
01.2006 - 01.2008
Field Engineering-Minor modification for SPDC Eastern facility
Shell Petroleum Development Company LTD
01.2005 - 01.2006
Asset management planner-for Bonny Non-Associated Gas (BNAG) Plant and Bonny Crude Oil (BOGT)
Shell Petroleum Development Company LTD
01.2003 - 01.2005
Telecoms Engineer
McNair Nigeria Limited
04.1999 - 06.1999
Production operation supervisor-Forcados Terminal
Shell Petroleum Development Company LTD
01.1999 - 01.2003
NYSC
Warri Refining and Petrochemical LTD
12.1995 - 11.1996
B.Eng - Electronic/Electrical Engineering
Federal University of Technology-Owerri-Imo state
West African Examination council/General Certificate of Education - undefined
Wesley High School Otukpo-Benue state
First School Leaving Certificate - undefined
Apapa Methodist School II-Lagos
Certification - Oil and Gas Technology
Shell Intensive Training Programme (SITP)-1 by Univation-Aberdeen
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