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GODSPOWER OKPARAOCHA

Portharcourt,Nigeria

Summary

A skilled professional in oil and gas process operation with expertise in Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Programmable Logic Control (PLC), demonstrating strong competencies in remote work and process improvement. Proficient in MS Office applications, including Excel and Word, with a proven track record in data entry using SAP, P2, and ERP systems. Adept at report development and academic research, complemented by PMP certification. Career goals include leveraging technical skills to drive innovation and efficiency within dynamic environments.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Ass. Operations Supervisor

HEIRS ENERGIES NIGERIA LIMITED
Port Harcourt, Rivers State
08.2024 - 07.2025
  • Company Overview: Operator of OML 17 oil facility.
  • Supervised daily operations across Non-Associated Gas (NAG), Associated Gas Gathering (AGG), flow station, and booster compressor stations.
  • Reported daily activities to the Team lead /Superintendent and maintained operational transparency and communication timely.
  • Maintained clear communication between the regulatory body and facility management team.
  • Led and facilitated daily preparatory meetings to ensure team alignment and operational readiness.
  • Participate in key operational meetings including yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (YTT) and Permit to Work (PTW) review sessions.
  • Authorized and signed PTWs for PM and CM conducted Front Line Management (FLM) audits for safety and compliance.
  • Played a key role in process decision-making, facility start-up and shutdown procedures.
  • Involved in pre-commissioning and commissioning of production facilities.
  • Input operational data into the P2 system and submitted required figures to regulatory bodies (E.g DPR).
  • Coordinates well test schedules, deferment activities and ensures accurate entry of well test data.
  • Supervised and audited the activities of field personnel to ensure efficiency and adherence to safety standards. Etc
  • Coordinated team meetings to enhance communication and productivity.
  • Facilitated smooth running of operations through efficient task management.

CRO/ OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

HEIRS ENERGIES NIGERIA LIMITED (SUNEBY MSLTD)
PORTHARCOURT, Nigeria
07.2021 - 08.2024
  • Company Overview: (Subcontractor: Sunny-Eby Multi-Systems Ltd) Commissioning, Operations & Maintenance of 50MMsfd AGG Plant, OML 17 Field, Nigeria.
  • Member of the Operations Team involved in pre commissioning and commissioning some of Process & Utilities Systems.
  • Execute startup, shutdown and operation of the gas plant that includes, gas processing units, compressors, coolers, heat exchangers, fans, pumps, valves, alarms, dehydration systems, gas and fired dictators, fuel systems, emergency shutdown systems and other equipment and controls as required with SOP.
  • Operate a DCS Control panel (Allen Bradley's Factory Talk & Emerson's Delta V ver. 9-14).
  • Adjust controls to optimize the process to maintain proper product specification.
  • Respond to alarms and problems within the plant and take corrective measures during plant upsets.
  • Monitor and control pressures, temperatures, flow rates and levels to efficiently achieve desired operating results and ensure proper operation of equipment.
  • Prepare daily & bi-weekly operation reports including daily production reports, raise PTW work request, shift reports of daily activities that include gas volumes, flare volumes and any downtime or curtailments within the reporting period. etc.
  • Visually inspect equipment at periodic intervals to detect malfunctions or need for repair, adjustment or lubrication.
  • Maintain and adhere to required training, policies and procedures.
  • Supervising Maintenance Team & Contractors for compliance with all relevant HSE Procedures including Risk Assessments & Operation of PTW System.
  • Report all Discharges, Leaks, Spills, Injuries and Incidents immediately and implement required emergency response actions.
  • Ensure effective handover to the incoming shift/crew.
  • Manage issues arising during shifts, coordinating effective responses and mobilizing the necessary resources.
  • Participate in YTT, RCAs (Root Cause Analysis) for LFIs, and prevent reoccurrence.
  • Other duties may include writing general work permits; isolation permits perform any other task as assigned by Line Manager.
  • Read and comprehend P&ID and PFD's.
  • Maintain a logbook of daily operations and maintenance activities in the facility.
  • Supervise & Train Operators & Outside Operators and IT's (OJT).
  • Ensure overrides & isolations are in place for relevant permitted work that would affect safe & efficient Plant Operations.
  • Coordinated production schedules to meet stringent deadlines.

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR / (CRO)

SPDC (NETCIDIESTMAN)
PORTHARCOURT, Nigeria
03.2015 - 07.2021
  • Company Overview: (Subcontractor: Netcodietsmann Company limited) Netcodietsmann operations and maintenance contract, Obigbo node associated gas gathering plants.
  • Daily operations activities reporting.
  • Start up, operate, monitor and shutdown process and utility systems as required.
  • Monitor, maintain and optimize process parameters (level, flow, temperature, pressure) within operating envelope.
  • Ensure the correct overrides are in place for relevant permitted work.
  • Ensure accurate production reporting is submitted daily as required by company and client.
  • Carry out all operations in safe and environmentally sound manner.
  • Report all discharges, leaks, spills, injuries and incidents immediately.
  • Isolate and reinstate process and utility systems for maintenance and repair.
  • Troubleshooting and operations including interpretation of P&IDs.
  • Liaise with other departments in the smooth running of the facility.
  • Coordinate job duties, activities and responsibility for my team in safeguarding units and equipment.
  • Train panel operators and assists in their progressions as in on-the-job training (OJT).
  • Maintain a log of process conditions changes, Alarms and upsets, lockout/tag out, for safe operations and events analysis.
  • Supervise contractors for compliance with all relevant HSE procedures and operation of PTW system.
  • Supervise activities and resources across teams or shift in dealing with operational activities at the gas plant and booster compressor plant.
  • Supporting/participating in emergency drills and exercises as required.
  • Work as shift team supervisor on night shifts and any other job as assigned by line manager. Etc.
  • Motivated and trained employees to maximize team productivity.
  • Performed root cause analysis in deficient areas to identify and resolve central issues.

PROCESS OPERATOR (FIELD)

SPDC (NETCODIETSMANN)
PORTHARCOURT, Nigeria
11.2011 - 03.2015
  • Company Overview: (Subcontractor: Netcodietsmann Company limited) Netcodietsmann, operations and maintenance contract, Obigbo node associated gas gathering plants.
  • Monitor and do FLM/checks on the Gas Turbines, Air compressors, Heaters (Glycol Regeneration), and Waukesha Engine Gas generators and black start.
  • Startup and shutdown of the above-named equipment as regards operations.
  • Calculate and record the consumption rate of coolants, oil and diesel consumption per day on equipment and possible top up.
  • Monitor and record the supply of coolant, lubricant and diesel to the gas plant.
  • Maintained continual compliance with company systems of work, aiding quality outcomes against production targets.
  • Monitored department stock levels, completing stock takes and rotations regularly and ordering new stock when needed.
  • Sampled and assessed products for quality standards, accurately recording findings.
  • Performed routine plant and equipment cleaning for optimized health and safety standards.

INDUSTRIAL TRAINEE

Nigerian Gas Company (NGC)
PORTHARCOURT, Nigeria
08.2009 - 09.2010
  • Company Overview: NGC A subsidiary of NNPC.
  • Prepare daily production reports, highlighting equipment & process faults compiled by operators and report production volumes while on field duty.
  • Carry out pressure survey at wellhead on field duty.
  • Monitor flow station facility control panel and routine FLM check.
  • Involved in PM and CM, production reporting to the supervisor.
  • Secretariat duty in manager's office.
  • Communicated effectively with colleagues to address any arising concerns promptly.

Education

MSC - Geoinformatics

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES EFFURUN
Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria
04.2020 - 09.2022

BSc - Environmental Science & Resource Management

NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
Nigeria
01.2015 - 11.2018

National Diploma (HND) - Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences

PETROLEUM TRAINING INSTITUTE
Effurun, Delta State

Diploma - computer Science

DANGOLEE TRAINING INSTITUTE
Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Skills

  • Distributed control system (DCS)
  • Programable Logic Control (PLC)
  • MS offices (Excel, MS word)
  • Remote work competency
  • Data Entry SAP, P2, ERP
  • Process Improvement
  • Data entry documentation
  • Report development
  • Academic research
  • PMP etc

Affiliations

  • Sports (handball, snooker)
  • Research
  • Traveling
  • Drama

Custom

  • PMP, Project Management Professional 2024
  • May 2024, Geo-communication 3.0 (AAPG)
  • April 2024, FMS-Fiscal metering to API_MPMS standard (Centron)
  • April 2024, RS Logix500: Advance programming Mtce & troubleshooting
  • April 2024, RS Logix: Basic ladder logic programming
  • April 2024, School of Eloquence 2024
  • April 2022, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) H.E (oracle fusion)
  • 6months 2022 Data analysis training, Coursera. Google.
  • First line barrier management (FLBM) training- SPDC (2017/2018)
  • June 2023 Basic Firefighting training (H.E)
  • 2020 HSE LEVEL 1,2 &3 TRAINING
  • April 2022 Delta V version14 operators training
  • 2018/2022, Designated First Aider Training
  • February 2015 Gas Booster Compressor Training
  • December 2014-March 2015 - OJT, Control Room Operations.
  • August 2014 Gas Plant Process Automation Training
  • April 23rd-24th 2013 - Process safety workshop/training.
  • January 22nd-24th 2014 - Integrated permit to work (PTW) training.
  • August 18th-22nd 2014 - delta V/DCS operation training.
  • December 1st-5th 2014 - Designated first aider training.
  • 2015 IVQ training SPDC
  • April 16th-17th 2015 - Basic gas lift training.
  • October 9th-10th 2017- E-PTW Training.
  • 1st Author of two publications in international journal (IEEE & IJISRT)

Certification

· PMP, Project Management Professional 2024

· May 2024, Geo-communication 3.0 (AAPG)

· April 2024, FMS-Fiscal metering to API_MPMS standard (Centron)

· April 2024, RS Logix500: Advance programming Mtce & troubleshooting

· April 2024, RS Logix: Basic ladder logic programming

· April 2024, School of Eloquence 2024

· April 2022, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) H.E (oracle fusion)

· 6months 2022 Data analysis training, Coursera. Google.

· First line barrier management (FLBM) training- SPDC (2017/2018)

· June 2023 Basic Firefighting training (H.E)

· 2020 HSE LEVEL 1,2 &3 TRAINING

· April 2022 Delta V version14 operators training

· 2018/2022, Designated First Aider Training

· February 2015 Gas Booster Compressor Training

· December 2014-March 2015 - OJT, Control Room Operations.

· August 2014 Gas Plant Process Automation Training

· April 23rd-24th 2013 - Process safety workshop/training.

· January 22nd-24th 2014 – Integrated permit to work (PTW) training.

· August 18th-22nd 2014 – delta V/DCS operation training.

· December 1st-5th 2014 – Designated first aider training.

· 2015 IVQ training SPDC

· April 16th-17th 2015 – Basic gas lift training.

· October 9th-10th 2017– E-PTW Training. Etc.

Languages

English
Fluent

Timeline

Ass. Operations Supervisor

HEIRS ENERGIES NIGERIA LIMITED
08.2024 - 07.2025

CRO/ OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

HEIRS ENERGIES NIGERIA LIMITED (SUNEBY MSLTD)
07.2021 - 08.2024

MSC - Geoinformatics

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES EFFURUN
04.2020 - 09.2022

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR / (CRO)

SPDC (NETCIDIESTMAN)
03.2015 - 07.2021

BSc - Environmental Science & Resource Management

NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
01.2015 - 11.2018

PROCESS OPERATOR (FIELD)

SPDC (NETCODIETSMANN)
11.2011 - 03.2015

INDUSTRIAL TRAINEE

Nigerian Gas Company (NGC)
08.2009 - 09.2010

National Diploma (HND) - Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences

PETROLEUM TRAINING INSTITUTE

Diploma - computer Science

DANGOLEE TRAINING INSTITUTE
GODSPOWER OKPARAOCHA