VALENTINE OLOWU
Summary
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Experienced Instrumentation Supervisor with over 14 years of offshore oil and gas experience supporting FPSO operations, fiscal metering systems, process control, safety instrumented systems, and instrumentation maintenance within Deepwater production facilities. Proven track record in leading multidisciplinary maintenance teams, improving equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, and ensuring compliance with international operational, safety, and metering standards.
Strong expertise in control systems including DCS, PLC, SCADA, F&G, ESD, SIS, and fiscal custody transfer metering systems. Demonstrated success in commissioning, Installation, calibration, preventive maintenance programmes, troubleshooting critical production systems, and supporting regulatory audits within offshore environments.
Overview
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Certification
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Instrumentation Supervisor
Prime Atlantic Cegelec / ExxonMobil Upstream Nigeria
03.2020 - Current
- Lead preventive and corrective maintenance activities on process control and process safety instrumentation systems.
- Supervised instrumentation technicians in installation, maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting of production and safety-critical systems, enhancing operational reliability.
- Ensure availability and integrity of PLC, DCS, SCADA, SIS, ESD and F&G systems.
- Improved operational reliability through effective maintenance planning and execution.
- Reduced instrumentation-related equipment failures through implementation of preventive maintenance strategies.
- Achieved approximately 95% first-time fault resolution during instrumentation troubleshooting activities.
- Coordinated commissioning and startup activities for instrumentation projects, ensuring timely completion and compliance with operational standards.
- Mentored and trained junior instrumentation personnel on industry best practices and safety standards, fostering skill development and adherence to safety protocols.
- Maintain compliance with company HSE requirements and offshore operational standards.
- Participate in Critical safeguards review (CSG) technical audits, inspections and regulatory reviews.
- Contributed to successful metering skid recertification and measurement audit programs.
- USAN FPSO, OML-138 Deepwater
Senior Instrumentation & Metering Specialist
Prime Atlantic Cegelec / ExxonMobil Upstream Nigeria
05.2015 - 01.2020
- Performed verification, calibration and maintenance of fiscal metering systems.
- Enhanced measurement accuracy through systematic meter calibration and verification activities.
- Supported operation and maintenance of offshore metering skids.
- Diagnosed and corrected PLC and DCS system faults affecting production performance.
- Prepared detailed metering performance reports and audit documentation to ensure compliance and operational transparency.
- Supported successful certification and compliance audits for offshore facilities.
- Participated in commissioning and startup of offshore process systems.
- Improved reliability of instrumentation systems through proactive maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Conducted risk assessments and safety audits on instrumentation systems to identify and mitigate potential hazards.
- Analysed metering data to identify trends and recommend process improvements, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Contributed to operations on USAN FPSO in OML-138 Deepwater.
Instrumentation & Control Technician
TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria
08.2012 - 05.2015
- Calibrated, loop checked, and functionally tested field instruments to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
- Maintained pressure, temperature, level, and flow measurement devices to uphold measurement accuracy and system integrity.
- Supported preventive and corrective maintenance on process control systems, enhancing operational stability and reducing potential failures.
- Supported shutdown and commissioning processes to facilitate operational readiness.
- Supported reduction of equipment downtime through efficient maintenance execution and fault diagnosis.
- Maintained technical documentation and work records.
- Ensured compliance with offshore safety and operational procedures.
- USAN FPSO, OML-138 Deepwater
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) - Chemical Engineering
Rivers State University
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria01-2007
Skills
- Instrumentation & Control Systems
- Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
- SCADA Systems
- Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
- Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD)
- Fire & Gas Detection Systems (F&G)
- High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS)
- Fiscal Metering Systems
- Custody Transfer Measurement
- Ultrasonic Flow Meters
- Turbine Flow Meters
- Coriolis Flow Meters
- Metering Audits & Recertification
- Field Instrumentation
- Pressure Transmitters
- Temperature Transmitters
- Level Measurement Systems
- Radar Level Transmitters (Guided & Non guided wave)
- Differential Pressure Transmitters
- Tank Gauging System (TGS)
- Enraf Marine EM540 Systems
- Valves & Actuation
- Control Valves
- On/Off Valves
- Pneumatic Actuators
- Valve Positioners
- Preventive Maintenance
- Corrective Maintenance
- Root Cause Analysis
- Reliability Improvement
- Asset Integrity Management
- Shutdown & Turnaround Support
- Commissioning & Start-Up
- Team Supervision
- Technical Training & Mentoring
- Permit to Work (PTW)
Certification
- BOSIET / FOET Offshore Safety Certification, certified
- OPITO Instrumentation & Control Certification, certified
- Fiscal Metering Training (API / ISO / OIML Standards), certified
- Instrumentation & Control Systems Training, certified
- Instrumentation Documentation Training, certified
- ODS Belgium Metering System Training, certified
- Vendor-Specific PLC, DCS & SCADA Training, certified
- ATEX Training, certified
- CompEx Certification (In View), in_view
- Maintenance Reliability Professional Certification (In In view), in_view
Custom
- Outstanding Performance Award for Measurement Audit & Metering Skid Recertification, 2026
- Outstanding Performance for successful completion of 10 yearly OEM standard exchange of inergen fire suppression system, 112-inergen cylinders with its associated accessories and introducing fiber glass grating to eliminate corrosion at the base of the cylinder, 2026
- Outstanding performance for supervising HP1/HP2/MP Gas Compressor Engine change and startup, 2025
- Excellent performance on Supervision of Gas conditioning skid integration, 2024
- Outstanding performance for coordinating LPC completion and starup that added six thousand barriels to USAN FPSO, 2022-01-01, year_only
- Safety Award for Hazard Identification Excellence, 2022-01-01, year_only
- Quality Performance Award (USAN FPSO Operations and maintenance shutdown turn around maintenance supervision), 2025-01-01, year_only
- Black Belt Level 3 Recognition, 2017-01-01, year_only
Timeline
Instrumentation Supervisor
Prime Atlantic Cegelec / ExxonMobil Upstream Nigeria
03.2020 - Current
Senior Instrumentation & Metering Specialist
Prime Atlantic Cegelec / ExxonMobil Upstream Nigeria
05.2015 - 01.2020
Instrumentation & Control Technician
TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria
08.2012 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) - Chemical Engineering
Rivers State University