Overview

An evening event with a technical presentation by Ir Mohd Khairulariffin bin Samin from MISC Berhad and time for networking over refreshments.

This event is free and open to all. Bring along your colleagues and introduce them to the Oil & Natural Gas Special Interest Group (SONG) and to IChemE.

Topic

FPSO’s, not like other fixed structure or platforms, experiences 6-degrees of freedom in a motion of a ship. For decades, static process equipment designers coupled with internals technology providers have achieved advancement to minimize motion impact towards liquid behaviour inside equipment to adapt the marine environments. These are known factors that are obvious through years of research and advanced computer modelling such as rigorous calculation using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).

However, not many are aware that the FPSO behaviour in their operational state has also contributed to the non-performances of equipment or system which proved to result in process upsets or worst, downtime of the particular system.

Lesson learnt over the years has urged FPSO owners to be more cautious in selecting the right process equipment designs and deciding on its configuration when installing equipment on the topside.

This presentation will relate some of the topside operational issues focusing on static process equipment with regards to FPSO state; the trim of the ship during full cargo load and after offloading. A case study will be targeted on a gas treatment system, i.e. TEG unit operation.

Speaker

Ir Mohd Khairulariffin Bin Samin

Ir Mohd Khairulariffin is a chemical engineer with experiences in Floaters design i.e. FPSO, FSO, MOPU and project engineering management. He previously managed the Offshore Business Unit (OBU) — Process & Utilities department for three years before being appointed as the Head for Topside & Facilities Department in 2015 covering Process, Mechanical and Electrical & Instrumentation department. He was appointed as the TP - Process Design in 2016. Till date, he has completed two cycles of FPSO projects with involvement in conceptual design phase up to offshore commissioning.

He was also the Engineering Manager for a Marginal Field development project and has also led one modification work for a gas treatment system on a FPSO. Today, he continuously manages the departmental resources to support OBU in topside concept studies, bid engineering, as well as asset operational support.

Time

Registration from 17:30 — the event will commence at 18:00 and close at 20:00.

Attire

The suggested attire would be formal for men and women. Improper attire such as round neck t-shirt, jeans, slippers and safety boots, etc are not allowed.

Sponsor

IChemE gratefully acknowledges:

• PETRONAS Group Technical Solutions (GTS) sponsorship of SONG evening talk
• EAST One-Zero-One organizers of SONG evening talks

Get involved

Would you like to give a talk at a SONG event in Kuala Lumpur, or online to a wider audience of chemical engineers in the Asia Pacific region? We'd like to hear from you. Please contact Mohan Balasingam or with details about yourself and proposed presentation.

Webinar

For those who are unable to attend in person, this event will also be available as a webinar.