About
Operator-side engineer
for the front end.
19 years in upstream oil & gas on both sides of the table: most of it on the operator side, and three years in a Rosneft engineering centre delivering studies as the contractor. I know how a contractor scopes and delivers a study, and what an operator needs to take it through a gate. My focus is the phase where project value, constraints and decision logic are set: FEL1–FEL2, Pre-FEED and brownfield development.
Based in the Philippines · open to permanent, contract and rotational roles · available to mobilise within 2 weeks · Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia
Career
Where the experience comes from.
Early-phase advisory for operators and contractors in the Middle East and CIS: concept and feasibility support, brownfield system optimisation, EPC bid analysis. Independent industry expert with GLG.
Led a portfolio of 50+ FEL1–FEL2 and Pre-FEED studies ($1M–$300M+) through Decision Review Board approvals. 10-year surface facilities strategy across six fields. Built and led a team of five senior engineers.
Front-End Development Manager on FEL1–FEL2 and Pre-FEED studies up to $300M+. Cross-field integration programme: 57% portfolio CAPEX reduction. Flow assurance at Technical Authority level 2.
Led Pre-FEED and FEED on Yaro-Yakhinskoye ($300M+), then Project Engineer / PMO through detailed design and pre-start-up readiness.
15 concept studies ($1M–$26M). Managed international contractors, including KBR and Granherne, on a $46M shale appraisal project. Introduced the engineering MoC system.
Engineering-centre (contractor) side: delivered 10+ greenfield and brownfield concept and Pre-FEED studies for Rosneft subsidiaries, held the study budget and competed with other centres for scope. Led a team of seven engineers.
Four-stage oil–gas separation train feeding a DEG gas treatment plant (dry gas, LPG, stabilised condensate): commissioning of a new pump station, start-up, maintenance and post-incident recovery, including winter operation. Team of 11–13 technicians, zero LTI.
Education
Specialist Diploma (5-year), Machinery and Equipment of Oil & Gas Fields, Kuban State Technological University, 2007. Assessed by UK ENIC as comparable to a UK Bachelor (Honours) degree, RQF Level 6.
UK ENIC Statement of Comparability · PDF ↗Reference 4002501645 · verify at enic.org.uk/verification
Tools
Petex GAP · PIPESIM · HYSYS · PI Vision · Power BI · SmartField · SAP S/4HANA (PPM) · MS Project · AutoCAD
Languages
English: professional working proficiency.
Russian: native.