CV Richard Whitelaw

Discipline
Planning / Project Controls
Grade
Senior Planning Engineer
Contact
+44 (0)7714101746

Qualifications
6 'O' Grade SCE's
4'H' Grade SCE's
1st Stage Diploma in Public Administration
Various Planning, IT & Survival Training Courses
Regional experience
Europe, South America, South East Asia, various UK locations,
offshore installations.

post@petro-con.com

Experience summary
Over twenty five (25) years planning, cost,
project controls and completions experience on
petrochemical pharmaceutical plants, offshore
installations, FPSOs, green field and brown field
sites.
Experience gained in fabrication, construction,
engineering design, maintenance and shutdown
phases of projects. Most recent experience has
focused on providing strategy and development
planning, risk analysis, schedule assurance and
claims avoidance work to a number of oil and gas
major and independent operators.

Key technical competencies:

Project Controls Establishment

Schedule assurance & development, strategic

planning

Cost control

Oil & gas planning through Pre FID to

commissioning

Risk Analysis

Systems & Tools Expertise

Primavera - Highly Experienced

Safran Highly Experienced

Completions systems Highly experienced

Petro Consultants

Oil and Gas Project Roles to Date

Ceona Offshore
Senior Planner Projects 2013-Present
Responsible for preparation of integrated schedules
for two new build pipelaying support vessels.
Integration of sub contract and vendor schedules,
co-ordination of installation, commissioning, and
cost control exercises.

Maersk FPSOs Copenhagen

Senior Planner Projects 2011-2013
Responsible for planning and scheduling for all
projects
undertaken
by
the
department.
Implementation of corporate standards and
processes.
Vessels located in UK North Sea, Brazil, Australia,
and West Africa.

BP (Norge)
Senior commissioning Planner / Planning Lead
HUC 2009 - 2011
Project Valhall Re-development Project
Fabrication/HUC of an 11,000t Integrated deck for
the Valhall field Norwegian Sector.
Duties Production of commissioning schedules for
onshore/offshore phases. Review and monitoring
of fabricator and hook-up contractor schedules in
Fabrication Yard. Liaison between project sites in
Netherlands, UK, and Norway.
Latterly given the role of HUC Planning Lead
responsible for Integrated Planning for all offshore
activities based in Project Office, Stavanger.

Project Controls Solutions

ExxonMobil Production Company

Coflexip Stena Offshore Deep Water Ltd

Turnover & Acceptance Co-ordinator 2008 2009

Senior Project Planner 2000 - 2002

Project Adriatic LNG

Construction and Commissioning of a New Build

Pipelay Vessel

HUC and Start-Up of a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)

regasification plant based offshore Adriatic Sea.
Duties Review and verification of system
handovers from HUC project team. Checking all
content
including
MC
and
Commissioning
certification, dynamic commissioning procedures,
punch-lists, as-built drawings etc.

Aker Kvaerner
Senior Planner Topsides Fabrication 2006 2008
Project Adriatic LNG
Fabrication and Construction of the topsides of a
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) re-gasification plant
destined for the Adriatic Sea.
Duties Supervision and monitoring of contractors
(Dragados) plans and schedules. Liaison with
contracts and cost control personnel. Reporting to
Aker and Exxon management.
Interfacing with other elements of the project
including engineering, procurement, construction,
commissioning of Gravity Based Structure (GBS)

Sakhalin Energy Investment Company

Senior Planner Hook-up & Commissioning
2004 - 2006
Project Sakhalin Phase II
Hook-up & Commissioning of 2 x Integrated decks
to be installed on GBSs off Sakhalin Island (east of
Russia).
Duties Production of schedules and associated
documentation for the onshore and offshore
commissioning. Monitoring contractors (Samsung
Heavy Industries) onshore mechanical completion,
and offshore hook-up schedules.

Dragados Offshore S.A.

Project Controls Manager 2002 - 2003
Project - Statoil Kristin Project
Fabrication and Construction of Riser Balcony
Module & Flare Tower for Statoil semi-sub for the
Kristin field.

Project CSO Deep Blue Pipelay Vessel

Duties Based on site at the Hyundai Mipo

Dockyard, Ulsan, South Korea, my function was to
assess and monitor schedules produced by the
contractor, HMD. In addition, I produced plans and
schedules to give management visibility of the
project progress and forecasts. Detailed plans were
produced for key phases of the project, and daily
updates during sea trials required my attendance
on the vessel for this period.

Siemens SA
Senior Planning Engineer 2000
Project Fransisco I Madero Refinery
Upgrade/Refurbishment Project
Major upgrading and refurbishment of a 25 yearold Pemex refinery on the Mexican Gulf Coast.
Duties Based on site in Madero, my function was
to develop and maintain detailed time schedules
for the engineering, procurement and supply
relating to the project within block 3 of this
refinery. This differs from the other 3 blocks in that
existing plant was being refurbished as well as the
inclusion of new facilities. The project was carried
out by a consortium comprising Siemens with a
Korean
partner
SKEC.
This
involved
the
development of interfaces between the two
parties, providing individual management with
meaningful plans and schedules.

Bluewater Engineering BV
Senior Planning Engineer 1999
Project Uisge Gorm FPSO Repair Project
Reinstatement of FPSO Uisge Gorm after damage
repairs. Tie-in of two new wellheads along with
existing wells.
Duties - Travelled offshore to compile a detailed
schedule for the project. Due to the high
commercial priority of regaining oil production, the
schedule period was in hours and twice daily
updates were necessary to give a proactive
document for offshore implementation and onshore
visibility.

Duties Overall control of all aspects of Planning

and Cost through a team of Planning Engineers,
Estimators and Cost Controllers.

PETRO CONSULTANTS

PROJECT CONTROLS SOLUTIONS

ESSO Norge AS
Planning Engineer/Mechanical Completions
Engineer 1999

DRAGADOS OFFSHORE S.A.

Project BALDER FSU Project

Project BOL (Conoco/Chevron) Britannia

Jacket Fabrication Project

Refurbishment and Commissioning of topsides,

marine and utility systems for an FPU to be
stationed in the Norwegian sector of the North
Sea.
Duties - Joined at the latter stages of the project
to produce schedules and performance indicators
for
the
Marine & Utilities
Commissioning
Department

Bluewater Engineering BV

Fabrication/Construction Planning Engineer

1997

Fabrication and Construction of a 21,000 ton

Jacket for the North Sea Britannia field.
Duties - Joined the project at the latter stages to
maintain the Project Schedule. Also developed a
level 4 live schedule designed to give a clearer
indication of outstanding scope and duration.

Commissioning Planner
Construction/Commissioning Co-ordinator
1998 - 1999

DRAGADOS OFFSHORE S.A.

Project Bluewater Bleo Holm FPSO Project

Project Bluewater Cairu Turret Project

Construction and Commissioning of topsides for an

FPSO to be stationed at the Ross field for Talisman
Duties - Initially responsible for planning and
scheduling of the Commissioning content of the
Project. The Project changed planning systems
from Artemis to Primavera and my responsibilities
expanded to control of
Level 4 and Level 2
schedules for the entire Project. In the latter
stages,
although
continuing
control
of
Commissioning planning, I set up and supervised a
system to control processing of work packages
through to Mechanical Completion, overseeing a
staff of four.

DRAGADOS OFFSHORE S.A.

Project Control Manager 1997 - 1998
Project Sundlink Contractors - Oresund
Link
Fabrication and Construction of steel and concrete
bridge spans for the link between Sweden and
Denmark.
Duties - Development and maintenance of
detailed planning/cost schedules, development of
a simplified schedule to indicate at any time the
progress of each span on a daily basis. (Two
bridge spans have to be delivered to Malmo,
Sweden every 28 days, the concreting phase
using a unique and custom-built process).

PETRO CONSULTANTS

Fabrication/Construction Planning Engineer

1996 - 1997

Fabrication and Construction of a mooring turret

for installation into the Petrobras vessel Cairu
destined for the Brazilian coast.
Duties - Development of a schedule for the
fabrication and construction of a turret assembly
including a turntable comprising three deck levels
with
process
and
utility
pipework
and
instrumentation.
Involvement
from
initial
fabrication through to installation in the vessel at
the AESA yard in Puerto.

AMEC Process & Energy

Hook-Up/Commissioning Planning Engineer
1996
Project Texaco Captain FPSO Project
Offshore Hook-Up & Commissioning of the Texaco
Captain FPSO (North Sea).
Duties - Based in the ASTANO Yard in northern
Spain to develop a schedule for offshore hook-up
of the Captain vessel to a fixed installation and
umbilical hook-up to seabed template.

PROJECT CONTROLS SOLUTIONS

AMEC Process & Energy

AMEC Process & Energy

Senior Construction/Commissioning Planning

Engineer 1995 1996

Construction Planning Engineer 1990 1991

Project Conoco CMS Project - Phase 2

Offshore modifications to existing Southern North
Sea gas platform and hook-up & commissioning of
bridge linked compression platform. (Alliance
Management) Offshore Man-hours 140,000.
Duties - Solely responsible for production and
update of schedules for offshore construction and
commissioning. Involvement from early design to
Project handover. Alternating between London
office, Ardersier yard, Theddlethorpe Terminal and
offshore.

AMEC Process & Energy

Senior Construction/Commissioning Planning
Engineer 1993 1995
Project Shell Leman Alpha Project
Installation of 2 new Compression trains on
existing Southern North Sea gas facility and
reconfiguration of all systems. Offshore Man-hours
420,000.
Duties - Responsible for all scheduling through 2
years of Construction/Commissioning culminating
in a six month shutdown to install Compressors.
Based both on and offshore with 7 staff.
Responsibilities offshore included control and
maintenance of LAN software and equipment.

AMEC Process & Energy

Construction Planning Engineer 1992 1993
Project Amoco C.A.T.S. Project
Hook-up of two Oil & Gas Platforms and one Riser
Platform in the North Sea. Offshore Man-hours
375,000 (Lomond Platform only)
Duties - Scheduling of offshore construction scope
for hook-up of Lomond Platform. Based onshore
with offshore visits. Responsible for 4 planners
offshore

AMEC Process & Energy

Construction Planning Engineer 1991 1992
Project H.B.O.C. Ravenspurn North Project
Hook-up of North Sea Gas Platform for Hamilton
Brothers
(Integrated
Management
Team).
Offshore Man-hours 175,000
Duties - Based onshore with offshore visits.
Responsible
for
planning
&
scheduling
Construction Jobcards for the Ravenspurn
hook-up works. Maintaining LAN equipment &
software. Development of new databases for
Timekeeping & Logistics and Document Control.
PETRO CONSULTANTS

Project Shell Kittiwake ELSBM

Refurbishment Project
Refurbishment of storage tanks and installation of
new topsides on mooring buoy. Offshore Manhours 45.000
Duties - Based at the Aberdeen office, and
offshore at Kishorn.
Initially responsible for
reassessing the original plan and reporting
progress on the revised plan.

AMEC Process & Energy

Planning Engineer 1989 1990
Project H.G.B.L (British Gas)
Hook-ups

DP6/DP8

Based onshore in Blackpool working on two "mini"

hook-ups for gas installations in the Irish Sea for
Hydrocarbons Great Britain Limited. Offshore Manhours 65,000 (both platforms)
Duties - Reporting progress manually on a daily
basis, input of all relevant data into the ARTEMIS
System, producing weekly progress reports,
histograms, barcharts etc. as required. Occasional
offshore attendance was also necessary to liaise
with field engineers and offshore planner.
Production of Tracking Registers.

AMEC Process & Energy

Offshore Technical Assistant/Planning/QA
1988 1989
Project Shell Tern Project (Hook-up)
Hookup of Oil & Gas Platform Modules in Northern
North Sea. Offshore Man-hours 500,000
Duties - Assisting in the compilation of work
packages for submission to client, collating welding
data for inclusion in work packages. Ensuring all
test sheets are completed correctly through liaison
with field engineers. Input of all welding data in
C.Q.R.S.
(Computerized
Quality
Recording
System). Input of all hook-up and commissioning
test sheets in C.Q.R.S. Creation and maintenance
of various registers for use on the project (Jobcard
tracking, workpack tracking, O.C.R. tracking) using
Dataease database. Production of standard and
ad-hoc reports for the above C.Q.R.S. facilities
and Dataease registers
PROJECT CONTROLS SOLUTIONS