About the Job: Supervises and implements routine and non-routine corrosion mitigation and control activities in assigned operational areas. Conducts corrosion inspections on pipelines, well casing/tubing, and carries out failure investigations related to corrosion attacks on wells, processing, transmitting, and storage facilities. Analyzes related corrosion results and recommends remedial measures. Provides specialist support and assumes responsibility for corrosion monitoring and control in the Refinery, including plant, offsite and jetty equipment, and piping. Reviews operating conditions to assess and monitor corrosive conditions and evaluates material performance in corrosive streams. Reviews the metallurgy of equipment and piping and makes recommendations for upgrades as required. Conducts Remaining Life Assessment (RLA) for long service used high temperature high pressure equipment. Initiates and implements the Company’s policy on corrosion control, ensuring that all surface preparation and coating activities carried out on new and existing facilities are in accordance with approved specifications.
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Key Accountabilities:
- Implements the Company’s corrosion control policies to mitigate corrosion attacks on static structures, equipment, and associated facilities. Plans and implements work programs covering Cathodic Protection, Chemical Treatment, Internal Corrosion Monitoring, Failure Investigation, and Coating Inspection & Evaluation.
- Conducts corrosion inspection on pipelines, well casing/tubing, and carries out failure investigations related to corrosion attacks on wells, processing, transmitting, and storage facilities. Analyzes related corrosion results and recommends remedial measures.
- Plans and evaluates the results of all routine and non-routine cathodic protection surveys intended to confirm the effectiveness of deployed systems. Makes appropriate technical recommendations for possible improvements.
- Conducts effective monitoring programs on coatings of existing equipment, structures, and facilities to assess conditions and identify problems. Prepares adequate coating repair programs.
- Participates in supervising intelligent pipeline tool inspections. Analyzes recorded data and plans necessary inspection/repair programs.
- Reviews and evaluates survey results from electrochemical probes, weight-loss coupons, and other corrosion monitoring devices used to establish the effectiveness of internal corrosion control methods.
- Ensures satisfactory implementation and evaluation of all chemical treatment programs formulated for internal corrosion control.
- Reviews corrosion mitigation measures for new facilities projects and/or modifications. Ensures approved corrosion protection measures are incorporated into design proposals and in selected materials.
- Participates in plant corrosion inspections during shutdowns and investigates failures to identify causes. Highlights areas of concern and advises on improvements required.
- Updates computer-based corrosion/material information systems to record and monitor a wide variety of related data and information. Ensures all corrosion tests/analysis data of each equipment/facility and major problem areas are logged and identified.
- Performs other similar or related duties, as required.
- Task / Responsibilities during major turnaround / TAR:
- In-situ Metallography: Prepares scope and carries out on-site metallography using the replica technique to monitor microstructures; evaluates microstructure condition and issues reports.
- Identify Austenitic SS equipment vulnerable to Polythionic Stress Corrosion Cracking and ensure its neutralization before opening during shutdown.
- Collection of corrosion products/corroded samples for analysis.
- Review of internal inspection findings and plan for Root Cause Analysis / RLA studies as applicable.
- Carries out a thorough and detailed review of all Refinery units' process circuits and prepares Corrosion Loops.
- Identify specific Damage Mechanisms and Integrity Operating Window (IOW) for each corrosion Loop.
- Actively participates in Risk Based Inspection (RBI) project implementation and its application on a continuous basis.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor Degree in Chemical/Metallurgy or Mechanical Engineering qualification or equivalent.
- At least 8 years of experience in the same or similar role in the oil and gas industry.
