KUMARAVEL MUTHUSAMY
Senior Piping Layout Engineer
Chennai
Summary
Competent professional and goal oriented Senior Piping Layout Engineer having 24 years of experience in the field of Oil and Gas, Refinery, Petrochemical projects Onshore and Offshore. Expertise in Plant Piping and conceptual design, FEED and detail engineering. Leading functional team for the designated unit and complex systems as a specialist in the field of piping. Planning of resources, ensure project standard with contractual obligations. Experienced as a Filed piping engineer, responsible for field piping amendments pertaining to plot plan, Isometrics, piping GAD, Material, Hydrotest pack and as built. Technical support to construction contractors. Career build through organizations J RAY McDermott, Saipem, Technip & Foster wheeler (wood plc)
Professional piping engineer with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Adept at designing and implementing efficient piping systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards. Known for reliability and adaptability in dynamic project environments. Skilled in 3D modeling, stress analysis, and project management, consistently delivering high-quality outcomes.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1998
1998
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sr. Piping Engineer
J Ray McDermott Engineering Services Private Limited
02.2023 - Current
- Responsible for designing and managing the layout of Piping system.
- Prepare and issue of piping deliverables, material requisition and MTO.
- Support to prepare specifications, design basis, pipe supports, standard detail drawings.
- Oversee and ensure the access, maintenance, operability in comply of project specifications.
- Reviewing vendor GAD in conjunction with process/mechanical data sheet, Hook-up and P&ID.
- Integrate other discipline to ensure proper interfaces and resolve layout related issues.
- Responsible and assign tasks for designers and checkers to achieve deliverables on schedule.
- Perform and study the weight management and issue piping weight control report.
- Technical support for procurement, subcontract to place the purchase order and review the design documents in accordance with project aspects.
- Projects:
- North Field Expansion (NFXP) Project - Offshore, Topside, Pipelines (EPCI) QATAR ENERGY.
- Manatee Project – offshore, Topside, Pipelines (EPCI) SHELL Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.
Piping Layout Engineer
Saipem India Projects Limited
04.2012 - 12.2022
- Execution of piping layout as area engineer and responsible for design.
- Supervise designer team to achieve quality design and issue deliverables on schedule.
- Liaise with flexibility team for optimized layout and approval of isometrics.
- Review vendor drawings and comment for detail engineering phase.
- Performing Interdisciplinary check for deliverables and coordinate with other discipline.
- Review and preparing of specialty items list, data sheets and material requisition packages.
- Interpret all codes and standards to maintain overall piping activities.
- Checking UG composite layout, piping GAD’s, Isometrics, Battery limits & Tie-in details.
- Review and issue the MTO for piping scope at stages of IFA, IFH, IFD & IFC.
- Support to fabrication yard during module construction for resolving technical deviations.
- Specific study for steam tracing piping and analyze the location of manifolds.
- Prepare and review the single line diagram for platforms and ladders.
- Projects:
- Marjan Package-10 (Saudi Aramco)
- Thai oil CFP project. Thailand.
- Tangguh LNG Train 3 & Expansion Project, Indonesia.
- Kuwait National Petroleum Company - Al Zour Refinery Project. (KNPC-4)
- Kaombo FPSO Project. Total E&P Angola Block 32.
- Aegean Refinery Project (SOCAR) Turkey.
- Staatsolie Refinery Expansion Project - State Oil Company, Suriname.
- Rabigh II – Naphtha & Aromatics Package (RP2) – Saudi Aramco.
- Cryogenic Ethane Receipt & Storage Facility
- ARAMCO - KHURAIS: As Build Conversion Project
- Proposals: 1) Dung Quat Refinery Expansion Project, Vietnam.
- 2) PT PERTAMINA – Refinery Unit-V Balikpapan, Indonesia.
Sr. Piping Designer (checker)
Technip India Ltd
01.2011 - 02.2012
- Execute piping layout activities, checking of Isometrics and MTO preparation.
- Layout Study and checking of Tie-in details for acid concentration package.
- Vendor equipment drawing review and incorporate with P&ID Check suitability.
- PTFE and GFRP line modelling, update model review comments
- Checking of Interference and resolve clashes.
- Project:
- Nijni Novgorod Integrated Vinyl’s Plant - Russ Vinyl
Piping Designer
Foster Wheeler India Pvt Ltd (Wood Plc)
09.2005 - 12.2010
- Study and development of piping layout for Naphtha fractionation unit.
- Development of construction area and unit plot plan, line shoot GA drawings.
- Study column platform requirement, nozzle orientation and drawings preparation.
- Liaise with other disciplines for relevant design interfaces.
- Develop and maintain discipline project documentation and design data.
- Layout checking and preparing for UG piping GA drawing.
- Design and development of Piping and equipment modelling of Clay Treater, Exchanger, pumps, and utility system
- Physical support modelling for critical lines, stress comments and RDB updating.
- Vendor equipment drawing interface checking with P&ID and update mark-up.
- Tank form and pump house piping modelling for component tankage area.
- Stress calculations sketch update for pump house & sleeper area piping.
- Modelling of equipment, access pipe way, cross over platforms.
- Physical and logical supports update for sleeper piping. Isometric extraction for AFC.
- Projects:
- Paradip Refinery Project (Indian Oil Corporation Limited)
- Singapore Parallel Train (Exxon Mobil)
- (Deputation to UK Foster Wheeler for Gross route piping (30% model))
- Utilities and Offsite Umbrella Project (Petro Rabigh, Saudi Arabia.)
Piping Draftsman
Enmas Eugenius Projects Limited
12.2002 - 08.2005
- Layout and detailing of down comer pipes, Riser pipes, drain piping.
- GA drawing preparation for water wall panels and headers. Preparation for piping Support detail drawings. Layout and supports for Air ducting.
- Projects:
- The Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited, India. Chemical Recovery Boiler.
- Seshasayee Paper & Boards Limited, Tamil Nadu, India.
- ITC Bhadrachalam Paper Boards Ltd. Andhra Pradesh, India.
Technician Apprentice
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) Trichy, India
07.2001 - 08.2002
- Technician apprentice training in the Spares Engineering department. Prepared detailed drawing of spares of Air preheater for various domestic power plants as per IBR standard.
Education
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Mohammed Institute of Education & Technology (M.I.E.T)
Trichy, Tamil NaduB.E - Mechanical
Anna University
Chennai, Tamil NaduSkills
Plant Piping Engineering
Accomplishments
- McDermott: Preparation of 38” & 28” Gas Pipeline MTO, MR, critical items like Pigabble WYE, Barred Tee and Subsea WYE skid assembly, Hanger & Risers flanges for North Field Expansion (NFXP) project.
- Execution of package 32” & 30” Pipeline flanges, Segmentable Bend, Pipeline Anodes, Actuated on-off valves, Inline Instruments packages for Shell Manatee project.
- SAIPEM: Mission to prepare hydrotest pack for sleeper & Tank form lines & contribute as a Field piping engineer for Al Zour Refinery Expansion project Kuwait (2019).
- Mission to coordination of Checker and Designers team to complete the layout and isometrics for 90% milestone achievement for TANGGUH LNG Train Expansion Project. Indonesia (2018)
- Recognized of Excellence by Client as a Piping Engineer at the site of STAATSOLIE REFINERY EXPANSION PROJECT. SURINAME. (2013-2015)
- Managed successfully entire project design completion for develop & prepare the P&ID at various stages of IFH, IFA, IFD & IFC during the design phase in collaborate with other discipline.
- Foster wheeler: Achieved the gross route piping layout for 30% model for Clay Treater on deputation to UK for Exxon Mobil project.
Disclaimer
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- Father name: Muthusamy
- Nationality: Indian
- DOB: 1978-05-27
- Marital status: Family
- Gender: M
- Passport: Valid till April 2031
Timeline
Sr. Piping Engineer
J Ray McDermott Engineering Services Private Limited
02.2023 - Current
Piping Layout Engineer
Saipem India Projects Limited
04.2012 - 12.2022
Sr. Piping Designer (checker)
Technip India Ltd
01.2011 - 02.2012
Piping Designer
Foster Wheeler India Pvt Ltd (Wood Plc)
09.2005 - 12.2010
Piping Draftsman
Enmas Eugenius Projects Limited
12.2002 - 08.2005
Technician Apprentice
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) Trichy, India
07.2001 - 08.2002
B.E - Mechanical
Anna University
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Mohammed Institute of Education & Technology (M.I.E.T)
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