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About this Production Chemist role at KBR

KBR · Onsite · Basra, Al Başrah, Iraq

Title:

Production Chemist

-       Ensure safe and efficient operations relating to chemical applications and

laboratory activity.

-       Daily site support to Operations Teams.

-       Job Rep for the CMS and associated contracts.

-       Responsible for daily review of site crude oil and produced water quality

performance, troubleshooting and escalating issues as required.

-       Manage the CMS sampling and analysis program updating

reports/records as required.

- Responsible for HSE site audits of BOC laboratories and contractor

activities including chemical delivery, sampling and analysis, ensuring

good housekeeping standards are maintained.

-       Carry out routine checks of CMS supplier chemical rate setting.

- Support corrosion and scale mitigation programs ensuring optimum

dosing performance.

- Identify and follow up on chemical injection skid and related equipment

maintenance issues in a timely manner.

- Participate in the review of production chemistry threats assessments.

- Prepare production chemistry related themes for presentation to site

teams for awareness.

- Coaching / mentoring of Crude Quality and produced water teams.

- Support the Operations and Optimisation Teams to resolve plant

technical issues, process improvements, operability improvements and

trouble shooting.

- Prepare field trial plans, manage, monitor and optimise trial chemical

applications at site.

- Review and development of laboratory test methods as required.

-       Collate chemical application and operational data, analyse, interpret and

prepare technical reports and presentations.

-    Carry out Quality Control inspections of CMS suppliers chemicals.

-     Preparation of periodic and ad-hoc technical reports.

-     Monitor performance of CMS Chemical Contractor’s field engineers and

chemical delivery teams.

-      Ensure change management (MOC) issues are identified and

Engineering Queries (EQ’s) are raised in a timely manner to resolve and

meet business objectives.

- Prepare Production Chemical Change Checklist (PCCC) in support of

MOC requirements.

-      Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected

regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve

both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business

results.

- Promotes a culture of open safety reporting and continuous

improvement.


Experience, Qualifications & Key Skills


-       University degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related discipline

-       Above 10 Years experience in O&G industry (Preferable with IOC’s direct or

contract)

- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a Production Chemistry role

-       Knowledge of key Production Chemistry applications, including phase

separation, corrosion inhibition and control, scale inhibition, flow

assurance, water clarification and defoaming.

-       Familiar with normal production laboratory analysis methods, including

BS&W, water by KF, SIC content, and wet and instrumental water analysis

methodology.

-       Knowledge of crude oil, water, and gas separation processes

-       Knowledge of produced water and injection water treatment plants

-       Practical exposure to oil and gas production facilities

-       Relevant HSE knowledge in chemical handling and laboratory best

practices

-       Ability to identify and assess safety hazards

-       Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills

-       Ability to identify proper priorities to maintain stable process conditions

through chemical applications

-        Driven to deliver continuous improvement

-       Strong bias for being proactive and getting results

-       Fluent English language – written and spoken

 

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