Luis Alberto Black Silva

Experience

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  PDVSA Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (Meneven - Corpoven)

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1989

  System Programer

  Computer System Development (micro and main frame), Computer Training, User Help and Support

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  PDVSA Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.

  Jan 1989 - Jan 2003

  Management of: Oil Quality control; Oil Measurement and Pumping from field facilities to the Tank Farm, including third party (custody transfer); Official Oil Measurement; Oil pumping schedule; pumps, tanks and pipeline maintenance. Tank Farm ISO 9000 certification. Determination of new oil handling facility’s needs (Tanks, Pump systems, Pipelines, oil and products docks, diluent selection and distribution) based upon 20 year production plans and existing facilities. Coordination of oil facilities maintenance planning, scheduling & control to: a 980 thousand barrel Tank Farm, 100.000 BPD pumping system, 300 Km main pipeline. 20 oil gathering facilities each with an average of: storage 30.000 barrel, 10.000 BPD pumping system, 30 Km gathering pipeline Supervise the activities of: Budget, Human Resources (Training, Vacations, Payroll,etc.). Engineering team Supervisor at San Joaquín Criogenic Plant : Process Simulation (Process, Pro II, PipePhase, etc), Process Control (Automation), Laboratory (Sampling, Analysis, Product Quality Certification, etc).

  • Oil storage and pumping Superintendent

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  • Infraestructure Superintendent.

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  • Maintenance Supervisor

    Jan 1996 - Jan 1999

  • Administration Supervisor

    Oct 1989 - Mar 1996

  • Technical Services Supervisor

    Jan 1989 - Sept 1989
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  Ingeniería Cardón, S.A. (ICARDON)

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Process Engineer

  pre-FEED, FEED and Detailed Engineering for different oil and gas projects. Elaboration of Support Decision Document, Project Execution Plan, Design Basis, Process Description, operation and control philosophy, Material Balance, utilities requirements, Process Flow Diagrams (PFD’s), Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (PID´s); calculations for the design of new equipment and evaluation of the existing (pressure vessels, compressors, pumps, pigging station, heaters, heat exchangers, Knock-out-drums, furnaces), Process Datasheets preparation for: equipment and instruments, relief valves, control valves, on-off valves, rupture disks. Development of lines, equipment and tie-ins lists. Process simulations, Calculation Sheets, Hydraulic Evaluations, Operation Handbook, Project Description Memory, Technical and Economic Evaluations, etc. Simulation Software (HYSYS, PRO II, PIPEPHASE, HTRI) and technical support software: Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, MicroStation and AutoCad. Voir moins

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  GeoHidra Consultores C.A.

  Mar 2006 - Jan 2007

  QA/QC Process Engineer

  • Achieve quality control success of the project “Gas Compression Facilities San Joaquín” by performing QA/QC of different kinds of technical chemical documents and diagrams.• Reduce by 10% the overall time of design reviews, verifications, and validations on the Chemical documents performed on a Gas Natural Compression Center Project.

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  Estudios y Proyectos Ditech

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  Senior Process Engineer

  • Achieve project success by optimization of existing dehydration system incorporating Molecular Sieves to reduce water content in the gas (0.1 ppm). Installation of Joule-Thomson Valve and a compression system within the Liquid Recovery Unit to increase the percentage of recovery of the facility.• Diminish by 6% the estimated time on the project “Gas Pipeline Guiria - Macapaima” consisting of the design of a 50 Kms, 42 inches gas pipeline to transport 3.000 MMSCFD at 2.000 PSI. The pipeline included 4 compression stations, 5 pigging stations, 3 gas delivery stations, measurement stations, and flare-and-liquid handling systems, by coordination between disciplines to avoid interferences and solve issues, and providing accurate and on-time managerial reports.• Support the commercial department in the elaboration of Technical-Commercial Proposals for several projects, reducing the overall elaboration time by 5%. Voir moins

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  TIPIEL

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2015

  Senior Process Engineer

  • Reduce the overall length of oil transmission pipes between facilities for the Castilla field project by using simulations on PIPEFASE and HYSYS to optimize the design and reduce construction costs.• Achieve project success by overseeing facilities improvement: "Acacias" CPF capacity increased from 60 KBOPD to 90 KBOPD. Changed the oil treatment method of the facility from heating-based to dilution-based. Increased the capacity of the free water separation, pumping systems, storage, and custody transfer systems.• Improve overall construction expenditure and reduced project schedule by reducing interferences of simultaneous builds.• Oversaw the Commissioning and Start-Up of equipment/systems that allowed continuity of the construction of the facilities. Voir moins

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  Ing Cardón

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2023

  QA/QC

  • Improve the process efficiency of a failing pump that served a 15,000 BOPD refinery, by initiating the project “Design of a Heat Exchanger - Staatsoil” creating guidelines for successful revisions, verifications, and validations of the design.• Increase the revenue of the services provided by 40% to refinery clients by leveraging communications skills and showing expertise in the re-evaluation of existing equipment for new applications.• Coordinate work team remotely to create and update “as-built” drawings during the COVID pandemic by administering policies and procedures related to the use of existing human resources.• Perform field collection of information, Kick-Off Meetings, Field Surveys, Operational Risk Analysis, HAZOP, WHAT IF, and Peer Review, among others. Voir moins