Michael Karski, P.Eng, PMP

Experience

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  Esso Resources Canada Ltd./Texaco Canada Resources Ltd.

  Jan 1982 - Jul 1991

  Sr. Facilities/Petroleum Engineer

  Facilities and petroleum engineer on numerous heavy oil (SAGD), oil sands (CSS) and gas processing facility tie-ins and expansions, "brownfield" and research projects. Member of a team which designed and patented Sand Control Filter device, used in Texaco's Athabasca Pilot Project, the first international application of horizontal wells in oil sand reservoirs in Canada.

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  Sirte Oil Company (Esso Standard Libya)

  Aug 1991 - Jul 1997

  Senior Staff Engineer

  Worked on numerous projects in conventional oil & gas facilities, refinery, gas plant, transmission pipelines and gathering systems. Completed EPCM tender package for a major 34" NG pipeline extension project between the main towns of Sirte and Benghazi, Libya.

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  Bantrel

  Aug 1997 - Nov 1998

  Sr. Systems/Project Engineer

  Lead Systems (Process, I&C) Engineer on Suncor "Millennium" heavy oil upgrader project. Prepared and coordinated the development of process system diagrams and P&IDs for multitude of process and utility commodities, which were to be transferred between various process areas of the upgrader.

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  Optima Engineering Inc.

  Aug 1999 - Jan 2002

  Senior Mechanical/Project Engineer

  Lead project/mechanical engineer on numerous SAGD heavy oil and gas processing facility projects. Evaluated technical proposals and prepared recommendations for major gas field development "Colville" project by Apache and SAGD "Surmount" project by ConocoPhillips.

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  KUFPEC

  Feb 2002 - Nov 2003

  Chief Facilities Engineer

  Chief Facilities Engineer on KUFPEC "Oseil Phase 1" heavy oil project, located in the remote, jungle location of Irian Jaya province of Indonesia. Detailed Design stage of ESP wells tie-in, gathering system, Central Field Facilities, Main Production Facilities, dual crude oil and diesel interconnecting pipelines and supporting facilities of gas separation, compression, power generation, crude fractionation, storage and delivery to custody transfer point in the marine jetty. Coordinated all engineering aspects between engineering consultant (Daewoo Engineering) and the Owner engineering team. Executed management of change, provided engineering support to construction and pre-commissioning activities and prioritized activities for the timely delivery of IFC drawings and vendors equipment and material.Completed the FEED stage of design for offshore coastal waters gas gathering system, transfer pipelines and processing facilities for Total, France. Show less

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  IMV Projects

  Jan 2004 - Dec 2005

  Project Engineer / Project Manager

  Senior Project Engineer/Project Manager on heavy oil SAGD projects for CNRL and Husky Energy. Fabrication Engineering Manager on equipment and piping modularized facilities. Responsible for engineering activities in the design of SAGD production well pads, Central Field Processing facilities and interconnecting pipelines. Developed projects scope, schedule and budget, coordinated engineering and supporting disciplines progress in timely delivery of IFC documents, conducted weekly EPCM project review meetings, prepared progress reports and oorganized weekly meetings with the client representatives. Show less

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  AMEC

  Jan 2006 - May 2009

  Project Manager / Sr. Project Engineer

  Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams on Extraction & Tailings part of multi-billion dollar, open pit mining, oil sand projects during FEED and Detailed Design stages. Projects included: Shell "Albian Oil Sands Project"​, Imperial Oil "Kearl"​ and Syncrude "North Mine Replacement". Coordinated activities between EPCM and Owner engineering and construction teams through regular communication and site trips, to assure timely and quality deliverables, safe design and cost effectiveness, per established CWP and WBS procedures. Coordinated fabrication and inspection activities of major equipment suppliers to assure adherence to design specifications and standards, timely completion of fabrication, testing and site delivery. Show less

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  Karski Debonair Inc.

  Jan 2009 - now

  Project Director

  Karski Debonair is a Calgary-based corporation owned by Michael Karski who has spent his career in the Oil & Gas industry in Alberta and on the international market. An efficient and reliable company, it takes pride operating on trust built with clients and effective projects execution. It applies fundamentals of project engineering and management together with innovative problem solving methods, to deliver cost effective and timely executed projects with a proven record of realized savings to EPCM and Owner companies. Show less

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  Grantech Engineering International Inc

  Aug 2009 - Dec 2009

  Senior Project Manager

  Project Manager on LDM "Canola Crushing Plant", a fast track completion of Detailed Design, regulatory requirements and engineering support to mechanical completion and pre-commission for canola extraction plant in Saskatchewan, Canada. Project included scope, schedule and budget re-definition, review of the past work of various engineering consultants and vendors, and fulfillment of Government Requirements in order to proceed with commissioning and start up of the facilities.

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  WorleyParsons

  Jan 2010 - Sept 2010

  Senior Project Manager

  Project Manager on "Gasoconducto Andino, Peru"​ project of estimated CAPEX $1 B dollars. Pre-FEED stage of 1,000 kms, 30"​ NG and 18" NGL dual pipeline project, stretching across the Andes Mountains and jungle areas to the Pacific coast. Project included all compression, pump and pressure reducing stations, several lateral NG distribution pipelines and other supporting facilities. Managed the project between three WorleyParsons offices in Calgary, Edmonton and Lima-Peru on a work share program, and conducted all reports in two official languages, Spanish and English. Show less

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  Talisman Energy

  Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

  Facilities Engineering Manager

  Facilities Engineering Manager on "Situche - Peru"​ project, Pre-FEED stage, conventional heavy oil and gas production facilities, gathering systems and pipelines. Estimated CAPEX $1 B dollars. Primary point of contact on all engineering issues at the EPCM contractor's, Mustang Engineering, Wood Group, Houston, TX office. Provided full time support on engineering and construction inquiries of local and international vendors, to ensure that they were resolved in a timely and effective matter, in a collaborative and trust-based work environment. Ensured that the established goals of project scope, schedule, budget and quality are met and the safety and integrity of the final design are secured. Show less

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  Ausenco

  Aug 2011 - May 2014

  Principal Project Manager

  Project Manager on the Federated Co-Op Ltd. "Carseland Petroleum Terminal"​, CAPEX $150 MM, Detailed Design stage and support to mechanical completion, commissioning and start-up. Terminal's total storage capacity of 1 MM bbls of final petroleum products, complete with rail unloading and truck loading facilities, fire detection, suppression and communication systems. Realized significant savings to the client by improving process designs and procedures and implementing contractual requirements. Corporate PMO, developed operating procedures and provided support to Business Development on miscellaneous SAGD heavy oil projects, gathering systems and pipelines. Show less

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  Gas Liquids Engineering Ltd.

  Oct 2014 - Apr 2015

  Senior Project Manager

  Project Manager on Seven Generations "Gold Creek Development Complex", Pre-FEED stage of sour and sweet gas plants, gathering systems, amine sulphur recovery facilities, liquid fractionation, sulphur recovery and a system of interconnecting gas and liquid pipelines. Project estimated CAPEX $1 B dollars. Project completed on schedule and budget with full Pre-FEED close out report, including FEED scope, schedule, budget and risk assessment, but subsequently suspended due to oil & gas economics.