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Iain McFarlane

Iain McFarlane

Senior Project Engineer / Technical Coordinator

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Experienced Electrical/Controls Engineer working in the Oil & Gas Sector

  • Education

    • Brunel University

      1979 - 1983
      Bachelor’s Degree Electrical & Electronic Engineering 2:1 (Honours)

      Degree Course with integral Work Experience18 months Industrial Experience with Dowty Controls in West London, culminating with award of Dowty Group Engineering Apprenticeship.

  • Experience

    • Kvaerner Oilfield Products (FSSL) Ltd

      Jan 1985 - Aug 1998
      Senior Project Engineer / Technical Coordinator

      After joining the organization as a junior engineer, progressed to the position of Senior Project Engineer and Shell Frame Agreement Technical Coordinator, before transferring to KOP (USA).Experience covered all aspects of engineering of Oil & Gas Production Subsea Control Systems for the worldwide leader in that field.

    • Kvaerner Oilfield Products

      Aug 1998 - Jan 2001
      Chief Engineer, Deepwater Systems

    • VAALCO Energy

      Oct 2001 - Jan 2003
      Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

      Member of a two man Engineering team responsible for the development and implementation of VAALCO's first oil & gas development in West Africa.Managed the installation of the system hardware to support the first 3 subsea production wells.Culminated in 5 months offshore installing the wellhead hardware and subsea controls infrastructure, followed by commissioning of FPSO-based controls equipment, then production start-up.

    • Technip Offshore

      Jan 2003 - Mar 2005
      Principal Associate

      Supervised the build, testing, installation and commissioning of the Master Control Station for bp Thunder Horse Production, Drilling and Quarters Floating Facility.

    • VAALCO Energy

      Mar 2005 - Aug 2015
      Electrical, Instrument & Controls Engineer

      As VAALCO’s sole Electrical Engineer, was responsible for all electrical, instrumentation and controls elements in the Company’s offshore assets. This entailed support of the existing systems, plus implementation of upgrades and asset expansion. Responsibilities demanded close cooperation with the Company’s offshore operations team, entailing 25+ trips to offshore Gabon, with durations ranging from 2 weeks to 5 months.

    • Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas

      Oct 2015 - Jun 2016
      Commissioning Manager - Holstein Deep and Horn Mountain KOQV Developments

      Overseeing the Topsides and Subsea Systems Commissioning for the Holstein and Horn Mountain multi-well Deepwater Developments.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • HUET & Offshore Water Survival Certification - current

      Falck Safety Services (Global)
      Aug 2014