John Eow PhD, P.E., CEng.

Experience

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  Global Process Systems

  Jan 2003 - Dec 2007

  Senior Proposal & Process Engineer

  • As Senior Proposal/Process Engineer, I had successfully prepared many process equipment proposals, including produced water treatment (PWT) CPI, hydrocyclones, induced gas flotation (IGF), nutshell filters units, 2-phase and 3-phase vertical and horizontal separators, electrostatic oil treaters and desalters, TEG Gas Dehydration process, etc. My work included process design calculations, heat and mass balances, and process equipment sizing and costing.• Some of my achievements included successfully preparing technical and commercial proposals for process equipment packages for the oil & gas industry. Firstly, I reviewed, interpreted and qualified the instruction-to-bid (ITB) documents from customers. Then, I designed and sized process equipment packages, including produced water treatment hydrocyclones and induced gas flotation (IGF) units, vertical and horizontal water-oil-gas separators, TEG Gas Dehydration process, etc. My responsibilities also included preparing all corporate documentation, and performing tender risk registers, and HAZOP studies. Show less

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  Keppel Offshore & Marine

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2009

  Senior Process Engineer

  • As Research Engineer, I helped DPS Bristol Ltd (a Keppel subsidiary) in developing oily water treatment technologies, for various applications in oil & gas industry, water treatment industry, and municipal wastewater treatment. • Working closely with engineers at DPS Bristol, we successfully designed and developed innovative produced water treatment (PWT) equipment, such as the high-flow, low-pressure drop de-oiling hydrocyclone, the rapid Free Water Knock-Out (FWKO) Separator, the Radial Media Filter (RMF), the 5-phase HydroLoc Centrifuge, and the new de-sanding Hydrocyclone. Based on my previous experiences and my PhD work, I made further improvements on the performance and operation of these separation technologies in meeting international specifications. I also conducted technical and financial feasibility studies on our new separation technologies, showing positive outcomes.• I had also completed my assessments on the Electrostatic Oil Treater-Desalter technology and the TEG gas dehydration technology of DPS-DELTA.• One of my achievements included providing consultancy services in process design to various business units in Keppel Corporation, such as Keppel Shipyard, Keppel Singmarine, Keppel International Engineering, Keppel Seghers, etc. For example, I had successfully designed a storage tank and a multi-media filter for the water recycling project at the Keppel Singmarine’s Benoi shipyard.• Transferred to DPS Malaysia to assist them in process engineering work for the offshore oil & gas industry projects, as well as assisting DPS Product Division in terms of technology development and technical marketing. I also travelled to DPS Bristol UK to work together with the product development engineers there. DPS Product Division focuses on products and technologies in produced water treatment, sand management, bulk separation of water-oil systems, electrostatic dehydration and desalting of crude oil, TEG gas dehydration system, etc. Show less

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  Cameron, a Schlumberger company

  Jan 2010 - Jun 2015

  Senior Process / Specialist Engineer

  • I was senior specialist engineer for electrostatic desalter-dehydrator technology for oil treatment, water-oil treatment technologies, with applications in oil & gas industries, refineries, oil treatment and produced water treatment. • I was also seconded to CAMERON Abu Dhabi to provide process engineering supports for the West Qurna II Oil Treater and Desalter project for ExxonMobil Iraq Ltd. This utilized my knowledge and expertise in water-oil separation and technology during my designing of the process and equipment for this project.• I was also transferred to CAMERON Japan office (former NATCO Japan) for one year, to assist them with process and equipment design and engineering for oil-water separation work. I had worked with them in the design, engineering and operation of oil treaters and desalters, induced gas flotation (IGF) units, nutshell filters, hydrocyclones, etc. I had also successfully completed technical proposals, process and equipment design and engineering, site service work, and business development activities for electrostatic desalting and dehydration of crude oil, and produced water treatment projects.• I also worked as Lead Commissioning Engineer for four CAMERON oil treaters and desalters at YASREF (Saudi Aramco) Refinery in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. The commissioning work was completed successfully for the client. The electrostatic dehydrators/desalters are used to treat crude oil to achieve the required salt content and BS&W specs. I had also trained the Aramco engineers and operators on the proper operation and maintenance aspects for the desalters.• I had successfully completed the mechanical maintenance work for the Cameron EDD Desalter for Mizushima Refinery, Japan. In this work, I had inspected the composite electrode plates, and replaced some broken plates. I had also inspected other process internals, such as the insulated hangers, conductor cables, feed inlet distributor, vessel internal corrosion, etc. Show less

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  EDES TECHNOLOGY (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

  Jul 2015 - Apr 2018

  Principal Process Engineer

  • I was in charge of developing and improving the oil & gas technologies at EDES Technology Malaysia. These products and technologies include the produced water treatment (deoiling hydrocyclone, IGF, CPI, etc.), seawater treatment & injection technology, offshore sand separation & cleaning technology, crude oil dehydrating/desalting technology and hydrocarbon gas treatment technology, for the oil & gas industries in Malaysia and other countries. • I am also well-versed in process equipment design and sizing, process engineering, process safety, HAZOP study, LOPA study, pre-commissioning and commissioning work.• Moreover, I provided process engineering and technical supports (such as HAZOP study, QRA, etc.) to our engineers during detailed engineering work for our projects, such as SapuraKencana-CPOC Desander Packages, SapuraKencana-CPOC IUG Gas Treatment Packages, Filter-Coalescer Packages, Production Separators, etc. • Successfully completed commissioning work for the Seawater Treatment Package for Murphy Oil at Permas Platform offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. The equipment is Deaerator Tower and the Vacuum Pump system.• I also led the process performance study work in oil-water separation for our clients in the oil & gas industries.• Also provided process engineering consultancy to Petronas Iraq engineers for the crude oil treatment at the Garraf oil field.• I also assisted our Business Development Team in expanding our technologies & services (in topsides production process packages) to international oil & gas industry and clients. Show less

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  Process Specialist (Oil Desalters / Dehydrators, Process Safety, Multiphase Separators)

  May 2018 - now

  Process Specialist (Oil Desalters / Dehydrators, Process Safety, Multiphase Separators)

  As a Process Specialist, I provide process engineering and process safety services, such as performing process engineering design, process safety engineering, consultancy services and training for oil & gas clients, especially in developing and designing topsides Process Systems, including multiphase separation, crude oil treaters / desalters, produced water treatment (PWT), seawater treatment, offshore sand separation, gas treatment, etc. Clients include HI Technics Systems (Malaysia), PETRONAS, SHELL, SAPURA ENERGY Malaysia, PROSERNAT Malaysia, ALTON International (Singapore), Boustead-Salcon Water Solutions Singapore, Murphy Oil Malaysia, HS Compression & Process (HSCP), Turcomp Engineering (Malaysia), etc.: For HI Technics Systems (Malaysia), I successfully performed hydraulic simulations (using ASPEN Hysys) for seawater distribution system at offshore platform. I also completed detailed process engineering work for Offshore Sand Handling Package and Utility Gas Coalescer Filter Package of the BESA project, for Solar Alert Sdn Bhd and Murphy Oil Sarawak. I also facilitated the HAZOP review workshop for Murphy Oil Malaysia. For Sapura Energy, I conducted training on offshore wellhead desanders at CPOC offshore platform. For PROSERNAT, I completed detailed engineering work (including P&IDs, PFDs, Instrument List, hydraulic calculations) for their TEG Gas Dehydration Process Package. For HS Compression and Process, I completed detailed process engineering work, including PFDs, H&MB, P&IDs, line sizing, etc, for Gas Compressor Package for PTTEP Thailand. For Turcomp Engineering, I successfully conducted flow assurance calculations for their subsea pipeline project.• I also conduct lectures, applied research and training in multiphase separation, process engineering and chemical process safety subjects at Singapore Institute of Technology. My applied research areas include electrostatic separation of water-oil systems, multiphase separation, etc. Show less