Flow Assurance Engineer - TSI

BP; India; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

bp Technical Solutions India (TSI) centre in Pune seeks a Flow Assurance Engineer to deliver multiphase flow modelling, review strategies, and support data-driven performance in operations and projects.

The role requires 3–5 years of experience, familiarity with OLGA/Pipesim/PVTSIM/Multiflash, and the ability to coordinate engineers and external suppliers to improve safety, production, and cost effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of flow assurance risks and mitigation strategies.
• Broad knowledge of single and multiphase Thermo-hydraulics.
• Knowledge of data analysis tools and programming.

Responsibilities

• Support BP's engineering application of tools and design methods for multiphase flow, in flow assurance context.
• Review and apply flow assurance strategies to prevent line blockages and minimize downtime.
• Perform multiphase flow and flow assurance analysis in operational/project contexts and influence stakeholders.

Skills

Flow assurance

Thermo-hydraulics

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical, mechanical or petroleum engineering

Working towards Chartered Engineer

Tools

OLGA

Pipesim

PVTSIM

Multiflash

Job description

Job Family Group: Engineering Group

Job Description: bp Technical Solutions India (TSI) centre in Pune, aims to build on bp's existing engineering and technical strengths to deliver high quality services to its hydrocarbons and new energy businesses worldwide. TSI brings together diverse engineering capability to provide technical services across a range of areas including engineering, maintenance, optimization, data processes, projects and subsurface, to deliver safe, affordable and lower emission energy, while continuously innovating how we work. At bp, we're reimagining energy for people and our planet. Wee leading the way in reducing carbon emissions and developing more sustainable methods for solving the energy challenge. We're a team with multi-layered strengths of engineers, scientists, traders and business professionals determined to find answers to problems. And we know we can't do it alone. We're looking for people who share our passion for reinvention, to bring fresh opinions, ambition, and to challenge our thinking in our goal to achieve net zero!

Flow assurance team provides subsea flow assurance engineering expertise and judgement in support of engineering risk, integrity management and the delivery of safe, compliant and efficient operations.

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What you will deliver

• Support BP's engineering application of tools and design methods for multiphase flow, in the context of Flow Assurance, through delivering or directly managing modelling of relevant flow scenarios.
• Review, update, and apply flow assurance strategies to prevent line blockages or other production upsets and minimise operating downtime as conditions change through field life.
• Perform multiphase flow and flow assurance analysis within an operational or project support context, understand the relationship between such work and key flow assurance decisions, and influence others to achieve desired objectives to mitigate flow assurance risks.
• Deliver flow assurance data analysis and presentation within an operational or project support context to enable continuous improvement in operational support, performance management of flow assurance activity and reporting of key performance metrics.
• Manage, coordinate and supervise flow assurance engineering contractors (on-site contract flow assurance engineers, or external suppliers), appropriate to the scale, complexity and business requirements of operating regions.
• Challenge, prioritise and plan work requests to meet operational delivery schedule and quality.
• Engage key collaborators as appropriate to convey understanding of multiphase flow and its relevance to their context, developing and maintaining positive working relationships representing the flow assurance discipline across regions.
• Provide flow assurance operating philosophies to be delivered by others, including chemical or operational requirements for both steady state and transient conditions (start-up and shut down). Ensure that the Operating Guidelines and Procedures embody these strategies and solutions.
• Develop solutions to complex flow assurance problems that will improve safety, production efficiency and cost effectiveness.

What you will need to be successful

Must have education / certifications:

• Degree or equivalent experience qualified in a relevant science or engineering rigor (chemical, mechanical or petroleum engineering).
• Working towards chartered engineer

Must have experience / skills (to be hired with):

• Proven knowledge of flow assurance risks and mitigation strategies, and a solid understanding of disciplines affected by or affecting flow assurance threats.
• Broad knowledge of the issues associated with single and multiphase Thermo-hydraulics.
• Knowledge of and capability with flow assurance software (OLGA, Pipesim, PVTSIM, Multiflash) and its application to managing flow assurance issues within an operating and (ideally) project environment.
• Knowledge of and capability with data analysis tools and programming

Good to have experiences / skills

Support the optimisation of digital tools to progress continuous improvement of global subsea flow assurance support (e.g. data gathering and data analysis, dashboards, risk analysis tools, database management, data visualisation, etc.)

Years of experience: 3 - 5 years

Why Join our team?

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. Diversity Statement: At bp, we provide an excellent environment and benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others!

Diversity sits at the heart of our company and as an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place ca