Ajithkumar K.K. has 14 years of experience in oil and gas production operations. He has worked as a lead production operator on FPSOs in Angola and Vietnam. He also has experience working as a production operator for Petroleum Development Oman and as a control room operator in Qatar. Ajithkumar has expertise in oil stabilization, gas dehydration, gas sweetening, gas and water injection. He holds a diploma in chemical engineering and speaks English, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam.

1. AJITHKUMAR K.K. Contact address
Phone:
Residence: +91- 484 – 2641380
Mob: +91- 9995108916(India)
E-mail: ajith3k@gmail.com
Total Experience:
14 years experience in Oil and Gas field as Production Operator, CRO and Lead
Production Operator. Worked as a Lead Production Operator with PetroVietnam
Technical Services in their offshore production facility FPSO Ruby 2.
I worked 3 years with SBM Offshore (FPSO Saxi- Batuque, FPSO Xikomba, Block
15, Angola) as Senior Production Technician and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
as Production Operator. Well experienced in Oil stabilization, Gas Dehydration, Gas
Sweetening, Gas Injection and water injection and experienced in working in high H2S
environment. I have done decommissioning of FPSO Xikomba in Angola.
QUALIFICATION:
• Diploma in Chemical Engineering in April 2001 at Govt. Polytechnic,
Kalamassery, Kerala, India with 67.25% marks.
• Secondary School Leaving Certificate in March 1998 at Ganapathy Vilasam High
School, Kerala with 80.66% marks.
PERSONAL DETAILS:
• Age & Date of Birth : 32 years, 01.06.1983
• Sex : Male
• Marital Status : Married
• Nationality : Indian
• Languages Known : English, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam.
Passport details
No. Z 1984926
Centre of Issue : Cochin, Kerala, India.
Kurumassery House,
Koovappady, Koovappady P.O.
Ernakulam District
Kerala – 683544, India

2. Date of expiry : 28/03/2021
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1. FPSO Ruby II owned by PTSC Production Services(PPS), Vietnam
Field Operated by Petronas Carigali, Malasia
Working as Lead Production Operator in offshore production facility FPSO from
June 2014 to August 2015. Contract finished and localized due to oil price
crisis. I was responsible for leading a team of CRO, 2 Production Operator in
shift.
Facility consists of Crude Oil stabilization, Well Testing, Gas Dehydration Unit, Gas Dew
point conditioner package, Gas Lift Compressor, Turret system, Pigging Operation,
Chemical injection, Sodium Hypochlorite generator etc and producing 25000 bpd of oil.
My responsibilities includes making breakdown reports, JHA, Daily production reports,
work pack for shutdown jobs, planning preventive maintenance of equipments, AMOS
jobs, training junior operators, assessment of trainee operators and reporting to
supervisor.
2. Petroleum Development Oman – PDO Shell
Worked as a Production Operator in Onshore Oil Production facility from July
2013 to May 2014.
Area of work:
• Production and separation of Crude Oil – 40000 bpd production
• Gas Lift wells and ESP wells.
• Lift gas compressors.
• Well testing.
• Gas lifts system.
• Instrument Air System.
• Pigging.
• Training Omani national trainees.
3. FPSO Saxi – Batuque, Angola, SBM Offshore ( Production Contractors),
Angola Block 15 owned by Exxon Mobil
Worked as a Production Technician from May 2011 to June 2013. FPSO is designed
for producing 100000 bbls of oil per day.

3. Area of work:
• Production and separation of Crude Oil – 85000 bpd production
• Well Testing
• Gas Injection – GE centrifugal compressor with 160 MMSCFD gas injections.
• Water Injection- MAN TURBO pumps with 140000 bpd injection rate.
• Gas Dehydration Unit
• Cooling medium and heating medium system
• Sea water system and Veolia Sulphate Reduction Package
• Gas lift system
• Chloropac unit for production of Sodium Hypochlorite from sea water.
• Nitrogen generation, Pigging
4. FPSO XIKOMBA , Angola, SBM Offshore ( Production Contractors)
Angola Block 15 owned by Exxon Mobil, Angola
Worked as a Production Technician from May 2010 to April 2011. FPSO was
producing 100000 bbls of oil per day. Actively participated in FPSO Xikomba
decommissioning in March 2011.
Area of work:
• Production and separation of Crude Oil.
• Gas Injection – Siemens Cyclone driven centrifugal compressor with 140 MMSCFD
gas injection
• Well Testing
• Water Injection – Siemens Typhoon driven centrifugal pump with 120000 bpd
water injection
• Gas Dehydration Unit.
• Gas Turbines (Tornado, Cyclone, Typhoon) for Power generation, Gas Injection and
Water Injection.
• Chloropac unit for production of Sodium Hypochlorite from sea water.
• Nitrogen generation
5. Qatar Petroleum Development Company (QPD), Doha, Qatar
Offshore Production Platform in Al-Karkara field, Doha.
Worked as Control Room Operator from September 2008 to January 2010
Area of Work:
An oil and gas field with high concentration (4%) of H2S.

4. Well managed and experienced in operation in stabilization of crude oil, Produced
water, Gas Injection Unit, Gas Sweetening unit, Gas Dehydration unit, Power
Generation Gas Turbine (Siemens Tornado), Waste heat recovery, Sea water system,
Fresh water generation, Utilities etc. Platform is a zero flaring facility. Participated to
achieve completion of first zero flaring project in Qatar.
6. Reliance Industries Ltd, Refinery at Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
(Worlds largest grass root refinery and 3rd
largest refinery with a processing capacity of
32 MMTPA (650KBPSD)).
I have worked as a Process Operator in Hydrotreater Unit (VGO and Diesel), from Feb
2006 to August 2008
Experienced in Various types of pumps, compressors, columns, BMS, F&G system, P&ID study,
P&ID updating and corrections. Maintaining Blind list records during shut downs and normal
operation.
Hydrotreater Unit is for removing H2S and other salt contents from Vacuum Gas Oil and Diesel.
Process gas contains 34% of H2S.
7. GAIL India Ltd. (Gas Authority of India Ltd), PATA, U.P., India
India's principal and largest Natural Gas Processing, Transmission and
Marketing Company, set up by the Government of India. GAIL is the owner and
operator of Seven Gas Processing Facilities in India producing LPG, Propane, Pentane and SBP
Worked as Process Field Operator in Gas Sweetening Unit in tenure basis– Unit with gas
processing capacity of 14.5 MMSCMD, from 05.09.2001 to 31.01.2006.
Area of Work:
Operation of Gas Sweetening Unit- Unit for removing Carbon dioxide from the natural gas.
Well experienced in the Amine treatment of natural gas for the removal of H2S
and acid gas (CO2).
KEY AREAS of EXPERIENCE:
Well conversant about operation and trouble shooting of Centrifugal and
reciprocating pumps, Compressors.
• Experience in DCS systems - Siemens MOORE and Emerson DeltaV
• PLC HMI panels for compressors.
• Gas turbine driven power generator and main gas compressors.

5. • 3 phase Oil Separation train- HP, IP and LP separators, Electrostatic treater, Oil slug
Catcher.
• High pressure Gas Injection system- GE Main Gas Compressor and Siemens Cyclone
• High Pressure Water Injection System – MAN turbo centrifugal pumps and Siemens
Typhoon driven centrifugal pumps.
• Flash gas compressor – MAN Turbo Screw compressor
• Gas Dew point conditioner package (Propane Refrigeration)
• Reciprocating pumps and chemical injection plunger pumps
• High Pressure Diaphragm pumps for Methanol injection to subsea wells.
• Gas Dehydration system using TEG and Gas Sweetening Unit using MDEA.
• Chloropac system for making sodium hypo chlorite from sea water system
• Fire water deluge system and Foam deluge system
• Cooling medium and Heating medium systems
• VEOLIA Sulphate Reduction Package- High pressure Reverse Osmosis process.
• Turret and Swivel systems.
• Subsea well systems
• Gas Turbines –
Solar by Caterpillar for Power generation
Main Gas Compressor –GE Nuovo Pignone make
• Siemens Gas Turbines – Tornado for Power generation, Cyclone for gas compression,
Typhoon for Water Injection.
• Single stage & multistage centrifugal pumps both steam turbine and motor driven
Reciprocating pumps
• Heat Exchangers – Shell and tube, Kettle type thermo-syphon reboiler, coolers and
condensers with water and hydrocarbon as cooling media
• Utilities- RO plant for fresh water, Atlas Copco compressor for Utility and Instrument
air, Emergency Air Compressors (Ingersoll Rand and Sulair)
• Seawater lift and fire water circulation pumps.
• Produced Water conditioner (Hydro cyclone system) and sour water injection.
• Flare Knock out drums (HP KOD and LP KOD) and flare pilot system.
• Gas Sweetening and Gas Dehydration Units
• Fuel gas filter and fuel gas heater (Electric)
• Oil Export pumps- High pressure booster pumps

6. • Gas Turbine Generator for power generation
• Filters - Cartridge and Charcoal type
• Pig launcher and Pig receiver.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Monitors control panels in site for compressors and turbines.
• Routine check up of process and equipments.
• Control Room operation – DCS system ( Emerson, Siemens Moore)
• Plant Operation as per standard plant operating procedures and HSE policy.
• Monthly chemical stock recording and plan for replenishment accordingly.
• Close and continuous monitoring of equipments and report any abnormalities to the
supervisor and take immediate action.
• Housekeeping of the plant and keep the facility tidy and safe.
• Plant Shut down partially or totally in case of emergency, and start up.
• Take logs and readings of daily operation of equipments and activities .Proper hand over
to next shift team.
• Responsible for fire fighting operations in the area and close communication and
reporting until taken over by higher authority.
• Chemical top up and injection rate adjustment to the process system.
• Bunkering operations from supply boats (OSV).
• Ensure proper and safe housekeeping after completion of any maintenance job keeping
work area clean, tidy and safe to work.
• Equipment isolation and hand over for maintenance activities.
• Purging with Nitrogen and gas freeing of equipments for maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with maintenance team for any maintenance activity of equipments and
assist them to execute and complete the job safely.
• STOP any activity which is found unsafe.
• Make sure every job in the area is conducted as per following PTW system and HSE
policy and management system of the company.
• Maintain record of all equipments such as running hours, maintenance
activities, down time etc.
FIRE & SAFETY and Trainings attended:
• STCW Certificate courses.

7. Elementary First Aid, Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting, Personal Survival Techniques,
Personal Safety & Social Responsibility
• OPITO BOSIET
• Training on H2S, SCBA.
• Training program about OHSAS-18001, HIRA
• Permit To Work system (PTW)
• Training programs on STOP, RAGE , Step back 5/5
COMPUTER AWARENESS
MS Office, Microsoft Outlook and windows operating systems