Desmond Jameson is a senior piping engineer with over 40 years of experience in the offshore and onshore oil and gas industry. He has extensive experience engineering piping systems for production platforms, FPSOs, refineries, and offshore modules. Most recently, he has worked on projects for Wood Group Engineering providing engineering support for various assets in the UK North Sea.

1. DESMOND JAMESON 34, Cairnlee Avenue East,
SENIOR PIPING ENGINEER Cults,
Aberdeen,
AB15 9NH.
01224 868816 (Home)
07770696852 (Mobile).
Date of Birth : 15th
September 1954
Status : Married – 2 Children
Nationality : British
Education : 1965 to 1970 - Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Darlington.
1970 to1976 - Darlington College of Technology.
Summary of Qualifications : Full Tech. Certificate in Production Engineering (T6).
Supplementary Studies Certificate in Production Engineering.
Intergraph Microstation Trained.
PDMS & Plantspace Trained.
Autocad Trained.
SAP Trained.
Cimage Trained.
Fully Conversant with Word, Excel & Powerpoint.
PED / PER conversant.
Knowledge of Planning (Primavera) & Cost systems.
RGIT Offshore Survival Course (OIPTB Approved).
Work Experience :
26 years working in Offshore / Onshore Oil & Gas Industry and 16 years working in Onshore
Engineering on Petrochemical, Nuclear and Oil Platform Design and Construction Projects.
Offshore and Onshore Oil & Gas:
Working on various North Sea Assets on projects which involved the following :
• Preparing detailed scopes of work and carrying out offshore surveys leading to the
production and checking of Cad produced layouts and detail drawings.
Engineering layout work for Chemical and Petroleum Refineries & Offshore Platform
modules.
Producing and checking of Engineering Construction & Certification Workpacks and
supporting documentation
Implementation of supply of materials, fabrication of pipework & supports and subsequent
construction offshore.
Liaising with other disciplines, clients, suppliers and specialist vendors to ensure the smooth
transition from survey to installation whilst maintaining deliverable dates for KPI’s etc.
• Preparing detailed deliverable, cost, time and resource estimates for client
review/approval.
• Producing “Close Out ” and “As-Built ” documentation workpacks for all finished
projects.
• Fully conversant with Production & Utility pipework design in particular Flowline
pipework, supports and Tree installation. 14 years design and construction projects
working for petrochemical, nuclear and oil platform module production industries as
follows.

2. • Fully conversant with Drilling systems pipework.
• Engineeering & Design knowledge of Production Platforms, FPSO’s and Onshore
Terminals and Refineries.
• Experienced with Platform TAR (Shutdown) workscopes and requirements
including maintenance workscopes and extensive replacement / refurbishment
workscopes.
Offshore Projects worked on :
March 2015 to Present - Wood Group Engineering Limited, Aberdeen.
Senior Piping Engineer :
BG TMS Project.
Working on several workscopes for the North Everest Campaign to repair corroded or damaged
pipework. Providing onshore support for engineering workscopes and liaison between STATS
Engineering for offshore weld testing management.
Jun 2014 to March 2015 - Wood Group Engineering Limited, Aberdeen.
Senior Piping Engineer :
Talisman EMC Project.
Working on several workscopes for various Assets in the Talisman portfolio. Providing onshore
support for engineering upgrades both TAR and Non-TAR related.
Upgrades included Fuel Gas System and Generator Exhaust re-routes on Arbroath platform, Gas
Start-up on Buchan platform and change out of ship side valves on Bleo Holm FPSO.
Jan 2010 to June 2014 - Wood Group Engineering Limited, Aberdeen.
Senior Piping Engineer :
BP Andrew Area Development Project.
Brought onto Project to provide experience and knowledge for the challenging upgrade of the BP
Andrew Platform. The upgrade of the platform included Subsea tiebacks for 2 new fields,
installation of new Greenfield production module to be “hung off” the east side of the platform to
cater for the increased production from the new fields and various Brownfield upgrades/tie-ins to
facilitate the new module installation.
Also working on new metering upgrades required by DECC to be carried out in tandem.
May 2009 to Jan 2010 - Wood Group Engineering Limited, Aberdeen.
Senior Piping Engineer :
BP Onshore Support Project – working on Magnus & Schiehallion Assets.
Engineering Flowline pipework and associated Production pipework for Magnus platform.
Engineering Cargo Oil Offloading pipework for Schiehallion Recovery project c/w Deluge &
Utility pipework.
June 2005 to April 2009 - Wood Group Engineering Limited, Aberdeen.
Piping Engineer :
Promoted to Piping Engineer due to length & quality of service and experience provided to Wood
Group over 17 years service.
Apache North Sea – Forties Field Engineering Support Contract.
Providing onshore support for several major projects and also pipework maintainence work.
Replacing several Production and Water Injection Flowlines and Manifold headers.
Drilling Mud system pipework replacement from Mud tanks and pumps to Drilling Rig on Forties
Bravo and Delta
Replacement of Cooling medium system and Gas Injection pipework on Forties Delta.
Replacement of Gas Turbines and Gas pipework to complete Gas Ring Main between all Forties
Field Assets.

3. Replacement of Flare Tip Access Platforms, Flare tips and Flare pipework on Forties Alpha and
Charlie platforms.
November 2002 to May 2005 - Wood Group Engineering Limited, Aberdeen.
Principle Piping Designer :
BP Amoco Engineering - Forties Field Project providing engineering support for new and
replacement pipework.
June 2001 to November 2002 - Wood Group Engineering Limited, Aberdeen.
Principle Piping Designer :
Texaco NS Ltd Project providing engineering support for the Captain FPSO, WPP & BLP assets
and the Erskine unmanned platform.
Talisman Engineering Ltd providing engineering support for the installation of new flowline on
Beatrice ‘B’ platform
Feb 2000 to June 2001 - Wood Group Engineering Limited, Aberdeen.
Principle Piping Designer :
Amerada Hess Engineering Ltd Project providing engineering support for the AH001, Scott and
Triton FPSO assets
British Gas Engineering Ltd providing engineering support for the Armada Gas Production
Platform.
August 1996 to Feb 2000 - Texaco NS Limited, Huntly Street, Aberdeen.
Principle Piping Designer :
Providing maintenance support for Texaco Assets, initially Tartan Platform and then Captain FPSO,
WPP, BLP and Erskine unmanned platform.
August 1995 to August 1996 - Wood Group Engineering Limited, Aberdeen.
Principle Piping Designer :
Texaco NS Ltd Project providing engineering support for the Tartan Platform.
January1993 to August 1995- Wood Group Engineering Limited, Aberdeen.
Principle Piping Designer :
BP – Asset Engineering Alliance Project providing engineering support to the Magnus Platform
during installation of Water Injection and Gas Lift Projects.
March 1991 to January 1993- Wood Group Engineering Limited, Aberdeen.
Senior Piping Designer :
Total Oil Marine Project – working on MCP-01 De-manning Project and providing engineering
support for St Fergus Oil Terminal and North Alwyn Platform.
June 1990 to March 1991- Wood Group Engineering Limited, Aberdeen.
Senior Piping Designer :
BP – Water Injection Upgrade Project providing engineering support to the Magnus Platform
during installation of new Water Injection pumps and 20” header to injection manifolds.
Onshore Design & Construction Projects worked on :
Working for several Engineering Design and Construction Companies on various projects on
Petrochemical, Nuclear and Oil Platform Module production industries as follows:

4. November 1989 to June 1990 – Whyte Young Prentice Royle, Billingham, Teesside.
Senior Piping Designer :
ICI Billingham – pipework refurbishment and re-design on Phenol & Symprolam plants.
March 1984 to November 1989 – Tyne Tees Model Services Ltd, Albert Hill, Darlington.
Senior Piping Designer / Model maker :
Working on various design and interference check models for the oil platform modules and
chemical plants to resolve any potential inter-discipline clashes.
Seconded to piping drawing office as required to provide engineering and design support for
chemical plants and refineries.
July 1983 to March 1984 – Press Construction Ltd, Haughton Road, Darlington.
Senior Piping Designer :
Working on design for cooling systems for Hartlepool and Heysham Nuclear Power Stations.
August 1981 to July 1983 – Haverton Hill Fabrications Ltd, Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough.
Senior Piping Designer :
Working in construction yard on 2off oil platform modules for Mobil Oil and 2off Slant Drilling
Rigs for HGB Limited.
Liaising with clients and resolving fabrication & design queries, monitoring progress and
maintaining QA documentation.
October 1980 to August 1981 – Press Construction Ltd, Haughton Road, Darlington.
Senior Piping Designer :
Working on estimates for Press Offshore, Wallsend for offshore platform modules and producing
design work scopes.
September 1978 to October 1980– Chemstruc Teesside Ltd, Victoria Road, Darlington.
Senior Piping Designer :
Working in Construction management team for the installation of New Benzole Refinery for British
Steel on Seal Sands complex.
Liaising with clients and subcontractors, resolving design and construction issues and maintaining
all “as built” records and documentation.
August 1976 to September 1978– Chemstruc Teesside Ltd, Victoria Road, Darlington.
Piping Designer :
Working on design squad for Sirri Island Petroleum Refinery for Davy McKee Ltd, Stockton and
in construction squad for Phillips Petroleum Refinery on Seal Sands complex, Billingham.
August 1970 to August 1976– Whessoe Ltd, Brinkburn Road, Darlington.
Apprentice :
Served time as mechanical draughtsman.