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J. C. KUO (aka Chen Chuan James Kuo)
CURRENT POSITION: Senior Advisor. Chevron, ETC, Facility Engineering.
SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, 40+ years
As a senior advisor for Chevron’s ETC, JC has been involved with plant design and development,
Engineering, Procurement and Construction, startup, operator training, and trouble-shooting for LNG plants,
LNG receiving terminal, gas processing, gas treating facilities and cryogenic NRU plants. He has served as
the Process Manager/Process Lead/Study Manager for many projects, including the WAFRA EOR LNG
import, Wheatstone LNG, Gorgon LNG, Wilcox EOR, Delta Caribe LNG, Casotte Landing, and Sabine Pass
LNG terminal projects. He has served as reviewer for the Technical Readiness Review (TRR is final review
for major project) for Gorgon, Wheatstone and Angola LNG projects. Gorgon LNG is the largest energy
project in the world with funding of about $US 42 billion dollars. He has also served as the Technical Process
Reviewer for Angola, Okolona, Algeria and Shtokman LNG projects.
Before working with Chevron, J.C. was the Technology Manager for IPSI/Bechtel and served as the
Process Manager/Process Lead for the Pemex Catarell offshore project, the Egyptian LNG (Idku) train 1/2,
China Shell Nan Hai, Chevron Venice gas plant de-bottleneck Tunisia NRU, and Australian SANTOS
Projects. The Egyptian LNG train 1 was delivered more than 3 months ahead of an aggressive schedule of
36 months. It also passed the performance test and was in full operation in two months. Train 2 was delivered
6 months ahead of schedule. This project is one of the most profitable projects in Bechtel’s EPC’s history.
J.C. is a frequent speaker and presenter to international conferences such as the AIChE, Gas tech,
Gas Processing/Treating Conferences, and the LNG summit. He has contributed to gas processing and LNG
technology improvements through two books for University of Texas Austin, a patent and many papers.
Those books are used to train industry/company experienced engineers on the job. Plant Processing of
Natural Gas is one of the most popular books sold on Amazon about natural gas. He has also served as co-
chair and chair of the AIChE LNG sessions for the Topical conferences on natural gas utilization since 2006.
He is a member of the steering committee for the North American LNG summit and served as one of the
keynote speakers for 2008 summit.
He has served as the president for the University of Houston CEE’s Ocean and Hydraulic System club
and funded the scholarship program since 2013 to help 6-7 graduate students every year. He is the president
of the Perfect 10 Chi Kong Texas divisions from 2010 to 2014.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan.
M.S., Environmental Engineering, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, USA.
M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, USA.
Ph. D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, USA.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Registered Professional Engineer, Texas, License No. 58482 (P.E.)
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Senior Member and the LNG session Chairman since 2006.
American Chemical Society, Board of Director for Greater Houston Section since 2015.
University of Houston CEE’s Ocean and Hydraulic System club, President since 2013.
Perfect 10 Chi Kong Texas divisions, President from 2010-2014. Senior Advisor since 2014.
AWARDS AND LISTINGS
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1 AIChE LNG sessions for the Topical conferences on natural gas utilization, chairman and co-chairman
of the LNG session from 2006 to present.
2 American Chemical Society, Board of Director for Greater Houston Section from 2015 to present.
3 Taiwanese Heritage Society of Houston (THSH) and Taiwanese Community Center (TCC), Major
donator award from 2005 to present.
4 Houston Taiwan Institute for Senior Citizens. Major donator award 2016.
5 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Chung Yuan Christian University, Dept. of CHEE, 2015.
6 International LNG Week" by China NDRC, Shanghai, China. Chaired the presentation, 2008.
7 LNG North America Summit - Houston, Texas. One of the keynote speakers, 2008
8 Taiwanese American Association South Region Conference. Outstanding service award, 2008.
9 Chevron ETC Instant Recognition Award, twice on Aug. /05 and Oct. /06, 2004.
10 Taiwanese American Association Federal Credit Union. Outstanding service award, 2004.
11 Outstanding Technical Papers Award, “World’s Largest N2-generation Plant”, Bechtel Corporation, 2001.
12 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, tuition waiver with salary full scholarship. 1975-1977
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PERIOD COMPANY, POSITION AND ACTIVITIES
June, 2004- Chevron, ETC, F.E. Houston Texas
Present SENIOR ADVISOR
4/ 2011- present
Served as the ETC Process lead /Project Manager for the Chevron WAFRA EOR LNG import and major Gas
Injection/ EOR Wilcox project. He has served as reviewer for the Technical Readiness Review (TRR is final
review for major project) for Gorgon, Wheatstone and Angola LNG projects. Gorgon LNG is the largest
energy project in the world for a total of about $US 42 billion dollars.
6/ 2004 – 3/ 2011
Served as the SME to support all of Chevron LNG major capital projects, LNG plant’s Capex & Opex cost , plot
size, train size & site selection, Process schedule and man-hour estimating, developing and/or review Design
Basis, Conceptual Design, simulation, H & M B, PFD’s, material selection, equipment data sheets, control valve
and relief data sheets, pump and compressor hydraulic calculation, safety interlock review, ESD, Cause and
Effect diagrams, SAFE charts, HAZID, HAZOP, process description, utility summary, chemical summary, P&ID
review, MR review, vendor print review, complex loop review, O&M manual review, startup and operation
support.
4/2008 to 4/2009
Served as Process Manager for Wheatstone LNG project.
Started both the APCI-KBR and CoP-Bechtel PHASE 1 projects. Responsibilities included setting up design
basis (BOD), major studies, TQP, schedule and man-hour estimating, review simulation, H & M B, PFD’s, plot
plan and equipment data sheets. Set up and participated HAZID and VIP.
6/2004 to 11/2008
Served as Process Manager for Venezuela Delta Caribe LNG PHASES 1 project. Served as Process Manager
for Casotte Landing LNG Regasification Terminal, and Sabine Pass Regasification Terminal BTU management.
Served as Process SME in the technical review team for the Angola and Olakola LNG project and reviewed the
FEED technical contents from two competitors. Served as Process Manager for Australian Gorgon T1/T2/T3
LNG project.
Feb, 1991- Bechtel / IPSI, Houston, Texas
June, 2004 TECHNOLOGY MANAGER/ PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

6/2001- 6/2004
Process Manager for the Egypt LNG Project train1 and 2. Responsibilities included setting up design basis,
schedule and man-hour estimation, developing simulation, H & M balancing, PFD’s, equipment data sheets,
control valve and relief data sheets, pump and compressor hydraulic calculation, safety interlock review, HAZID,
HAZOP, process description, dynamic simulation, utility summary, chemical summary, P&ID review, MR review,
vendor print review, complex loop review, FAT, O&M manual, startup and operation support.
6/1996 – 3/2001
Process Manager for the Pemex Cantarell Project. Process engineering hours for this 5 billion USD project
total 98,000 MH. Responsibilities include providing process support for 44 EPC contracts and 24 PO’s for
compressors, pumps, and critical path items. Support includes, but is not limited to preparation of Design
Basis, Conceptual Design, review of PFD’s, H&M balance, pump calculations, P&ID’s, data sheets, ESD,
Cause and Effect diagrams, SAFE charts, PSV calculations, HAZOP, and O&M manual. EPC includes
Wellhead, Riser, Production, Compression, N2 Injection Platforms, and N2 plant. Lead Process Engineer for
the Warren Petroleum Company, Venice, Louisiana 800 MMscfd gas plant debottlenecks study. Set up study
basis, schedule and man-hour estimate. The study produced a process simulation model based on operating
conditions to compare with plant test data.
2/1991 - 6/1996
Area Project Engineer for the British Gas Tunisia 266 MMscfd condensate stabilization, gas treating and nitrogen
rejection (NRU) plant. Supervised development and issued the PFD's, P&ID's, equipment and instrument data
sheets, ESD and trip schedule. Was involved in the Hazop review, model review, and interlock review with
client. Also coordinated the detail engineering work between disciplines. Completed start-up and operating
manual. Area Project Engineer on 300 MMscfd Satanta Gas Plant Nitrogen Rejection Unit (NRU) for Mesa
Limited Partnership. Completed the engineering, procurement and construction bid evaluation, and issued the
performance guarantee specification. As the client representative, I reviewed and approved the study, P&ID's,
PFD's, data sheets, plot plan, piping drawings and vendor drawings issued by the engineering company.
November 1986 - M. W. KELLOGG, Houston, Texas
February 1991 PRINCIPAL ENGINEER
11/86 - 11/88 Bethioua, Algeria Office
Worked inside the Sonatrach LNG1 plant, worked with personnel from Production, Technical and Maintenance
Departments troubleshooting to meet production and energy consumption goals.
11/88 - 10/90 Perth, Australia Office
Assigned to Shell Woodside Petroleum Australia Northwest Shelf Project. Supervised and worked to issue the
detailed study, design basis, PFD's, P&ID's, and equipment, piping, and instrument data sheets according to
Shell standards and Australian codes.
November 1977 - DAVY McKEE, Houston, Texas
May 1986 Process Engineer, Senior Process Engineer
11/77 - 11/83 Houston, Texas Office
Senior Process Engineer on 900 MMscfd turbo expander and crude stabilization plant of the SANTOS Project.
Supervised, coordinated and worked on the computer simulation, heat and material balance, PFD's, P&ID's,
equipment and instrument data sheets, vendor quotation review, model review and assisted in writing the
Operation and Training Manual.
11/83 - 11/84 Adelaide, Australia Office
Conducted the Operator and Engineer Training program. Worked on the SANTOS Project at the Moomba job

site as a member of the commissioning team, responsible to the Commissioning Manager for schedule
preparation, verifying process design and ESD; also compressor surge testing and hydraulic testing. Was also
responsible for troubleshooting and performance test of the turbo-expander plant and crude stabilization plant.
12/84 - 5/85 Florida Office
6/85 - 4/86 Frankfurt, Germany Office
Worked on the Bauchhause Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) Project. This is one of the largest FGD projects in
the world using Davy McKee's Wellman Lord Process. Supervised and coordinated the project design work on
the heat and material balance, PFD's, and P&ID's, performed hydraulic analysis, and prepared piping and
instrument data sheets.
August 1972 - Fluor E and C, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale,
May 1977 Assistant Engineer and Teaching Assistant (Scholarship)
PUBLICATIONS (Books/ Patent/ Papers)
“Book - “Field Handling of Natural Gas” J. C. Kuo, Doug Elliot and Pervaiz Nasir. By University of Texas, Austin
(PETEX). 2014
“Book - “Plant Processing of Natural Gas” Doug Elliot, J. C. Kuo and Pervaiz Nasir. By University of Texas,
Austin (PETEX). 2008
One of the most popular books sold at Amazon about natural gas. Used to train experience engineers in natural
gas industry.
Patent- Process and System to remove total heat from LNG base load plant. 11/869305 T-7076 and
PCT/US2008/79071. J.C. Kuo and Peter G. Demakos. Feb. 22, 2010.
Review of Incumbent and Emerging LNG Regasification Technologies, onshore and offshore Terminals
J.C. Kuo and Noma Ogbeifun. Presented to the AICHE spring meeting LNG session, April 12 2016
Mol. Sieve Dehydration unit potential problems for LNG plant. J C Kuo and K H Wang. Presented to the
AICHE spring meeting LNG session, April 1 2014
“Qatar: the largest LNG exporter in less than ten years” J C Kuo, Hao Dong, Marco Vaccaro and K H Wang.
Presented to the AIChE spring Meeting, LNG session, Mar., 2013
Pros and Cons of Different Nitrogen Removal Unit (NRU) Technology. J.C. Kuo, K. H. Wang, Chris. Chen.
Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. July 2012, page 52-59
What Can You Do If Your Gas Contain High Levels of Nitrogen?” J.C. Kuo, B. Martinez and K. H. Wang.
Presented to the Gastech 2011 conference, Mar. 21-24, 2011.
“New Cooling Application: Total Heat Removal from Base Load LNG Plants”, J.C. Kuo, K. H. Wang and Peter
G. Demakos. Presented to the AIChE spring Meeting, LNG session, LNG session, Mar. 13-17, 2011.
“Material selection for the Propane system, CS or ITCS?” J.C. Kuo. Presented to the AIChE spring Meeting,
LNG session, Mar. 21-25, 2010.
“Design Considerations of Domestic Gas Plant for LNG Baseload Plant”, J.C. Kuo, Presented to the
AIChE spring Meeting, LNG session, Apr. 26-30, 2009.

“Application of Hybrid Coolers for Base Load LNG Liquefaction Plant” J.C. Kuo and Peter G. Demakos
Presented to the First Annual Gas Processing Symposium, Doha, Qatar, Jan. 08-11, 2009.
New Hybrid cooler for the LNG base load plant” J.C. Kuo and Peter G. Demakos, Presented paper and also
chaired two days presentation for the 2008 International LNG projects and Technology week, Shanghai China,
Oct..27-31, 2008.
“Design considerations for propane condenser approach temperature in an air cooled LNG plant” J. C. Kuo,
Pankaj M. Shah, and Bobby Martinez, Presented to the AIChE spring Meeting, LNG session, Apr. 06-10,
2008.
“Cost and Drivers for Site Preparation and Foundation for LNG Facilities”, Pramod Rao and J.C. Kuo,
Presented to the A AIChE spring Meeting, LNG session, Apr. 06-10, 2008.
“Developing cutting edge methodologies for estimating land requirements for your LNG facilities ”, J.C. Kuo,
Published paper and also served as one of the keynote speakers for North America LNG summit , June 19-20,
2008.
“How Big Is the Area required for LNG Regasification Terminal and Their Design Considerations”, J.C. Kuo,
Presented to the AIChE spring Meeting, LNG session, Apr. 22-26, 2007.
“How Big Is the Area required for LNG Base Load Plant and Their Design Considerations”, J.C. Kuo,
Presented to the AIChE spring Meeting, LNG session, Apr 23-27, 2006.
“Design Considerations for Fuel Gas Conditioning Systems”, J. C. Kuo, Presented to the AIChE 2002 Meeting,
March 10-14, 2002.
“EG injection, Gas Plant Relocation-expansion Highlight Offshore Storage Plans”, Isidro Solórzano, H. Ramón
Torra , Vincente Arias F., Roberto Reichard, Som Konar and J.C. Kuo, Oil and Gas Journal, Page 62, December
3, 2001.
“Cantarell Akal-C Complex: The World’s Largest Offshore Gas Treating and Lift Gas Generation Platforms”, Ron
Kettles, J. C. Kuo and Javier Rubio, Offshore Technology Conference (OTC 13177), May 3, 2001.
“World’s Largest N2-generation Plant”, J. C. Kuo, Doug Elliot, Javier Luna-Melo and Jose B DeLeon Perez, Oil
and Gas Journal, Page 41, March 12, 2001.
“Offshore Gas Sweetening and Acid Gas Injection: An Overview”, Pallav Jain, J. C. Kuo, Laurance Reid Gas
Conditioning Conference, Norman, Oklahoma, February 27-March 1, 2000.
PERSONAL
Married, two daughters and one son and three grandchildren. Speak Taiwanese, Chinese, English and some
Japanese. J.C. is also a veteran of the real estate and served as the CEO and president of Merced Best
Properties since 2009.

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