Shell Australia—preparing to operate prelude FLNG
Jim Marshall A and Ian Grose AShell Australia.
The APPEA Journal 54(2) 476-476 https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ13049
Published: 2014
Abstract
Shell’s first floating LNG project is now well advanced and being constructed across global locations. As the steel and equipment comes together to form what will be the biggest floating facility built, Shell Australia is gearing up for the operation of Prelude FLNG. This extended abstract discusses the construction so far, including sharing imagery of the substructure and topsides in the Samsung Heavy Industries Yard in Geoje, South Korea. The progress on the world’s largest turret in Dubai and the final testing of subsea infrastructure in Malaysia are also covered. The challenges faced by Shell Australia in preparing for operations as the facility comes to life are also discussed. The business is working to build the right facilities, workforce, systems, and operations and maintenance capabilities to ensure that when the facility is towed and commissioned in a number of years, Shell Australia is ready to operate it to world-class standards for safety, reliability and availability.
Jim Marshall, Prelude asset manager at Shell Australia, is a chemical engineer. He began his career in process design and in start up, commissioning and operations roles in Europe and North Africa. In 1991 Jim was seconded to Woodside Energy Ltd in Australia, where he undertook a number of senior commissioning and asset manager roles. Jim returned to Shell in 2000, initially as team leader for the production optimisation consultancy group. In 2002 he was appointed head of process engineering and in 2007 head of both the process engineering and control and automation disciplines for Shell Upstream. Jim was appointed Prelude asset manager in 2010. He will be responsible for the safe and reliable operation of the world’s first floating LNG project. |
Ian Grose is the commercial and non-technical risk manager for the Prelude FLNG project with more than 35 years working for Shell in the oil and gas business. He has a chemical engineering degree and an MBA and has worked in refineries and LNG plants in technical, operational, design and consulting roles which have taken him around Australia and overseas to Brunei and The Netherlands. |
