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R.DWARAKANATH
DWARAKANATH RAJAGOPALAN, Mechanical Engineering
professional having 12.0 + years of experience altogether in
Piping/ Pipeline Stress Analysis, detailing of supports steel
for various onshore andoffshore (FPSO, fixed platforms) oil
and gas projects.

Project Role – Piping Stress

Engineer
Sr. Engineer
Highlights of experience and demonstrated talent I would
bring to organization includes Contact Details
myt.dwarakanath@gmail.com
Stress analysis of Piping, Pipeline,(both U/G and A/G)
Ph: No: +919791024232
Dealt with materials like Carbon steel, Stainless steel, Alloy D.O.B: 05/10/1989
steel, Duplex/Super duplex stainless steel.
Role
Exposure to ASME B31.1, B31.3,B31.4&B31.8 Codes and
Sr. Engineer-Piping
Standards for Power, Process, Gas & Liquid Transportation
Piping/Pipeline

Exposure to ISO 14692 for FRP Qualifications &

Well trained in CAESAR II, Micro station, Auto CAD. Memberships
B.E Mechanical Engineering.
Performing & Reviewing Pipe Wall Thickness Calculation as
Year of passing: 2011
per ASMEB31.3, B31.4

Systems Involved Market Sectors

Oil & Gas (onshore & offshore)
Flare KO drum, Fired heaters, Gas separator, Amine Regen
column, Compressor Cooler, Fire Water, Process Gas,
Process lines, Deluge Skid, Condensate piping system, RLNG
lines, PSV, Storage Tanks, Pumps, Cooling Tower

Blow down drum, Flare tower, Flare radiation,Bye-Pass,

Coolers, Scrubber, Condensate Separator, Filters, Vessels,
Storage tanks, Plate type heat exchangers,Columns

Career Highlights
January 2023 to Till Date – Senior Engineer- Piping
Zuluf Onshore Facilities | Saudi Aramco| Onshore | Detail Engineering | Saudi Arabia
The Zuluf field is located in the Arabian Gulf, approximately 40 kilometres offshore the north-east
coast of Saudi Arabia. It is a giant oil field, with estimated reserves of 20 billion barrels of oil. The
field is currently producing 800,000 barrels per day, and the expansion project will increase this to
1.4 million barrels per day.

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Responsibility: Site Experience
 Checking of all Pipe stress analysis calculation.
 Checking Isometrics for Pipe supports which is Country Experience
matching as per the Stress calculation.
India
 Got Exposure to Tools like J-stress & V-Power.
 Reviewing support location and pipe routing using Key Clients
Navisworks.
TOTAL, ADNOC, SAUDI
 Flange leakage and free flange deflection check. ARAMCO, EXXONMOBIL,
SHELL
 Provided Primary & Secondary Support markup for
Pipe support team.
Employers
 Provided Load datas for Civil & structural deck wise.
JGC, CHENNAI (2023 – TILL
DATE)
KBR, CHENNAI (2022-2023)
October 2022 to December 2022 – Senior Technical MCDERMOTT, CHENNAI
Professional Piping (2019-2022)
CruxNNM | SHELL | TOPSIDE | Detail Engineering | ENOIA, CHENNAI (2013-2019)
Australia PROTHIOUS ENGINEERING
SERVICES, CHENNAI (2011-
The Crux gas field is located in Australian Commonwealth
2013)
waters, within the East Browse Basin. The title is operated by
COMPANY on behalf of the other titleholders. The field lies in
approximately 165m of water, 620km NNE of Broome Languages
(~300km from mainland Australia). The title is located English & Tamil
~160km North-East of the COMPANY operated Prelude gas
field for which a Floating Liquified Natural Gas (FLNG) facility
is now in operation.

Responsibility:
 Performed Pipe stress analysis of all calculation from
the initial stage for shape approval.
 Performing pipe stress analysis of Launcher, Pump
Suction &discharge, Air cooler outlet & Flare Tip (HP
& LP) analysis.
 Reviewing support location and pipe routing using
Navisworks.

 Flange leakage and free flange deflection check.

 Provided Primary & Secondary Support markup for

Pipe support team.

 Provided Load datas for Civil & structural deck wise.

 Preparation of Spring datasheet.

 On job training given to subordinates about the stress

shortcuts& ease of tools.

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August 2022 to October 2022 – Senior Technical Site Experience
Professional Piping
P80 | Petrobras| FPSO | Detail Engineering | Brazil Country Experience
The Buzios-9 oil field is located within Santos Basin India
Development, approximately 200kilometers oof the coast of
Brazilian coast Rio De Janeiro.
Key Clients
The Floating Production Storage & Offloading (FPSO) unit is
TOTAL, ADNOC, SAUDI
to be at Buzios Field.
ARAMCO, EXXONMOBIL,
The FPSO will be spread moored in approximately 1600- SHELL
2100m water depth.

Responsibility:
Employers
 Performed Pipe stress analysis of all Pump suction & JGC, CHENNAI (2023 – TILL
Discharge lines by applying the Hog & Sag as per the DATE)
module. KBR, CHENNAI (2022-2023)
 Reviewing support location and pipe routing using MCDERMOTT, CHENNAI
Navisworks. (2019-2022)
ENOIA, CHENNAI (2013-2019)
 Flange leakage and free flange deflection check.
PROTHIOUS ENGINEERING
 Provided Primary & Secondary Support markup for SERVICES, CHENNAI (2011-
Pipe support team. 2013)
 Provided Load datas for Civil & structural deck wise.
Languages
English & Tamil

August 2022 to September 2022 – Piping Engineer

One Guyana | Yellow Tail | TS-092 | FPSO | Guyana
This project is a joint venture project of FPSO by SBM &
McDermott sharing 6 modules each located at Guyana.

Responsibility:
 Performing pipe stress analysis of Pump discharge
analysis.
 Reviewing support location and pipe routing using
Navisworks.

 Flange leakage and free flange deflection check.

 Load cases to ease of piping support / civil input

requirement.

March 2020 to August 2022 – Piping Engineer

MARJAN PACKAGE-4 | SAUDI ARAMCO | EPC | Arabian
Gulf, Saudi Arabia
Marjan Package 4 contract scope of work comprises
engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of offshore gas facilities and
pipelines.

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The scope of works includes the fabrication of three tie-in Site Experience
platforms and seven wellhead platforms with a total weight
of more than 61,400 ton.
Country Experience
Responsibility:
India
 Performing pipe stress analysis of Pig
Launcher/Receiver lines, Flare Tip lines.
 Iso markup & Report preparation.
Key Clients
TOTAL, ADNOC, SAUDI
 Reviewing support location and pipe routing using ARAMCO, EXXONMOBIL,
Navisworks. SHELL
 Flange leakage and free flange deflection check.
Employers
 Load cases to ease of piping support / civil input
requirement. JGC, CHENNAI (2023 – TILL
DATE)
 Checking the Support Type as per the Support
KBR, CHENNAI (2022-2023)
Standard in Navis as well as in isometrics.
MCDERMOTT, CHENNAI
 Coordinating with Piping Layout & Civil as per the (2019-2022)
stress requirement and tracking inline with respect to ENOIA, CHENNAI (2013-2019)
report.
PROTHIOUS ENGINEERING
 IFC isomeric checking of stress critical and SERVICES, CHENNAI (2011-
noncritical lines. 2013)

 Sea log preparation for Transportation support.

Languages
 Got Quality award for the quality deliverable of
English & Tamil
stress analysis of Flare Tip Lines and Quality Stress
Document submission.

January 2020 to March 2020 – Piping Engineer

NFPS | QATAR GAS | I1P1 | EPC | NORTH FIELD QATAR
The objective of the project is to sustain the gas production
plateau from the QG1 block of the North Field as natural
pressure declines, by installation of two new wellhead
platforms and the associated infrastructure to route the gas
to the existing processing trains at Qatar gas (QG) North Field
Bravo (NFB) complex.

The scope of works includes two new wellhead platforms

WHP10N and WHP11N also 2 new 28” intra field pipelines
and one Riser Platform RP1N.

Responsibility:
 Performing pipe stress analysis of Pig
Launcher/Receiver lines, Flare Tip lines.
 Iso markup & Report preparation.
 Reviewing support location and pipe routing using Navisworks.

 Flange leakage and free flange deflection check.

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 Load cases to ease of piping support / civil input Site Experience
requirement.

 Checking the Support Type as per the Support Country Experience

Standard in Navis as well as in isometrics. India
 IFC isomeric checking of stress critical and
noncritical lines. Key Clients
 Sea log preparation for Transportation support. TOTAL, ADNOC, SAUDI
ARAMCO, EXXONMOBIL,
SHELL
June 2019 to January 2020 – Piping Engineer
TYRA REDEVELOPMENT | TOTAL | TYRA EAST | EPC |
Employers
DENMARK
JGC, CHENNAI (2023 – TILL
Tyra Redevelopment project is in the Danish waters of North DATE)
Sea, approximately 225km off the coast of Esbjerg, Denmark.
KBR, CHENNAI (2022-2023)
The scope of works includes The Tyra East complex
MCDERMOTT, CHENNAI
comprises six offshore platforms, whereas the Tyra West
(2019-2022)
complex houses five platforms.
ENOIA, CHENNAI (2013-2019)
Responsibility:
PROTHIOUS ENGINEERING
 Performing pipe stress analysis of Pig SERVICES, CHENNAI (2011-
Launcher/Receiver lines, Bridge lines. 2013)
 Iso markup & Report preparation.
 Reviewing support location and pipe routing using Languages
Navisworks. English & Tamil
 Flange leakage check, Trunnion check, Fatigue
Check.

 Checking the Support Type as per the Support

Standard in Navis as well as in isometrics.

 IFC isomeric checking of stress critical and

noncritical lines.

 Sea log preparation for Transportation support.

April 2019 to June 2019 – Piping Engineer

PE-104, Qusahwira Pipeline Project | ADNOC | PE-104 |
EPC | ABU DHABI
The scope includes 4” Oil Test Line, 8: Oil Production Line
and 6” Oil Production line of 3.2 Km each from PAD-19 to GS-
1 area.

Responsibility:
 Performing & checking of stress calculations for 4”
Oil Test Line, 8: Oil Production Line and 6” Oil
Production line of 3.2 Km each from PAD-19 to GS-1 area.

 Performed Surface laid pipeline for the sabkha area.

 Stress analysis for Pig launcher & Pig Receiver station.

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 Pig Launcher & Receiver Nozzle load qualifications. Site Experience
 Pipe Support feasibility check in line with piping
layout and Structure availability. Country Experience
 Providing On-plot loop at strategic location to India
accommodate the pipeline thermal expansion.

 Interface between Pipeline and Piping maintained by

Key Clients
modelling the piping portion as an overlap up to the TOTAL, ADNOC, SAUDI
next limit support. ARAMCO, EXXONMOBIL,
SHELL

Sep 2017 to June 2019 – Piping Engineer

Employers
New Underground 20" Wafra to Mina-Saud Pipeline |
SAUDI ARAMCO | SAC-408 | DETAIL ENGINEERING | JGC, CHENNAI (2023 – TILL
DATE)
SAUDI ARABIA
KBR, CHENNAI (2022-2023)
The scope includes 20” pipeline from Mina Saud to Wafra
Area. MCDERMOTT, CHENNAI
(2019-2022)
Eocene of 38 Km & Ratawi of 12 Km total of 50Km.
ENOIA, CHENNAI (2013-2019)
Responsibility:
PROTHIOUS ENGINEERING
 Performing & checking of stress calculations for 20” SERVICES, CHENNAI (2011-
2013)
pipeline from Mina Saud to Wafra Area.

 Eocene of 38 Km & Ratawi of 12 Km total of 50Km Languages

accommodated the thermal expansion with 5 anchor
Blocks at strategic location. English & Tamil

 Stress analysis for Pig launcher & Pig Receiver

station.

 Pig Launcher & Receiver Nozzle load qualifications.

 Pipe Support feasibility check in line with piping

layout and Structure availability.

 Anchor block location to arrest the thermal expansion

in pipeline at strategic location.

 Preparation of support load calculation for valves,

wash outs & Air vent chambers.

 Review of Thrust block design drawings.

 Coordination with Civil in thrust block design.

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Sep 2011 to Sep 2017 – Piping Engineer Site Experience
NCOC| LYODS REGISTER | DETAIL ENGINEERING |
KAZAKASTAN Country Experience
India
KOC -LCV Replacement/ New Fire Water Tanks/ New
Tanks at Gc-17 & APS| KOC | AI-408 | DETAIL
Key Clients
ENGINEERING | KUWAIT
TOTAL, ADNOC, SAUDI
ARAMCO, EXXONMOBIL,
Natural Gas and Feed Water Piping | Creative Synergy
SHELL
Group | DETAIL ENGINEERING | USA

PANDA STONE WALL| NEM | DETAIL ENGINEERING |

Employers
NETHERLANDS JGC, CHENNAI (2023 – TILL
DATE)
AL SALEM UNIVERSITY| UBC | DETAIL ENGINEERING | KBR, CHENNAI (2022-2023)
KUWAIT MCDERMOTT, CHENNAI
(2019-2022)
NEW JAHRA HOSPITAL| AL YUSUF | DETAIL ENOIA, CHENNAI (2013-2019)
ENGINEERING | KUWAIT
PROTHIOUS ENGINEERING
SERVICES, CHENNAI (2011-
Responsibility: 2013)
 Performing & checking of stress calculations for
Natural Gas lines, feed water lines & HRSG boiler Languages
Utility lines. English & Tamil
 Pipe support selection & Detailing for Large bore &
Small-bore lines.

 WRC check has been performed for nozzle

flexibility.

 Performing & checking of stress calculations for

Cooling water lines.

 Flange Leakage analysis per Pressure Equivalent &

NC method.

 Performing & checking of stress calculations for

LCV’s (Level Control Valves) lines connecting to
Separator lines in GC’s as per KOC standards.

 3D Modelling review.

 Performed modal analysis to maintain natural

frequency of 5 Hz.

 Performing & checking of stress calculations for

piping connected to Fire water Tank is Inlet, Outlet
lines & Recirculation lines and similar approach for
Oil storage tanks in GC-17 & APS as per KOC standards.

 Nozzle loads are qualified per API 650 (Appendix P)

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 Effect of tank settlement & bulging has been Site Experience
considered.

 Performing & checking of stress calculations for Country Experience

Chilled Water supply/ Return & Hot Water Supply/ India
Return lines through Cooler & Chiller Unit.

 Performing & checking of stress calculations for 52” Key Clients

header lines of CHW supply and return lines through TOTAL, ADNOC, SAUDI
Chiller units, Pump system & connecting to building ARAMCO, EXXONMOBIL,
services. SHELL
 Preparation of data sheets for expansion bellows 20”-
52” Employers
JGC, CHENNAI (2023 – TILL
 Performing & checking of stress calculations of PSV
DATE)
to 24” flare header.
KBR, CHENNAI (2022-2023)
 Pipe support selection & Schedule Preparation
MCDERMOTT, CHENNAI
checking. (2019-2022)
 Performing & checking of stress calculations for ENOIA, CHENNAI (2013-2019)
RLNG line from Preheater outlet to KO Drum Inlet,
PROTHIOUS ENGINEERING
Preheater inlet to Tie In, KO outlet to Oil heater SERVICES, CHENNAI (2011-
headers through Racks, KO drum to PSV. 2013)

Languages
English & Tamil
Declaration

I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my
knowledge.

Chennai R.Dwarakanath

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