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Working in the subsea sector William Kilpatrick
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Working in the subsea sector
William Kilpatrick
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Contents
• Background
• Prospect overview
• Activities in the subsea sector
• Projects
• Working for Prospect
• Recruitment
• Questions
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Background
• William Kilpatrick
– University of Ulster
– BEng (Honours) Mechanical Engineering
– Graduated in June 2009
– PhD in Mechanical & Materials Engineering
– Graduation pending (June 2013)
– Started with Prospect in November 2013
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Prospect introduction
• Leaders in engineering, design and analysis providing solutions to the
upstream oil and gas industry and wider energy sector since 1999
• Prospect global locations
– Aberdeen
– Derby
– Houston
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Prospect
• Provides technically excellent and innovative engineering
solutions for the energy industry
• Supports developments and operations around the globe
• A Superior Energy Services company, the group has
combined revenues of around $6.2 Billion and over 12,000
employees
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FACILITIES
DESIGN &
MODIFICATION ONSHORE
SAFETY
Prospect’s subsea activities
PROCESS
RENEWABLES
RISERS & MOORINGS UMBILICALS
FLOW
ASSURANCE
INSTALLATION
SUBSEA
BUOYANCY
EQUIPMENT DESIGN
PIPELINES /
FLOWLINES
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Prospect’s services
Concept & feasibility
FEED
Detailed design
Operation, maintenance & failure investigation
Project life extension
Decommissioning
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Prospect’s technical capabilities
Structural engineering and design
Mechanical engineering
Fluids and thermal engineering
Marine dynamics
Project services
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Prospect’s value
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Pipeline engineering
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Separation – vessel performance
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Marine dynamics
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Technical Safety – Dropped Object
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Technical safety
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Technical safety
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Technical safety
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Technical Safety
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Recent Structural Analysis
Low value
• Sea fastening
• Grating handrail and walkway design
• Stair design
• Transportation frames
• Lifting frames.
• Access platforms
• Grillage design & deck strengthening
• Padeye design
• Skid structural design
• Sat frame modifications
• Dropped object analysis
• Mud pit analysis
• Crane pedestal design
Medium value
• Structural modifications to accommodation module
• Boom design
• Helideck structural analysis
• Mezzanine deck design
• Subsea protective structures
High value
• Accommodation module design
• Fixed jacket structures
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Case study
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Working for Prospect
• Benefits of working for Prospect as a graduate
– Responsibility earlier on in career (important to become chartered)
– Wide industry exposure whilst working on smaller jobs
– Multi-discipline experience when working as part of a team on
larger projects
– Support towards becoming chartered (high percentage of
engineering team currently chartered engineers)
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Recruitment
• Current graduates at Prospect
– 1 graduate from the Glasgow Caledonian University
– 4 graduates from the University of Strathclyde
– 1 Graduate from the Glasgow University
– 2 graduate from the University of Nottingham
– 1 graduate from the University of Ulster
• Positions recruited
– Naval Architect
– Structural Engineer
– Mechanical Engineer
– Computational Fluid Dynamics Engineer
– Trainee Draughtsperson
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Recruitment
• 2012 Summer Placement Students
– 1 Mechanical engineer
– 1 Structural engineer
– 1 Computer science student
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Questions
• Questions?
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– www.prospect-fs.com
– Or email CV to: [email protected]
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