Orhan Degermenci
ORHAN DEGERMENCI (BSc, M.E., PhD) - Experienced Pipeline and Piping Engineer
Qualification Profile: More than 33 years in total of professional and international projects experience as Principal Pipeline and Piping Engineer, whereas having worked in this capacity around 10 years on diverse oil and gas industry projects in UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and SAUDI ARABIA, 12 years in GERMANY and 9 years in TURKEY, and 2 years in other countries such as NIGERIA, RUSSIA, ITALY, and AZERBAIJAN. During this time gained all-rounded and valuable working experience with several worldwide well-known engineering, consulting, oil, and gas production or processing companies, which covered engineering design of onshore and offshore pipeline systems for crude oil, refinery products, natural gas and water transportation, and included also the plant piping design engineering of related facilities and system components, such as pump or compressor stations, terminals, storage tank farms as well as
oil refineries and oil/gas processing plants. Long-time working experience on international projects along with calculation skills for engineering of pipeline systems and plant piping components as per international design codes and standards (ASME/ANSI, API, EN, DNV, AWWA).
Employment Overview:
▪ TEKFEN ENGINEERING, in Istanbul, TURKEY
Designation: Principal Plant Layout and Pipeline/Piping Engineer
From April 2021 until December 2023
▪ JACOBS (CH2M Saudi Limited), in Al Khobar, SAUDI ARABIA
Designation: Specialist Pipeline and Piping Engineer
From September 2016 to March 2021
▪ CH2M HILL (now JACOBS), in Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Designation: Lead Pipeline Engineer
From July 2013 to August 2016
▪ PETROFAC International Ltd, in Sharjah, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Designation: Specialist Pipeline Engineer
From July 2011 to June 2013
▪ BOTAS International Ltd (BIL), in Ankara, TURKEY
Designation: Lead Pipeline Engineer & Advisor to Board Members
From July 2005 to June 2011
▪ Turkish Petroleum International Company (TPIC), in Ankara, TURKEY
Designation: Project Manager
From February 2005 to June 2005
▪ ILF Consulting Engineers, in Munich, GERMANY
Designation: Lead Pipeline Engineer & Knowledge Management Department Head
From January 1993 to January 2005
▪ Institute for Petroleum Engineering, in Clausthal, GERMANY
Designation: Doctoral Candidate (PhD)
From July 1989 to October 1992
▪ FAGRO GmbH, in Hanover, GERMANY
Designation: Marketing and Sales Engineer
From September 1988 to June 1989
▪ Institute for Petroleum Engineering, in Clausthal, GERMANY
Designation: Scientist
From January 1988 to July 1988
Projects experience with Company JACOBS (CH2M Saudi Limited):
Worked in Project Management & Consultancy (PMC) Services Contract and Supported the Onshore Oil & Gas Capital Projects of SAUDI ARAMCO in KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA (KSA) covering several Projects as stated below - Client: SAUDI ARAMCO in Dhahran, KSA - Employer: JACOBS (CH2M Saudi Limited) in Al Khobar, KSA – Job Title: Pipeline and Piping Specialist Engineer - Start and End: 2016 (September) - 2021 (March). Accomplishments: Reviewed, checked and commented as subject matter expert (SME) the project deliverables, and endorsed them on behalf of the Client. See below the list of SAUDI ARAMCO projects involved at JACOBS/CH2M Saudi Limited.
• Upgrade T-25 Gasoline Transfer System of RAS TANURA Terminal and Refinery
• BERRI Water Injection System Expansion
• BERRI Crude Oil Field Onshore Flowlines and Tie-Ins
• DAMMAM Field Development Crude Oil Pipelines
• Arab Super Light & Arab Extra Light Truck Loading Facilities at WASEA Crude Oil Bulk Plant
• ASL Crude Oil Tank B Replacement at ASL Stabilizer & Pump Station 3
• Seawater Desalination Facility for MARJAN Crude Oil Field Development
• TANAJIB Community Expansion for MARJAN & ZULUF Fields Crude Oil Increment
• ZULUF Downstream (Crude Oil + Condensate + Treated Natural Gas) Pipelines
• ZULUF Water Supply Pipelines
• Replacement and Upgrade of Emergency Steam Turbine Generators at RAS TANURA Refinery
• Fire Water and Industrial Oily Water Networks Upgrade (incl. diverse Bulk Plants in South RIYADH, QASSIM,
SULAYYIL, North RIYADH, MADINAH, YANBU, RABIGH, and North JEDDAH)
• Sour Water Pipeline from JU’AYMAH Natural Gas Liquid Fractionation Plant to RAS TANURA Refinery
• Fuel Supply System Upgrade of YANBU Refinery
• Gas Storage Phase I Downstream Pipeline
• South Gas Compression Plant (GCP) Pipelines
• Central Arabia Development (NUAYYIM Gas Oil Separation Plant)
• ABQAIQ Field Production Optimization
Project experiences with Company CH2M HILL (now JACOBS):
Common Seawater Supply Pipelines (CSSP) Project in Basra Region of IRAQ - Client: South Oil Company (SOC) in Basra, IRAQ - Employer: CH2M HILL in Abu Dhabi, UAE – Job Title: Lead Pipeline Engineer - Start and End: 2015 (Oct) - 2016 (Aug). Accomplishments: Provided the PMC Services; reviewed/checked and commented the FEED docs.
Phone: +90 539 916 41 66
Address: Istanbul / Turkey
Qualification Profile: More than 33 years in total of professional and international projects experience as Principal Pipeline and Piping Engineer, whereas having worked in this capacity around 10 years on diverse oil and gas industry projects in UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and SAUDI ARABIA, 12 years in GERMANY and 9 years in TURKEY, and 2 years in other countries such as NIGERIA, RUSSIA, ITALY, and AZERBAIJAN. During this time gained all-rounded and valuable working experience with several worldwide well-known engineering, consulting, oil, and gas production or processing companies, which covered engineering design of onshore and offshore pipeline systems for crude oil, refinery products, natural gas and water transportation, and included also the plant piping design engineering of related facilities and system components, such as pump or compressor stations, terminals, storage tank farms as well as
oil refineries and oil/gas processing plants. Long-time working experience on international projects along with calculation skills for engineering of pipeline systems and plant piping components as per international design codes and standards (ASME/ANSI, API, EN, DNV, AWWA).
Employment Overview:
▪ TEKFEN ENGINEERING, in Istanbul, TURKEY
Designation: Principal Plant Layout and Pipeline/Piping Engineer
From April 2021 until December 2023
▪ JACOBS (CH2M Saudi Limited), in Al Khobar, SAUDI ARABIA
Designation: Specialist Pipeline and Piping Engineer
From September 2016 to March 2021
▪ CH2M HILL (now JACOBS), in Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Designation: Lead Pipeline Engineer
From July 2013 to August 2016
▪ PETROFAC International Ltd, in Sharjah, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Designation: Specialist Pipeline Engineer
From July 2011 to June 2013
▪ BOTAS International Ltd (BIL), in Ankara, TURKEY
Designation: Lead Pipeline Engineer & Advisor to Board Members
From July 2005 to June 2011
▪ Turkish Petroleum International Company (TPIC), in Ankara, TURKEY
Designation: Project Manager
From February 2005 to June 2005
▪ ILF Consulting Engineers, in Munich, GERMANY
Designation: Lead Pipeline Engineer & Knowledge Management Department Head
From January 1993 to January 2005
▪ Institute for Petroleum Engineering, in Clausthal, GERMANY
Designation: Doctoral Candidate (PhD)
From July 1989 to October 1992
▪ FAGRO GmbH, in Hanover, GERMANY
Designation: Marketing and Sales Engineer
From September 1988 to June 1989
▪ Institute for Petroleum Engineering, in Clausthal, GERMANY
Designation: Scientist
From January 1988 to July 1988
Projects experience with Company JACOBS (CH2M Saudi Limited):
Worked in Project Management & Consultancy (PMC) Services Contract and Supported the Onshore Oil & Gas Capital Projects of SAUDI ARAMCO in KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA (KSA) covering several Projects as stated below - Client: SAUDI ARAMCO in Dhahran, KSA - Employer: JACOBS (CH2M Saudi Limited) in Al Khobar, KSA – Job Title: Pipeline and Piping Specialist Engineer - Start and End: 2016 (September) - 2021 (March). Accomplishments: Reviewed, checked and commented as subject matter expert (SME) the project deliverables, and endorsed them on behalf of the Client. See below the list of SAUDI ARAMCO projects involved at JACOBS/CH2M Saudi Limited.
• Upgrade T-25 Gasoline Transfer System of RAS TANURA Terminal and Refinery
• BERRI Water Injection System Expansion
• BERRI Crude Oil Field Onshore Flowlines and Tie-Ins
• DAMMAM Field Development Crude Oil Pipelines
• Arab Super Light & Arab Extra Light Truck Loading Facilities at WASEA Crude Oil Bulk Plant
• ASL Crude Oil Tank B Replacement at ASL Stabilizer & Pump Station 3
• Seawater Desalination Facility for MARJAN Crude Oil Field Development
• TANAJIB Community Expansion for MARJAN & ZULUF Fields Crude Oil Increment
• ZULUF Downstream (Crude Oil + Condensate + Treated Natural Gas) Pipelines
• ZULUF Water Supply Pipelines
• Replacement and Upgrade of Emergency Steam Turbine Generators at RAS TANURA Refinery
• Fire Water and Industrial Oily Water Networks Upgrade (incl. diverse Bulk Plants in South RIYADH, QASSIM,
SULAYYIL, North RIYADH, MADINAH, YANBU, RABIGH, and North JEDDAH)
• Sour Water Pipeline from JU’AYMAH Natural Gas Liquid Fractionation Plant to RAS TANURA Refinery
• Fuel Supply System Upgrade of YANBU Refinery
• Gas Storage Phase I Downstream Pipeline
• South Gas Compression Plant (GCP) Pipelines
• Central Arabia Development (NUAYYIM Gas Oil Separation Plant)
• ABQAIQ Field Production Optimization
Project experiences with Company CH2M HILL (now JACOBS):
Common Seawater Supply Pipelines (CSSP) Project in Basra Region of IRAQ - Client: South Oil Company (SOC) in Basra, IRAQ - Employer: CH2M HILL in Abu Dhabi, UAE – Job Title: Lead Pipeline Engineer - Start and End: 2015 (Oct) - 2016 (Aug). Accomplishments: Provided the PMC Services; reviewed/checked and commented the FEED docs.
Phone: +90 539 916 41 66
Address: Istanbul / Turkey
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