Mr Craig Riddell (Snr Mechanical Engineer)

Professional engineering service

Sept 2004 - Present KCA Drilling Ltd. SNR MECH ENG AIOC ACG Phase 2 Project Providing tech support in Baku during the final construction phase of West & East Azeri.Co-ordination of mechanical MC activities.
May 2001 - Sept 2004 KCA Drilling Ltd. SNR PROJECT ENG AIOC ACG Phase 2 Project. ACG Phase 2 project comprises the design of two drilling packages for the BP Azeri Field. Involved with the FEED engineering workscope and the detailed design phase.
November 2000 – May 2001 Santa Fe Drilling Limited. PROJECT ENG. Compilation of bid estimates for major rig upgrades, covering all technical interfaces. Liaison with client management, rig operators, sub-contractors, equipment package vendors and certifying authorities
June 2000 – Nov 2000 Precision Drilling Intl Ltd ENG MANAGER – INTL OPS. Co-ordination of rig support queries from seven land rigs located in Venezuela and Kazakhstan.
June 99 – May 2000 Santa Fe Drilling Ltd. SNR DRILLING FACILITIES ENG Evaluation of Santa Fe M.O.D.U units for compliance with Client spec.
Oct 98 - June 99 Prosafe Drilling Facilities Group SNR DRILLING FACILITIES ENG
Senior engineer responsible for the co-ordination and execution of drilling facilities projects. PROJECT MANAGER - SANTA FE DRILLING GALAXY 1 UPGRADES
Regulatory upgrades on M.O.D.U Galaxy 1.
PROJECT ENG– BORGLAND DOLPHIN CRI SYSTEM. Design on modular CRI system for Borgland Dolphin. Supervision of the system construction and equipment specification/procurement.
PROJECT ENG – STATFJORD ‘A’ CRI SYSTEM. Design of the modular CRI system for Statfjord ‘A’. Supervision of system construction and equipment specification/procurement.
COMM ENG-B.P BRUCE CRI UNIT. Compilation of comm and test packages for CRI system. Supervision of offshore commissioning activities.
Oct 96 - Sept. 98 Inter-Project Resources Limited SNR DRILLING FACILITIES ENG
OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION & COMMISSIONING Supervision.DRILLING FACILITY PROJECT CO-ORDINATION.
Oct 92 - Sept 96 Nabors Drilling & Energy Services
ELF PROJECT ENG Co-ord of a multi-discipline eng team for the design and installation of projects on 3 offshore installations (Piper B, Saltire A & Claymore A Platforms).
DRILLING FACILITIES ENG – ENG SUPPORT, Responsible for the co-ordination of multi-discipline engineering activities on the Ninian Field and Oryx Murchison and Hutton TLP Platforms.

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)in Engineering Technology

Mr Riddell has successfully completed an Institute of Mechanical Engineer’s accredited “Graduate Engineering Training Programme for Mechanical Drilling Facilities Engineers”. The experience gained as a result of this training programme and the Professional Development programme has established the professionalism necessary for chartered status, application pending.

Duties have included Project Management Supervision, Drilling Equipment and System Maintenance, Equipment Certification, Inspection/Documentation Requirements, and Construction Supervision. This experience has been gained on drilling operations support and on drilling MODU, land rig and platform facilities modification and upgrade projects.