Howard Keith

Santos - GLNG In-Country Manager / Project Engineering Manager

Summary
A Project Engineering Manager / Modules Construction Manager (Module Yard Manager) / Delivery Manager /
Company Representative with more than 25 years professional experience in the oil and gas industry with a
facilities background in feasibility / conceptual studies (pre-FEED studies), basic engineering (FEED Studies),
detailed engineering and construction of offshore and onshore facilities. This experience has been gained in the
UK, Holland, Canada, France, Dubai, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, USA and the Philippines with particular
emphasis in field development works and the management involved in the engineering, procurement and
construction (EPC) of oil and gas facilities and equipment, both for new build projects and in the modification
and upgrading of existing facilities and equipment.

Experience
In-Country Manager / Project Engineering Manager at Santos Ltd
October 2014 - Present (6 months)
In-Country Manager / Project Engineering Manager responsible for a team of Project Engineers and
Discipline Engineers in the Project and Engineering Management of the works being carried out by Fluor,
Philippines in the Engineering, Procurement and Construction support for the Upstream Coal Seam Gas
(CSG) Well hubs and pipelines / flowlines, this work included gas / water separation, gas compression and
gas metering works.

Modules Construction Manager / Module Yard Manager at Santos Ltd

May 2012 - September 2014 (2 years 5 months)
Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract Modules Construction Works (May 2012 to
Present) Modules Construction Manager / Module Yard Manager / Company Representative responsible
for a team of Engineers, Inspectors, Operations and Safety Personnel in the monitoring of the Construction
of 111 LNG Plant Modules being built by Bechtel in the AG&P Module Yard in Batangas, Philippines,
to ensure that Bechtel Construct good quality Modules safely and in accordance with the Project Contract
requirements.

Project Engineering Manager at Santos Ltd

April 2008 - April 2012 (4 years 1 month)
Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract Detailed Engineering Works (January 2011
to April 2012) Project Engineering Manager and Modularisation Manager responsible for the Engineering
and Procurement Works during the EPC Phase of the GLNG LNG Plant Project for both the modularised and
stick built parts of the LNG Plant. I also deputised for the Project Director and Site Construction Manager

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 as required. The Detailed Engineering works were carried out in Bechtels Offices in Houston, USA.
Pre- FEED and FEED Works (April 2008 to December 2010) Project Engineering Manager / Company
Representative responsible for delivering a pre-FEED (Front End Engineering Design) study and a FEED
Study for the Gladstone LNG Plant in Queensland, Australia. GLNG carried out two pre-FEED studies for
the LNG Plant, one study was carried out by Foster Wheeler in Reading, UK looking at the APCI LNG
Technology, and the other study was carried out by Bechtel in Houston, USA looking at the ConocoPhillips
Optimised Cascade LNG Technology. Both pre-FEED studies were evaluated in Brisbane, Australia and
the FEED Study Contract was awarded to Bechtel in Houston, USA. This work included being the GLNG
Engineering Manager / Company Representative in Foster Wheelers, Reading, UK offices during the Pre-
FEED stage of the project, followed by evaluation works of both pre-FEED studies, the development of
the FEED Scope of Work and Company Supplied Information and FEED Contract negotiation works in
Brisbane, Australia. On GLNG awarding the FEED study contract to Bechtel, I was then posted to Bechtels
Offices in Houston as the GLNG Project Engineering and Modularisation Manager responsible for a team
of Project and Discipline Engineers in the delivery of a FEED Package for a Modularised ConocoPhillips
Optimised Cascade LNG Plant for GLNG.

Delivery Manager / Senior Project Engineer at BP

September 2003 - March 2008 (4 years 7 months)
Greater Clair Field Development Project Senior Project Engineer / Development Engineer looking at various
FPSO, platform and subsea tie-back concepts for the development of the Greater Clair Field. Clair Ridge
Development Project Senior Project Engineer being responsible as the Contract Responsible / Delivery
Manager for the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) Study for the copy concept of using the Clair Phase
1 Platform design for the Clair Ridge Platform. This work included being the Company Representative in
the Engineering Design Contractors Offices (Mustang Engineering) in Houston, USA. The project was
suspended in January 2007. North West Hutton Decommissioning Project Senior Project Engineer being
responsible for the development of the Project Strategy, the Project Execution Plan, the Scope of Work /
Statement of Requirements, managing a number of studies and providing input to the decommissioning
programme for the removal of the North West Hutton Platform Topsides and Jacket and the Pipeline works.
This work included attending and participating in partner operating and technical committee meetings,
stakeholder meetings and meetings with the Health and Safety Executive and the Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI). The project was carried out using BPs phased gate Capital Value Process (CVP) and Major
Projects Common Process (MPCP). This included being responsible for co-ordinating the development of the
Request for Proposal for the Platform Removal Design Competition during the Select Phase of the project.
This work included being the Company Representative / Delivery Manager for the Design being developed
by the Heavy Lift Contractor, Heerema in Holland and carrying out the technical proposal evaluation.

Surface Facilities Engineer / Site Senior Project Engineer / Site Representative at TOTAL
July 1999 - August 2003 (4 years 2 months)

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 Balal Field Development Project This Project consisted of the Engineering, Procurement, Construction,
Installation (EPCI) and Commissioning of a Process Living Quarters Platform and a Wellhead Platform. The
topsides for both platforms were engineered and constructed in Singapore and the Process Living Quarters
Platform Jacket was constructed in Malaysia and the Wellhead Platform Jacket was constructed in Iran.
Site Representative - SMOE, Singapore Responsible for the Project Final Documentation, the Maintenance
Manuals, the operations engineering liaison and the closing of the Singapore Site office. This work included
time in the Dubai Project / Operations Office providing the technical input required to close out the EPCI
Contract and claims, this included attending and participating in contractor claims meetings. Site Senior
Project Engineer / Deputy Site Representative - SMOE, Singapore Responsible to the Site Representative
for assisting in the set-up and running of the office facilities, for the co-ordination of the regular checking
of the Contractors deliverables, the co-ordination and answering of site queries, answering of requests for
waivers and change orders, the technical input to design reviews, the engineering liaison and interface within
the multi-disciplined site team, the commissioning team and the safety, operations and drilling departments
in Dubai, attending and participating in project, procurement, QA/QC and construction progress meetings,
project weekly and monthly reporting and deputising for the Site Representative as required. Surface
Facilities Engineer - Paris, France and Dubai Responsible to the Surface Facilities Manager for the co-
ordination of the requisitioning of the Long Lead Items of Equipment, the co-ordinating and answering of
the EPCI Contract Technical Clarifications, the Company Representative for Engineering Study works, the
development, updating and revising of the EPCI Contract Scope of Work.

Skills & Expertise

LNG
Petroleum
EPC
Contract Management
Onshore
Oil/Gas
FEED
Gas
Petrochemical
Engineering
Project Engineering
Oil & Gas
Commissioning
Pipelines

Education
Robert Gordon University
Master of Science (MSc), Post Graduate Diploma, Bachelar of Science (BSC), Higher National
Diploma, Offshore Engineering, Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering, 1981 - 1988

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Activities and Societies: President of the University Clubs and Societies President of the Ski Club

Interests
Cycling, Gym, Skiing, Gadgets and Cars

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Howard Keith
Santos - GLNG In-Country Manager / Project Engineering Manager

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