Chris Cooley
Houston
Summary
Highly experienced at solving the biggest problems facing deep-water operations today. Driven and skilled at bringing people together across multiple disciplines and functions to collaboratively solve these problems. Deep experience in leading large teams to apply agile techniques to deliver solutions faster and more efficiently. Passionate about developing engineers into leaders who speak up and drive change in the organization that delivers safer, more efficient, and compliant operational solutions for deep-water facilities. Unique combination of experience in both subsea and topsides technical issues, with 29 years of deepwater project management and deepwater operations management.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
GOA Production Support Manager
BP E&P
Houston
12.2020 - Current
- Leads the Production Support Unit's Integrity Management Execution, Reliability, Integrity Engineering, Regional Maintenance, Process Safety, and Cost Excellence squads to deliver cross-regional support for all Gulf of Mexico assets.
GOM M&E Engineering Manager
BP E&P
Houston
09.2018 - 12.2020
- Managed discipline engineering and integrity management teams, providing engineering support to all GOM Area Operations through the provision of technical expertise related to operations, maintenance, inspection, turnarounds, and projects.
GOM Atlantis Area Engineering Support Team Lead
BP E&P
Houston
06.2017 - 08.2018
- SPA for all engineering query/activities for Atlantis Area Operations Team
- Championed defect elimination and continuous improvement to support Technical Forecast and grow IPC.
- Managed Area discipline engineering team and prioritize activities supporting 12 wk plan.
GOM Nakika Area Engineering Support Team Lead
BP E&P
Houston
11.2014 - 05.2017
- SPA for all engineering query/activities for Nakika Area Operations Team.
- Championed defect elimination and continuous improvement to support Technical Forecast and grow IPC.
- Managed Area discipline engineering team and prioritize activities supporting 12 wk plan.
SS OPS Projects Manager
BP E&P
Houston
05.2010 - 10.2014
- Established a new group in Subsea Operations, dedicated to the delivery of small projects ($2m-100m) for BP's Gulf of Mexico assets.
- Formed team of 8 BP employees to manage a portfolio of 12-14 small projects, utilizing approximately 50-60 personnel within local EPMS contractor offices.
- Typical types of projects managed were jumper replacements, SFL replacement campaigns, fiber optic cable repair, SS containment systems, SS valve repair/replacements, hydrate and asphaltene remediations, and SS pump removal and decommissioning.
- Managed the creation of a new project process, which incorporates the required project assurances and controls into the teams' delivery of projects.
Head of Offshore Technical Support
Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd.
Port Onne/Offshore OML 130
12.2007 - 04.2010
- Responsible for managing a team of field operation engineers (5 positions, 10 people) located on the AKPO FPSO (OML 130, offshore Nigeria).
- Led staff to provide technical oversight and troubleshooting for the commissioning and startup of the subsea, topsides, and offloading systems for the FPSO.
- Led engineering team in providing the necessary technical assistance/oversight to the FPSO operations team for well performance, process, flow assurance, metering (fiscal, technical, and SS multi-phase), subsea interventions, PI, Production Data Management System (PDMS), and FPSO equipment issues.
Subsea Production Engineer
Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd.
Paris
08.2004 - 12.2007
- Provided operational oversight into the subsea aspects of the project phase of the AKPO FPSO (Nigeria, OML 130).
- Responsibilities included writing subsea operating procedures, attending FAT/EFAT/SITs of subsea equipment, preparing the IMR vessel CFT/bid award/contract finalization, and representing operations in Hazid/Hazop/RAM analysis/FDS meetings, etc.
- Additional responsibilities included oversight of the development of the AKPO PI system, the AKPO Production Data Management System (PDMS), and the AKPO metering allocation, and mass balance principles.
Production Engineer
Total E&P USA
Houston
08.2002 - 08.2004
- Provided subsea and topsides engineering support for the startup and operational phases of the Canyon Express and Matterhorn Projects, as well as other Total E&P USA Assets in the Gulf of Mexico.
Project Engineer
Global Project Consultants
Houston
03.1999 - 08.2002
- Provided project management and engineering services to assist Energy Companies in the development and production of offshore oil and gas assets in GOM and Brazil.
- Performed the feed studies of Matterhorn and Canyon Express projects.
- Worked as interface coordinator and project engineer on Canyon Express project phase.
- Responsible for commissioning of Canyon Express flowlines, reporting to Hookup/Commissioning manager.
Facility Engineer
EDG Inc.
Houston
03.1998 - 03.1999
- Provided process/facility engineering services for the design and construction of shallow water oil and gas platforms in the GOM, Nigeria, and Indonesia.
SS Project Engineer
Oceaneering International Inc.
Houston
06.1996 - 03.1998
- Designed Subsea tooling packages for operation by ROV's in deepwater oil and gas projects.
- Managed/oversaw construction of various pieces of subsea tooling and skid packages to be used by ROV's on subsea systems.
Education
Bachelors in Engineering - Mechanical
Rice University
Houston, TX01.1996
Skills
- Broad experience in many deepwater oil and gas disciplines, with deep experience in driving cost efficiencies, contractor management, and contract strategies
- Proven ability to develop successful processes and programs with little to no existing structure at the start
- Very experienced in delivering results across multi-functional and multi-cultural teams
Languages
French
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
GOA Production Support Manager
BP E&P
12.2020 - Current
GOM M&E Engineering Manager
BP E&P
09.2018 - 12.2020
GOM Atlantis Area Engineering Support Team Lead
BP E&P
06.2017 - 08.2018
GOM Nakika Area Engineering Support Team Lead
BP E&P
11.2014 - 05.2017
SS OPS Projects Manager
BP E&P
05.2010 - 10.2014
Head of Offshore Technical Support
Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd.
12.2007 - 04.2010
Subsea Production Engineer
Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd.
08.2004 - 12.2007
Production Engineer
Total E&P USA
08.2002 - 08.2004
Project Engineer
Global Project Consultants
03.1999 - 08.2002
Facility Engineer
EDG Inc.
03.1998 - 03.1999
SS Project Engineer
Oceaneering International Inc.
06.1996 - 03.1998
Bachelors in Engineering - Mechanical
Rice University
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