Olajide ILELABOYE
Oil & Gas
Saint Hedwig,TX
Summary
Dynamic Operations Lead at Chevron Nigeria with a proven track record in production optimization and safety management. Expert in developing SOPs and metrics, enhancing operational efficiency, and leading cross-functional teams. Successfully implemented risk assessment strategies, driving continuous improvement initiatives that significantly reduced equipment failures. Strong communicator and project coordinator committed to excellence.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operation Lead
Chevron Nigeria
05.2018 - Current
- Supervise and support daily activities of the unit employees (Regular and Contracts) to supply nonassociated gas (NAG) to Escravos Gas Plant (EGP).
- Operates and monitors process equipment in compliance with approved SOPs, Govt regulation and environmental requirements.
- Conduct site visits and field inspections to ensure safe work practices and assurance of safeguards.
- Monitor and analyze daily production data to identify performance trends, equipment failures, and optimization opportunities.
- Prepare, develop, review and document all Unit SOPs and communicate changes/updates to all employees and contractor personnel.
- Coordinate activities of 3rd party contractors on Wellhead maintenance and compliances.
- Collaborate closely with Asset team, Process Engineering, HSE, Mechanical Integrity, Offshore construction and Maintenance teams to ensure alignment and support for continuous improvement.
- Supervise operation readiness for routine maintenance pigging for departing production line.
- Optimize chemical injection for NAG wells as part of asset integrity program.
- Coordinate IntelaTrac ORD activities and Safety System compliances for Sonam
- South-Offshore Area ORD/Safety System Coordinator
- Provide support for Offshore Area IntelaTrac Users
- Coordinates IntelaTrac activities for offshore facilities.
- Manage IntelaTrac access and exception report trend for Offshore Asset Areas.
Operations Coordinator (NMA UWT ORD/Safety System)
Chevron Nigeria
07.2016 - 04.2018
- Coordinates development of metrics to track ORD implementation and safety systems inspections and audits compliance.
- Rolls out metrics to all asset areas and is SME for all ODR1 metrics as well as safety systems audits.
- Develops process to ensure timely closure of gaps identified during ORD and safety systems audit.
- Shares lessons learned across all areas.
- Standardized Operator Routine Duties: Coordinates with all asset areas in developing a standardized approach to ORD's.
- Standardized Safety Systems inspections and Audit: Coordinate with all asset areas in developing standardized safety systems inspection and audit processes as required for PSM and process safety safeguard stewardship.
- Coordinates with NMA Asset Integrity program owner to implement appropriate asset integrity tools for managing safety systems inspections and audits in NMA.
- Champions SERIP and PSM (Process Safety Management) to operations in NMA JV asset areas.
- Develops training plans for ORD and standardized safety systems inspections and audit.
- Coordinate with O&M Training group in development of training plans to increase Operations reliability knowledge.
- Delivered IntelaTrac as SOR (System of Record) for standardized ORD and Safety Device Inspection reporting for NMA JV Asset Areas.
Operation Lead
Chevron Nigeria
03.2015 - 07.2016
- Supervise activities of the unit employees (Regular and Contracts) to receive and process all crude oil products.
- Operates and monitors process equipment in compliance with approved SOPs.
- Ensure all job carried out are planned and executed in a safe manner, by ensuring permits and JSAs are of task are done before embarking on task.
- Prepare, develop, review and document all Unit SOPs and communicate to all employees and contractor personnel.
- Maintain safe and pollution free operation in compliance with OE tenets and the guiding principles / Chevron Way Values.
- Conduct site visits and field inspections to ensure safe work practices and assurance of safeguards.
- Coordinate safety devices testing.
- Champion HES issues, audit deficiencies correction, review and tracking.
- Ensure all incoming crude oil productions and tanks bottom are properly treated to meet DPR specification of below 0.5% BS&W and less than 20-ppm effluent water discharge.
- Ensure Dehydration Control Room is operated in compliance with required procedure / operations of the wonder-ware / PLC control systems.
- Carry out minor repairs on faulty process transmitters, controllers, heater treater burners, pneumatic chemical pumps, removal and installation of block and bleed valves / sight glasses.
- Direct the regular inspection and repairs / routine refurbishment of dehydration process equipment and pipelines.
- Prepare accurate measurement reports, operating logs, SIMOP, other related process reports and document or records on daily basis (keeping track on road map).
- Coordinate house-keeping and corrosion mitigation around process area.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives supporting production improvement and safety standards among employees, contract operators and 3rd party vendors.
- Aligned and worked with SCADA and Process in completion of Alarm Management for Dehydration Unit.
- Completed Wash-Tank Upgrade and commissioning from Tank #1 to Tank #3.
- Completed Control System upgrade for dehydration and reviewed SAFE Chart / Cause & Effect to current facility process safety information (June- July 2015).
Crude-Oil Accounting Operator
Chevron Nigeria
06.2011 - 03.2015
- Supervise Crude-Oil calculation for Escravos Terminal Custody Transfer.
- Monitor Daily Esc Production Estimate and Actual production calculations.
- Prepare production and lifting data entry for EC (Energy Component).
- Coordinate Annual Escravos Metering System calibration.
- Prepare IOC Crude-Oil deliveries and calculations.
- Engage stakeholders in Escravos Tank-Farm Tankage management.
- Coordinate Logistic support for Regulatory bodies in Escravos Terminal (DPR & COMD).
- Coordinate Mid and End-Month Crude-Oil Lifting and Stock reconciliation.
- Supervise and Coordinate Annual Audit on Escravos Terminal Deliveries and Stock.
- Initiate and support FCPA approval requisition for services rendered to Govt agencies.
- Prepare Service Charge-backs for IOCs and Govt Agencies' services.
- Terminal Area UWT-ORD Coordinator (April 2012 to July 2016)
- Procedure building for ORD tasks into IMC.
- Coordinate and Support IntelaTrac ORD clients for Terminal Area (Tank-Farm, Dehydration, Power Station-1 and EGP).
- Manage IntelaTrac Terminal access and information trend.
Export Assistant/ Operator
Chevron Nigeria
06.2009 - 06.2011
- Prepare Crude-Oil Calculation for Export Tanker.
- Prepare Export documentation.
- Supervise Crude-Oil sample analysis.
- Coordinate Logistic arrangement for CNL reps, Govt agencies, Cargo-surveyors & marine personnel for L&G Export Tanker.
- Monitor Facility Safety Behavior Observation.
- Co-ordinate L&G Export Operation from Funiwa Platform.
Process Operator (Dehydration and Tank-Farm)
Chevron Nigeria
02.2007 - 06.2009
- Routine Data Reading.
- Daily ORD Checklist completion (ORD- Operator Routine Duty).
- Involvement in Facility First-Line Maintenance.
- Insurance of GWP (General Work Permit) & HWP (Hot Work Permit).
- Process Control from EDMACS. (Control Board Operation).
- Completion of OJL Guide for Process Operator.
- Start-Up of Process Equipment e.g. Turbines, Pumps and Manifold MOV.
- Storage-Tank Survey and Tank Management.
- Prepare Crude-Oil Stock calculation.
- Carryout LOTO System and Equipment Isolation for Maintenance.
- Carryout Crude-Oil Sample Analysis.
- Monitor Chemical Injection Pump optimization.
- Prepare SOP development and Review.
- Carryout Monthly Safety Devices checks on facility Equipment.
- Operator Saves: Prevented catastrophic failure of turbine pump #6 at Tank-farm during 'loading' operation via routine monitoring of equipment with 5-senses. The saving estimated $50M in equipment replacement. Detailed event published in quarterly publication from NMA Base Business (SERIP) in 2008.
Production Technician
Procter & Gamble Nigeria limited
03.2004 - 01.2006
- Operate & maintain JOA Curt Diaper production 2nd line.
- Process Audit Co-ordination of Electrical Systems.
- Electrical trouble shooting of Electrical/Electronic control device on the JOA Line via Gemco and PLC settings.
- Departmental safety auditing/inspection.
- FIFE and Glue System Co-ordination.
- Ensuring safe practices on the production floor.
- Ensuring Low MTBF during production.
Maintenance Assistance. {NYSC Service Corp}
NEPA Benin-City Akpakpava USSC Edo State
01.2002 - 12.2002
- Carrying out of maintenance routine check on the distributing transformers for different sub-stations.
- These routine checks involve: Locating Transformers' Cooling-oil levels (for re-filling) in case of any possible overheating.
- Check on the Unit-blocks' fuses on the feeder pillar.
- Check on the G&P fuses on the H.T.
- Maximum and minimum current load's check on the 3-phases for substation. (Load Balancing).
- Ensuring safe operation Practices on the Field.
Education
MASTER - Information Technology
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)
Ogbomosho01.2014
PGD - Computer Science
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)
Ogbomosho01.2011
HND - Electrical/Electronic Engineering
The Polytechnic, Ibadan
Ibadan01.2001
ND - Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Federal Polytechnic Ede
Ede, Osun state01.1996
SSCE -
Iwo Grammar Sch.
Iwo, Osun State05.1994
Skills
- Production planning and process optimization
- Safety management and compliance
- Workforce and logistics management
- Data analysis and metric tracking
- Project coordination and stakeholder engagement
- SOP and procedure development
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Team leadership and building
- Effective communication skills
- Operational efficiency strategies
- Equipment monitoring and facility management
- Capacity planning and distribution management
Certification
- IBM Data Science Specialization, IBM (Coursera), 2020
- Python-3 Programming, Michigan University (Coursera), 2020
- OPITO VTP-1, Ogere Training Facility, 2006
- Crude Oil Measurement, Ogere Training Facility, 2014
- BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training), Falck Prime Atlantic, 2018
- Safe Lifting and Rigging, Topcon Training Center, 2018
- COXSWAIN Twinfall, AIS Survivex Training Facility, 2024
- Emergency First Responder, Escravos, 2019
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 04/21/77
- Nationality: Nigerian
- Marital Status: Married
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Music
- Chess
- Technical documentaries
References
Available on demand
Local Government Area
Irewole LGA
Timeline
Operation Lead
Chevron Nigeria
05.2018 - Current
Operations Coordinator (NMA UWT ORD/Safety System)
Chevron Nigeria
07.2016 - 04.2018
Operation Lead
Chevron Nigeria
03.2015 - 07.2016
Crude-Oil Accounting Operator
Chevron Nigeria
06.2011 - 03.2015
Export Assistant/ Operator
Chevron Nigeria
06.2009 - 06.2011
Process Operator (Dehydration and Tank-Farm)
Chevron Nigeria
02.2007 - 06.2009
Production Technician
Procter & Gamble Nigeria limited
03.2004 - 01.2006
Maintenance Assistance. {NYSC Service Corp}
NEPA Benin-City Akpakpava USSC Edo State
01.2002 - 12.2002
MASTER - Information Technology
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)
PGD - Computer Science
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)
HND - Electrical/Electronic Engineering
The Polytechnic, Ibadan
ND - Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Federal Polytechnic Ede
SSCE -
Iwo Grammar Sch.