HYBRID LECTURE: Technology & LNG

IMarEST TV recording by the Western Australia Branch on the 13th July 2022. This lecture was presented by Simon Mills of Shell Tankers Australia.

In this lecture, Simon Mills walks through a pilot project commissioned to develop, validate and gain approval for the utilisation of technology, in this case, drones, to transform the survey process for a Moss Rosenberg LNG cargo tank.

He looks at the design characteristics of the MOSS Rosenberg LNG cargo tank and the challenges we face in conducting conventional surveys on a 30-year-old tank system.

Simon goes on to cover how the development of a new survey approach, delivered lower personal safety exposure, reduced asset damage risk potential, significantly shortened the survey timeline and offered cost optimisations.

About the Speaker

Simon Mills is an Engineer Superintendent with Shell Tankers Australia PTY Ltd, managing the technical operation of LNG carriers for the Northwest Shelf Project. He holds a BEng (Hons) degree in Marine Engineering and over 23 years of oil and gas experience in leadership, technical and offshore roles across marine, maintenance and operations.

Beyond his primary role in maintenance and asset management, Simon project manages vessel refits and turnarounds to deliver major upgrade projects including low sulphur fuel change over systems for LNG vessels and ballast water treatment system integration. He led the development of a marine integration and transition plan for a disconnectable NOV FPSO in the US GoM.

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