Chief Operating Officer of ENERGY worldnet, Inc.
ENERGY worldnet, Inc. Contributes Expertise to Bring OQ to Mexico
March 10, 2010OQ IN MEXICO: In the country of Mexico, there is no current requirement for pipeline operators or their contractors to be operator qualified (OQ). However, the industry is anticipating a legislative requirement for OQ in the future. In anticipation of a new requirement and while working for Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX)1, Corrosión y Protección Ingeniería (CPI)2 began the process of establishing an internal qualification process based on the American Petroleum Institute’s OQ Task List standard.
A number of contractors and service providers were recommended to CPI to assist in their OQ initiative, however, CPI needed flexible organizations that could act quickly and respond to the project’s unique needs and time constraints. To meet the demands of the OQ Pilot Program, Ayuda, LLC3 and ENERGY worldnet, Inc. were selected to work with CPI and PEMEX on the endeavor.
ENERGY worldnet, Inc. was selected to provide gas and liquid pipeline evaluations and records management via EWN’s PRO II System. EWN is providing a substantial foundation of Spanish language courses and content, and an industry leading OQ program and support staff that can accommodate any unique requirements for Mexico. In addition, ENERGY worldnet conducted the Master Evaluator Certification Program for 15 employees of CPI, PEMEX and Ayuda, LLC at the start of the project.
AYUDA, LLC and their staff of pipeline and construction industry professionals were selected to provide a wide range of services, including an immediate audit of PEMEX’s most common tasks, on-site training in Mexico, completion of ENERGY worldnet’s Performance Evaluations, and general consulting and administrative support.
The project is scheduled to take up to three years. The first phase of the project is the initial pilot program and includes up to 60 employees. The first group of 23 PEMEX Operators completed the program and were certified at the end of 2009. While the project is ongoing, the results continue to be received positively. Corrosión y Protección is looking forward to the first phase of the project ending successfully within the year.
1Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) was created in the 1930s. It is the biggest enterprise in Mexico and Latin America and the highest fiscal contributor to the country. It is one of the few oil companies in the world that develops all the productive chain of the industry; upstream, downstream and final product commercialization.
2 Corrosión y Protección Ingeniería (Corrosion and Protection Engineering) is based in Mexico and was founded by Dr. Lorenzo Gomez in 1996.
3Ayuda, LLC is based in Edmond, Oklahoma and was founded by Melinda Traynor.
2 Corrosión y Protección Ingeniería (Corrosion and Protection Engineering) is based in Mexico and was founded by Dr. Lorenzo Gomez in 1996.
3Ayuda, LLC is based in Edmond, Oklahoma and was founded by Melinda Traynor.
Posted on March 10, 2010 at 10:10 pm
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