Al Bentley

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Support to FPSO Lease Rate Dispute – Australian FPSO, Confidential Client/ Lawyers

Feb 2013

Support to clients lawyers for a mediation/ arbitration case involving a compensation claim for FPSO daily lease rate.

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Project Engineer – Maari Wellhead Platform Upgrade, OMV New Zealand

Oct 2012

Secondment to the Maari WHP Upgrade Project as Project Engineer in the New Plymouth office. Managed a number of upgrades to the WHP which were required due to the increased usage frequency. These were the installation of a free fall lifeboat and additional fire fighting equipment on the heli-deck. Included development of scope of work documents and project documents to progress through the tollgate system, along with coordination of engineering and fabrication contractors. Since the platforms installation the topsides weight had increased without monitoring. Managed and engaged a local contractor to establish the current topsides weight based on a lightship survey and review of previous upgrades. The scope of work included additional struct

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Lease Rate Benchmarking, Confidential Junior Oil Company

Sep 2012 - Oct 2012 (2 months)

Benchmarking of contractor Capex and Opex lease rates for a MOPU/ FSO facility and advice on typical contractor guarantee requirements.

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FSO Shallow Water Mooring Study, Apache Energy

Sep 2012 - Oct 2012 (2 months)

Technical analysis of various options for mooring an FSO in extremely shallow water, an estimate of the expected mooring loads was also made.

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FLNG EPCIC Cost Commitment & Firm Price Profiles, Confidential Oil Company

Jul 2012 - Aug 2012 (2 months)

Development of a scalable cost commitment and firm price model for EPCIC contract Capex and termination fees. Evaluation of a range of sensitivities around FEED efficiency and duration, and timing of FID and long lead item engineering and procurement.

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FPSO Redeployment Study, Tullow Oil

Jun 2012 - Jul 2012 (2 months)

Review of potentially available FPSOs for suitability to redeploy to West African field.

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North Sea FSU Option Cost and Lease Rate Estimate, Premier Oil

May 2012 - Jun 2012 (2 months)

Capex and lease rate estimate for converted Aframax sized FSU designed for North Sea field. The Opex day rate was also estimated to give the expected total time charter rate. A high level delivery schedule was provided.

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Ningaloo Vision FPSO upgrade cost and schedule review, Apache Energy

Feb 2012 - Apr 2012 (3 months)

Provided an independent assessment of the client provided cost estimate, schedule and schedule quantitative risk assessment for the Ningaloo Vision FPSO Upgrade Scope.

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FPSO Cost Benchmarking Study, Confidential Oil Company

Sep 2011 - Jan 2012 (5 months)

Secondment to client offices to perform a detailed benchmarking study into the total Capex costs of their existing FPSO facilities. This included collation of technical and financial data, interviews with project team members, escalation and normalisation of results, and analysis of cost and technical benchmarking metrics.

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Nexus Crux FPSO Hull and Marine Conversion Scope, Nexus Energy

Sep 2011 - Oct 2011 (2 months)

Development of detailed hull and marine conversion scope of work and FEED deliverables list based upon project basis of design and functional requirements.

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FPSO Compensation Model Review, Confidential Banking Client

Sep 2011 - Oct 2011 (2 months)

Technical and commercial evaluation of compensation model to assess risk exposure to contractor, company and lenders. Recommendations for improvements were made following workshop meetings with interested parties.

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FPSO redeployment study, Santos

Aug 2011 - Sep 2011 (2 months)

Market review of available FPSOs for fast track redeployment in Fletcher Finucane field. The candidate’s topsides, turret, hull and marine systems and overall condition were assessed against the facility specification and project requirements. A short list was produced with estimates of Capex and day rate costs for each vessel. An overview of the available leasing options was also provided.

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Technical Review of FSO Juanita & Tove Knutsen

Jul 2011 - Aug 2011 (2 months)

Managing delivery of the technical review of two FSO candidates to assess suitability for use on Cadlao field. A detailed evaluation was conducted against the facility specification with focus on the DP system’s capability and hull and marine systems.

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FPSO Deepwater Field Development Study, Brunei Shell Petroleum

Jun 2011 - Jul 2011 (2 months)

Assessment of FPSO development options for a marginal deepwater field. The work included screening for a suitable FPSO solution via a market analysis and expression of interest. Capex, schedule and lease rate estimates were undertaken for the available short listed vessels. Both conversion and redeployment candidates were considered.

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Hull Structural Integrity Management Study, Apache Energy

May 2011 - Jun 2012 (1 year 2 months)

Study into the current state of the industry with respect to hull integrity management strategies and methods. Comparison of time based and risk based inspection methods and the strategies/ systems used to implement them.

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FSO Technical Tender Evaluation

Apr 2011 - Jun 2011 (3 months)

Managing delivery of the technical evaluation of tender submissions against project specification for the Cadlao field development FSO.

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Lenders Technical Advisor, Confidential Banking Client

Apr 2011 - May 2011 (2 months)

Technical adviser services to lenders with respect to the conversion of Lewek EMAS to an FPSO for the Chim Sao field development offshore Vietnam.

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Husky Madura FPSO conversion study, Husky Oil

Apr 2011

Study to assess the availability of hull candidates and yard capacity for an FPSO conversion project. Included a comparison of schedule and delivery risks for conversion versus new build along with an overview of current market trends.

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Ocean Legend Platform Decommissioning, Apache Energy

Mar 2011 - Apr 2011 (2 months)

Secondment as Project Engineer to assist with coordination and review of hull structural repairs to Ocean Legend prior to jack down and tow.

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