Vasant Vaze

Associate Consultant

 

Mechanical Engineer from VJTI Mumbai and specialisation in Operations, Foreign Trade & Finance Management

Major Assignments:

Member of Technology team: supported Essar’s 10.5 MMTPA Refinery at Stanlow – UK. Developed plans and feasibility reports of Revamp/debottlenecking of various Refinery process units such as CDU, HDS, FCCU. Prepared DFR for installing PSA unit for purification of Reformer gas to get 99.5% pure H2.

Developed sustainability projects for Stanlow Refinery covering Blue H2 production from NG and CO2 capturing and sequestrating to nearby offshore fields, prepared PFR for HVO/SAF from UCO/Animal Tallow to meet UK emission norms.

Adviser-Technical Services to Essar for scouting and developing Projects in Oil & Gas sector covering a refinery in Iraq, naphtha injection project for improving yields for Venezuelan oil fields, petrochemical units in Iran, Evaluation & Bidding for Petrobras - Brazil refineries put up for disinvestment, evaluating shut down of Moroccan Samir refinery.

Head Procurement – Hydrocarbon SBU of Essar Projects implemented   EPC contracts in Oil & Gas sector for BPCL Kochi CDSP Project, IOCL – Paradip, Takreer – Abu Dhabi. 

Vice President Engineering with Essar Engineering Services managing engineering for Essar Oil’s refinery expansion project from 12 MMTPA to 20 MMTPA, controlling activities of DEC’s Technip – Delhi & Chennai, Aker Power Gas, Lummus Technology, Toyo, PDIL & in house engineering team.

Total Engineering of OSBL facilities for Essar Refinery Expansion Project at Vadinar.

 

Undertook detailed engineering activities of IOCL Paradip Project for CDU/VDU, NHT/CCR, SWS/ARU units and OSBL facilities of Jurong Aromatics Project at Singapore. 

Vice President Projects with Spice Energy for relocating 5.0 MMTPA Refinery from Germany/Canada to Haldia

General Manager Projects with Essar Oil setting up green field Refinery of 10.5 MMTPA and subsequent expansion to 20 MMTPA

Technical Superintendent at Guest Keen Williams handling their inhouse & expansion projects.