YM TENGKU SHARIFFUDIN BIN YM TENGKU ZAINUDDIN
Director

YM TENGKU SHARIFFUDIN BIN YM TENGKU ZAINUDDIN

ACADEMIC / PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS / RECOGNITION
  • Master in Business Administration (University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1986)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Petroleum Engineering (University of Wyoming, USA, 1980)
DIRECTORSHIP
  • Comstat Sdn Bhd (current)
  • WAV Energy International Sdn Bhd (new start-up) (current)
  • Namas Noor Sdn Bhd (local partner in Amsito Sdn Bhd / Halliburton Malaysia) (1991-1993)
  • Alternate director for Shell Malaysia in MLNG Tiga Sdn Bhd (1998-1999)
WORK EXPERIENCE
  • 2018-2019
    Production Technology consultant with D&P Process Services, Malaysia. Main focus area is production technology,
    well integrity, well abandonment and business development.
  • 2016-2017
    Production Technology consultant with Golden Arrow for Performance, the Netherlands. Main focus area is well
    performance, well integrity management and field development plan.
  • BP Angola
    Jan 2013 – Jan 2016: Senior Well Integrity Engineer
    * Responsible for assuring oil, water and gas wells in BP Angola Block 18 and Block 21 deepwater fields are
    designed, constructed and operated and in compliance with national regulations and company practices.
    * Develop and implement well integrity management strategy.
    * Manage well integrity and perform risk assessment of problem wells, and evaluate actions (including well
    work) to prevent/ mitigate well integrity problems
    * Provide well integrity input to new well constructions, well intervention work and well abandonment
    * Review integrity test reports for newly constructed wells and verify well barrier requirements are met.
    * Coach national engineers in well integrity management and conduct training sessions.
    * Support Drilling and Well Intervention Team and Petroleum Engineering Team in evaluating production
    enhancement, well interventions, sand monitoring and management, remediation, repair, etc.
  • Shell
    Nov 2011 – Jan 2013: Senior Production Technologist / Cluster WRFM Team Leader (Southern North Sea)
    * Responsible for well-reservoir-facilities management including production system optimisation, sand
    management, well surveillance, well integrity and well intervention work of the Southern North Sea fields.
    * Responsible for production technology input to FDP, work program and budget, drilling and well intervention
    proposal and program.
  • Dong Energy E&P, Denmark
    Nov 2010 – Oct 2011: Senior Production Technologist /PT Team Lead Denmark Producing Asset
    * Responsible for well and production management, and well integrity and associated well-work.
    * Responsible for production technology input to Field Development Plans, work program and budget, well
    proposal.
    * Responsible for team professional development.
    * Represent Dong E&P on JIP advisory board with Tulsa University
  • Qatar Petroleum
    Sept 2009 – Nov 2010: Senior Petroleum Engineer
    * Oversee operations of Production Sharing Agreement partners, evaluating FDPs, project economics and
    production performance.
    * Review Management Committee resolutions and Technical Committee Meeting materials, evaluate technical
    issues and provide assessment to department manager.
    * Provide production technology input to Field Development Plans, work program and budget, well proposal and
    drilling/completion programs to ensure alignment with QP objectives and strategy.
    * Evaluate well concepts (vertical, horizontal, open hole, cased hole/perforated, sand management, gaslift, ESP,
    perforating, stimulation) and technology application.
  • Shell
    June 2008 – Sept 2009: Senior Production Technologist, Shell Sakhalin Energy, Russia
    * Lead Subsurface Well Delivery Team to plan, prepare and execute Astokh oil field further development.
    * Develop well concepts (vertical, horizontal, open hole, cased hole/perforated, sand control and management,
    artificial lift, perforating), prepare well functional specifications for detailed design of new wells.
    * Identify problem wells and specify needs for well intervention.
    * QA/QC all PT work in the team and coach Production Technologists.

    Nov 2005 – June 2008: Senior Production Technologist, NAM, the Netherlands
    * Lead Value Realisation Team (comprising Prod Tech, Prod Chemist, Res Engineer, Process Engineer and Well
    Analyst) for West Netherlands (3 oil fields – Pernis, Berkel and Rotterdam, and 18 gas fields).
    * Responsible for production management and production enhancement (workovers, gaslift optimisation,
    perforating, stimulation, compressor optimisation, water shut-offs), well surveillance and well integrity, and
    identifying well intervention requirements.
    * Coach production technologists.

    Sept 2002 – Oct 2005: Production Technologist (Value Creation), NAM, the Netherlands
    * Responsible for production technology aspects of field (re-) development plan. Developed new gas fields
    (Pernis West, S’gravezande, Spijkenisse West)
    * Develop well concepts (working in integrated team of geologist, petrophysicist, res engineer, prod engineer,
    facilities engineer, drilling engineer) – including ERD, dual zone gas well (with internal gravel pack for top zone
    sand control), cemented tubing completion.
    * Model well inflow/outflow performance, evaluate completion types, corrosion mitigation, perforating, sand
    control and stimulation requirements.

    Jan 1997-Aug 2002: LNG Project Development Manager (Shell Malaysia Gas & Power)
    * Handle project economic, commercial and contractual issues (such as Gas Sale Agreement, Operating
    Agreement, Time Charter Party).
    * Engage project shareholders (Petronas, Sarawak State, Nippon Oil and Mitsubishi Corp) on issues and ideas
    (e.g. HSE, shipping fleet optimisation and re-negotiating of charter rates).
    * Represent Shell in MLNG Tiga shareholders meeting, Technical Committee meeting and Board Meeting
    * Prepare and present Quarterly Management Report to Shell Malaysia Chairman.

    Jan 1994-Dec 1996: Production Technologist (Sarawak Shell Berhad)
    * Development of two new gas fields (M1 and M3) and implementing production enhancement projects in three
    brown fields (E11, F6 and F23) to supply 4000 MMSCFD to the Malaysian LNG plants.
    * Plan, design and implement well completion and workover proposals.
    * Manage well performance and inflow/outflow modelling.
    * Prepare and implement well intervention work – acidisation, perforation, production logging, PBU surveys, and
    corrosion surveys.
  • Halliburton/Otis
    May 1991-Dec 1993: Division Engineer (Amsito Oilwell Services/ Halliburton Malaysia)
    * Sales and Marketing of well completion & wireline products & services.
    * Handle licensing and permit requirements and liaison with Petronas and Government authorities.
  • Petronas/Petronas Carigali
    Jan 1991-April 1991: Planning and Economics Engineer (Baram Delta Operations)
    * Annual work programme and budget.
    * Budget performance and project economics.
    * Reports and presentations to JV Technical and Management Committee.

    Jan 1990-Dec 1990: Planning Analyst (Corporate Planning)
    * Strategy Study Team to formulate corporate strategy covering – exploration and production, refining, LNG,
    petrochemicals, oil trading and products marketing.

    Oct 1986-Dec 1989: Planning Analyst (Petronas Carigali Planning and Budget Dept)
    * Annual plan and budget.
    * Budget performance and project economics.
    * Reports and presentations to Management Committee and Board of Directors.

    Oct 1985- Sept 1986:
    * Study leave — MBA programme at University of Edinburgh (Petronas’ sponsorship)

    Sept 1981-Sept 1985: Well Completion Engineer (Petronas Carigali)
    * Design well completion, select completion equipment and prepare well completion operation manual for
    Duyong Gasfield Development (3 platforms, 11 wells) – the first gas development for Petronas Carigali
    supplying 600 MMSCFD.
    * Work on the pre-development/conceptual phase of Dulang oilfield.
    * Supervise well completion operations and exploration well testing

    Dec 1980-Aug 1981: Technical Training Coordinator (Petronas)
    * Organise and conduct technical training courses