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RESUMES
of KEY PERSONNEL:
CHARLES C. YOST, III
EDUCATION
and
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Iowa State University, Ames,
Iowa, B.Sc., Chemical Engineering,
1965
University
of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming,
MBA (Honors), 1978
Member: American
Institute of Chemical Engineers,
Society of Petroleum Engineers,
American Petroleum Institute,
Houston Engineering & Scientific
Society, and Gas Processors
Association.
Will be a
Sr. Consulting Engineer on the
project.
Nationality:
Born/citizen of USA
EMPLOYMENT
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Merlin
Associates, Houston, Texas
Principal, President and
Sr. Consulting Engineer;
responsible for administration
of the Engineering Department.
Work as project manager
and process engineer on
various projects. Responsible
project engineer for several
Gulf Coast offshore platform
process designs. |
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1982
- 1984
1980 - 1981 |
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S.
H. Landes, Inc., Houston,
Texas
Engineering Manager; responsible
for administration of Engineering
Department. Worked as systems
engineer, project manager,
process engineer, project
engineer and safety engineer
providing services such
as process flow diagrams,
equipment and line sizing,
computer control system
design and specification,
feasibility and conceptual
design studies, preparation
of cause and effect diagrams
and logic diagrams. Author
and teacher of S.H.L. Inc.
Production Engineering Design
school and Offshore Drilling
and Facilities school. |
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| 1981
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Atlantia
Engineering Company, Houston,
Texas
Chief Process Engineer;
responsible for Process
and Instrument design, specification
and selection for offshore
production processing platforms. |
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| 1971
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Wycon
Chemical Company, Cheyenne,
Wyoming
VP Manufacturing,
Plant Manager, Oper. Manager,
Maintenance Mgr. and Manager
of Technical Services. Full
product line nitrogen fertilizer
manufacturing from natural
gas. |
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| 1973
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Ball-Reid
Engineers, Inc., Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma
Chief Process Engineer
and Project Manager; provided
process engineering and
project engineering services
for gas sweetening, natural
gas liquids extraction plants
and offshore oil production
pipeline and gas separation
facilities. |
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| 1965
- 1971 |
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Phillips
Petroleum Co., Borger,
Texas and Elkhart, Kansas
Plant
Supervisor and Regional
Staff Process Engr.; provided
supervisory and process
engineering services to
numerous natural gas liquids
extraction plants.
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Power
Service Corporation, Des
Moines, Iowa
Jr. Engineer on coal
fired power plant construction. |
PROFESSIONAL
WORK EXPERIENCE
Major
projects in which Mr. Yost has
had substantial involvement
with the employers listed above
include:
Bayu-Undan
Gas Recycle Project & Darwin
LNG Project
Provide third party project
review of basis of design, project
development plan, capital and
operating costs for LNG buyer
interested in potential equity
participation.
Ecopetrol
Provide preliminary project
capital and operating cost estimate
to install LNG importing terminal
in northeast Colombia as alternate
energy source for gas grid.
Pertamina
The Mitsubishi Corp.,
ABN AMRO, Bank Mandiri (Persero),
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd.,
Credit Lyonnais, Fuji Bank Ltd.,
Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd.,
The Sanwa Bank Ltd., and Société
Générale
Project Manager and Process
Engineer for Technical Consultant
to banking syndicate for Bontang
LNG Reliability and Enhancement
project financing at P. T. Badak
LNG Plant providing project
Technical, Execution, and Capital
Risk Analysis for initial financing
and construction monitoring.
Nigeria
LNG Ship Project Finance
Independent Engineer for CSFB
in support of obtaining project
finance for Phase II LNG ships.
Project manager, process engineer
to provide third party technical
risk assessment, capital and
operating cost estimates, and
compliance with safety and environmental
requirements for the Nigeria
LNG Project Upstream Production
facilities and natural gas Liquefaction,
Storage and loading facilities
Dabhol
Power Company, Enron, Industrial
Development Bank of India
Independent Engineer for Indian
Bank financing of Phase II Dabhol
LNG Import Terminal Project.
Project Manager, process engineer
to provide third party technical
risk assessment of project in
support of project financing.
Texaco
Brasil, S. A.
Project Manager, cost estimator,
process engineer assisting Texaco
to prepare a proposal for an
LNG Import Terminal including
LPG storage and Power Generation
Plant to be installed near Fortaleza,
State of Ceara, Brazil.
Tamil
Nadu Industrial Development
Corp
LNG Import Terminal Project
to be installed at Port of Ennore,
Chennai, India. LNG Expert Consultant
to state government in developing
RFP, Technical and Commercial
Bid Evaluation, assisted negotiation
of agreement between Tamil Nadu
Electricity Board and successful
developer.
Pertamina/The
Bank of Taiwan, Banque Indosuez,
The Chase Manhattan Bank, Fuji
Bank Ltd., and The Long Term
Credit Bank of Japan
Project Manager and Process
Engineer for Technical Consultant
to banking syndicate for H Train
expansion financing at P. T.
Badak LNG Plant providing project
Technical, Execution, and Capital
Risk Analysis for initial financing
and construction monitoring.
Now providing ongoing monitoring
of project implementation until
project completion.
Saga
Petroleum a.s.
Process engineer, cost estimator,
Conceptual process design and
cost estimate of project to
liquefy and transport gas as
LNG from offshore northern Norway
to US and European markets.
Study included assessment of
impact of new technology on
project capital investment.
ARCO
China, Inc.
Process Engineer, cost estimator,
comprehensive technical review
and development of capital and
operating costs of facility
options for the import of LNG
into China. The study developed
a phased installation of facilities
to meet forecast increases in
both base load and peak gas
demand.
Pritchard,
Black & Veatch, Inc.
Process Engineer, market study
and third party technical evaluation
of revised PRICO II all-mixed-refrigerant,
liquefaction process and comparative
analysis with competing liquefaction
technologies.
Oman
LNG, ABN AMRO, Banque Indosuez,
Bank of Tokyo, Mitsubishi, Citibank,
Gulf International Bank, Korea
Exchange Bank, NatWest, and
Four Export Credit Agencies
Arranging Banks and Chase Manhattan
as Financial Advisor
Project manager and process
engineer working as Independent
Engineer for Financial Advisor
and then the Technical Bank
for the Arranging Banks for
implementation of the Oman LNG
Plant providing project technical,
execution, and capital risk
analysis for initial financing
and construction monitoring.
Also supporting Bond Offering
for 25% of project financing.
Providing ongoing monitoring
of project implementation through
project completion and acceptance
testing.
SBM,
Inc. Chase Manhattan Bank
Project Manager, process engineer
for Project Technical, Execution,
and Capital Risk Analysis to
install Tantawan Project Floating
Production Storage, and Offshore
loading facility offshore Thailand.
Construction monitoring, startup
and completion testing.
Hardy
Petroleum, Oryx Energy, Phillips
Petroleum Co., BHP Petroleum,
Inpex Sahul, Ltd., Petroz, Santos,
and Emet
Project Manager and Process
Engineer. Provide competitive
analysis of Timor Sea LNG Project
against potential competing
LNG projects for entry into
the LNG market. Existing LNG
project analysis, assessment
of potential new LNG technology
with capital and operating cost
estimates for liquefaction and
shipping segments. Provide project
management over Stone &
Webster in third party analysis
of competing onshore and offshore
LNG liquefaction options.
Texaco,
Inc.
Process Engineer, develop Competitive
Study of Potential Future LNG
Projects.
Rutherford-Moran
Petroleum Co.
Project Manager, Process Engineer,
Gulf of Thailand, Project Technical,
Execution, and Capital Risk
Analysis to install R-M/Pogo
Producing Co. Tantawan Project
Floating Production Storage,
and Offshore loading facility.
Amoco
Corporation
Project Manager/Process Engineer
Develop capital cost estimate
and pre-feasibility design for
LNG import terminals in Turkey,
Israel, and Brazil.
Amoco
Corporation
Project Manager, Sr. Consulting
Engineer to develop Amoco Corporation
LNG Business Development plan.
Developing 15 year business
development plan establishing
a new division in Amoco with
goal of becoming major Gas/LNG
energy supplier in the Pacific
Rim. Study included developing
written business plan with supporting
organization chart, budget,
market forecast, supply forecast,
and strategic planning of selected
business opportunities. Project
is proceeding exactly as planned.
Pertamina/Credit
Lyonnais and The Long Term Credit
Bank of Japan
Project Manager and Process
Engineer for Technical Consultant
to banking syndicate for G Train
expansion financing at P.T.
Badak LNG Plant providing project
Technical, Execution, and Capital
Risk Analysis for initial financing
and construction monitoring.
Provided ongoing monitoring
of project implementation until
project completion.
Texaco,
Inc.
Process Engineer, develop in-depth
analysis of potential Trinidad
LNG project.
Amoco
Corporation
Project Manager for joint venture
project with Poten & Partners,
Inc. to provide strategic consulting
services to Amoco including
technology transfer seminars.
The goals of the study were
to develop detailed understanding
of the LNG "business",
to characterize the business
risks of LNG, develop recommended
economic evaluation methods
and computer models that specifically
support evaluation of segmented
business chains of projects
that are long lived and very
capital intensive. Make presentations
to Amoco Strategic Planning
& Management Committees
as part of Corporate Strategic
Planning decision process.
Exxon
Production Research Co., Esso
Australia, Ltd., Exxon Company
International
Project Manager and process
engineer to provide Screening
Studies for Yemen LNG Project,
Scarborough LNG Project, Papua
New Guinea and Cristobal Colon
LNG Projects. Provide preliminary
process analysis, heat and material
balance for project utilizing
unique feed gases and potential
high seismic locations.
Petronas,
J. P. Morgan Securities, Barclays,
Industrial Bank of Japan
Project Manager and Process
Engineer for Technical Consultant
to banking syndicate for MLNG
Dua three train expansion financing
at Malaysian LNG Plant providing
project Technical, Execution,
and Capital Risk Analysis for
initial loan and construction
phase monitoring.
Texaco,
Inc.
Project Manager, Gorgon LNG
Project Site Specific Feasibility
Study for installation of grassroots
LNG facility near Karratha,
Western Australia. Provide heat
and material balance, plot plans,
study of potential integration
with existing Northwest Shelf
LNG project, capital and operating
cost estimates.
Pertamina/Chase
Manhattan Bank and Mitsubishi
Bank
Project Manager and Process
Engineer for Technical Consultant
to banking syndicate for F Train
expansion financing at P.T.
Badak LNG Plant providing project
Technical, Execution, and Capital
Risk Analysis for initial financing
and construction monitoring.
International
Finance Corporation/Shell Gas
International
Process Engineer for Project
Technical, Execution, and Capital
Risk Analysis to install grassroots
LNG project in Nigeria. Eventual
assistance in obtaining project
financing.
Woodside
Petroleum Ltd.
Project Manager, Process Engineer
for Project Technical, Execution,
and Capital Risk Analysis to
install Wanaea/Cossack Floating
Production Storage, and Offshore
loading facility offshore Western
Australia.
ARCO
International Oil & Gas
Project Manager, Process Engineer
for feasibility study of installing
grassroots LNG facility at Kangean
Island, Indonesia. Provided
process flow diagrams, material
balance, plot plans, and 10
- 15% cost estimate for plant
facility, marine/harbor requirements,
supporting infrastructure, and
required engineering, procurement,
construction structure covering
grass roots installation of
LNG facility in remote jungle
island. Developed evaluation
for three different plant sizes.
AMPOL
Exploration, Ltd., ARCO International
Oil & Gas, British Gas Co.,
ELF (CLEAG), Exxon Production
Research Co., Marathon Oil Corporation,
Osaka Gas Co., Saga Petroleum
a.s., Snam, Tenneco Gas Pipeline
Group, Tokyo Gas Company, Ltd.,
Trans-Canada Pipeline Co.
Project Manager, Process Engineer/Co-Author
of Computerized Generic Base
Load LNG Facility Cost Estimate
Study of 10 - 15% accuracy.
Grass roots installation of
eight different LNG plant facility
options covering the plant facility
and engineering, procurement,
construction contractor using
U.S. rates and productivities
for easy transportability to
other sites. Estimate included
costs for transportation ships
and receiving terminals.
Woodside
Petroleum, Ltd.
Project Manager, Process Engineering
consultant to Banking Syndicate
providing loan for Northwest
Shelf LNG Project Phase
III: construction of second
and third offshore production
platforms, pipelines, third
LNG train of grass roots LNG
facility to provide another
2 million tonnes per year of
LNG to Japan.; Provide Project
Engineering/Management and Process
Engineering consulting services
for new early production projects
being undertaken in the same
area not necessarily related
to the LNG project.
Conoco
Norway/Mosvold/Tentech/Chase
Manhattan Bank
North Sea Heidrun Project for
northern Norwegian North Sea.
Feasibility studies of development
including onshore and offshore
pipelines and fixed production
systems vs. floating production
systems.
Woodside
Petroleum, Ltd.
Project Manager, Process Engineering
consultant to Banking Syndicate
providing loan for Australian
Northwest Shelf LNG Project
Phase II, construction
of offshore production platform,
pipeline, harbor and shipping
facilities, first two trains
of grass roots LNG facility
to provide 4 million tonnes
per year of LNG to Japan.
North
West Pipeline Corporation
Feasibility study of high CO2
content gas gathering and compression
system in Western Wyoming. Separation,
dehydration, gathering system
optimization, pipeline specification
and compressor selection.
R.A.K.
(United Arab Emirates) - Taylor
Forge Engineering Systems
Slug catcher design for 125
MMSCFD and 25 MBOPD. Process
and Project Engineer.
Shell
Oil Co., Exxon Production Malaysia
Inc., Superior Oil Co., Petronas
Carigali (National Oil Co. of
Malaysia), Teikoku Oil Company
(Imperial Oil Co. of Japan),
Morgan Guaranty Bank, Soekor
(National Oil Co. of South Africa)
- Houston, Tx; Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia; Capetown, RSA; New
York, NY ; Tokyo, Japan; London,
England
Taught numerous project management,
process engineering, and pipeline
design schools. Schools included
courses developed by the client
companies and those authored
by Mr. Yost.
Petroleum
Authority of Thailand
600 MMSCFD and 9000 BOPD pipeline
and slug catcher design. Process
and Project Engineer.
Dubai
Natural Gas Co.
Offshore Compression and Quarters
Platform ACP in the SW
Fateh complex and analysis of
the interconnecting pipeline
systems. Process and Fire/Safety
Engineer.
Petronas
Carigali
Malaysian Duyong Project of
six offshore gas and condensate
production facilities. Process
and Fire/Safety Engineer; Project
Engineer.
Teikoku
Oil Company
Minami-Nagaoka, Japan 35 MMSCFD
natural gas production plant
feasibility and conceptual design.
Process and Project Engineer.
Brunei
Shell Petroleum Co.
Champion 7 Project of six major
and three minor platforms providing
250 MMSCFD of compressed, dehydrated
gas-lift gas, 10,000 BOPD, and
50,000 BPD water injection.
Systems/Fire & Safety/Process
Engineer/Project Engineer.
Wycon
Chemical Co.
Waste Water treating facility,
cleanup of contaminated soils
and ground water at plant site.
Major expansions and energy
optimization conversions to
ammonia, nitric acid, ammonium
nitrate, urea and UAN solutions
plants. Convert ammonia plant
to computer control.
Colorado
Interstate Gas Company
Installation of ammonium thiosulfate
plant as tail gas cleanup unit
on Claus sulfur plant in Western
Wyoming. Process and Project
Engineer.
Naftagas
200 MMSCFD turboexpander natural
gas liquids extraction plant.
Gas gathering system and transmission
lines for residue sales to Yugoslavian
utility systems and installation
of backup system from U.S.S.R.
Process & Project Engineer.
Exxon
Chemical Co.
25 MMSCFD MEA sweetening and
TEG dehydration plant in Baton
Rouge. Process and Project Engr.
Phillips
Petroleum Co.
70 MMSCFD cryogenic natural
gas liquids extraction plant,
in Southwest Kansas for grade
"A" helium gas extraction
and purification, and helium
liquefaction plant. Field Project
Engineer and Plant Supervisor.
Phillips
Petroleum Co.
Propane refrigeration unit on
large lean oil absorption natural
gasoline plant in Texas Panhandle.
Process/Project Engineer.
Phillips
Petroleum Co.
Analysis of gas gathering systems
for 25 gas processing plants
in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle
Area, residue gas sales transmission
lines to various gas transmission
companies, and projects to increase
capacity.
Phillips
Petroleum Co.
Analysis of LPG gathering and
transmission system from 25
gas processing plants in the
Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle
Area to refinery.
PUBLICATIONS
Mr. Yost is author and teacher
of several offshore and onshore
production facilities process
engineering design schools which
he has presented at numerous
locations worldwide. He has
been on the faculty for several
IGT schools on natural gas processing
and Base Load LNG projects.
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