Jose Campins Project & Engineering Manager

Independent consultancy  ·  Bangkok, Thailand

Upstream facilities engineered from concept to commissioning.

Jose Campins helps operators, EPCs and package suppliers define, de-risk and deliver oil, gas and emerging low-carbon facilities: concept studies, FEED, detailed design, project execution, commissioning support and owner-side technical review.

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Years
20+
Major projects
50+
Countries
12+
HAZOP reviews
50+
01

About

A career spent inside process plants and project rooms — designing, sizing, simulating, debottlenecking and delivering oil and gas processing facilities for operators and EPCs around the world.

I started in 2006 as a process engineer at Cameron Process Systems in the UK, moved to Thailand in 2013 to lead engineering at Expro, and have run my own consultancy from Bangkok since April 2020. The work spans the full project lifecycle — concept through commissioning — and the project management discipline that keeps it on schedule and on budget.

  • Modular topsides
  • MOPU
  • Seawater injection
  • Heavy-crude EPF
  • Hydrogen & CCS
  • HAZOP / SIL / LOPA
  • Brownfield debottlenecking
  • Owner's engineer
  • Decommissioning
Jose Campins on an offshore platform deck in PPE, with topsides equipment behind
On site  ·  Asia Pacific
  • Base Bangkok, Thailand APAC focus, projects worldwide
  • Languages English  ·  Spanish Native Spanish, fluent English
  • Member Society of Petroleum Engineers Active in forums & conferences
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Services

Two practices, one consultancy. Engaged independently or embedded with operator and EPC teams — for a single study, a project phase, or the full lifecycle.

A

Process Engineering & Consulting

  • Design & studies

    Concept, feasibility and FEED · detailed engineering · process simulation, steady-state and dynamic · PFD and P&ID preparation, CAD drafting · process equipment sizing — gas, oil and produced water

  • Process safety

    HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA and SIL workshops · relief and blowdown studies · flare network and gas dispersion modelling · cause-and-effect, alarm and trip logic

  • Specialist work

    Skid and modular package engineering · brownfield debottlenecking and field rejuvenation · operations troubleshooting and audits · proposal and tender support · decommissioning and late-life production · low-carbon facility design — hydrogen production and CCS integration

B

Project Management

  • Tendering & contract

    EPC tender evaluation · contract preparation · vendor liaison and bid evaluation

  • Execution & controls

    Project controls and engineering value management · planning and schedule management · risk management · construction supervision and management · quality inspection and management · project status and progress reporting

  • Delivery & handover

    Owner's engineer representation · FAT preparation and oversight · installation and commissioning support

03

How I work

Three ways to engage, depending on what the work needs. Most start with a 30-minute call to scope the problem.

I

Fixed-scope study

A discrete deliverable

A HAZOP, a debottlenecking review, a concept package, a Class 5 estimate. Defined scope, timeline and price agreed up front, with a report you can take to your sponsors.

II

Embedded engineering manager

Plug into an active project

Engineering or Project Manager on a phase, a tender, or end-to-end. Time-and-materials with a clear handover plan, working from your offices or from Bangkok.

III

Owner's engineer  ·  retainer

A second pair of eyes

Long-running coverage on the operator side — vendor evaluation, technical assurance, and review of what your contractor builds. Monthly retainer, sized to the project pipeline.

From concept to commissioning — across all six project phases.

  1. Concept
  2. Feasibility
  3. FEED
  4. Detailed design
  5. Execution
  6. Commissioning

What to expect when we work together

How long is a typical engagement?
Anywhere from a one-week HAZOP review to a six-month FEED to an eighteen-month full delivery. Most fall in the 2–4 month range — a project phase or a discrete study.
How do you charge?
Fixed-fee for studies with a defined scope; time-and-materials for embedded engineering or owner's engineer roles; monthly retainer for long-running advisory. Day rates and total budgets agreed before any work starts.
Where do you work from?
Remote-first from Bangkok, with site work and time at client offices when the project needs it. Comfortable with offshore mobilizations and onshore CPF construction sites across APAC, the Middle East and the Americas.
How is confidentiality handled?
NDAs as part of every commercial discussion. Past client work isn't named or detailed without permission — the case studies on this site are published with the client's knowledge.
What language are deliverables in?
English by default. Spanish where the client's project documentation is Spanish — common for Latin American operators.
How do most engagements start?
A 30-minute call to scope the problem, then a one-page proposal with scope, timeline and price. Most decisions take a week or two on the client's side; once we agree, work usually starts within a fortnight.
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Experience

  1. 2020 — Now Bangkok, Thailand

    Engineering & Project Manager — Consultant

    Front End Engineering Consultancy  ·  Independent

    Independent consultancy to operators and EPCs across Asia Pacific — process engineering and project management from concept and feasibility through FEED, detailed design, execution and commissioning. The work spans equipment sizing and simulation, relief and blowdown studies, HAZOP and HAZID, skid and modular package design, plant debottlenecking, field rejuvenation, and operations troubleshooting and audits.

  2. 2018 — 2020 Bangkok, Thailand

    APAC Production Product Line Manager

    Expro Overseas Inc.

    Shaped and ran the service-line strategy for APAC across Early Production Facilities, MOPUs and Production Enhancement. Owned the financial plan, growth roadmap and product mix, and acted as the regional product authority. Trained and supported sales and field service teams as their go-to engineering reference.

  3. 2018 Dubai, UAE

    Engineering Manager

    Expro International Group

    Stood up a new engineering and project management office in Dubai to support the group's tendering and execution across MENA. Recruited and mentored a team of lead engineers, directed tender and detailed-design work, and resolved cross-discipline technical issues as they came up.

  4. 2013 — 2017 Bangkok, Thailand

    Engineering Team Leader

    Expro Overseas Inc.

    Led the Project Engineering Team through concept, FEED and execution — driving integrated designs that hit safety, quality and operability targets. Coordinated cross-discipline work, set up engineering processes and procedures, and authored a number of the company's internal standards.

  5. 2012 — 2013 Reading, UK

    Senior Process Engineer — Consultant

    Expro International Group

    Rotated between the Expro UK and PTI Thailand offices on a portfolio of Early Production Facilities supplied to PDVSA, with regular site work at the client's offices in Maturin, Venezuela. Coordinated a multi-discipline team in Bangkok and owned the technical proposals, process engineering, simulation in Hysys, Flarenet and Flaresim, and the client and vendor interface throughout.

  6. 2006 — 2012 Rugby, UK

    Senior Process Engineer

    Cameron Process Systems

    Six years as a process engineer covering the full deliverable set — PFDs, P&IDs, line designation tables, datasheets, equipment lists and technical offers — plus the calculation work behind them: vessel and line sizing, blowdown, flare radiation and gas dispersion, PSV sizing, cause-and-effect diagrams, alarm and trip lists, bases of design, and control logic narratives.

05

Education

2017 — 2019

MSc, Decommissioning

University of Aberdeen

Two-year part-time MSc focused on the decommissioning of offshore structures and pipelines. Thesis on pipeline corrosion in the marine environment, comparing mechanisms and rates between the North Sea and the Gulf of Thailand — later published at SPE as paper 208470-MS.

2004 — 2005

MSc, Environmental Diagnostics

Cranfield University

One-year full-time MSc in environmental analysis and consulting. Thesis on developing an Electronic Nose for sewage treatment works, alongside the R&D team at Yorkshire Water (Bradford, UK) in partnership with UMIST.

1999 — 2004

M.Eng, Chemical Engineering

Polytechnic University of Valencia

Five-year full-time M.Eng. Coursework covered process design and safety, unit operations (absorption, evaporation, distillation), mechanical and instrument engineering, and multi-discipline engineering projects. Hands-on with Hysys, Chemcad, Matlab, AutoCAD and Solidworks.

Selected clients operators, EPCs and contractors I've delivered for

  • Chevron
  • BP
  • PDVSA
  • Mubadala Petroleum
  • Petrofac
  • Repsol
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries
  • Nexen Petroleum
  • Hibiscus Petroleum
  • HOEC
  • Vedra Hydrogen
  • Caracal Energy
  • Bechtel
  • Gazprom
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Selected projects

A selection of recent and notable projects. Roles range from Lead Process Engineer through Engineering Lead, Project Manager and Project Sponsor. Specifics and references on request, subject to client confidentiality.

Read the case studies in detail

3D engineering rendering of MOPU topsides equipment package
Engineering view  ·  MOPU topsides package
2023

G6/48 Rossukon MOPU Topsides

Engineering Lead

Production Solutions Asia

Offshore Thailand

D-12 MOPU Topsides

Engineering Lead

Antelopus Energy

Offshore India

2022 — 2023
2021

Compact Pipeline Flushing Package

Engineering & Project Manager

Chevron Thailand E&P

Offshore Thailand

Automated Well Unloading Package

Engineering & Project Manager

Chevron Thailand E&P

Offshore Thailand

2020

Semi-Automated Well Unloading Package

Engineering Lead

Chevron Thailand E&P

Offshore Thailand

2019

SF-30 6,000 BPD Seawater Modular Injection System

Engineering Lead

Hibiscus Petroleum

Offshore Malaysia

B80 MOPU Topsides

Project Sponsor

HOEC

Offshore India

Ingenium II Switchgear & Control System Modules

Project Sponsor

KrisEnergy

Offshore Cambodia

2018

Produced Water Deoiling Hydrocyclone Package

Project Manager

Mubadala Petroleum

Offshore Thailand

Produced Water Compact Flotation Package

Project Manager

Mubadala Petroleum

Offshore Thailand

2017

Bulk Water Removal System

Project Manager

KrisEnergy

Offshore Thailand

2016

35 MMSCFD Modular Gas Processing Facility

Engineering Lead

HOEC

Onshore India

2013 — 2015

50,000 BPD Extra-Heavy Oil Modular EPF

Engineering Lead

PetroJunin  ·  2014

Onshore Venezuela

50,000 BPD Extra-Heavy Oil Modular EPF

Engineering Lead

PetroMiranda  ·  2014

Onshore Venezuela

50,000 BPD Extra-Heavy Oil Modular EPF

Engineering Lead

PetroIndependencia  ·  2013

Onshore Venezuela

15,000 BPD / 5 MMSCFD Modular EPF

Lead Process Engineer

Caracal Energy  ·  2013

Onshore Chad

2012

Extended Well Testing Package

Lead Process Engineer

Aker Solutions

Offshore Africa

20 MMSCFD Modular Gas Early Production Facility

Lead Process Engineer

Victoria Oil & Gas

Onshore Cameroon

Earlier project history at Cameron Process Systems (2006 — 2012) is available on request — vessel and line sizing, flare and PSV design, gas dispersion studies, and full PFD and P&ID development for upstream operators worldwide.

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Tools and expertise

Process disciplines

  • Conceptual engineering
  • FEED engineering
  • Detailed engineering
  • Process equipment sizing
  • Flowsheeting & simulation
  • Process design reviews
  • Process safety reviews
  • HAZOP / HAZID / LOPA / SIL
  • PFD & P&ID drafting
  • Flare network studies
  • Gas dispersion studies
  • Process debottlenecking
  • Relief & blowdown
  • Skid & modular design

Software

  • Aspen Hysys
  • Aspen Basic Engineering
  • Aspen Flare System Analyzer
  • Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger
  • Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger
  • Aspen Plate Exchanger
  • Aspen Plate Fin Exchanger
  • HTRI
  • Pipenet
  • Flaresim
  • Chemcad
  • AutoCAD 2D
  • AutoCAD P&ID
  • Matlab
  • Mathcad
  • MS Office
  • MS Project

Project management

  • EPC tender evaluation
  • Contract preparation
  • Project controls
  • Engineering value management
  • Planning and scheduling
  • Risk management
  • Construction supervision
  • Quality inspection
  • FAT preparation
  • Commissioning support
  • Vendor liaison and bid evaluation
  • Owner's engineer
08

Technical writing

Selected engineering notes written for Front End Engineering, covering process simulation, process safety, FEED decisions and upstream facility design.

Process · Simulation · 8 min

TEG Gas Dehydration — Designing the Contactor and Regenerator

How contactor sizing, lean TEG concentration, regeneration and heat integration determine water dewpoint performance.

 Safety · FEED · 7 min

HAZOP vs HAZID: Choosing the Right Study for Your Project

Where each hazard study fits in the project lifecycle, and what gets missed when they are treated as interchangeable.

 Simulation · Operations · 8 min

Dynamic Process Simulation: When Steady-State Isn't Enough

When a dynamic model is worth the effort, and what it reveals about trips, blowdown, controls and abnormal operation.

 Process · Equipment sizing · 6 min

How to Size a Three-Phase Production Separator

A practical walk-through of gas capacity, liquid retention and water droplet settling for upstream separators.

 Safety · Facilitation · 6 min

Running an Effective HAZOP: Ten Lessons from the Field

Field-tested lessons for turning a HAZOP from a compliance exercise into a useful process safety review.

 Engineering blog

More articles at Front End Engineering

Additional notes on pumps, flare sizing, hydrates, amines, compressors, property packages and FEED studies.
09

Publication

SPE Symposium · Decommissioning & Abandonment November 2021

Pipeline Decommissioning: Comparative Study of Pipeline Corrosion in the North Sea and the Gulf of Thailand

Paper SPE-208470-MS

Read on OnePetro

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Contact

Have a project, a study, or a problem worth a second pair of eyes? Let's talk.

Most enquiries get a reply within one working day, Bangkok time.

Availability Open for new engagements — typical lead time 4–6 weeks.

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