Mr Simon Richards

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TAE Accreditations

  • Expert Witness
  • Expert Determiner

Specialist Registers

  • Expert Determiner

Qualifications

  • Chemical Engineering 1985 University of Birmingham BSc (Hons) (1985)
  • Engineering Council CEng Chartered Engineer (1992)

Expert Witness Snapshot

Simon is a Chartered Engineer specialising in chemical and process engineering. He has extensive experience throughout the world on high-profile projects with experience in project development as well as design through to commissioning. He provides expert advice and technical assessments to government agencies and energy companies.
Simon has extensive experience in a career spanning over 38 years. He works in the process industries, mainly but not exclusively in oil and gas, with experience on projects from feasibility and concept studies through to commissioning and operation. He has strong experience and expertise in engineering and design of offshore and onshore projects.
He has expertise in oil production and processing including production and flow assurance, material selection and corrosion, oil/ gas/ water 3 phase separation, oil stabilisation, oil dehydration, pumping, metering, pipelines. He has expertise in gas processing that includes gas dehydration, gas sweetening, mercury removal, cryogenic gas dewpointing, gas compression, and utilities such as fuel oil and fuel gas treatment.
He has good knowledge of offshore fixed, subsea, and floating structures used in field development such as FPSO, FSO, jacket, spar, TLP, and risers as required for shallow water, deep water, and ultra-deep water fields.

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