Giuseppe Lopez

Nord Stream AG, Construction Dept. Senior Project Engineer. Responsible for setting up the pipelay wet/dry buckle contingency spread and developing the strategy up to final execution of the offshore pre-commissioning activties including management of the main contractor and subcontractors. Company Representative for the precommissioning works on board Far Samson in 2011 and 2012. Company Representative at the Russian landfall and dry section site during construction, precommissioning, final commissioning.

Leading a team of Engineers and reporting to the Project Manager and Division Manager my duties included definition of installation methodologies, coordinate the preparation of all installation manuals, coordination of vessels fleet mobilisation and personnel movements in the field, preparation of request for proposals with subsequent technical/commercial approval, management of subcontractors, fabrication of installation aids, liaison with Client to solve technical issues.

Responsible for preparation of commercial and technical tender packages for subsea installation projects mainly in the North Sea and for deepwater installation in the Gulf of Mexico.

I have worked with growing responsibilities on various subsea pipeline installation projects in the North sea and Mediterranean sea. Snr. Project Engineer for Nexen UK Ltd. Buzzard Field Development Project (EPIC); Norsk Hydro Produksjon A.S. – Ormen Lange Deep Water Pipeline Installation and Tie-in Project. Lead Project Engineer; EniGas BV (Libyan Branch)-Bahr Essalam Gathering Lines and Export Trunklines (EPIC project): Lead project engineer.

As a Proposals Engineer my duties within the team included the preparation of the main estimate, installation method statement and of the installation schedule to be included in the bid package.