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Challenges Executing International Mega Energy Projects What it takes to deliver that gallon of gas to your car? Dr. Nick Lavingia, P.E. Chevron-Retired Project Management Consultant, Advisor & Trainer www.NickLavingia.com


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Challenges Executing International Mega Energy Projects

  • Dr. Nick Lavingia, P.E.

Chevron-Retired Project Management Consultant, Advisor & Trainer

www.NickLavingia.com NickLavingia@gmail.com What it takes to deliver that gallon of gas to your car?

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Offshore Platform

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FPSO Floating, Production, Storage & Offloading

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Truck

  • 400 tons empty
  • 400 tons load
  • 800 tons total weight

Oil Sands -Truck

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Oil Sands - Shovel & Truck

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Liquefied Natural Gas Tanker

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Refinery & Petrochemical Complex

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Challenges

  • Safety: Santa Barbara, North Sea
  • Technology: Deep Water, High

Temperature/Pressure

  • Politics: Nigeria
  • Regulatory: Los Angeles Nox Project
  • Culture: Middle East, Asia
  • Language: Argentina, Kazakhstan
  • Weather: Canada and Middle East

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Attributes of a Project Manager

  • Intelligence of Einstein
  • Patience of Two Saints
  • Integrity of a Supreme Court Judge
  • Negotiating Skills of a Mongolian Horse Trader
  • Savvy of James Bond
  • Communication Skills of Tom Peters
  • Planning Skills of General Schwartzkopf
  • Personal Drive of Donald Trump
  • Skin of an Armadillo
  • Ego of Mother Teresa

We Have Yet to Find a Perfect Match!!

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Question and Answer

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