Chemical Engineer from IIT Delhi 1975. Chair Hazop Study for Refinery, Petrochemical, Amine Treatment plant, Chemical, Chlor-Alkali (Caustic Soda plants), Pharma projects and Petroleum Storage installations. Participate in SIL study, HAZID, Process Safety Study. Process engineering and project management in oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical, chlor-alkali projects. Business Development & Proposal engineering for oil & gas, chemical, chlor-alkali projects. Skill in man hour estimation for oil & gas, refineries, petrochemical projects. Skills in Feasibility study, Site Selection study, Technology Selection study..

1. Introduction
Avinash Mokashi, B. Tech. (Chem)
Consultant, HAZOP Study Chairman
Oil & Gas, Refineries, Petrochemical
Projects.
Chaired Hazop Study for IOCL refinery
HGU revamp project in April
2012 with participation of LINDE &
UHDE

2. Introduction
• Head of Business Area- Process Industry
Citec Engineering India Pvt Ltd, New
Mumbai from
Jan 2011 till Aug 2011,
Responsible for Project Management,
Engineering, Business Development,
Proposal Engineering for Oil & Gas
Projects.

3. Summary of Qualification & Previous Work
Experience
Qualification:
B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) from IIT Delhi
Employment Details:
Started with ICI Group, UK, in Mumbai in 1975 as Trainee Engineer
in Terene works - a polyester fibre plant.
Served following major positions
Development Officer/ production officer for Standard Alkali Ltd – from
1977 to 1990
Senior Project Engineer in ICB, Mumbai
Project Manager for M/s Carbide Chemicals Ltd, Mombasa for
Membrane Cell Caustic Soda (Chlor-Alkali) project in Kenya –
1991-94
Project Engineer for oil & gas projects since 1995
to 2007 as
Deputy Chief Engineer at Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE), Mumbai.
Head- Business Development & Adviser to Process and Safety for
Canadoil Engineering India from 2008- 2010
As Freelance Consultant since August 2010. Arranged PDMS
Training, HAZOP Study Chairman, Technical Consultant.

4. Detailed Work Experience
2008- 2010: Canadoil Engineering (CEI), Mumbai
CEI carried out multi-discipline engineering
for oil & gas projects.
My role was:
Development of business co-operation (MOU)
with engineering companies in India, Iran,
China, etc;
Registration with EPC companies, oil & gas
producers in India, ME, Iran;
Responsibility for techno-commercial
proposals for Offshore and onshore oil
platforms, refineries, petrochemical projects,
water distribution systems, HAZOP & SIL
studies, etc
Conducted HAZOP study for Natural Gas
Treatment project for SPG, Germany

5. Detailed Work Experience
Developed basic engineering for Amine
Treatment project for SPG; Participated in
HAZOP study of Kerosene and Gas Oil
Hydrotreater project in Iran as process
engineer for National Iran Oil Co.
Reviewed process engineering from M/s
Snamprogetti for detailed engineering for the
Refinery projects.
Reviewed process engineering including P &
ID, piping for Offshore Production Platform
from M/s Dana Gas, Abu Dhabi.
Reviewed process engineering documents
such as P & ID, PDS, etc for Natural Gas
Treatment on-shore oil & gas project from
SPG, Germany. Reviewed HSE documents
for Offshore Platform project for M/s Dana
Gas, Abu Dhabi.

6. Detailed Work Experience
Proposals for :
Offshore as well as On-shore Oil &
Gas projects, Refineries
Petrochemical projects
CCPP (power plants)
New technologies for Solar thermal
power plant projects,
Bio-diesel.
Oil from Algae, Carbon Dioxide
Sequestration & storage,
Carbon Credit,
Gas Transport Module (GTM) etc.

7. Detailed Work Experience
2007 to 2008: Process System Engineers
(PSE), Thane
Engineering Manager & Business
Development for Oil & Gas Projects
Process Safety Audit for ISBL units of
Reliance Refinery, Flare Network Safety Audit
for ONGC, Detailed engineering for revamp of
ONGC offshore oil platform.
1995 to 2007: TATA Consulting Engineers
Ltd, Mumbai
Lead Engineer- Process for Essar Oil
Refinery project, involving review of basic
engineering from ABB LUMMUS, detailed
engineering, Project management, HAZOP
study, cost estimation etc.
Specialist Engineer for Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation Ltd for Review of Technical Bids
for DHDS project.

8. Detailed Work Experience
Senior Commissioning Manager for De-inking
project for paper mills of Hindustan Newsprint
Ltd.
Project Engineer for CDU/VDU project of
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
HAZOP study for Chlor-alkali project for M/s
GRASIM at Nagda, India.
HAZOP Study Chairman for RANBAXY’s
Pharmaceutical Plants in Punjab & MP.
HAZOP Study Chairman for Petrochemical
Plant DMT for
M/s Garware Chemicals.
HAZOP Study Chairman for Ammonia
Synthesis Plant of M/s ZUARI Agrochemicals,
Goa.
Feasibility study for PVC Plant from Acetylene
route for M/s Gujarat Alkalies Ltd.

9. Detailed Work Experience
Viability Study for PTA project for SPIC, Tamil Nadu,
Site selection studies for Paper Plant and Pharmaceutical
Projects in India.
Technology selection study for M/s Oman Chlorine for Chlor-
alkali, Caustic Fusion project.
Officiating as Manager - Office Training for Trainee
Engineers & staff & Outsourcing of Engineering.
From 1991 to 1995
Project Manager for Carbide Chemicals at Mombasa, Kenya
in East Africa for green-field Membrane Cell Chlor-Alakali
Project - concept to commissioning.
Technical Manager for Aarti Organics, at Gujarat for Organic
Chemical plant for pesticide & insecticide intermediates.
1975 to 1991: Standard Alkali and others
Development officer on pilot plant for Sebacic Acid, Di-Octyl
Sebacate products.
Production officer for Chlor-Alkali plant, Chloro-methane,
Potassium Carbonate, Hydrochloric Acid, Sodium
Hypochlorite Plants.Having worked on BON-Acid Plant and
Polyester Fibre plant of CAFI (ICI Group) at Thane.

10. End of Presentation
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