Pipeline, Flow Assurance and Subsea Engineering
Pipelines, Flow Assurance and Subsea Engineers provide technical support to the design and delivery of new projects, maintenance and surveillance of existing assets.
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Pipeline, Flow Assurance and Subsea Engineering
Pipelines, Flow Assurance and Subsea Engineers provide technical support to the design and delivery of new projects, maintenance and surveillance of existing assets. The three streams of the discipline work very closely together and the work is stimulating. For example, our pipelines span deserts, mountains and deep sea, and operations become more innovative every year. In Flow Assurance, you could be tasked with identifying the right combinations of thermo-hydraulics and injected chemicals to optimise flow and create safe operating procedures.
As a graduate you’ll be working in Subsea Engineering responsible for delivering complex deep-sea equipment and pushing technical frontiers in fields as diverse as materials science to motor design.
Subsea Controls Engineer at Shell
Title: Prashanthini - Subsea Controls Engineer at Shell(1)
Duration: 1:44 minutes
Description:
Prashanthini talks about her job as Subsea Controls Engineer at Shell
Prashanthini - Subsea Controls Engineer at Shell(1) Film Transcript
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Life at Shell
Prashanthini Sunderan
Subsea Controls Engineer
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Prashanthini folding a sheet of paper and looking at something. Checking equipment. Talking to a colleague. Working at a computer in office. Close-up of computer monitor showing diagram.
Interview with Prasanthini Sunderan
Prasanthini Sunderan
Subsea Controls Engineer
[Prasanthini]
“My role is to actually make sure that the design requirements by our operations are met. I can go out and actually experience the real deal. You look at your subsea equipment, your controllers, to make sure that they are operating to how you’ve designed it to be.”
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Prasanthini sitting at desk. Talking to colleagues. Close-up of large diagram. Prasanthini and colleagues checking equipment. Close-ups of Prasanthini and equipment. Prasanthini checking the check-list.
[Prasanthini]
“To make sure that when I press a button on the platform they actually performed on the sea floor.”
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Prasanthini checking and pointing at controllers.
Prasanthini working at a computer.
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Discover
[Prasanthini]
“It gives me a wide range of opportunities to work in challenging projects and in stuff that really matters.”
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Prasanthini in office, talking to colleague. Pointing to computer monitor with oil flow line on it.
[Prasanthini]
“This project is actually set to produce about 20% of the oil in Malaysia. This oil is going to help our industries. It gives me a sense that we can make a difference.”
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Impact
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Prasanthini and colleagues seated around a table, talking. Close-up of Prasanthini.
Computer lab. People standing behind Prasanthini and looking at her computer. Prasanthini talking to colleagues.
[Prasanthini]
“Being in Shell you get a feeling that you’re working in a global organisation. You do not need to depend on a certain region for that knowledge and experience, it’s just at your fingertips, you can get it at any time.”
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Connected
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Prasanthini working at computer with colleague. Close-up of monitor. Close-up of keyboard. Colleague talking and pointing at diagram on screen.
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Together
[Prasanthini]
“You’re part of the team. They’re really accommodating. They welcome people to challenge them, to ask them questions or try to learn about your job.”
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Team laughing. Close-ups of various colleagues as they talk. Prasanthini asking a question.
[Prasanthini]
“I’m Prasanthini Sunderan. I’m a subsea controls engineer. It’s very exciting. You’re working with things you’ve never been before so it’s new stuff. It won’t be boring, I’m sure.”
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Prasanthini playing tennis.
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Roles and responsibilities
The Pipelines, Flow Assurance and Subsea discipline tackles some of the most challenging and exciting problems in engineering today. For example:
- Pipeline Engineering involves the design, construction, installation and safe operation of complex pipeline networks, both offshore and onshore.
- Flow Assurance involves creating strategies to ensure that our production always flows.
- Subsea Engineering involves the design, fabrication, installation and safe operation of state-of-the-art deepwater production equipment
Training and development opportunities
You’ll receive on-the-job training, working on challenging projects, learning from supportive mentors and delivering a clear impact to the business. The Pipelines, Flow Assurance and Subsea discipline in Shell will offer you the right mix of job exposure, mentorship and formal training to set you up for success. There will be ample opportunity to innovate and push boundaries: our projects stand at the vanguard of the industry and technology. In addition, periodic rotations between projects and work environments, regular progress checks and a well-structured advancement program will help you reach your potential.
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