John PreedyCourse Leader at Middlesex University LondonTrainer
Profile
Dr John Preedy worked for BP for 28 years as a Research Associate and Team Leader, working on Feasibility Studies and acting as a “troubleshooter” covering all aspects of BP’s businesses. These covered field Development Project in the North Sea and several novel resource recovery techniques which were taken from Concept to Field Pilot trials in Canada. His specific work in the offshore area covered Subsea Robotics / Automation, Seabed Production Concepts, FPSO Turret Technologies, Seabed Excavation Methods, Underwater Repair Techniques, Flexible Riser Studies and Maintenance Cost Reductions. After leaving BP, he has continued working in the offshore oil industry including activities in the assessment of Emerging and Novel Technologies, Technical and Economic Audits, Deepwater Studies, Production Sharing Agreement Evaluations, Safety and Environmental Issues, Floating Production Systems and Offshore Installation Vessels. He is a regular University lecturer in the UK (Cranfield) and Europe (Brest and Delft) and is a Visiting Professor at the Technical University of Malaysia. He is a courses advisor to Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Singapore) and a lecturer at the Newcastle University Singapore Campus site.