Ammonia transport: seaborne tanker loading – technology selection, system design and modelling

Paul Fothergill is a Study Manager in the Flow Assurance department at Genesis Energies. Paul has over 20 years’ experience in the energy industry. Paul holds a degree in Chemical Engineering (BEng Hons) from the University of Edinburgh, UK. Paul’s experience has primarily been in engineering consultancy, design and operations support in the upstream oil and gas industry in the UK and Australia. Paul has a successful track record of leading process and flow assurance engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle from concept through to detailed design and operations. Paul has recently supported the design of a number of hydrogen, carbon capture and ammonia projects with a specific interest in the design of ammonia export systems.

David Kitson leads the Subsea and Pipelines team for Genesis Energies in Perth, Australia. David has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Bristol, UK. David has over 25 years of engineering experience in the energy industry, working in Australasia, Asia, Europe and the USA. David’s early career was spent engineering and executing both onshore and offshore installation projects with various engineering contractors. Since joining Genesis in 2018, David has used this extensive, practical, hands-on experience to support a range of clients in finding practical solutions to their engineering challenges from concept select through to decommissioning. Recently, David has worked with several clients in their early-stage concept selection phase to understand options and plan their ammonia export facilities. This subject area brings together David’s broad engineering experience across the onshore pipelines, shore crossings and offshore marine construction.