Dan Richards
About Dan Richards
Dan Richards is a Project Manager at ExxonMobil with extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, specializing in Systems Completion, Commissioning, and Startup processes.
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Dan Richards holds the position of Project Manager at ExxonMobil, currently based in Perth, Western Australia, Australia since 2020.
Education and Expertise
Dan Richards studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sydney, earning his Bachelor's Degree from 1999 to 2002. He possesses extensive experience in both upstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry. His expertise includes Systems Completion, Commissioning, and Startup processes.
Professional Background at ExxonMobil
Dan Richards has had a long and varied career at ExxonMobil. He previously worked as the CRISP Project - Systems Completion Manager in Singapore for 10 months in 2020. Prior to that, he was a Business Planning Advisor for the LNG Portfolio from 2019 to 2020 and for Arctic, Europe, and Caspian Projects from 2017 to 2019, both in Houston, Texas. He also served as the Global Systems Completion Manager in Houston from 2016 to 2018.
Project Management Experience
Dan has managed multiple high-profile projects such as the PNG LNG Project, serving in roles like LNG Plant Commissioning Lead in Papua New Guinea from 2012 to 2014 and in Japan from 2011 to 2012. He also held roles on the QatarGas II Project and the PNG Gas Project. His responsibilities often included Systems Completion and Commissioning processes.
Notable Projects
Throughout his career, Dan Richards has been involved in a series of significant projects. He contributed to the QatarGas II project as Systems Completion Lead and LNG Storage & Loading Commissioning Lead from 2008 to 2011. Earlier, he worked on the Longford Gas Plant as a Construction & Project Engineer from 2003 to 2005 in Sale, Australia. These roles underscored his capacity to lead globally distributed teams and execute complex business strategies.