Paulino Cumbi
Luanda
Summary
I worked in 15 years’ experience with Halliburton Energy Services. My career has started as FODP I (Field Operation Development Program), a program that was made for the new and graduated Engineers. I have started in Egypt in land operations where I trained and worked as cementer trainee and then moved to USA, in Duncan, Oklahoma and Odessa, West Texas where I worked as cementer assistant. I then went back to Angola on offshore working on platform, jack up and semi-submersible rig performing complex cement operations as service operator and then as Service Supervisor. I have worked on Deep-sea Stavanger rig for BP, West Eclipse rig for Exxon and BBLT rig for Chevron. I have extensive experience with various types of cement jobs including, but not limited to, Surface Casing, Intermediate Casing, Production Casing, Liners (Production, Scab, Drilling, etc.), Plugs & Squeezes Jobs. I have then moved to the technical positions where I started as Associated Technical Professional, years after Technical Professional and then Sr Technical Professional, worked as desk Engineer in Chevron offices and for Recon Africa Namibia remotely in Land operations.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Professional and Sr Technical Professional & in house Cementing Engineer for Chevron Angola (Offshore Operations)
Chevron Angola
Luanda, Angola
01.2020 - 09.2025
- Providing Cementing Operation support in Chevron office based in Luanda. Primary contact for Block 0 and P&A campaign cementing related planning, inventory, design and supporting offshore operations. Attend block 0 and P&A Chevron in-house meetings and coordinate operations between Chevron office, Halliburton Base and offshore team. Cemented more than 24 full wells in the Angola Block 0 Phase I & II of South Ndola project, with two strings in open big open hole structure. Prepare cementing job programs, Post job reports and evaluation, KPI reports, Service quality reports. Ensure equipment and materials are ordered and available in Cabinda inventory based on 6 wells look ahead - Involved in mentoring & technical training of younger engineers, Lab technicians, Angolan Nationals. Assist the OTC team to ensure that invoices are properly prepared and submitted in a time to reduce DSO days. The face of Halliburton in front of Customer, ensuring quality service delivery as per Chevron Angola cementing contract.
Technical Professional - Supporting Customer Remotely in Namibia while based in Angola for Recon Africa Namibia (Land Operations)
Recon Africa Namibia
Namibia
01.2020 - 01.2025
- Preparation of Engineering Design Proposals, attendance customer calls, preparation of cementing programs, environmental reporting, risk assessments, End of Well reports. coordination, evaluation of needs, monitoring development, and/or providing guidance to individuals. Coordinate and supporting the well site team onshore.
Technical Professional - Supporting Customer Sonangol E&P Remotely (Offshore Operations)
Sonangol E&P
Angola
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Providing Cementing design, Operation support for Sonangol E&P to P&A wells in Buffalo field. Ensures materials are ordered and available in Luanda inventory based on 3 wells look ahead - Involved in mentoring & technical training of younger engineers, Lab technicians, Angolan Nationals. Assist the OTC team to ensure that invoices are properly prepared and submitted in a time. The face of Halliburton in front of Customer, ensuring quality service delivery as per Sonangol E&P cementing contract.
Associated Technical Professional & Co - in house Engineer for Chevron Angola (Offshore Operations)
Chevron Angola
Angola
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Under strict supervision, learns to perform the safe and efficient delivery of all cementing services including, but not limited to: cement testing at the laboratory; bulk and chemical handling, blending and sampling at the bulk plant and chemical warehouse; equipment maintenance and testing in the maintenance workshops; rigging-up, equipment preparation and pre-job checks, job calculations, bulk handling, cement and spacer mixing, QA/QC checks, post-job checks, ticketing and rigging down at the rig site. Learns how to develop the cement design that meet customer requirements and Halliburton's commercial expectations following Halliburton Management System procedures and using Halliburton simulation software. Learns to determine lab testing requirements and testing conditions, job preparation, and interpreting well site data for post job analysis. Learns how to tailor solutions to meet customer requirements and Halliburton's commercial expectations, considering both the price of the solution to the customer as well as the total cost to Halliburton to deliver it. Learns how to develop relationships with customers and professionally communicate solutions to generate additional business opportunities. Learns how to forecast chemical and casing equipment requirements such that orders are placed in sufficient time for deliveries to meet forecasted job dates. Learns how inventory is managed. Completion of an undergraduate degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math discipline required. Passing the Technical Training Program is a requirement for promotion to the next position. This is an entry-level position.
Cementer Supervisor in West Eclipse rig - EXXON Angola (Offshore Operations)
EXXON Angola
Angola
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Coordinates and oversees cementing service line work at the well site handling the more complex, hazardous, and/or high-profile jobs while providing quality service to the customer. Job role may include sales, execution, and follow up activities. Cross trains and active participates in one or more product service lines. Provides the planning necessary for the job including instructions to the crew and equipment used, including dispute resolutions to approved levels. Ensures customer satisfaction with work performed. Coordinates and directs the activities of service operators. Coordinates the clean-up, repair, and preparation of equipment for the next job. Plans and performs necessary calculations for the total job at the well site as needed. Leads the site crew comprised of Halliburton and/or non-Halliburton employees. Evaluates individual performance levels of the crew and trains operators to improve their job performance. Job role has budgetary type of accountabilities or directly impacts a revenue center's viability or its quality of service via personal contributions.
Night shift Cementer in Deep Sea Stavanger rig – BP Angola (Offshore Operations)
BP Angola
Angola
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Coordinates and oversees cementing service line work at the well site handling the more complex, hazardous, and/or high-profile jobs while providing quality service to the customer. Job role may include sales, execution, and follow up activities. Cross trains and active participates in one or more product service lines. Provides the planning necessary for the job including instructions to the crew and equipment used, including dispute resolutions to approved levels. Ensures customer satisfaction with work performed. Coordinates and directs the activities of service operators. Coordinates the clean-up, repair, and preparation of equipment for the next job. Plans and performs necessary calculations for the total job at the well site as needed. Leads the site crew comprised of Halliburton and/or non-Halliburton employees. Evaluates individual performance levels of the crew and trains operators to improve their job performance. Job role has budgetary type of accountabilities or directly impacts a revenue center's viability or its quality of service via personal contributions.
Service Operator - Chevron Angola (Offshore Operations)
Chevron Angola
Angola
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Under direct supervision, rigs up and rigs down cementing service equipment on work locations to include spotting of cement storage vessels, pre-mixing of spacer fluids, identifying additives to be used on-the-fly, rigging-up appropriate data monitoring equipment, planning emergency backup equipment and contingencies. Learns to perform pre-job calculations related to pipe capacities and volume/height math, plug landing pressures, absolute volumes (including total water requirements for job), hydrostatic and differential pressure, resulting forces, balanced plugs, bulk cement blending, calculations to include liquid additives and weighted spacers, and pressure to reverse. Learns to complete documents, reports, and forms related to the cementing service performed
FODP - Angola, Egypt, USA, Indonesia (Offshore and Land Operations)
FODP - Angola, Egypt, USA, Indonesia
Angola, Egypt, USA, Indonesia
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Under general supervision, promotes excellent customer relations at the worksite. Operations logistic preparation, mobilization, delivery, execution, demobilization, reporting processes and maintenance. Perform corrective and preventive maintenance to the Cementing service and support equipment such as manifold, lines, chemical delivery, bulk plant, data monitoring equipment and service equipment such as Cement Pumping and Mixing equipment, Blender, Liquid Additive Mixing Systems, Centrifugal Pumps, Plug containers tools, etc. Equipment lay out and rig up / rig down operations on the location. Operation of the support equipment and the service equipment such as Cement Pumping and Mixing.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Oil And Gas
Universidades Agostinho Neto
Luanda, Angola12-2018
Skills
- IT troubleshooting
- IT infrastructure management
- Customer support
- Content management
Timeline
Technical Professional - Supporting Customer Sonangol E&P Remotely (Offshore Operations)
Sonangol E&P
01.2021 - 01.2022
Technical Professional and Sr Technical Professional & in house Cementing Engineer for Chevron Angola (Offshore Operations)
Chevron Angola
01.2020 - 09.2025
Technical Professional - Supporting Customer Remotely in Namibia while based in Angola for Recon Africa Namibia (Land Operations)
Recon Africa Namibia
01.2020 - 01.2025
Associated Technical Professional & Co - in house Engineer for Chevron Angola (Offshore Operations)
Chevron Angola
01.2018 - 01.2019
Cementer Supervisor in West Eclipse rig - EXXON Angola (Offshore Operations)
EXXON Angola
01.2013 - 01.2015
Night shift Cementer in Deep Sea Stavanger rig – BP Angola (Offshore Operations)
BP Angola
01.2013 - 01.2015
Service Operator - Chevron Angola (Offshore Operations)
Chevron Angola
01.2011 - 01.2013
FODP - Angola, Egypt, USA, Indonesia (Offshore and Land Operations)
FODP - Angola, Egypt, USA, Indonesia
01.2010 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Science - Oil And Gas
Universidades Agostinho Neto
Industry Training
- VIDA user training – Dubai 2025 Dubai
- WellLife Engineering Analysis 2024 – Angola (Remotely)
- Live Fire for Cementing Technical Professionals 2023 Houston USA
- Particle Wizard Series 2023 (online)
- Casing Equipment Training 2018 Halliburton - Aberdeen
- Advance Cementing (For Associated Technical Professional) 2018 Halliburton - Houston
- WellCat Training session - Landmark Temperature Profile Software 2018 Halliburton - Houston
- Automatic Density Control (ADC) – PLC. 2016 Halliburton - Aberdeen
- Continuous Metering System (CMS) – PLC. 2016 Halliburton - Aberdeen
- Live Fire For Cement Service Supervisors. 2016 Halliburton - Aberdeen
- Remote unit Training 2012 Halliburton - Angola
- Discharge Manifold Equip 2010 Halliburton - USA
- Casing and Cementing 2010 Halliburton - USA
- Rigging Introduction and Safety 2010 Halliburton - USA
- Hydrogen Sulfide Safety 2010 Halliburton - USA
- On Job Training 2010 Halliburton – Angola; Egypt; USA; Indonesia.
- Petroleum Technology Workshop 2010 Halliburton - Egypt
- Presentations Skills 2010 Halliburton - Egypt
- Redbook 2010 Halliburton - Egypt
- Oilfield Math 2010 Halliburton - Egypt
- Cementing I 2010 Halliburton - Egypt
- Cementing II 2010 Halliburton - USA
Additional Information
- Good references for the five years of university, good Successes in traineeship curriculum.
- 2009 elected best student with eighteen values in my university end of course presentation in organization Angolo 35 Graus.
- 2018 Participated in Chariot Oil & Gas Tender elaboration.
- 2018 Participated in Total E&P Angola Block 32 Tender elaboration.
- 2018 Participated in Total E&P Namibia Tender elaboration.
- 2019 Participated in Total E&P Angola Tender elaboration.
- 2019 Participated in BP Angola Block 18 Tender elaboration.
- 2020 Participated in ENI Angola Tender elaboration.
- 2020 Participated in Total Uganda Tender elaboration.
- 2020 Participated in Foxtrot International Ghana Tender elaboration.
- 2020 Participated in Tullow Ghana Tender elaboration.
- 2020 Participated in Recon Africa Namibia Block 1819 Tender elaboration.
Elaborating Tenders
Good references for the five years of university, good Successes in traineeship curriculum. 2009 elected best student with eighteen values in my university end of course presentation in organization Angola 35 Graus. 2018 Participated in Chariot Oil & Gas Tender elaboration. 2018 Participated in Total E&P Angola Block 32 Tender elaboration. 2018 Participated in Total E&P Namibia Tender elaboration. 2019 Participated in Total E&P Angola Tender elaboration. 2019 Participated in BP Angola Block 18 Tender elaboration. 2020 Participated in ENI Angola Tender elaboration. 2020 Participated in Total Uganda Tender elaboration. 2020 Participated in Foxtrot International Ghana Tender elaboration. 2020 Participated in Tullow Ghana Tender elaboration. 2020 Participated in Recon Africa Namibia Block 1819 Tender elaboration.