The critical interdependency of relief valve analysis and flare system considerations during a HAZOP study

Husam A. Althaaly is a Chemical Engineer specializing in flare and relief systems at Saudi Aramco. He has 6 yr of experience as a dedicated process engineer specifically in hydrogen and isomerization operations. He has contributed to significant initiatives including the Ras Tanura Refinery Clean Fuels Mega-Project and has experience as an operations and project engineer. Althaaly actively engages in professional events, such as being an organizing committee member in the recent Middle East Process Engineering Conference (MEPEC 2024), reflecting his commitment towards the process engineering community.

Praveen Dhote is a Chemical Engineer and Consulting Director of Technical Safety at Environmental Resource Management (ERM) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He has 24 yr of experience, specializing in process safety management studies, and his extensive experience includes working on projects in Asia, central Africa, the Middle East and the U.S. Dhote has led various process safety studies for more than 18 yr, such as quantitative risk assessment, process hazard analysis, pressure relief analysis and flare header analysis, among others for oil and gas, petrochemical and chemical projects at various locations. He is also a certified functional safety professional and hydrogen safety engineer. He graduated in 2001 from the Laxminarayan Institute of Technology at Nagpur University in India.

Irshad Ahmer is a seasoned engineer with more than 25 yrs of comprehensive experience in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries. He currently serves as an Engineer at Saudi Aramco. His extensive expertise ranges from hands-on project execution in both upstream and downstream operations to specialized technical skills such as simulating plant heat and material balances and calculating detailed piping pressure drop profiles for fluids. Irshad has a proven track record in managing complex process safety management projects in line with OSHA §1910.119 standards, and his leadership has consistently driven profitability and timely project deliverables for major domestic and international clients. Previously, he excelled as a Chief Engineer at Siemens Energy Oil and Gas Consulting in Houston, Texas (U.S.), and he is a respected speaker on process safety and safety and environmental managements systems (SEMS) topics at prominent industry conferences and academic lectures.