Manikantan Kesavan

Manikantan Kesavan is a seasoned engineering professional with extensive experience in plant integrity and inspection across prominent organizations in the oil and gas industry. Currently serving as a Senior Plant Integrity Engineer at QatarEnergy since September 2025, Manikantan previously held the position of Lead Integrity & RBI Engineer at Petroleum Development Oman from April 2008 to August 2025, focusing on static equipment inspection and ensuring safe operations. Prior to that, Manikantan worked as a Senior Inspection Engineer at Saudi Aramco, where responsibilities included quality monitoring and design review of equipment, and as a Corrosion & Inspection Engineer at Reliance, specializing in process equipment design review. Academic qualifications include a PGDBA in Operation Management from Symbiosis Institute and a BE in Mechanical Engineering from Sriram Engineering College, along with a DME in Mechanical Engineering from Sriram Polytechnic.