Greg Whitaker is a Mechanical Static Valve Engineer at Shell Global Solutions B.V., with over 23 years of experience in the valve industry.

His career spans valve design and engineering roles in the UK, followed by key positions at Total E&P UK (Laggan-Tormore Project) and Shell, where he has supported major developments including Stones FPSO, Coulomb Phase 2, Gamba Export Loading Line, Crux Project, Nigeria LNG Train 7, QGC, and valve standards development.

He also served as Valve Specialist Engineer on the landmark TurkStream Pipeline Project.

Based in the Netherlands, Greg specializes in valve selection, specification, project support, and troubleshooting for challenging upstream and pipeline applications. He helps maintain Shell’s technical standards for valves and Approved Vendor List through oversight of approved designs and quality auditing of valve manufacturing facilities, with deep knowledge of API, ASME, and IOGP standards.