IEM Shout Out – Advanced Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) In Engineering Application

April 12, 2011

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will hosting a course on the 25th and 26th April, 2011. It will be held at TUS room, Wisma IEM, Petaling Jaya.  The course is worth 13 CPD or PDP points.

Non Destructive Testing (NDT) methods determine the welding integrity of materials and its characteristics without doing any harm to the materials. The course gives an overview of the more advanced NDT methods commonly used in industry, the principles behind them, their applications and advantages. These NDT methods are :

  1. Phased array ultrasonic
  2. Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD)
  3. Computer Radiography
  4. Auto Ultrasonic Testing (AUT)

Please register here. You can download the registration form here.

A map to Wisma IEM is presented here. It’s the building labelled ‘Putri Nursing College.’

I appeal to readers, come on and send yourselves and staff to these courses. I need the support.

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Saturday Star 2011-04-09 – Job Opportunities

April 11, 2011

Support me by purchasing my recommendations, or buying through my Amazon store. I need the money to pay for running this site. Corporate level sponsors are encouraged.

First off, if you need my help to submit your CVs, donate to the blog, and I’ll review your CV to see if it is worthy of my (and my associates’) expectations. If you can’t figure out how to donate, no need to ask.

I didn’t see any adverts for engineers this week. What gives? Ranhill Worley filled to the gills? Aren’t new engineers required in the Middle East?

Here are some fundamental chem eng books I would recommend:

Unit  Operations of Chemical Engineering, Chemical  Reaction Engineering, 3rd Edition, Transport  Phenomena, Revised 2nd Edition.

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From The Star – Late gas disruption notice upsets firms

April 10, 2011

Can anyone explain why there was a “late notice” to PETRONAS’s customers?

Dateline 2011-03-25:

The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) says Petronas’ natural gas upstream facilities shutdown will lead to several manufacturing companies having to reduce their gas consumption significantly from March 30 to April 12 and April 29 to May 10.

While FMM said the significant reduction of gas supply to both the power sector and manufacturers was unavoidable due to the necessity in carrying out major maintenance work at the upstream facilities, the late notification has caused anxiety among manufacturers and uncertainty for companies that have orders to meet.

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You can subscribe to an online version of the paper at the e-browse site.

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Shout Out – Talk on Energy Efficiency using Hydrocarbon as Green Refrigerant

April 7, 2011

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be  hosting a talk on the 12th March, 2011. It’ll be at 5:30 pm  (makan-makan at 5:00). You still gotta climb those steps at Wisma IEM.

There are several benefits of using hydrocarbon as refrigerant. Utilizing environmentally-friendly refrigerants and clean agents exceeding Malaysia’s commitment to the Montreal & Kyoto will earn the user 2 points under The Green Building Index scores. More importantly user will benefit from reduction in the energy demand by improvement of chiller performance and in a long run a longer compressor life.

The talk will explain on the concept of hydrocarbon refrigerant, the application of the system with some case studies using Hychill Hydrocarbon Refrigerants. The speaker will clarify the myth surrounding the refrigerants and the benefits that the industry will get by using Hydrocarbon as the refrigerant.

Ir. Al-Khairi Mohd Daud, PEng, M.I.E.M, C.Eng. MBA has nearly 20 years of experience in engineering projects, reliability and maintenance management with multinational companies in cement, oil and gas, oleo chemicals, petrochemicals and specialized building facilities including high technology research facilities, hospital and factory. Currently he is the principal consultant for Faqeh Management.

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

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Saturday Star 2011-04-02 – Job Opportunities

April 4, 2011

Support me by purchasing my recommendations, or buying through my Amazon store. I need the money to pay for running this site. Corporate level sponsors are encouraged.

First off, if you need my help to submit your CVs, donate to the blog, and I’ll review your CV to see if it is worthy of my (and my associates’) expectations. If you can’t figure out how to donate, no need to ask.

I haven’t seen a PETRONAS advert for a long time. What gives?

  • SapuraCrest is looking for a field engineer, pipeline engineer, lead structural engineer / structural engineer, maintenance engineer, project engineer, or email them here,
  • Huntsman are looking for an Area Engineer – Mechanical. Snail mail to the Human Resource Department, Tioxide (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Kawasan Perindustrian Teluk Kalung, Peti Surat 29, 24007 Kemaman, Terengganu DI.
  • Petrofac is looking for a Health, Safety, Security, Environmental, Quality (HSSEQ) Manager, and a Drilling HSE Advisor. Contact them here.

Here are some fundamental chem eng books I would recommend:

Unit  Operations of Chemical Engineering, Chemical  Reaction Engineering, 3rd Edition, Transport  Phenomena, Revised 2nd Edition.

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Saturday Star 2011-03-26 – Job Opportunities

March 28, 2011

Support me by purchasing my recommendations, or buying through my Amazon store. I need the money to pay for running this site. Corporate level sponsors are encouraged.

First off, if you need my help to submit your CVs, donate to the blog, and I’ll review your CV to see if it is worthy of my (and my associates’) expectations. If you can’t figure out how to donate, no need to ask.

  • Aker Solutions “Attitude is Everything” is looking for Project Managers / Project Engineers, Principal Engineers (as opposed to Interest Engineers), Senior Engineers, Engineers, Designers. Visit them here if you want to see if you are woman enough to meet the challenge, or email them here,
  • Hess “Energy on the Move” is looking for an Operations Advisor (“Yes, we need operations”), Construction Manager, Offshore Installation Manager, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Senior Pipeline Engineer, Senior Structural Engineer, Senior Process Engineer, Senior E&I Engineer, Senior Drilling Engineer, Project Engineer, Safety Engineer.  Visit their website.
  • I see that Qatar Petroleum is looking for people. They are looking for Senior Reliability Engineer, Electrical Eng, Maintenance Tech Coordinator, Mechanical Design Eng, Senior RBI / IMS eng, Lead Interface Planning Eng, Snr Business Planning Eng Instrument Eng, Civil Eng, Structural Eng, Pipeline Eng, Snr Maint Eng (Electrical), Lead Facilities Eng, Snr Operations Supv, Head Rotating Equipment, Lead Operations Eng, Snr Operations Eng, Budget and Materials Eng, Head of Planning Eng.  Apply here.
  • Carimin is looking for a whole mess of people. Apply here.
  • ConocoPhillips is looking for a Development Engineer. Apply here.
  • Murphy is looking for a Production Engineering Manager and Maintenance Engineer. Apply here.

Here are some fundamental chem eng books I would recommend:

Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Reaction Engineering, 3rd Edition, Transport Phenomena, Revised 2nd Edition.

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Inception

March 26, 2011

We know what goes on in an engineer’s mind.

New Project Manager

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From Bernama – Optimisation Important for Profitability in Oil & Gas

March 25, 2011

Dateline 2011-03-16:

The employment of optimising techniques and technologies that are cost efficient to safeguard profitability is crucial in the oil and gas sector, in particular with regard to the risk service contract (RSC).

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he employment of optimising techniques and technologies that are cost-efficient to safeguard profitability is crucial in the oil and gas sector, in particular with regard to the risk service contract (RSC). 

The RSC is essentially a contract that significantly increases an operator’s risks of exposure, said ARC Media Global Pte Ltd in a statement today, in conjunction with the Production Optimisation Week Asia in Kuala Lumpur from July 25-29.

In this case, the awardees or the consortium bears almost all the operating risks and is not paid in the event that the project or system fails, ARC Media Global explained.

The optimising of production becomes more pertinent with the RSC to develop the Berantai field as Petronas imposes strict key performance indicators on deliverability, production and costs, it pointed out.

Petronas awarded a RSC to a consortium comprising Kencana Petroleum Bhd, SapuraCrest Petroleum Bhd and foreign partner Petrofac.

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Shout Out – Talk on Managing Knowledge In Engineering Premised Organization

March 22, 2011

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be hosting a talk on the 25th March, 2011. It’ll be at 5:30 pm (makan-makan at 5:00). You still gotta climb those steps at Wisma IEM.

Knowledge Management (KM) has evolved to become a work functional discipline since the Nineties. It is about strategies and practices that an organization can gainfully use to identify, create, represent, distribute, and/or effect adoption of insights and experiences. These insights and experiences are actually knowledge that are both embodied within manning individuals and inherent within work processes of the organization.

Encik Agil Atan is a self-employed mechanical engineer who had retired after 32 years of service with PETRONAS. His past work experience include planning, designing, engineering, procurement, inspection, construction, pre-commissioning, post-commissioning audit, and engineering maintenance of chemical and process plants including those relating to mechanical installation, rotary equipment, and piping. He has held positions as executive mechanical engineer, project engineer, project manager, and general manager. En. Agil has wide knowledge of and work exposure in managing engineering-based information and had been the head of Knowledge Management at the PETRONAS Group Technology Solutions Division prior to retirement.

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

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Saturday Star 2011-03-19 – Job Opportunities

March 21, 2011

Support me by purchasing my recommendations, or buying through my Amazon store. I need the money to pay for running this site. Corporate level sponsors are encouraged.

First off, if you need my help to submit your CVs, donate to the blog, and I’ll review your CV to see if it is worthy of my (and my associates’) expectations. If you can’t figure out how to donate, no need to ask.

  • FPSO ventures are looking for an Offshore Installation Manger, Production Superintendent, Production Supervisor, Production Technician. Snail mail to FPSO Ventures Sdn Bhd, Level 9, Menara Perak, No. 24 Jalan Perak, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, or email them here.
  • Talisman is looking for a Process Engineer (what happened to their old one?). Apply here, and visit their site.

Here are some ChemEng books selected by Amazon:

Troubleshooting Process Operations, 4th Edition, Process Technology Troubleshooting, Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing, Second Edition (Dekker Mechanical Engineering)

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