M’sia Still Preferred For Oil & Gas Industries

April 19, 2016

What technical symposium?

Dateline 2016-03-01, Malaysia Digest:

Malaysia remains a preferred location for business operations, especially in the petrochemical and oil & gas (O&G) related industries.

This is despite facing global headwinds, said Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) Chief Executive Officer Azman Mahmud.

He said Malaysia had the infrastructure for these industries and was still fundamentally strong with the economy expected to grow between 4.0% and 4.5% this year.

“With the implementation of the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex and the Petronas Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development project, Malaysia has now been placed on the world map for building opportunities for growth in this ecosystem,” he told reporters after officiating the Schmidt + Clemens Group Technical Symposium here today.

Schmidt + Clemens is a producer of special steel components and a supplier of services for plant operators and mechanical equipment manufacturers.

The company has invested more than 14 million euros in a new production plant at the Sendayan Tech Valley in Seremban, while planning to add a few more machines this year.

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Shout Out – Talk on Typical Changes Leading to Cost Overruns, Delays and Claims in Infrastructure, Oil and Gas Projects

March 31, 2016

Yeah, baby. The talk should be also labelled “maximizing your VO potential.”

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be  hosting a talk on the 7th April, 2016 by Mr. Kumar Arumugam. It’ll be at 5:30 pm .

Due to the complexity of infrastructure, oil and gas projects, various changes would inevitably lead to cost overruns and delays to the projects which poses significant challenge to both Client and Contractor in managing the expectation and resolution with respect to relief, cost and time impacts. Whilst change is unavoidable, the ability for the contracting parties to prepare themselves early in the project will reduce or attempt to avoid disputes is a critical success factor for the project, particularly relating to timely notice issuance, availability and keeping track of information, good record keeping and allocation of dedicated resources for contract management.

This talk is intended to provide participants with a brief awareness of key typical issues relating to changes in infrastructure/oil and gas contracts, to be able to:

  • Pro-active in setting up process to manage changes in the project;
  • Appreciate the need for good record keeping;
  • Set up framework for collection of factual data;
  • Avoid claims being barred;
  • Know when to issue notices and what information to be included;
  • Take early action to maintain control; and
  • Avoid or minimize disputes through proper contract administration.

Mr. Kumar Arumugam graduated from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 2000 with Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (1st Class Hons). He has over 16 years industry experience; having specialized in tendering, contract management, claims and claims avoidance for the last 10 years. Kumar specializes in contract management and contractual claims and has been involved in the preparation and defense of claims on behalf of both clients and Contractors in commercial negotiation and disputes, including preparation and presentation of contracts and claims strategy to client’s senior management. Kumar has extensive experience in building, infrastructure, and oil & gas projects.

Register here or download the form here.

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IEM Shout Out – 2016/04 Full-Day HAZOP Training For Team Members – A Practical Approach

March 25, 2016

My technical division will be hosting a 1 day course on the 28th April, 2016. It is worth 6.5 CPD points, and held at (wait for it) Hilton PJ. Since I’m giving it, I expect hoards will have to be turned away at the gates. And it’s a big room, so I need to fill the seats.

A Hazard and Operability study is a formal and systematic and detailed examination of the process and engineering intentions of new or existing facilities which assesses the hazard potential and effects on the facility as a whole when operation is outside of the design envelope, or individual items of equipment malfunction.

This course is designed to educate participants in the HAZOP process from the perspective of a HAZOP team member. It is meant to provide both instruction and workshop sessions so that the participants:

  • Are familiar with the concept of ‘risk’
  • Are familiar with the theory behind HAZOP
  • Are familiar with the actual HAZOP workshop process
  • Have expectations as to what the HAZOP will (and won’t provide)
  • Understand what deliverables can be expected from a HAZOP
  • Have the opportunity to participate in HAZOP exercise in a safe environment
  • Opportunity to share HAZOP experiences

At the end of the session, the participants should:

  • Understand the responsibilities of all parties in the HAZOP
  • Have experience in a HAZOP session.
  • Understand the outcomes from a HAZOP session

Wata has 19 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, in both design and operations.

Register here, or download the form here.

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IEM Shout Out – Technical Visit to Yakult (M) Sdn Bhd

March 15, 2016

This is a shout out for the IEM. My technical division will be hosting a trip to Yakult. It will be a ‘technical’ visit (hint, hint) on the 19th March, 2016. You will be anointed with 3 CPD / PDP hours.

Yakult was born over 75 years ago and since then has been loved by 28 million of consumers overseas. However, in Malaysia, Yakult is still a young and growing company. Yakult Ace was launched here just a few years ago in 2004. Yakult (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yakult Honsha, Japan. Yakult has committed millions of ringgit to establish and operate our one and only local factory in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan and our Head Office in Glenmarie, Shah Alam. Since then, we have opened branch offices in Johor Bahru, Melaka, Penang, Kuantan, Ipoh, Seremban and Kota Bharu. Yakult is a high quality probiotics in the form of a cultured milk drink. Yakult contains the probiotic bacteria “Lactobacillus casei Shirota” (also called the “Shirota strain”). With 30 billion live Shirota strain in each bottle, Yakult has among the highest concentrations of probiotics compared to other probiotics on the market (most probiotic drinks and supplements claim to contain at most 1 to 10 billion live probiotic bacteria per serving or per capsule). The Yakult factory was built specially with visitors in mind where the participants can view the whole production process and see how Yakult is being made and can even take a closer look at our bacteria using a microscope, enjoy fun and educational video shows, and sample some delicious, freshly-made Yakult.

 

Register here and get the flyer here.

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IEM Shout Out – 2016/04 Full-Day HAZOP Training For Team Members – A Practical Approach

March 10, 2016

My technical division will be hosting a 1 day course on the 31st MAY, 2016. It is worth 6.5 CPD points, and held at (wait for it) Hilton PJ. Since I’m giving it, I expect hoards will have to be turned away at the gates. And it’s a big room, so I need to fill the seats.

A Hazard and Operability study is a formal and systematic and detailed examination of the process and engineering intentions of new or existing facilities which assesses the hazard potential and effects on the facility as a whole when operation is outside of the design envelope, or individual items of equipment malfunction.

This course is designed to educate participants in the HAZOP process from the perspective of a HAZOP team member. It is meant to provide both instruction and workshop sessions so that the participants:

  • Are familiar with the concept of ‘risk’
  • Are familiar with the theory behind HAZOP
  • Are familiar with the actual HAZOP workshop process
  • Have expectations as to what the HAZOP will (and won’t provide)
  • Understand what deliverables can be expected from a HAZOP
  • Have the opportunity to participate in HAZOP exercise in a safe environment
  • Opportunity to share HAZOP experiences

At the end of the session, the participants should:

  • Understand the responsibilities of all parties in the HAZOP
  • Have experience in a HAZOP session.
  • Understand the outcomes from a HAZOP session

Wata has 19 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, in both design and operations.

Register here, or download the form here.

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IEM Shout Out – Technical Visit to Yakult (M) Sdn Bhd

March 10, 2016

This is a shout out for the IEM. My technical division will be hosting a trip to Yakult. It will be a ‘technical’ visit (hint, hint) on the 19th March, 2016. You will be anointed with 3 CPD / PDP hours.

Yakult was born over 75 years ago and since then has been loved by 28 million of consumers overseas. However, in Malaysia, Yakult is still a young and growing company. Yakult Ace was launched here just a few years ago in 2004. Yakult (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yakult Honsha, Japan. Yakult has committed millions of ringgit to establish and operate our one and only local factory in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan and our Head Office in Glenmarie, Shah Alam. Since then, we have opened branch offices in Johor Bahru, Melaka, Penang, Kuantan, Ipoh, Seremban and Kota Bharu. Yakult is a high quality probiotics in the form of a cultured milk drink. Yakult contains the probiotic bacteria “Lactobacillus casei Shirota” (also called the “Shirota strain”). With 30 billion live Shirota strain in each bottle, Yakult has among the highest concentrations of probiotics compared to other probiotics on the market (most probiotic drinks and supplements claim to contain at most 1 to 10 billion live probiotic bacteria per serving or per capsule). The Yakult factory was built specially with visitors in mind where the participants can view the whole production process and see how Yakult is being made and can even take a closer look at our bacteria using a microscope, enjoy fun and educational video shows, and sample some delicious, freshly-made Yakult.

Register here and get the flyer here.

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Shout Out – Talk on External Turret Design for Floating Storage Offloading/ Floating Production Storage Offloading Vessel (FPO/FPSO

March 9, 2016

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be  hosting a talk on the 16th March, 2016 by Ir. Saifulbahari. It’ll be at 5:30 pm  (makan-makan at 5:00). I’m giving the talk, so turn up.

This presentation will cover the engineering aspects of an external turret system. The external turret system is attached to the hull of the tanker and allows the tanker to freely weathervane and thereby takes up the least resistance to the combined forces of wind, waves and current. The external turret mooring system is composed of a stationary turret part connected to the external vessel’s structure via a roller type bearing. The turret part is secured to the seabed by catenary or (semi) taught mooring legs to provide sufficient restoring forces to keep the vessel within a design excursion limit. This excursion limit ensures the safe working of the underwater fluid transfer riser system from the seafloor to the turret.

Ir. Saifulbahari has more than 15 years of experience in design and project experience in oil and gas, in particular with floating structures (e.g. FPSO, FSO, CALM buoy, Semi).

He started his career in oil & gas as a Mechanical Engineer at Ranhill Worley. In 2002, he has been selected to be part of Project Management Consultant (PMC) to deliver MISC 1st FPSO Bunga Kertas. Subsequently, he also involved in successfully delivering MISC 1st FSO project, FSO Angsi that was completed within 15 months to first oil. His breakthrough in hydrodynamic and mooring design expertise when he worked for 4 years with INTECSEA Perth office and later with SBM Malaysia.

Currently, he is a Senior Manager of Hull & Mooring in OBU of MISC Bhd. He is heading team of 15 engineers consist of Naval Architectural, Structural and Hydrodynamic and Mooring engineers.

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

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Firms ink deal for unmanned aerial vehicle

March 6, 2016

We are approaching pilotless helicopters.

Dateline 2016-01-19, Borneo Post:

The oil and gas industry here shall see yet another evolution in its offshore facility with the usage of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to monitor, observe and collect data.

During a UAV presentation and signing of an agreement between Fatimah Bersatu Sdn Bhd (FBSB) and Evo Sdn Bhd at a hotel here yesterday, FBSB executive chairman Sazali Abdul Rahman said the new technology was set to eliminate unnecessary trouble.

“The main objective of us here is to create awareness among local business community, government agencies, stakeholders and the like of the benefit of the need to rely on technology such as UAV to perform data collection in difficult to reach remote areas.

“Of course, the signing of agreement with Evo Sdn Bhd is intended for the purchase or lease of operation and maintenance support for the setting up a UAV hub in Miri,” Sazali said.

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Facilities at Kinabalu boon for Talisman Malaysia

February 25, 2016

Talisman is an affiliate of Repsol? Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

Dateline 2016-01-12, The Star:

Talisman Malaysia Ltd will be able to drill up to 10 new oil wells with deck space available to install additional equipment for future developments with the construction of new facilities under the Kinabalu redevelopment project.

The proposed facilities currently under detailed design comprise a 3,700-tonne wellhead riser platform and 350-tonne bridge that would link the new facilities to the existing Kinabalu platform, according to Spain-based Repsol regional executive director Asia and Russia, Ferdinando Rigardo.

Talisman is an affiliate of Repsol, an integrated oil and gas company which has activities in more than 40 countries and across the entire oil and gas value chain. Repsol had its presence in Malaysia since 2011, supplying lubricants to local manufacturing industries.

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Tales from the Engineering Floor – Minecraft 3D CAD

February 10, 2016

Since the oil & gas industry can’t afford Rm200 lunches for their bosses and expats, we need to cut costs. Here’s a suggestion.

Since we have 6 year olds who can build Star Destroyers and computers in Minecraft, we should use Minecraft as a replacement for 3D CAD  software. The size of a Minecraft block is 1m3, so if you scale correctly, you can have 10 blocks to represent 1m for a resolution of 10cm.

You can have public servers, walkthrus, flythrus, plus the price is right.

What say you?

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