GLCs and PLCs

March 5, 2013

Most Malaysians are aware of the definition and commercial-political implications of a GLC. here are some independently compiled lists here, here, here and here.

However, I hypothesize there is such a thing as a PETRONAS linked company. (PLC). What would be the character of these mythological beasts? How about I start by saying one of the following must be present:

  1. The management or grand high poobahs must consist of high ranking ex-PETRONAS staff of  flag country vintage.
  2. Said management is in favour with current PETRONAS grand high poobahs.
  3. PLC may have a indirect, obfuscated,  commercial link with PETRONAS (this eliminates the companies listed in the lobby of Tower 1) or individual flag country staff mentioned above.
  4. Invitations to bid (ITB) will be fabricated such that the PLC capabilities stand out as the only possible candidate for the job.
  5. Missteps by the GLC will be attributed to RLC (rakyat linked companies) working for the GLC.
  6. Always part of PETRONAS mega projects.
  7. The hoi polloi, that is us grunts in trenches always wonder, how the heck did this company AlphaBetaGamma win his job?

Who do you think would meet the above criteria. Lekas-lekas, spew out your answers here.

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Saturday Star 2013-03-02 – Job Opportunities

March 4, 2013

Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me. I need money to purchase a dive light.

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.

This week, it looks like you (the advertisers) are recycling last weeks adverts. Since it’s a holiday today (Monday), I guess you are justified

  • I’m looking for a senior process engineer, 7+ years experience. Send your cv here. Also looking for process safety persons, lead piping designer, lead instrument engineer, and other seniors you think will catch my eye.
  • Shell wants you to experience world-class engineering in Malaysia. Visit here. Have all their best and brightest been recruited by PETRONAS?
  • Talisman is looking for an… Engineering manager?And lead process engineer. What gives? Visit their site.
  • Foster Wheeler is looking for a mess of engineers. Send your cv here.

 

How about some local food? Alisara at Puchong Indah. Specialises in Thai food, and has mango with stick rice.

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From the Engineering Floor – Meme

February 26, 2013

Something you don’t want to hear when meeting a client:

“All your (design) base(s) are belong to us!!”

If you don’t get it, look up definitions here and here. If you still don’t get it, my humour is too highbrow and ancient for you.

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Saturday Star 2013-02-23 – Job Opportunities

February 25, 2013

Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me. I need money to purchase a dive light.

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.

This week, it looks like you (the advertisers) are recycling last weeks adverts. Since it’s a holiday today (Monday), I guess you are justified

  • I’m looking for a senior process engineer, 7+ years experience. Send your cv here. Also looking for process safety persons, lead piping designer, lead instrument engineer, and other seniors you think will catch my eye.
  • Leighton Asia, India and Offshore (LAIO) is looking for Senior Engineers and Engineers in Civil (Onshore) disciplines. Apply here.
  • ExxonMobil is looking for an automation engineer, recent graduate chemical engineer, experienced distillation and gas processing engineer, experienced control applications engineer  lead safety facilities engineer (can I be given that job?), experienced instrument engineer, real time optimization engineer. Apply here.
  • Aker Solutions wants you in the deep end of the oil & gas talent pool. Visit them here if you want to see if you are woman enough to meet the challenge.
  • There’s a general add for ‘careers in petrochemical industry, riyadh, Saudi Arabia’. Send an email here.
  • I see Petrofac is looking for engineers. They are ‘career opportunities in offshore projects’. Hmm, is that a hint that they are not getting more acreage? Also, I notice that the email is for Petrofac Engineering, not Petrofac operations.  Send your cv here.

How about some local food? Alisara at Puchong Indah. Specialises in Thai food, and has mango with stick rice.

Break the Low Yat stranglehold! Support Newegg Malaysia.

Here’s a switch, a fiction novel combining diving, welding, oil & gas and family.

  

The Underwater Welder, Welding: Principles and Applications, Professional Diver’s Manual on Wet-Welding

LNG: A Nontechnical Guide, Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing, Second Edition (Dekker Mechanical Engineering), Gas and Oil Reliability Engineering: Modeling and Analysis

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Saturday Star 2013-02-16 – Job Opportunities

February 18, 2013

Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me. I need money to purchase a dive light.

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.

This week, it looks like you (the advertisers) are recycling last weeks adverts. Since it’s a holiday today (Monday), I guess you are justified

  • I’m looking for a senior process engineer, 7+ years experience. Send your cv here. Also looking for process safety persons, lead piping designer, lead instrument engineer, and other seniors you think will catch my eye.
  • Nothing else to see here.

How about some local food? Alisara at Puchong Indah. Specialises in Thai food, and has mango with stick rice.

Break the Low Yat stranglehold! Support Newegg Malaysia.

Here’s a switch, a fiction novel combining diving, welding, oil & gas and family.

  

The Underwater Welder, Welding: Principles and Applications, Professional Diver’s Manual on Wet-Welding

LNG: A Nontechnical Guide, Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing, Second Edition (Dekker Mechanical Engineering), Gas and Oil Reliability Engineering: Modeling and Analysis

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Saturday Star 2013-02-09 – Job Opportunities

February 11, 2013

Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me. I need money to purchase a dive light.

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.

This week, it looks like you (the advertisers) are recycling last weeks adverts. Since it’s a holiday today (Monday), I guess you are justified

  • I’m looking for a senior process engineer, 7+ years experience. Send your cv here. Also looking for process safety persons, lead piping designer, lead instrument engineer, and other seniors you think will catch my eye.
  • JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration (Malaysia) Ltd is looking people. Send your cv here. Or visit http://www.nex.jx-group.co.jp/english → RECRUIT → Employment at Tower 3 (Malaysia).
  • Uzma Engineering (not to be confused with Unza) is looking for Lead Engineers for Process, Mechanical – Static, Mechanical – Rotating, Structural, Electrical, Instrumentation, Piping. And (bribe-prone) Buyers, Expeditors, Document Controller, Project Engineer. Apply here, or visit here.

Support your local bookshop!  Bookalicious at The Summit Subang is a good choice. I think they focus on trilogies, quadrilogies, and other ologies. Tell them I sent you, and enjoy the look of perplexity on their faces. Those of you who have dropped my name, thanks!

Break the Low Yat stranglehold! Support Newegg Malaysia.

Here’s a switch, a fiction novel combining diving, welding, oil & gas and family.

  

The Underwater Welder, Welding: Principles and Applications, Professional Diver’s Manual on Wet-Welding

LNG: A Nontechnical Guide, Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing, Second Edition (Dekker Mechanical Engineering), Gas and Oil Reliability Engineering: Modeling and Analysis

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February 8, 2013

Not Malaysian news, but interesting because “The case was unique in that it was the first time a Dutch multinational had been taken to court in Holland over environmental damage caused abroad”. Is the door opening such that we can sue the parent companies of the multi-national subsidence operating in Malaysia? Hello, class-action lawsuits.

Dateline 2013-01-30:

A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell was partly responsible for oil pollution in the Niger Delta, but said the company was not liable for four of the five charges brought against it.

In relation to one spill it ordered the Shell subsidiary to pay compensation to a local farmer, saying the company had neglected its duty of care.

…

 

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February 5, 2013

Kickdefella

 

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BEM – Application Committee

February 5, 2013

Some of my colleagues on the Committee, which sat on Jan 17th, 2013.

Apply, and get past us. Muahahah.

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Saturday Star 2013-02-02 – Job Opportunities

February 4, 2013

Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me. I need money to purchase a dive light.

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’m looking for a senior process engineer, 7+ years experience. Send your cv here. Also looking for process safety persons, lead piping designer, lead instrument engineer, and other seniors you think will catch my eye.
  • Leighton Engineering is looking for Lead, Senior and Engineers in Instrument, Electrical, Mechanical, Process, Piping, Civil (Onshore) and Structural disciplines. Apply here, or visit here.
  • JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration (Malaysia) Ltd is looking people. Send your cv here. Or visit http://www.nex.jx-group.co.jp/english → RECRUIT → Employment at Miri (Malaysia).
  • Uzma Engineering (not to be confused with Unza) is looking for Lead Engineers for Process, Mechanical – Static, Mechanical – Rotating, Structural, Electrical, Instrumentation, Piping. And (bribe-prone) Buyers, Expeditors, Document Controller, Project Engineer. Apply here, or visit here.

Support your local bookshop!  Bookalicious at The Summit Subang is a good choice. I think they focus on trilogies, quadrilogies, and other ologies. Tell them I sent you, and enjoy the look of perplexity on their faces. Those of you who have dropped my name, thanks!

Break the Low Yat stranglehold! Support Newegg Malaysia.

Here’s a switch, a fiction novel combining diving, welding, oil & gas and family.

  

The Underwater Welder, Welding: Principles and Applications, Professional Diver’s Manual on Wet-Welding

LNG: A Nontechnical Guide, Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing, Second Edition (Dekker Mechanical Engineering), Gas and Oil Reliability Engineering: Modeling and Analysis

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