IEM Shout Out – OGMTD 24th AGM

December 4, 2014

The Oil, Gas and Mining Technical Division AGM will be held at Wisma IEM C&S Lecture Room, Second Floor

It will be held at 11am on Saturday, 13th December 2013.

Register here, and download the flyer here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

Since I’m the Advisor, come, y’all and heckle us. We also need a quorum, and need to vote in a new secretary / treasurer.


MOGEC – HAZOP Course 2014-10

December 3, 2014

MOGEC conducted a HAZOP course at Saloma Bistro (yes, that isn’t a typo). Will you turn up to the next one? Or any of our events?

And you if you can’t see who attended:

HAZOP 2014-10 Group


Lundin Petroleum acquires interest in block offshore Malaysia

December 2, 2014

Did you know that the Oil & Gas Journal has been published  since 1902? Someone gift me a subscription. And who are E&P Malaysia Venture?

Dateline 2014-09-25:

Lundin Malaysia BV, a wholly owned unit of Lundin Petroleum AB, has entered into agreements to acquire 50% interest in PM328, and operatorship of the block, from Petronas Carigali. The effective date of the transaction Aug. 31.

PM328 lies offshore Malaysia, northeast of PM307, which is also operated by Lundin Malaysia. PM328 covers an area of 5,600 sq km.

The initial production-sharing contract term is for 3 years. Within the first 18 months, Lundin Malaysia has committed to undertake the acquisition of 600 sq km of 3D seismic. Lundin Malaysia then has the option to commit to drilling one well in the remaining 18 months, or elect to hand back its interests to Petronas without penalty.

The remaining interest in the block will be held by Petronas (40%) and E&P Malaysia Venture Sdn. Bhd. (10%).


Saturday Star 2014-11-29 – Job Opportunities

December 1, 2014

Happy School Holidays. Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Or get the Young Turks series (all 4 books). Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me. I want to go for umrah.

  • I’m lining up jobs for next quarter, for IGL Services. Whisper to (better yet, carpe jugulum) your boss, and send work my way.
  • Carigali Hess is looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer, Rotating Machinery Engineer. Send your exaggerations here,  with a detailed resume stating references, expected remuneration, contact telephone and email address, before 13th December, 2014.
  • I hear that Technip is still looking for project managers, senior project engineers, project engineers for Libra FPSO Project & Rapid. > 5 years experience. Send CVs to me, and a donation, and I’ll forward it on. Or save yourself some money, and send it to Technip directly.

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!

Food choice of the week? How if you visit Vietnam, how about visiting and updating GoHalalVietnam! for your food needs. For your other needs, talk to your local tour guide/ concierge / man on the street.

How about some references to improve your health? I’ve been on this plan for about 12 weeks. Muscles have moved from buttery to rubbery.

You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises, Body by You: The You Are Your Own Gym Guide to Total Women’s Fitness, 100 No-Equipment Workouts


Top Talents Meet At Oil & Gas Exhibition (MOGSEC 2014)

November 30, 2014

Dateline 2014-09-26, MalaysiaDigest:

An initiative by the Malaysia Petroleum Resources Corporation (MPRC) to set up a University Pavilion at an oil and gas event to promote direct industry-academia discussion was a success with the participation of six local universities.

This pavilion was well patronised at the three-day Second Malaysia Oil and Gas Services Exhibition and Conference (MOGSEC 2014) which ended on Thursday at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. The event saw hundreds of top executives, including those in charge of recruitment and human capital management, checking out the many booths and display areas.

 


RM430 million from Petronas to safeguard Sabah

November 29, 2014

Anyone remember OCP? We await ED-209 at Esszone.

Dateline 2014-09-22, FMT:

Petronas, the national oil corporation, will spend an estimated RM430 million on two forward operation bases in Sabah to help beef up security along the eastern seaboard, the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone) protected by the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom).

One security base, costing RM230 million, would be located at a disused oil rig.

The other, costing RM200 million, would be located at the Bunga Mas Lima ship.

 


Mustapa challenges Kelantan govt to show proof for oil royalty claim

November 28, 2014

Dateline 2014-09-14, Malay Mail:

Kelantan Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed today challenged the PAS-led state government to show proof for the oil royalty claim bandied about by the party.

“The state government claimed that the Federal Government had denied their right to receive the oil royalty. This is a big lie. They have no right.

“We challenge them to show proof that the Federal Government must pay RM12 billion in oil royalties to Kelantan,” he said during a political talk in Tebing here, tonight.


ExxonMobil starts Tapis field enhanced oil recovery project

November 27, 2014

I see SKY has been promoted to ExxonMobil President, congratulations.

Dateline 2014-09-12, The Malaysian Insider:

In a statement today, ExxonMobil said the operations would start with water-alternating-gas injections from the recently-installed Tapis R central processing platform into targeted wells on the existing Tapis A platform.

Its president, See Kok Yew, said the project exemplified ExxonMobil’s leadership in technology application and global project execution excellence to maximise reserves recovery from producing fields.

The Tapis EOR project is one of several oil and gas investments announced in January 2011 by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as part of the country’s Economic Transformation Programme.


Marketing Rounds – KLIA2

November 26, 2014

Betcha don’t see KLIA2 from this angle often. We were asked to look at a hole in the ground there. No, there wasn’t a body inside it. Photosynth is here.

 


Malaysia plans exports of new crude oil grade in November

November 25, 2014

Goodbye, Tapis Crude. Hello, Kimanis.

Dateline 2014-09-10, Reuters:

Malaysian state oil firm Petronas plans to ramp up production at an offshore field this month, with first exports of the new crude grade planned for November, two sources with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.

Ramp-up of output at the Gumusut-Kakap field is key to Malaysia’s efforts to boost production and exports from several deepwater developments in the eastern part of the country.

Production of the new Kimanis crude grade may reach 80,000-90,000 barrels per day (bpd) next year, with potential to raise production further in the future, said one of the sources.

“If everything goes right, a cargo will load in November,” the source said.