Dateline 2018-02-15, FMT:
The Sarawak Chief Minister’s Office has denied a posting on social media that cited Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg purportedly giving an ultimatum to Petronas.
“The office wishes to clarify that the chief minister has never issued such an ultimatum to Petronas though the onus is on Petronas to comply with the state law like any other companies with prospecting and mining interests in Sarawak.
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Dateline 2018-02-13, Nasdaq:
The Malaysian prime minister’s office on Tuesday re-appointed Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin as the chief executive officer of state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Bhd, or Petronas, for a second three-year term.
Wan Zulkiflee’s reappointment is seen as a vote of confidence in the company’s and his performance after presiding over a period of low energy prices. He was first appointed CEO in April 2015.
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Dateline 2018-02-09, The Malaysian Insight:
CHIEF Minister Abang Johari Openg has given another hint that Sarawak will muscle in to claim more revenue from oil and gas for its coffers.
“I already have ideas (on generating more income), but I cannot reveal them today,” said Abang Johari, who is also president of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), the second-largest party in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, when jointly opening the PBB Women and Youth wings’ triennial delegates’ conference in Kuching today.
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My technical division will be hosting a visit on the 5th April, 2018.
As a global leader in premium coated steel products, BlueScope is an unsurpassed and trusted brand in meeting engineering needs of the challenging building and construction industry with more than 100 facilities in 17 countries. Our strong partnerships and networks are built on BlueScope’s great product brands of coated steel, namely COLORBOND®, TRUECORE® and ZINCALUME® steel. In ensuring the premium quality of our product, stringent tests are conducted regularly for all our products prior to introducing it to the market. Our products are made to meet high Australian standard using cutting edges steel manufacturing technologies. This technical visit allows visitors to understand about the whole production process, testing process and also how BlueScope’s proprietary formula make our product stay strong and beautiful after years.
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Happy post SPM survival week. IGL has pivoted into training, so book your seats now.
We’re thinking of republishing Young Turks of PETRONAS, but it’s a minimum 500 book printing run. Do I have enough interested persons to purchase?
Donate to your favorite charity (me), buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Or get the Young Turks series (3 books until I can get YTP republished). Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me, my camera dive case flooded, and I need a new replacement. Heck, if you want to send me a Canon 5D Mk III plus dive case, I will not say no.
Food choice of the week? I’ll think about it.
This week, may I suggest you have a peek at Dakwah Corner? They have branches in Subang Parade, PJ Section 14, Ampang Park (okay, forget about the Ampang Park branch)
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Darn it, I missed the boat.
Dateline 2018-02-04, The Sun Daily:
The Energy Commission (EC) has processed two liquefied natural gas (LNG) import licences and three shipping licences under the third party access (TPA) system which comes into effect on Jan 16, 2018.
Director of Gas Development and Regulation Roslee Esman said another firmed application for both LNG import and shipping licences was expected to be submitted in the third quarter.
Meanwhile, the TPA for natural gas is a system that makes it possible for third parties to access gas facilities that they do not own or operate.
Roslee said the Gas Supply Act (Amendment) 2016 and the introduction of the TPA provided more opportunities for industry players to participate.
“The EC encourages more suppliers (LNG import and shipping licensees) to apply for the licence but the market can be considered as being competitive once two or more shipping licensees participate in the market,” he told Bernama.
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Dateline 2018-01-30, Malay Mail Online:
The Sarawak state government said it will exert its mining rights, including oil mining, despite Petronas having the legal right to explore and mine for petroleum in state territorial waters.
Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg said mining was part of the rights of Sarawak enshrined in the Federal Constitution.
He said the state government has also directed Petronas to consult the state on the utilisation of gas from any new fields.
“This is to ensure that Sarawak has the first right of refusal in using the new sources of gas for the development of our oil and gas industries as well as the development of other industries in Sarawak,” he said in his speech at the special sitting to mark the 150th anniversary of the state legislative assembly.
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I need mettle. And an inspiring article indeed.
Dateline 2018-01-29, NST:
Local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the oil and gas services and equipment (OGSE) industry are increasingly catching up in a playing field dominated by the major players of the industry, especially multinational companies (MNC) and larger scale players.
This is the case of four local companies, NGLTech Sdn Bhd and ProEight Technology Sdn Bhd, MIT Technologies Sdn Bhd and MTC Engineering Sdn Bhd, all showing promising value add in par with bigger players, both domestic and international.
NGLTech, a research and development (R&D) and process technology solutions provider, has successfully implemented and commercialised most of its 12 patented and patent pending home-grown technologies since its incorporation in 2009.
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Dateline 2018-01-29, NST:
With the current temporary rise in the crude oil prices – strengthening since the start of 2018, it will be unlikely for the prices to revert to the heady days of USD$100 per barrel, evident from the cautious response of global oil companies.
As such, Malaysian Petroleum Resources Corporation (MPRC) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Halmi said Malaysia oil and gas services and equipment (OGSE) companies should not slow their momentum or lose focus on raising their competitiveness.
“To be more competitive, local OGSE companies should focus on providing economies of scale and integrated solutions,own technologies, employ quality talent, and possess export capabilities,” he said in media briefing recently.
The media briefing was held to share the latest MPRC100 rankings and industry analysis for the financial year ended 2016.
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Can process engineers, please attend?
My technical division will be hosting a course on the 28th to 29th March, 2018. It is worth 13 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The course will be presented by Associate Professor Dr. Syamsul Rizal Abd. Shukor.
The oil & gas production processes (such as sand separation, produced water treatment, seawater filtration, crude oil and gas treatment) require reliable monitoring and control strategy to maintain optimum operational performance. Moreover, process operations are always being affected by disturbances, which negatively affect product quality and cause unplanned process shutdown. Therefore, a good understanding and competency on the major oil & gas production process operations and control are vital for the production personnel. This 2-day course is designed to educate the participants on the engineering design and process control practices in the oil & gas production processes, such as sand separation, produced water treatment, and crude oil desalting.
The course will cover the following major topics:
- Introduction to Oil & Gas Production Processes (such as sand separation, produced water treatment, crude oil treatment, etc.)
- Basics of Process Control
- Process Characteristics: Static and Dynamic
- Final Control Elements
- Controller Algorithm and Controller Tuning
- Single & Multiple Control Loops
Associate Professor Dr. Syamsul Rizal Abd. Shukor received his B.Eng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering from University of Bradford, UK in 1997. In 2000, he was conferred M.Sc (Chemical Engineering) by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK and specializes in process control and simulation. He is currently an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering with USM. His research areas are in process control and simulation, process intensification systems, and hydrodynamics of fluid flow in microchannels. He has conducted various training, workshops, seminars, short courses and consultation for chemical & process industries in process control and separation technologies. He has also participated in the Gas Treatment Plant Project Onshore Gas Terminal in Turkmenistan under PETRONAS Carigali, Acid Gas Removal Unit (AGRU) project in TNBR Sdn. Bhd., as well as handling process safety management (PSM) of PETRONAS Sarawak Operation (SKO). He is an active member of Society of Engineering Education Malaysia, Malaysian Automatic Control Engineers Society, and the Custodian of Malaysia Process Control (MyPC) Society.
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