PM warns PETRONAS of disaster if opposition promises done

April 18, 2013

From the Edge (which has disabled text copying on its pages) dateline 2013-04-02. And when he coming round to see us poor folks?

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak warned staff of national oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) that the opposition’s promises on Malaysia’s resources could bring “economic disaster” if implemented.

At a meeting with Petronas employees today, Najib took the opportunity to demolish the four key promises made by Pakatan Rakyat with regards to oil and gas management and Petronas.

Although he did not name the opposition pact, he alluded that his administration’s plans for the country were facing “threats,” including from those “who have come up with grandiose manifestos”.

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Pertamina takes over PETRONAS gas stations

April 17, 2013

Not strictly Malaysian, but it could have been the Sulu Sultanate who…

Dateline Jakarta Post 2013-04-02:

State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina has taken over filling stations previously owned by Malaysia’s PT Petronas Niaga Indonesia after weak sales prompted Petronas close them down.

Pertamina director, Afdal Bahaudin, said on Tuesday that the company had purchased the stations, which are mostly in Java.

“We have purchased fuels stations in selected locations only,” he said.

Afdal declined to reveal the transaction value. He only said that the prices of the stations varied depending on location.

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Saturday Star 2013-04-13 and 2013-04-06 – Job Opportunities

April 15, 2013

Thanks for hanging round. Been busy and travelling round the past month, and it isn’t going to get any better.

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.
  • Here’s a new one. No shame in their title, Nationwide Oil & Gas. They are looking for Sales and Application Engineers. Send your cv here.
  • ExxonMobil is looking for an experienced mechanical engineer. Apply here.

Hey, its kinda short this week. How about I include last week’s adverts?

  • There’s a new body agency in town, Jerry Varghese, who is recruiting for Saudi. They are looking for ‘Petrochemical Professionals!’ Email them here, or visit their fb site. Me, I’m not going to like their page anytime soon.
  • Carigali Hess is looking for a principal drilling engineer, SHE officer drilling / well services, Adviser (HSE drilling and operations), senior process safety engineer, reservoir engineer, lead / senior facilities engineer, marine engineer,  lead / senior well integrity engineer, reliability engineer. Send your cv here,  with a detailed resume stating references, expected remuneration, contact telephone and email address, before 20th April, 2013. Whoopsie.
  • JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration (Malaysia) Ltd is looking people, in the Project Team, Production Operations, Development, Exploration. Send your cv here. Or visit http://www.nex.jx-group.co.jp/english → RECRUIT → Employment in Miri (Malaysia)

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.

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IEM Shout Out – Overview Of Aboveground Atmospheric Storage Tanks In Oil And Gas Facilities

April 9, 2013

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be having a talk on 13th April. It’ll be at 9:00 am (makan-makan at 8:30) at Wisma IEM. We do have a lift, so no excuse. I have bad knees, and still manage to crawl up 2 flights.

Storage tanks are common equipment found in oil and gas facilities. They are used for temporary storage of products prior to being transferred to the next process activity. Atmospheric Storage Tanks operate under no or very little pressure, distinguishing them from pressure vessels.

The talk will provide an overview on the types of Aboveground Atmospheric Storage Tanks commonly used in the Oil and Gas industry. Some of the common types will be Fixed-Roof type and Floating-Roof type. The talk will also explain in more details the accessories associated with the tanks such as the Breather Valve, Floating Roof Drain, Floating Roof Seal, Rolling Ladders, Liquid Level Indicator, Anti Rotation Device and Roof Legs.

Some common failures in Aboveground Atmospheric Storage Tanks such as Pontoon leaks, Roof Drain puncture, Bottom Plate leak, Shell thinning and others will be shared, followed by typical types of Non Destructive Tests (NDTs) and Inspection carried out during erection and scheduled maintenance of these tanks.

The above will be presented by Ir. Alzakri B. Ekhwan. He is a Principal Engineer for Static-Unfired Equipment. He was graduated in 1993 from the University of Bath, UK in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently based in PETRONAS Penapisan Melaka Sdn. Bhd. (PP(M)SB) and has more than 19 years of experience in maintenance, design, fabrication, inspection and construction of Static Equipment in the Oil and Gas industry.

You can register for the event here, and retrieve the flier here.

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Tales from the Engineering Floor – Part Time Job

April 9, 2013

I was standing outside Madam Kwan’s at Suria KLCC, waiting for a contact to do some afterhours dealings. Not wanting to be caught holding the bag alone, I invited a couple of engineers to come with me.

As we were early, I told my engineers to book a table inside, and gestured to them to go in first. I happened to be standing in front of the restaurant podium.

My gesturing must have been something, as after I send my engineers in, I turn around, and there’s this lass who says to me:

Table for two, please.

Good thing I didn’t charge her a RM20 booking fee and legged it. I pointed into the interior, she waltzed in, and probably gave hell about where her promised table was.

Restaurant host is now a new category in my CV.

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Puncak Oil unit in O&G tie-up

April 4, 2013

From The Star, dateline 2013-03-29:

 Puncak Oil & Gas Sdn Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary GOM Resources and MedcoEnergi Internasional Tbk have signed a memorandum of agreement to cooperate in oil and gas (O&G) field development projects and the risk service contract projects in Malaysia as well as exploration and production opportunities, regionally.

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Petronas considers RM5 billion Islamic bond programme

April 3, 2013

Dateline 2013-03-29, Borneo Post Online:

Malaysia’s Petronas Gas Bhd (Petronas Gas) is considering setting up a RM5 billion (US$1.6 billion) Islamic bond programme to part finance the construction of regasification plants, three people familiar with the deal said.

The gas distribution arm of state oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) invited proposals from investment banks to arrange the debt sale, said the people, who asked not to be named as the details were private.

A sale would be the Kuala Lumpur-based company’s second offering of sukuk, or debt that paid returns on assets to comply with Islam’s ban on interest.

It sold RM860 million of syariah-compliant notes in August via unit Kimanis Power Sdn Bhd to part finance a power plant, with maturities ranging from 2016 to 2028.

The 5.05 per cent notes due in 2023 yielded 4.23 per cent on Wednesday, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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IEM Shout Out – Overview Of Aboveground Atmospheric Storage Tanks In Oil And Gas Facilities

April 2, 2013

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be having a talk on 13th April. It’ll be at 9:00 am (makan-makan at 8:30) at Wisma IEM. We do have a lift, so no excuse. I have bad knees, and still manage to crawl up 2 flights.

Storage tanks are common equipment found in oil and gas facilities. They are used for temporary storage of products prior to being transferred to the next process activity. Atmospheric Storage Tanks operate under no or very little pressure, distinguishing them from pressure vessels.

The talk will provide an overview on the types of Aboveground Atmospheric Storage Tanks commonly used in the Oil and Gas industry. Some of the common types will be Fixed-Roof type and Floating-Roof type. The talk will also explain in more details the accessories associated with the tanks such as the Breather Valve, Floating Roof Drain, Floating Roof Seal, Rolling Ladders, Liquid Level Indicator, Anti Rotation Device and Roof Legs.

Some common failures in Aboveground Atmospheric Storage Tanks such as Pontoon leaks, Roof Drain puncture, Bottom Plate leak, Shell thinning and others will be shared, followed by typical types of Non Destructive Tests (NDTs) and Inspection carried out during erection and scheduled maintenance of these tanks.

The above will be presented by Ir. Alzakri B. Ekhwan. He is a Principal Engineer for Static-Unfired Equipment. He was graduated in 1993 from the University of Bath, UK in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently based in PETRONAS Penapisan Melaka Sdn. Bhd. (PP(M)SB) and has more than 19 years of experience in maintenance, design, fabrication, inspection and construction of Static Equipment in the Oil and Gas industry.

You can register for the event here, and retrieve the flier here.

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Saturday Star 2013-03-30 – Job Opportunities

April 1, 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 is looking for (many) drilling rig supervisors. Visit here. Have all their best and brightest been recruited by PETRONAS?
  • I see Petrofac is looking for a development manager. Send your cv via snail mail to Human Resource Department, Petrofac (Malaysia-PM304) Limited, Level 21, Menara 3 PETRONAS, Persiaran KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 KL, or you can try here.
  • McDermott are looking for people, project engineering managers, structural lead engineers, mechanical lead engineers, instrumentation lead engineers, subsea lead engineers, all with 10+ year experience. Visit the website, or submit 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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Roc Oil confirms eastern extent of Malaysia’s Spaoh field

March 30, 2013

Dateline 2013-03-22, by Proactive Investors:

Roc Oil’s (ASX: ROC) third well at the Balai Cluster Risk Service Contract offshore Malaysia has confirmed the eastern extent of hydrocarbons in the Spaoh field.

Spaoh-2 intersected 30 metres of net hydrocarbon pay across six sandstone reservoir intervals.

It has been cased and completed in preparation for extended well testing with the Early Production Vessel Balai Mutiara.

Roc is now preparing to move the rig 5 kilometres northwest of Spaoh to drill the West Acis-2 well.

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