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

October 23, 2012

My technical division will be hosting a 1 day seminar on the 20th November, 2012. It is worth 6 CPD points, and held at Kelab Golf Negara Subang. Since I’m giving it, I expect hoards will have to be turned away at the gates.

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 16 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, in both design and operations.

Register here, or download the form here.

Leave a Comment » | engineering, Malaysia, oil and gas | Tagged: , | Permalink
Posted by Wata

Saturday Star 2012-10-20 – Job Opportunities

October 22, 2012

C’mon. Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me.

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.
  • Nothing else in paper catches my eye.

May I suggest that readers try Bluestacks? Run your Android apps on your Windows tablet, so you can buy that Win8 tablet (and buy me one) without worrying you won’t have anything to play on it!

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!

With all the unfortunate accidents happening in Malaysian waters lately, I think a selection of safety books is in order:

  

Functional Safety, Second Edition: A Straightforward Guide to Applying IEC 61508 and Related Standards, Layer of Protection Analysis: Simplified Process Risk Assessment (Camino del Sol), Safety Critical Systems Handbook: A STRAIGHTFOWARD GUIDE TO FUNCTIONAL SAFETY, IEC 61508 (2010 EDITION) AND RELATED STANDARDS, INCLUDING PROCESS IEC 61511 AND MACHINERY IEC 62061 AND ISO 13849

Leave a Comment » | engineering, Malaysia, oil and gas | Tagged: , , | Permalink
Posted by Wata

Pengerang residents to rally in protest of petroleum complex project

October 21, 2012

Money well diverted can always solve these problems.

Dateline 2012-09-25:

Pengerang residents will hold a rally on Sunday to protest the development of the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex (PIPC) in Johor, in which about 30,000 residents affected by the project will be relocated under a new settlement scheme.

Pengerang Everlasting Green Rally chairman Anis Afida Azli said the development of the PIPC was a 22,500-acre land grab that would lead to loss of sustainability among villagers and was detrimental to the environment.

“The PIPC project involves more than 10 traditional villages that have been in existence for more than 100 years. A total of 28,050 villagers will be affected by the project,” she told reporters outside Parliament today.

She added many villagers were fishermen and farmers who relied on natural resources for a living, and that their relocation to neighbouring villages was not suitable to extend their normal activities.

“Many farmers own farms that need to be harvested and it will take them a very long time to regrow their crops,” she explained.

“The fishermen are also unable to go down to sea because the density of fishermen there (following relocation) will be shifted.”

Anis Afida also said Pengerang’s reputation as a tourist destination will be affected drastically.

“It (Pengerang) is full of natural resources, sea life and unique landform that cannot be found anywhere else in Malaysia,” she said.

“The development of the complex will not only affect the environment, but also the tourist industry in neighbouring places like Desaru and Sebana,” she added.

…

 

1 Comment | Malaysia, oil and gas | Tagged: | Permalink
Posted by Wata

Petronas’ floating LNG project to produce 3.6 million tonnes of LNG

October 20, 2012

Dateline 2012-09-24:

National oil and gas corporation, Petronas’ proposed RM10 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing module, at the Petronas LNG Complex in Bintulu, will produce an additional 3.6 million metric tonnes of LNG per annum.

Petronas Carigali Sarawak Operation head Mohd Nazori Janor said the company was aggressively pursuing the Floating LNG Project, known as Petronas LNG Train 9, offshore Sarawak.

“Petronas will spend about RM300 billion over five years (2012-2017) on enhanced oil recovery, as well as, brown, small and marginal field development in Malaysia to sustain production level and increase resource base, and generate jobs and business opportunities in the oil and gas sector,” he said in a statement.

Upon completion, the Train 9 project will include gas receiving facilities, acid gas removal unit, dehydration and mercury removal unit, fractionation and liquefaction unit, LNG rundown unit and all the associated utilities and facilities.

…

 

Leave a Comment » | Malaysia, oil and gas | Tagged: | Permalink
Posted by Wata

Firing up oil and gas

October 19, 2012

Dateline 2012-09-24:

COMING from Sarawak and as a former Shell employee, I know very well how important the oil and gas (O&G) industry is not just to Sarawak but the whole of Malaysia. But we have to move beyond being largely upstream producers to increase value at every link in the entire chain.

Many of our numerous O&G projects aim just to do that to bring about higher income, greater value-added, employment opportunities and multiplier effects through the economy which will help everyone. We have the raw material and the land to give us tremendous competitive advantage.

…

Leave a Comment » | Malaysia, oil and gas | Permalink
Posted by Wata

IEM Shout Out – OGMTD 22nd AGM

October 18, 2012

The Oil, Gas and Mining Technical Division AGM will be held at 3rd Floor, TUS lecture room, Wisma IEM, 21 Jalan Selangor, Petaling Jaya.

It will be held at 11am on Saturday, 10th November 2012.

Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

Since I’m the Chairman, come, y’all and heckle us.

Leave a Comment » | Chemical, engineering, Malaysia | Tagged: , | Permalink
Posted by Wata

Matrade’s Oil & Gas Exhibition Generates RM730.63 Million In Sales

October 18, 2012

Dateline 2012-09-24:

The Malaysia Oil & Gas Services Exhibition and Conference (MOGSEC) 2012 has generated total sales of RM730.63 million.

The sales encompassed the export of products and services of construction and installation; engineering, procurement and construction; logistics; manufacturing, exploration and production supply; pipe cutting; and engineering, exploration and production.

The inaugural exhibition, held by Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) on Sept 18-19, 2012, saw 110 effective business meetings involving foreign companies from the United States, Oman, United Kingdom, South Africa, Yemen and Zambia as buyers with local O&G products and services exporters.

…

Leave a Comment » | Malaysia, oil and gas | Tagged: | Permalink
Posted by Wata

Are Malaysian salaries enough to draw our talent back?

October 17, 2012

We had an interesting conversation lately about the TalentCorp process being subject to abuse. Course, this is because I am outside the circle. If I were inside, I would have defended their right to reward talent as I, sorry they, see fit, as long as the money holds out.

Dateline 2012-09-23:

FOR Daniel Chew, Brisbane – a city of modern skyscrapers but known for its laidback lifestyle has been “home” for the last 10 years.

Even before graduating with a degree in Commerce from the University of Queensland, Chew, 29, remembers having secured a job offer. The fact that his qualifications entitled him for permanent residence in Australia only made his decision to stay on so much easier.

His career path was set out in 2005, with him joining KPMG as an auditor, and later moving on to its corporate finance division where he specialised in business valuations. His years in professional practice also saw him qualify as a chartered accountant.

…

7 Comments | Malaysia | Tagged: | Permalink
Posted by Wata

NGOs to meet PM over Kelantan oil royalty rights

October 16, 2012

Suspicious, really? Noooooo…

Dateline 2012-09-22:

A coalition of pressure groups plans to hand the prime minister a petition over the Kelantan oil royalty issue carrying 150,000 signatures on October 3, the news portal Harakahdaily reported yesterday.

Early last month, Putrajaya set up a panel to resolve the long-standing issue that is expected to be a major campaign point for the PAS-led Kelantan state government in the coming general election.

The Kelantan government had previously been suspicious about the Najib administration’s forming of the oil royalty panel so close to the polls and asked for it to finish the probe in three months instead of the earlier planned six months.

On October 3, a convoy lead by the coalition calling itself “Royalti” will converge at the Federal Court in Putrajaya to pledge their support for a fair distribution of oil royalty to Kelantan.

…

 

Leave a Comment » | Malaysia, Malaysian election | Tagged: | Permalink
Posted by Wata

Saturday Star 2012-10-13 – Job Opportunities

October 15, 2012

C’mon. Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me.

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.
  • Murphy is looking for a senior commissioning engineer-instrument, senior process engineer (what?), senior well intervention engineer (are their wells having a personal crisis?) and safety supervisor. Apply here, or visit here.

May I suggest that readers try Bluestacks? Run your Android apps on your Windows tablet, so you can buy that Win8 tablet (and buy me one) without worrying you won’t have anything to play on it!

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!

With all the unfortunate accidents happening in Malaysian waters lately, I think a selection of safety books is in order:

  

Functional Safety, Second Edition: A Straightforward Guide to Applying IEC 61508 and Related Standards, Layer of Protection Analysis: Simplified Process Risk Assessment (Camino del Sol), Safety Critical Systems Handbook: A STRAIGHTFOWARD GUIDE TO FUNCTIONAL SAFETY, IEC 61508 (2010 EDITION) AND RELATED STANDARDS, INCLUDING PROCESS IEC 61511 AND MACHINERY IEC 62061 AND ISO 13849

Leave a Comment » | engineering, Malaysia, oil and gas | Tagged: , , , | Permalink
Posted by Wata

« Previous Entries
Next Entries »