Oil royalty settlement: PKR drills for details

June 9, 2012

Yeah, we want to know. But no, you don’t have to explain to voters.

Dateline 2012-04-24:

PKR today called on Putrajaya to disclose details behind the settlement reached between Terengganu and Petronas after the former dropped its legal suit against the national oil company in a longstanding oil royalty row.

Party secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution said the Barisan Nasional-controlled state must explain to its voters what were the benefits received from the out-of-court agreement to disprove assumptions that their right to oil royalty was determined by political discretion.

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Photos – Launch of MPRC ICC

June 8, 2012

Some unofficial photos of the launch of the Industry Consultative Council (ICC) of the Malaysia Petroleum Resource Council (MPRC) on May 22nd, 2012. We look forward to good things.

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Photos from the Seminar: Sharing Experience on Nuclear Power (in Malaysia)

June 7, 2012

This seminar was held on the 26-30th March, 2012.

Why is this here? It’s my backup plan for when we run out of cheques… I mean oil revenue.

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IEM Shout Out – Technical Visit to Q Cells Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

June 6, 2012

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be hosting a visit on the 23rd June, 2012. It’ll start at 9ampm and is worth 4 CPD hours.

Q-Cells SE is among the leading companies in the photovoltaics industry worldwide. Its extensive product portfolio ranges from solar cells and modules to complete photovoltaic systems. Q-Cells develops and manufactures its products at its headquarters in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany and markets them through a global distribution network. The company has a second production facility in Malaysia. More than 200 scientists and engineers at Q-Cells are pursuing the rapid development of technologies in order to achieve the company’s objective: quickly and permanently reducing the cost of photovoltaics, making the technology more competitive. Close networking between research, development and production allows Q-Cells to mass produce innovations quickly, thereby assuming the role of a technology leader in the photovoltaics sector.

Register here or download the form here.

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xmrsmmuor Charity Dinner

June 5, 2012

Let’s get together and be generous at our very own “xmrsmmuor Charity Dinner” on Saturday, 30th June 2012, 8pm at the Grand Ballroom, Hotel Singgahsana, Petaling Jaya.

“… to explain about the Charity Dinner … where does the charity go to:-

  1. Ansara Muar fund itself, for our own members/teachers, should there be any misfortune …. donations for kematian, kecelakaan, etc.
  2. Program Selaut Kasih Segunung Sayang, where
    1. we ‘adopt’ paed daycare at Hospital Melaka (kickoff) and plan to expand to Hospital Muar … we entertain kids with leukemia n thalassemia every quarter / every 2 months …. celebrate birthdays, donated books, as they will be there the whole day for treatment.
    2. we ‘adopt’ Yayasan Annuriah, lead and organised by your very own Norashikin Basiron … again, extending our aid to the needy ones…

Currently, these are the 2 areas we are focusing on.”

In addition, it is also time to show our heartiest gratitude to our former teachers by sponsoring them to this event! Wait no more, join us now!

We are also looking for items to be auctioned and lucky draws. Cash contribution is much appreciated.

Fee for Donors:

  • RM80 per adult, RM30 per kid (7-12 years old)

Sponsorship for teachers:

  • RM80 per teacher (dinner only) RM160 per teacher with spouse (dinner only). Accommodation: RM150 per room.

RSVP by 31st May 2012 (or now!) to Ahmad Luthfi Musa / Hasfariza Abu Hassan

Persiaran Barat, Off Jalan Sultan, 46760 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

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Malaysia’s Petronas Gas to spend $324.62 mil on Sabah regasification terminal

June 5, 2012

Dateline 2012-05-15:

Petronas Gas Bhd will spend some $324.6 mil (1 billion ringgit) to build its regasification terminal in Lahad Datu, Sabah.

Managing director and chief executive office Samsudin Miskon said the capital expenditure (capex) for the facility, which will convert liquefied natural gas (LNG) into gas, includes land and construction expenses.

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Saturday Star 2012-06-02 – Job Opportunities

June 4, 2012

Support me by purchasing my recommendations, or buying through my Amazon store. I need the money to pay for running this site. C’mone, where are those corporate sponsors?

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 construction project engineer, construction superintendent. Apply here, or visit here.

 

May I suggest that readers install the Waze app on their phones? And use it as much as possible? It says its a “a social mobile application providing free turn-by-turn navigation based on the live conditions of the road. 100% powered by users, the more you drive, the better it gets. Join the community of drivers in your area today!” It’s definitely getting better for the Klang Valley area, though we need more users from East Malaysia.

Support your local bookshop!  Bookalicious at The Summit Subang turned two last Saturday, good selection of imported books. 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!

I find that photography is more and more important when going to site, using it a record of finding, interesting things to share or lampoon, depending on your taste.

Scott Kelby’s Digital Photography Boxed Set, Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4, David Busch’s Mastering Digital SLR Photography, Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera

This week’s food promotion is … masak asam pedas. If you find nice places around PJ, let me know. I’ve tried the one across from the PJ State Police Station, and the shop next to Dewan MPSJ in PJ State.

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Malaysia to get Taiwan’s scrapped naphtha cracking project

June 2, 2012

Interesting. After the hoohaa with Lynas, we are now thinking of importing a project that was rejected in its home country due to environmental concerns. Seems to be a G to G project.

Dateline 2012-05-15:

A controversial investment project for naphtha cracking that was scrapped in Taiwan may now be set up in Malaysia.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced that a Taiwanese petrochemical company will invest US$ 120 billion in his country for naphtha cracking, oil refining and petrochemical production.

Following the announcement of the Malaysian Prime Minister, Taiwanese Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang said the firm referred to by Mr. Razak was Kuokuang Petrochemical Technology Company.

Kuokuang, in which Taiwan’s state-owned oil refiner CPC Corp. has a large stake, had earlier planned to invest in setting up a naphtha cracking and petrochemical complex in central Taiwan’s Changhua County.

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IEM Shout Out – Talk on An Overview of PAS55:2008 Asset Management Standard

June 1, 2012

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be hosting a talk on the 9th June, 2012. It’ll start at 10.00am and is worth 2 CPD hours.

PAS 55 is the British Standards Institution’s (BSI) Publicly Available Specification for the optimized management of physical assets – it provides clear definitions and a 28-point requirements specification for establishing and verifying a joined-up, optimized and whole-life management system for all types of physical assets. Now internationally recognized, PAS 55 is proving to be an essential, objective definition of what is required to demonstrate competence, establish improvement priorities and make better, clearer connections between strategic organizational plans and the actual day-to-day work and asset realities. PAS 55 provides clear evidence of sustainable good governance to customers, investors, regulators and other stakeholders. In contrast to many other standards, which can sometimes be met simply by having extensive paperwork, PAS 55 specifically requires evidence of alignment between good intentions and real, on-the-ground delivery. So it is a valuable mechanism to ensure that the principles of whole life cycle planning, risk management, cost/benefit, customer focus and sustainability etc. are actually delivered within the day-to-day activities of capital project implementation, operations, maintenance etc. PAS 55 is used as the basis to develop ISO55000 as an Asset Management Standard. The relevancy of its used is gaining recognition in Malaysia for organization that values improvement in their asset management standard. Organisations that have adopted such a systematic and optimized approach have consistently delivered significant bottom-line cost and performance/service improvements. The speaker shall share his experience in using PAS55 as standard development and asset performance auditing in Malaysia.

Ir. Al-Khairi Mohd Daud, P.Eng, C.Eng, MIEM, B.Eng(Hons) – Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, MBA. Ir. Al-Khairi has a varied experienced in project, engineering, maintenance and reliability experience from various industries. Ir. Al-Khairi started his career a research assistant with Shell Research Centre in Thornton, United Kingdom in 1991. He came back to Malaysia and worked as a plant engineer with Associated Pam Malaysia Cement (APMC) Sdn Bhd, a cement plant, in Rawang, Selangor. He further developed his professional experience in oil and gas sector with Shell/PETRONAS via Malaysia LNG in Bintulu. He subsequently joined Uniqema Malaysia (an oleo-chemical plant), which is a subsidiary of Unilever and later ICI.He went back to petrochemical plant when he became the Maintenance Manager with UCB Chemicals in 2002. His experience was enriched when he set up the facilities and equipment department with a world class Research and Development Company together with its factory set up. He then headed a similar role with a leading Medical Centre in Klang Valley prior to setting up his own consultancy company presently. During his career, Ir. Al-Khairi has implemented various CMMS software’s such as SAP. MP2. Maintsavers and CWork. He also had won an award for his outstanding contribution on SHE excellent from ICI. Currently Ir. Al-Khairi is the Chairman of the Oil, Gas and Mining Technical Division of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia. Ir. Al-Khairi has developed an international alliance with other reliability Professionals under Uptime Alliance (see http://www.consciousasset.com and http://www.faqeh.com). Ir. Al-Khairi’s objective is to let the industry benefits from world class maintenance and reliability practices.

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Petron not giving up on Esso Malaysia takeover bid

May 31, 2012

Dateline 2012-10-15:

Petron Corp. wants to fully take over a Malaysian oil refiner by offering to buy out its remaining public shareholders for the second time.

Petron, through its international arm Petron Oil and Gas International Sdn, Bhd, has beefed up its stake in Esso Malaysia Bhd to 73.32% from 65% after a recent tender offer to minority shareholders.

Petron chairman and CEO Ramon Ang told reporters they hoped to own 100% of Esso, but not all shareholders accepted their offer.

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