From IEM – Mentor Guidelines

January 24, 2010

I turned up at the IEM a week ago 2010-01-18, to attend a presentation / workshop on how to improve the mentor system to create and nurture responsible members of humanity. I don’t have pictures of the fisticuffs, but I do have handouts as to the minimum expected from a mentor.

Humor aside, if you think that the quality of engineers needs some butt kicking, excuse me tender nurturing, please volunteer your time and skills, and heal the world together.

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From the Malaysian Insider – H Merican to Stay?

January 22, 2010

Taken from the Malaysian Insider, dateline 2010-01-19:

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — Petronas advisor Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (picture) signalled his objection today to the national oil company’s CEO Tan Sri Hassan Marican being replaced with a senior politician.

The Malaysian Insider had reported last week that Hassan’s term at the helm of Petronas is likely to be extended for another year after his contract expires next month, but speculation persists about a politician taking over his job.

An announcement on the extension — expected soon from the government — will put an end to the uncertainty surrounding Hassan’s future.

Compare this to the article that muses on Tan Sri’s potential replacements, which has a later dateline.

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From The Star – Happy O&G Sector

January 21, 2010

From the Star, dateline 2010-01-18:

Petronas said to be giving out more contracts

PETALING JAYA: Recent reports of several local oil and gas (O&G) players securing contracts from Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) are bringing back some cheer to the industry that faced a hiccup last year when the price of oil went down and Petronas dished out fewer contracts.

Petronas was reported to be committed to spend RM26bil in capital expenditure (capex) for the domestic market for the year ending March 31 (FY10).

The Star - Oil & Gas Cheer
Talk about deja vu. Didn’t they say this last year?

You can subscribe to an online version of the paper at the Bluehyppo site, follow links to e-browse.

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From the Business Times – Najib Mulls Candidates for PETRONAS CEO

January 20, 2010

From the Business Times, dateline Jan 15, 2010:

A THREE-WAY race to helm Malaysia’s national oil corporation is on but the incumbent is not one of the contenders, executives familiar with the matter said.

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The three being considered are all from within the company, which puts paid to speculation that Mr Najib would rope in an outsider to helm the oil firm. The trio: Shamsul Azhar Abbas, an adviser to Petronas’ international operations; Anuar Ahmad, a vice-president in charge of human resource management; and Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin, Petronas’s vice-president in charge of the gas business.

I guess the Business Times has its own sources, as this news has not been reported by the Malaysian newswires.

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From The Star – Fuel Pricing by Car Size

January 19, 2010

Do I need to elaborate on this article from The Star deadline 2010-01-08? It should be retitled ‘Fuel Pricing Finally Goes Bananas’:

PETALING JAYA: The bigger your car, the more you will have to pay for petrol from May 1.
This is because the Government is going to change the way fuel is subsidised.
It is planning for a fuel pricing mechanism that will ensure only targeted groups, particularly those from the lower-income, will receive fuel subsidy.
Also, foreigners who drive into the country to fill up their tanks will not be eligible for subsidy and will have to pay more for fuel.
“The bigger the engine, the higher petrol will cost,” Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said yesterday.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all eliminating the fuel subsidy in conjunction with a concerted effort to entice me to use a safe, reliable, efficient, cost effective, redundent public transport system. My dark sense of humor was so tickled by the above article that it shut down for a few minutes for want to address all the things that can go screwy.

If you want some follow up articles, try here, here.

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Saturday Star 2010-01-16 – Job Opportunities

January 18, 2010
  • Synergy is looking for lead safety engineers, safety specialists, junior and lead process engineers and technical writers. We’re on an expansion drive, people! Visit the Synergy website for contact details. For leads, you need 5 years plus experience in the oil & gas industry. For safety specialist applicants, you need to be well versed in HAZOP, HAZID, QRA, FERA and Formal Safety Assessment. Ah, heck. If you have more than 5 years experience in O&G, apply. If you have less than 5, send a donation to the offshore account, and still get abuse. For juniors, go pick up a copy of Cambridge’s ChemEng syallabus, and go study like the Tripods (all of them) are tomorrow. 
  • I see PETRONAS has a walk-in interview session on the 23 & 24 January 2010 at the KL Convention Centre (remind me not to go to in that weekend).  They have postions for executives/ engineers/ technical coaches & technical professionals. You need at least a BEng and 8 (eight) years related experience. Don’t come crying to me if they reject you because you only have 5 years. Hah, they want you to bring their latest resume (no CVs), to passport photos, NRIC, academic qualifications and last 3 pay slips (of course, everyone will bring in ‘adjusted’ slips if they had any sense).
  • Muhibbah Petrochemical Engineering is looking for senior QA / QC, project planning and control engineer. You can send your resume in here.
  • Turboservices is looking for a opns & maint technician. Send email here.
  • Petrosains is looking for people as well, I guess.

No food recommendations this week. I’ll be in Kerteh InshaAllah this Wed, so I guess it’s Sundram banana leaf rice for lunch. Sigh, how I miss Pak Ali’s nasi biryani…

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Saturday Star 2010-01-09 – Job Opportunities

January 12, 2010

I’ve been busy, how have you been?

  • First off, Synergy is looking for lead safety engineers, safety specialists, junior and lead process engineers and technical writers. We’re on an expansion drive, people! Visit the Synergy website for contact details. For leads, you need 5 years plus experience. Ah, heck. If you have more than 5 years experience in O&G, apply. If you have less than 5, send a donation to the offshore account, and still get abuse. For juniors, go pick up a copy of Cambridge’s ChemEng syallabus, and go study like the Tripods (all of them) are tomorrow.
  • Jobs available are avaiable in Qatar Petroleum for Snr Petroleum Engineer, Snr Completion Eng, Snr Inspection Eng, Snr Corrosion Eng. Apply here.
  • Subsea 7 has an office here now. They are looking for a snr proposals eng (Sing, KL), proposals eng (KL). Too bad they aren’t looking for engineering degree holders for these positions.

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Job Opening – Admin Staff (Temp)

January 5, 2010

Duties:

  • Support Admin/Finance Executive
  • Office management (stationary manager, services manager, document transmittal)
  • Staff admin (time sheet management)
  • Courier duties, as required
  • General Support of Engineering Department

Requirements

  • Able to communicate coherently in Bahasa Malaysia and English
  • Able to use Word and Excel
  • No financial experience required
  • Immediate start
  • Own transport is advantageous.
  • Students awaiting SPM results welcome to apply

Contact Synergy within this week.

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Saturday Star 2010-01-02 – Job Opportunities

January 4, 2010

First off, 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, expect to be mocked.

  • First off, Synergy is looking for lead safety engineers, safety specialists, junior and lead process engineers and technical writers. We’re on an expansion drive, people! Visit the Synergy website for contact details. For leads, you need 5 years plus experience. Ah, heck. If you have more than 5 years experience in O&G, apply. If you have less than 5, send a donation to the offshore account, and still get abuse. For juniors, go pick up a copy of Cambridge’s ChemEng syallabus, and go study like the Tripods (all of them) are tomorrow.
  • SynergyKL is also looking for temp admin staff.
  • Our favourite Saudi recruiter, SABIC, is at it again. Ibn Zahn is looking for a pp(??) process sectio head, control system engineer, rotating equipment eng, inspection & corrosion eng, enviroment engineer and process engineer.  You can apply via email here or here. Or key in your resumes online here.

Here’s a place to eat: Bandar Djakarta, Alam Sutera, Serpong, Tangerang, Indonesia. Invite me along if you do go.

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Saturday Star 2009-12-26 – Job Opportunities

December 28, 2009

There were no newspapers published (or at least none distributed) last Saturday. Off the top of my head, the current jobs available are:

  • Rumour has it that Petrofac is looking for a Project Manager to handle insanely large amounts of money. Jabba should apply.
  • Synergy is looking for lead safety engineers, safety specialists, junior and lead process engineers and technical writers. We’re on an expansion drive, people! Visit the Synergy website for contact details. For leads, you need 5 years plus experience in the oil & gas industry. For safety specialist applicants, you need to be well versed in HAZOP, HAZID, QRA, FERA and Formal Safety Assessment. Ah, heck. If you have more than 5 years experience in O&G, apply. If you have less than 5, send a donation to the offshore account, and still get abuse. For juniors, go pick up a copy of Cambridge’s ChemEng syallabus, and go study like the Tripods (all of them) are tomorrow. 

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