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From Business Times – Deleum Tenders for RM400m Contracts
May 3, 2009Dateline 2009-04-28 (story link here):
Oil and gas services provider Deleum Bhd has tendered for contracts worth RM300 million to RM400 million, group managing director Chandran Aloysius Rajadurai said today.
These comprised service and project contracts, he said, adding that a major chunk involved jobs in Malaysia.
Currently, Deleum has projects worth RM1 billion which will keep it busy up to 2016, he said after the company’s annual general meeting here.
Asked if the decline in crude oil prices from an all-time high of US$147 per barrel has impacted the industry, Chandran said: “Some major projects have been deferred, some are being reassessed and some have been stopped.”
I need to squeeze some work out of Deleum.
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Practice Safe Intercourse – Swine Flu
April 29, 2009HSE is important in the oil & gas industry. Therefore, I provide a list of precautions to take against transmitting diseases as a reminder for all of us. As taken from The Star dateline 2009-04-29:
- Covering your nose and mouth with a disposable tissue or handkerchief when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the waste basket after you use it.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also helpful
- Try to avoid close contact with sick people. – If you get sick with influenza, stay at home and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
- Consult your nearest healthcare facility if you think you have any of the symptoms.
The online list makes more sense then the one in the papers, as that is more for general health, and very little to do with avoiding the flu.
And to scare y’all into paying attention:
| Name of pandemic | Date | Deaths | Subtype involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asiatic (Russian) Flu | 1889–90 | 1 million | possibly H2N2 |
| Spanish Flu | 1918–20 | 40 million | H1N1 |
| Asian Flu | 1957–58 | 1 to 1.5 million | H2N2 |
| Hong Kong Flu | 1968–69 | 0.75 to 1 million | H3N2 |
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IEM Shout Out – Managing Information
April 28, 2009Okay, I survived the talk I gave last week, though I’m not sure the audience did. My apologies for a bit of rambling. Contact me, and I’ll give you a private taste.
Back to business. This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be having a talk on the 28th April. It’ll be at 5:30 pm (makan-makan at 5:00) at Wisma IEM. That’s right people, as part of the new health drive you are required to walk up 3 flights of stairs to get your 2 CPD points.
Business decisions requires information to be at your finger tips. Many giant companies globally have started to implement Real-Time Information Management Systems to facilitate decision making. PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) has pioneered the development and implementation of its own information management system known as PCIM to manage Life Cycle Data and Documents based on Neutral Data Format. This facilitates in
realizing Integrated Operation or Smart Field which will enable instant business decisions. Part of PCSB Neutral Data Format and Data Model has been adopted as International Standard (ISO 15926 : Integration of Life Cycle Data for Process Plants including Oil and Gas Production Facilities) to support “interoperability” which is important elements of Information Management System.
Lots of words. Further elaboration will be provided by En. Wan Hassan Wan Mamat:
He serves in the Board of Directors of POSC-CAESAR Association, Norway as Co-Chairman, championing Integrated Operations and Standardization. He drives the implementation of life-cycle information management with software integrations and interoperability for PETRONAS based on ISO15926 towards realizing “Integrated Operations of SMART Field”.
He is also Advisor to Malaysian Oil and Gas Services Council on Information Management and Deployment of ISO15926 for the Malaysian Oil and Gas Industry.
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Saturday Star 2009-04-25 – Job Opportunities
April 27, 2009Another week, another scan of the Saturday Star newspaper. Here’s a list of job ads in the paper:
- Oo, PETRONAS has a full page advert. Those of you who believe you are worth the skewed starting salary PETRONAS offers (and PETRONAS doesn’t pay engineering companies enough to offer the same skewed salary), please apply. Note that this time round, they are looking for 7 years plus experience. Send your CVs to talent@petronas.com.my.
- Technip, with the tagline ‘Engineer your Future @ Technip’, is looking for structural, subcontract (!), senior contracts (!) engineers. G’won girl, engineer the heck out of that paperwork. Visit http://careers.technip.com.my if you are interested.
- As Jabba reminds me, Synergy is recruiting Lead and Senior Safety Engineers. Send an email to Synergy if you have the qualifications. Very short listed applicants will be contacted. Others: submit at your peril.
Ah, Chee Meng, Chee Meng, the chicken rice shop. Sigh, since I have moved with Synergy out of KL, will you patronise Chee Meng in my memory? I’ll probably be there next Wednesday.
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Saturday Star 2009-04-18 – Job Opportunities
April 21, 2009Another week, another scan of the Saturday Star newspaper. Here’s a list of job ads in the paper:
- SABIC is recruiting. It is looking for a maint mech eng, mechanical engineer, mech insp eng, instrument and controls engineer, comm eng, stress analysis eng, corrosion / metallurgy eng, process eng, advanced process control eng, SHE eng, fire eng. You can apply via email here.
- Synergy is recruiting Lead and Senior Safety Engineers. Send an email to Synergy if you have the qualifications. Very short listed applicants will be contacted. Others: submit at your peril.
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IEM Shout Out – Wata’s Talk at the IEM
April 18, 2009Here’s some self promotion. This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be having a talk on the 23rd April. It’ll be at 5:30 pm (makan-makan at 5:00) at the IEM , Bangunan Ingenieur, PJ.:
This presentation will provide a quick introduction into the engineering of oil production. It will start with an introduction to important oil properties to consider when producing an oilfield, and how this data is used. It then moves to a generic offshore production facility, pointing out the salient points, design considerations and major equipment used in oil production. It closes out with a quick look at downstream facilities.
For my background, you can hunt around somewhere on this site.
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Taxes and Service Taxes – Help?
April 15, 2009There’s an old adage that says only 2 things are certain in life: death and taxes. The former you personally experience once, the latter every time money moves around.
For consultant companies like SOGE, we have had to register with the Customs Department so that we can collect service tax, which puts us in the same category as the delightful mamak shop across from our offices.
Service tax is applicable to all our work which will be applicable to an asset in Malaysia. Note that it doesn’t depend on who our client is, but where the ultimate user of our brain power resides. Since business is slow, our total cumulative service tax is about RM3.45 for this quarter.
Anyone know whether service taxes are applicable to assets located in the Thai-Malaysia Joint Development Area (JDA)? This would cover companies like CHOC, CPOC. I think service taxes don’t apply, but I may be wrong.
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Saturday Star 2009-04-11 – Job Opportunities
April 14, 2009Another week, another scan of the Saturday Star newspaper. Here’s a list of job ads in the paper:
- Oo, PETRONAS has a full page advert. Those of you who believe you are worth the skewed starting salary PETRONAS offers (and PETRONAS doesn’t pay engineering companies enough to offer the same skewed salary), please apply. Note that this time round, they are looking for 7 years plus experience. Send your CVs to talent@petronas.com.my.
- Dialog is looking for you to ‘further your ambition in the oil & gas industry’. There are positions for IT support, network, tech sales, project. Send an email here or snail mail to Humarn Resources Department, Dialog Group of Companies, 109, Block G, Phileo Damansara 1, No. 9, Jalan 16/11, 46350.
- Petrofac is looking for a reservoir engineer, junior petroleum engineer, junior reservoir engineer. Email to vacancy.kl@petrofac.com, or snail mail to Human Resource.
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From the Star – Perisai Seeks Tie-ups
April 8, 2009Dateline 2009-04-07 (story link here):
KUALA LUMPUR: Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd hopes to either build or acquire more strategic marine assets to assist in the offshore installation of small fields and deepwater developments, says managing director Nagendran Nadarajah.
He said the company planned to co-own the assets via partnerships and joint ventures, as financing was somewhat limited in the current economic slowdown.
“Now is the time to build more strategic assets in preparation for the next rebound in oil price.
Another opportunity for you wheeler dealers out there.
You can subscribe to an online version of the paper at the Bluehyppo site, follow links to e-browse.
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