In a previous article, I had written how Photosynth might be used as a poor man’s 3D modelling tool. Well, I’ve attempted to make a walk around of a pump skid. See what you think.
Oh, and keep an eye out for DivePhotographer’s projects once in a while.
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Taken from the pages of Bernama:
Petrol Price Down 15 Sen A Litre Wednesday, Says Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (Bernama) — The RON97 petrol price has been lowered by 15 sen to RM2.30 a litre, RON92 less 10 sen to RM2.20 and diesel sheds 20 sen to RM2.20 from tomorrow, announced Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
The downward revision followed marked drop in world oil prices of late, the prime minister said in a statement Tuesday.
Crude oil prices have dwindled from a record high of US$147 per barrel in July to US$82 currently.
Abdullah said the government decided to expedite reduction of petrol and diesel retail prices to enable the people to enjoy lower fuel prices immediately.
This is the third time the government had lowered petrol and diesel prices, with the earlier adjustment being on Aug 23 and Sept 24.
The government had on June 4 announced petrol price hike by 78 sen, up 41 percent, to RM2.70 from RM1.92 a litre following spiralling world crude oil prices
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(Did I tell you that I’m leaving Poyry and starting my own oil and gas consultancy in the New Year?)
One of our lady engineers was interviewed by the IChemE.
IChemE extract - Afida Interview
It helps that the IChemE is renting space in our office 🙂
Note: I know they refer to Afida as Sikandar, and that this is in the October issue of TCE. Check out her graduation date, we grab them while they are hot!
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Ah, even little brother (MISC) can get on PETRONAS’s nerve once in a while. Apparently there’s a whole story about crappy design methodologies and a design contractor working without proper oversight.
Ruby FPSO replacement - PETRONAS headache
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Here’s a link to the Driller’s article, ‘In the oil patch, a rising death rate’?
I wonder what the death rate is around here in Malaysia? Deaths that I do know about are:
These events can still happen even with the best of intentions, and with our mindset of ‘safety first, above all’. Maybe you should hang around with old timers, and they can tell you of stories offshore. We don’t have the events at the scale of Piper Alpha, but the danger is always there.
Tea Pot, Sukajadi Hotel, Bandung
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Hui Hin explains her trip offshore … in pictures.
Visit here blog here.
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From the Star:
KUALA LUMPUR: The two hijacked MISC chemical tankers MT Bunga Melati Dua and MT Bunga Melati Lima are being escorted to Djibouti by the Malaysian Navy following their release by Somali pirates on Saturday and Monday, respectively.
Petrolium Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS) president and chief executive officer Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Merican said the vessels were still within the danger zone, and that it would take a few days for them to reach Djibouti.
“All crew members aboard both vessels are safe and relatively healthy. They are traumatised, but are being attended to by our trauma team,” he told a press conference at the MISC office here yesterday.
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He admitted that a ransom was paid, but refused to say how much. Media reports claimed the firm had paid US$2mil (RM6.9mil) ransom for the release of each vessel.
He said although paying ransom was against the company’s policy, MISC had to pay to secure the release of its crew members.
“We delivered the money to them with the help of our navy, it was cash on delivery.”
Doesn’t the second to last sentence above seem contradictory, and an opening for anyone to traumatize PETRONAS company staff for the monetary rewards?
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It’s a change of pace today. Malaysia celebrates the first day of Shawal, so I’m taking the day off. Please remember that there are a lot of engineers and technicians out there producing hydrocarbons to keep the nation running.
Pool Sukajadi Hotel, Bandung
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Taking straight from Malaysia’s The Star:
PUTRAJAYA: Hopes are high that negotiations with Somalian pirates for the release of the Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC) vessel MT Bunga Melati Dua and its crew members will be successful.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday that negotiations for the release of MT Bunga Melati Dua were still ongoing following successful talks for the release of MT Bunga Melati Lima.
Abdullah said: “All its crew members have been released and the vessel is now heading to Djibouti (East Africa). The crew members are all in good health.
“A medical team from the Defence Ministry comprising doctors, medical assistants and counsellors are providing assistance to the crew.”
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MT Bunga Melati Dua, with a crew of 29 Malaysian and 10 Filipinos was hijacked on Aug 19 in the Gulf of Aden where rampant maritime piracy is taking place.
One of the Filipino crew members was killed when he was hit by a stray bullet.
Ten days later, the MT Bunga Melati Lima, with 36 Malaysian and five Filipino crew members, was also hijacked while sailing from Yanbu, Saudi Arabia to Singapore.
Malaysia has sent two warships, the KD Lekiu and KD Inderapura, and an offshore patrol vessel, the KD Pahang, to escort MISC ships sailing in the risky waters following the two hijacking incidents.
The last paragraph is a bit strange. Didn’t Malaysia and Indonesia complain when the US proposed to escort marine vessels throught the Melaka Straits using armed vessels and personnel?
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Let’s see what the Star has in store for us this week:
Hey, is that it?
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