IEM Shout Out – 2017-05 One-Day Course on Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design

April 4, 2017

My technical division will be hosting a 1 day course on the 2nd May 2017. It is worth 6.5 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The course will be presented by Ir. Anwar Ahmad. Process engineers, can you please attend?

During this Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Thermal Design course, there will be overview on the thermal design for designing shell and tube heat exchanger by considering design, operational, and maintenance perspective. The design of the heat exchanger is extremely important, as it is the key element of a heat-exchanged system. This is not only on the desired temperature to achieve during operation but also when considering the optimum design prior procuring an exchanger. Furthermore, properly designed heat exchanger can reduce the turn-down time for maintenance as no frequent cleaning is required while operating the plant or platform. Technologies involved in this thermal technology will be discussed during the workshop to highlight the importance and advantages when designing and operating shell and tube heat exchanger (STHE).

Ir. Anwar Ahmad is a registered Professional Engineer with Board of Engineer (BEM), Corporate Member with Institute of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), Corporate Member with Institute of Chemical Engineers, UK (IChemE), Chartered Engineer from Engineering Council, UK with more than twelve (12) years experiences in process engineering in oil and gas industry, mainly in design with engineering firm and operation for technical support during turn around.  He started his career in fabrication yard with Sime Darby Engineering as graduate process engineer supported pre-commissioning team. Later he joined Petronas as process engineer and his responsibility was to provide technical support to OPUs throughout Petronas. One of his major assignment besides projects assigned was support one of the refinery during turn around. During this support, he had vast experience on operational issues that had been implemented in design stage when he joined engineering firms later.  He then joined engineering firms (Technip, Ranhill WorleyParsons, etc) based on project basis to execute any project varies from conceptual study, pre-FEED, FEED, detailed design, and EPCC. His role when execution projects are mainly responsible to carry out detailed process engineering tasks such as development of PFDs, UFDs, P&IDs, heat and material balance (process simulation), equipment sizing, relief and blowdown analysis, and hydraulic calculations. Also involved in various safety review such as Process Safeguarding Diagram, HAZOP, and SIL workshop. Experienced in process simulations (Hysys, PetroSim, and VMGSim/iCON), heat exchanger rating software (HTRI), flare network backpressure software (FlareNet/Aspen Flare System Analyzer), and flare radiation study software (FlareSim). Familiar and experienced in using oil and gas industry standards (API,  ASTM, etc.) and company standards such as Petronas’ PTS, Shell’s DEP and Iranian Petroleum Standard. Familiar with Exxon’s DIM. He’s currently freelance process engineer attached to engineering firms based requirement basis when executing projects and also execute projects remotely if required.

Register here, or download the form here.


Saturday Star 2017-04-01 – Job Opportunities

April 3, 2017

Happy Wata  IEM VP and Council Candidacy. Vote for me, and spread the word, wilya? IGL has pivoted into training, so book your seats now.

We’re thinking of republishing Young Turks of PETRONAS, but it’s a minimum 500 book printing run. Do I have enough interested persons to purchase?

Donate to your favorite charity (me), buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Or get the Young Turks series (3 books until I can get YTP republished). Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me, my camera dive case flooded, and I need a new replacement. Heck, if you want to send me a Canon 5D Mk III plus dive case, I will not say no.

  • I have a feeling that The Star isn’t the preferred O&G job recruitment portal now. I see more adverts via social media. What do you think, is it a step change that the papers need to embrace?
  • I’m looking for jobs for 3Q2017. Send me your POs.

Food choice of the week? The nostalgic food stall, near your parents home. McD Bangsar Baru does not count.

Seeing that Joe Dever has passed away, you may want to revisit his books:

Flight from the Dark (Lone Wolf, Book 1), Legends of Lone Wolf Omnibus 1, War of the Wizards (The World of Lone Wolf, Book 4)


Malaysia’s Petronas, Saudi Aramco to sign deal on RAPID refinery project

April 2, 2017

Dateline 2017-02-22, Reuters:

Malaysia’s state oil firm Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) and Saudi Aramco are expected to sign an agreement to collaborate in Malaysia’s Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project, two industry sources said on Wednesday.

Petronas and Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil company of Saudi Arabia, appear to be closer to agreeing to terms after sources told Reuters last month that Aramco was suspending a planned partnership in RAPID, a $27 billion (22 billion pounds) refining and petrochemical complex in Malaysia’s southern state of Johor.

An agreement is expected to be signed on Monday, said one of the sources who has knowledge of the matter and declined to be identified, during a visit by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to Malaysia. Neither of the sources had any firm details on the particulars of the agreement.

 


Oil sold out of tanker off Malaysia, undermining Opec cuts

April 1, 2017

Dateline 2017-02-24, FMT:

Traders are selling oil held in tankers anchored off Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia in a sign that the production cut led by Opec is starting to have the desired effect of drawing down bloated inventories.

Yet in the short-term, the crude released from tankers will weigh on markets and possibly undermine Opec’s goal of achieving a balanced market by mid-2017.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and other producers outside the group, including Russia, announced late last year that they would cut output by almost 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) during the first half of 2017, looking to drain a glut that pulled down prices from over US$100 per barrel in 2014 to around US$56.50 currently.


Malaysia’s Petronas attracts PTT to Sarawak

March 31, 2017

Dateline 2017-02-23, Bangkok Post:

PTT Plc, the national oil and gas conglomerate, has expressed interest in buying a stake from Malaysian state-owned oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) in a large upstream Sarawak gas field.

 


Linkbait – PETRONAS Activity Outlook 2017-2019

March 30, 2017

Hot off the press! Actually, not so hot, I was privileged to see a preview about 3 weeks ago. We thank PETRONAS for sharing this information to us, the minions.

Also, is it a coincidence this came out on the first day of the weekly petrol price setting regime?

PETRONAS Activity Outlook 2017-2019

PETRONAS Activity Outlook FAQ


Spotlight on Hibiscus Petroleum

March 30, 2017

Dateline 2016-02-22, Daily Express:

There is increased interest in Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd due to imminent regulatory approval for its propsed acquistion of a 50pc stake in four offshore oilfields in Sabah from Shell.

Hibiscus earkier announced it had entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd and Shell Sabah Selatan Sdn Bhd to acquire Shell’s entire 50pc interest in the 2011 North Sabah enhanced oil recovery production-sharing contract (PSC) for US$25 mil (RM 111mil).

The PSC comprises four producing oilfields namely, the St Joseph, South Furious, SF30, and Barton oilfields, and associated infrastructure such as pipeline infrastructure and the Labuan Crude Oil Terminal.

The purchase is subject to regulatory approval of Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) and the consent of Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, a 50pc joint venture partner in the PSC. If approval is gained, the acquisition is likely to be completed in the middle of the year.

Hibiscus managing director Kenneth Pereira declined to comment on the likelihood that Petronas will give its approval for the stake buy soon.


Marketing Rounds – AOG 2017

March 29, 2017

I was part of the delegation that was sent to AOG 2017 in Perth. The official report can be found at MOGEC’s website, and I’ll post it again next week. Here are the ‘nothing to do with work’ photos.


Sarawak urged to buy stake in gas block from Petronas

March 28, 2017

I need a refresher on the mechanics of a PSC. Anyone want to come over and give it?

Dateline 2017-02-22, FMT:

Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg has been urged to take up the 49% stake in the SK316 offshore gas block which Petronas is reportedly planning to sell.

PKR Sarawak vice-chairman See Chee How said the Sarawak government should immediately negotiate with Petronas to purchase this stake.

See was responding to a Reuters report on Feb 20 that Petronas aimed to sell a large minority stake in the prized upstream local gas project for up to US$1 billion as it seeks to raise cash and cut development costs.

Petronas is looking to sell a stake of as much as 49% in the SK316 offshore gas block in Sarawak state, Reuters quoted sources as saying.


Saturday Star 2017-03-25 – Job Opportunities

March 27, 2017

Happy Wata  IEM VP and Council Candidacy. Vote for me, and spread the word, wilya? IGL has pivoted into training, so book your seats now.

We’re thinking of republishing Young Turks of PETRONAS, but it’s a minimum 500 book printing run. Do I have enough interested persons to purchase?

Donate to your favorite charity (me), buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Or get the Young Turks series (3 books until I can get YTP republished). Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me, my camera dive case flooded, and I need a new replacement. Heck, if you want to send me a Canon 5D Mk III plus dive case, I will not say no.

  • I have a feeling that The Star isn’t the preferred O&G job recruitment portal now. I see more adverts via social media. What do you think, is it a step change that the papers need to embrace?
  • I’m looking for jobs for 3Q2017. Send me your POs.

Food choice of the week? The nostalgic food stall, near your parents home. McD Bangsar Baru does not count.

Seeing that Joe Dever has passed away, you may want to revisit his books:

Flight from the Dark (Lone Wolf, Book 1), Legends of Lone Wolf Omnibus 1, War of the Wizards (The World of Lone Wolf, Book 4)