PETRONAS TO PRODUCE LESS PETROLEUM NEXT YEAR? BUT WHY NOW!?

January 31, 2017

Dateline 2016-12-28, Cili Sos:

You don’t need to be an economist to see how badly our economy is doing. Oil prices have been going down worldwide and that (coupled with other factors of course), has really taken a toll on our Ringgit.

In a previous article about Petronas, we mentioned that this one company alone supplies 30% of our country’s GDP (and some say 40%). In fact, the oil price drop hit Petronas so heavily that the first half of 2016 has not been kind to Petronas. They announced in August this year that their profits had fallen a staggering 96% when compared to their profits at the same time last year.

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Saturday Star 2017-01-28 – Job Opportunities

January 30, 2017

Happy Wata  IEM VP and Council Candidacy. Vote for me, and spread the workd, 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 2Q2017. Send me your POs.

Food choice of the week? I would suggest visiting Sudu & Garpu, SS15.

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)

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Malaysia’s national oil company to reduce crude oil output by 20,000 barrels per day

January 27, 2017

Dateline 2016-12-21, The Star:

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) will reduce its crude oil output up to 20,000 barrels per day starting from January 2017 in line with the oil producers’ move to shore up oil prices.

The national oil company said the voluntary adjustment was based on the prevailing market conditions and prospects and based on Malaysia’s average production for this year.

Petronas said the adjustment followed the pact made in Vienna, Austria on December 10 between the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC producers.

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Petronas to announce output cut quantum soon

January 26, 2017

Old news, but good(?) news.

Dateline 2016-12-20, The Sun:

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) will announce soon the quantum of reduction for Malaysia’s 2017 crude oil production as agreed to at a meeting of Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and non-Opec members in Vienna, Austria, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan.

The meeting agreed that non-members of Opec would have to cut down by 558,000 barrels per day (bpd) for six months beginning Jan 1, 2017.

Speaking to reporters after launching the 15th Edition of the Malaysia Economic Monitor report published by the World Bank, Abdul Rahman said the cutback by Malaysia and other non-Opec as well as Opec members was aimed at shoring up crude oil prices by stabilising global oil supply, normalising the market and regaining investor confidence.

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Malaysia oil output to hover at 600,000-630,000 barrels daily next year

January 24, 2017

Dateline 2016-12-19, Malay Mail:

Petronas will slash oil production in 2017 to between 600,000 and 630,000 barrels per day (bpd), from the average of 693,000bpd in 2015 and 654,000bpd over the past five years, a source with knowledge of the matter told Malay Mail.

The at least 60,000bpd cut from last year’s average is larger than analysts expected, with Morgan Stanley predicting only a 20,000bpd cut for Malaysia while the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) had initially indicated a 35,000bpd decrease in production.

Malaysia’s crude oil production from January to March this year averaged 676,000bpd.

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Saturday Star 2017-01-21 – Job Opportunities

January 23, 2017

Happy Visit Indonesia week. 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 2Q2017. Send me your POs.

Food choice of the week? I would suggest visiting Sudu & Garpu, SS15.

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)

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Subdued but improving oil and gas industry in 2016

January 22, 2017

Dateline 2016-12-18, Malay Mail:

The oil and gas industry endured another challenging year in 2016 as the global supply glut continued to haunt the market, pushing global crude oil prices to their lows.

In fact, benchmark Brent dived to as low as US$27.88 per barrel in January from a high of US$114.81 recorded in June 2014.

Save for the intervention by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) in December, which injected some positive vibes to prices, the industry was mostly quiet with little news making the headlines throughout the year.

The decline in oil prices has also forced the government to recalibrate the 2016 Budget in January as the initial budget tabled in Parliament in October 2016 forecast oil price to average US$48 per barrel this year.

Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd Chief Economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid described the sector this year as weak in various fronts.

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In the waters off Malaysia Shell finding gas quickly and cheaply

January 21, 2017

Dateline 2016-12-14, The Star:

In the waters off Malaysia, Royal Dutch Shell is finding gas quickly and cheaply to replenish depleting fields where only a few years ago geologists had lost hope of discovering any new reserves.

The Anglo-Dutch group is combining the latest technology with the wisdom of industry veterans to unlock new oil and gas deposits where it already operates, usually within 20 km (12 miles) of existing platforms.

The result has been a string of finds which, while modest in size, can generate cash rapidly to suit an era of drastically reduced exploration budgets across the energy industry.

After a costly flop in Alaska, Shell has turned away from giant “frontier” projects, focusing instead on exploring closer to home, such as in Malaysia where it has been producing oil for more than a century. Many of its rivals are following suit.

“With new data, new seismic and new brain power you can find extraordinary amount of hydrocarbons for the future,” Ceri Powell, Shell’s head of exploration, told Reuters.

Analysts say the industry will still need large discoveries in areas where the risk of failure is greater, but the cheaper and easier approach is paying dividends in the short term.

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Malikai Oil Field Startup To Boost Malaysia’s Kimanis Exports

January 20, 2017

Dateline 2016-12-13, Reuters:

Malaysia is expected to start oil production at the end of December at a deepwater field that could lift February export volumes of key grade Kimanis by 25% from January, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Dec. 13.

Operated by Royal Dutch Shell, the Malikai Field off the East Malaysian state of Sabah could boost exports of Kimanis to 193,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) in February, or nine 600,000-barrel cargoes, they said, meeting crude demand from Australia and India.

The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to media. Shell and its partner, Malaysia’s state-owned energy company Petronas, declined to comment.

The new production will come after Malaysia joined producers from outside of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to cut output along with its OPEC counterparts. News of the agreement boosted global oil prices by more than 6% to 18-month highs on Dec. 12.

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Shell starts oil production from Malikai deep-water platform in Malaysia

January 19, 2017

Dateline 2016-12-14, NST:

Shell has started oil production from the Malikai Tension-Leg Platform (TLP), located 100-kilometres off the coast of Sabah.

In a statement Wednesday, the company said Malikai is the first deep-water TLP in Malaysia and the first Shell TLP outside of the Gulf of Mexico.

Located in waters up to 500 metres deep, Malikai is Shell’s second deep-water project in Malaysia, following the successful start-up of the Gumusut-Kakap platform in 2014.

Malikai, which is expected to have a peak production of 60,000 barrels per day, is a joint venture between Shell (35 per cent, as an operator), ConocoPhillips Sabah Ltd (35 per cent) and Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (30 per cent).

The project features a cost-effective platform design and a unique, industry-first set of risers, or pipes that connect the platform to the wells for oil production, which required fewer drilling materials and lower costs.

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