IEM Shout Out – Technical Writing Workshop 2016-10

September 15, 2016

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will hosting the above seminar on the 4th and 5th October, 2016, presented by Ir. Danaraj Chandrasegaran.

This two day course is designed to help you develop skills that will enable you to produce clear and effective technical documents. We will focus on the basic principles of good writing which technical writing shares with other forms of writing and on types of documents common in technical fields and organizations. While the emphasis will be on writing of technical information, oral communication will also form an important component of the course as well.

Participants learn the protocol for proper technical report writing. Subjects include punctuation, grammar and research techniques, as well as the creation of title pages, tables of contents, format pages, glossaries and appendices. It will also cover other common engineering documents such as specifications, technical reports, operating manuals and emails. The workshop will also emphasize style, tone and the importance of writing in plain, comprehensible English.

As a great deal of class time will be spent in a variety of interactive formats, active participation is essential.

Ir. Danaraj Chandrasegaran, PEng, MIEM, CEng, MIMechE graduated from University Teknologi Malaysia in 2001 with Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Hons), subsequently, pursued his Master Degree in University of Malaya. He has published in international journals and conferences in the past. His career has a diverse outlook on project execution ranging from building construction, marine, mining and energy industry; as a mechanical engineer. He is also a Chartered Engineer of Engineering Council UK and Corporate Member of Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK).

You can register for the above event here, and flyers may be obtained here.

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BEM Open House

September 14, 2016

I was invited to the BEM open house. Go figure.

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How plummeting global oil prices affect Malaysia’s oil and gas cities

September 13, 2016

Dateline 2016-08-10, The Star:

The oil and gas industry has dominated Miri’s economy since Malaysia’s first oil rig was built there in 1910, and many young Miri-ans grow up expecting a career in the industry.

Sadly, many started losing their jobs after oil and gas companies were forced to downsize in light of plummeting global oil prices since 2014, and things are yet to recover in Miri.

Former oil and gas field operator Charles Zico, for example, now works in pest control, earning around a quarter of his old RM6,000 salary.

“People laugh at me these days,” said Zico, who was laid off along with around 100 other colleagues.

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Saturday Star 2016-09-10– Job Opportunities

September 12, 2016

Eid Mubarak.

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.

  • A mate of mine is looking for a MD/EngMan type person to help run his engineering company (the main business is skid manufacturing). He can’t handle the work volume, so you know that his oil & gas company is bucking the trend, and has a bright future ahead. If I know you, send your CV’s to me. If I don’t know you, send your CV along anyway, but note I will contact your references. I am not getting a commission for this ad, you know.
  • 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 4Q2016. Send me your POs.

Support your local bookshop!  Bookalicious at The Summit Subang is a good choice. I think they focus on trilogies, quadrilogies, and other ologies. Tell them I sent you, and enjoy the look of perplexity on their faces. Those of you who have dropped my name, thanks!

Food choice of the week? Any weight loss diet.

Let’s get a bit nostalgic with the book selection.

Wetter, Louder, Stickier: A Baby Blues Collection (Baby Blues Scrapbook), BBXX: Baby Blues: Decades 1 & 2, Bedlam

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CM: Petronas told to choose Sabahans first, but locals lack skills

September 11, 2016

I presume ‘foreigners’ means non-Sabahans?

Dateline 2016-08-09, The Malay Mail:

National oil giant Petronas is not giving priority to foreigners over Sabahans as claimed, as the firm had already been asked from the very beginning to consider the state residents first for jobs, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman has said.

Musa said he had requested that Petronas fill up high-ranking positions in the company with Sabahans first, but noted that Sabah itself lack workers who have the skills required for the oil and gas industry.

“This includes to fill in the job vacancies and in fact many local youths are employed there in the two projects. I have also asked Petronas to also give priority to Sabahans for high level posts, not only rank and file.

“But I admit that we lack skilled workers in this sector and in view of this I have asked that our youths be given training so that they can obtain a degree and be employed to fill in these vacancies,” he was quoted saying at the state legislative assembly by local daily The Borneo Post’s portal.

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Uzma Unfazed by Concerns Over Berantai, Balai RSC Cessations in Malaysia

September 10, 2016

Tg. Baram acreage may be returned?

Dateline 2016-08-08, Rigzone:

Malaysia’s upstream oil and gas services company Uzma Berhad, holder of a minority stake in the Tanjung Baram oil field in Block SK307 offshore Sarawak, is unfazed by talks that the risk service contract (RSC) for the acreage might be cancelled amid cost rationalization initiative undertaken by the country’s national oil firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), local media The Star reported Saturday.

Such views were triggered recently after PETRONAS reached an agreement last month with the joint venture comprising Petrofac Energy Developments Sdn Bhd and SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad’s subsidiaries for the cessation of the Berantai RSC located in Block PM309 offshore Terengganu, Malaysia.

“The RSC’s cessation will allow PETRONAS to minimize the project’s long-term value erosion and optimize the development and production activities in Malaysia, in line with its efforts to reduce costs and increase the efficiency of its operations,” the Malaysian state-owned firm said in the July 11 press release.

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PPIM: Stop subsidising cooking gas for the rich

September 9, 2016

Dateline 2016-08-05, FMT:

Putrajaya should change its approach in providing subsidies for cooking gas to ensure only those who need subsidies enjoy them, says Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM) lead activist Nadzim Johan.

In an interview with FMT, Nadzim said that for years, the government has been providing various subsidies, including for petrol and flour, to people who did not need them or should not be getting them.

Zooming in on the subsidy for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) used in cooking gas, Nadzim said it was ridiculous that even billionaires enjoyed the subsidy.

“How can the government continue to subsidise cooking gas for those who do not need it, such as the billionaires in the country?

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Rafizi: Sarawakian quota in Petronas does more harm than good

September 8, 2016

Dateline 2016-08-05, FMT:

PKR lawmaker Rafizi Ramli believes introducing quotas for Sarawakians in Petronas’ operations in Sarawak will do them more harm than good.

Referring to Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen’s suggestion yesterday that Petronas have a 70 per cent quota of home-grown management and middle management staff in the state’s operations, Rafizi said he understood the sentiments of Sarawakians, but imposing such quotas could be detrimental to the staff.

“All Petronas executives are taken from the company’s headquarters and reassigned to the various units and subsidiaries around the world, as the oil company’s operations covered upstream, gas, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), oil refineries, petrochemicals, and downstream activities, such as marketing and international trade.

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IEM Shout Out – Talk on “Gaslift System Optimization”

September 7, 2016

My technical division will be hosting a talk on the 21st September, 2016. It is worth 2 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The course will be presented by Ir. Ridhuan Affandi bin Abu Bakar.

Gas lift is one of the most widely used artificial lift techniques. It plays an important role in Malaysia’s oil fields production, as around 70% of active oil production strings are currently on gas lift. This shows how critical gas lift contribution to sustain Malaysia’s oil production. It is important to have good practices in gas lift implementation to ensure successful and optimum gas lift operation. Sub-optimized gas lift operation not only wastes the valuable gas resources and compression capacity but also resulting in a system bottleneck, if the planning for gas lift is not in place. Gas lift optimization can bring value for immediate and significant production gain and perceived as the most cost effective in production enhancement.

As the efficiency of overall gas lift system is much dependent on network integration between subsurface and surface system, a holistic view on performance and setup of each system is crucial to obtain optimum gas lift operation.

This talk will cover and discuss the gaps identification in the current gas lift implementation from the Surface Engineering’s perspective. The recommendation and best practices for gas lift optimization effort with associated oil gain will also be discussed and shared in this talk

Ir. Ridhuan Affandi bin Abu Bakar graduated from Universiti Putra Malaysia with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He has 10 years of working experience in the engineering industry, covering the design of onshore and offshore facilities. He has involved in conceptual, FEED (Front End Engineering Design), detailed design and modification projects for various types of structures (including wellhead platforms, central processing platforms, FPSO, production-drilling platforms and living quarter (PDQ)

He has worked on a number of projects globally including Singapore, Vietnam, United Kingdom and Iran. Recently, he has represented PETRONAS MPM (Malaysia Petroleum Management) to conduct assessment and evaluation on gas lift operation for the selected fields and Oil & Gas Operators in Malaysia.

He is currently a Process Specialist who provides consultancy services to the Oil & Gas industry.

Register here, or download the form here.

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Kinabalu climbs helped raise RM300,000: Firm

September 6, 2016

Dateline 2016-08-05, Daily Express:

Repsol Oil & Gas Malaysia Limited has sent 27 company staff to the peak of Mount Kinabalu since 2013 to raise funds for welfare bodies in Sabah.

All the successful ascents had raised nearly RM300,000 meant for various bodies in the State, Company Stakeholder Relations Malaysia Manager Farid Jaafar said.

“In Repsol, we promote volunteerism among our staff and in Sabah, we have been organising annual expeditions on Mount Kinabalu, where our staff will climb to raise funds.”

Speaking during the company’s Hari Raya Aidil Fitri Open House, Thursday, Farid said as a corporate citizen, Repsol Malaysia will continue implementing community services with other government and non-government agencies in order to help raise the socio-economy of the locals.

The four key programmes are on education, safety, health and healthy lifestyle and human capital development, he said.

The open house was attended by Head of State Tun Juhar Mahiruddin and his consort, both of whom presented ‘duit raya’ to 50 orphans and children with special needs on behalf of the company.

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