IEM Shout Out – Two-Day Course on Critical Thinking for Engineers 2016-11

November 22, 2016

My technical division will be hosting a 2 day course on the 7th and 8th December, 2016. It is worth 10.5 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The course will be presented by Ir. Al-Khairi Mohd Daud.

Learning Outcomes

• Explore real-world examples of why critical thinking is so important in business
• Learn to use critical thinking skills when making business decisions
• Know how to translate an abstract idea into something tangible
• Minimize the impact of job pressures on your thinking processes
• React with curiosity instead of emotion
• Get a roadmap for developing your critical thinking skills

Ir. Al-Khairi Mohd Daud has over 23 years of experienced in Oil and Gas, petrochemical, oleo chemical, manufacturing and facilities management. He is the country expert for ASEAN Energy Management Accreditation Scheme and an expert in healthcare facilities management. He has assisted in drafting few Malaysian Standards including the Malaysian Standard for Quality in Healthcare. He has presented papers in national and international conference especially on maintenance and asset management. He is the owner of Faqeh Management who specialized in asset and energy management.

Ir. Danaraj Chandrasegaran 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.

Register here, or download the form here.

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Marketing Rounds – MOGSEC 2016

November 16, 2016

Apart from a massive Pikachu spawn in the halls, I didn’t get to see much of the exhibition.

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Saturday Star 2016-11-12– Job Opportunities

November 14, 2016

Happy catch up week.

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 1Q2017. 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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IEM Shout Out – Two-Day Course on Critical Thinking for Engineers

November 12, 2016

My technical division will be hosting a 2 day course on the 7th and 8th December, 2016. It is worth 10.5 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The course will be presented by Ir. Al-Khairi Mohd Daud.

Learning Outcomes

• Explore real-world examples of why critical thinking is so important in business
• Learn to use critical thinking skills when making business decisions
• Know how to translate an abstract idea into something tangible
• Minimize the impact of job pressures on your thinking processes
• React with curiosity instead of emotion
• Get a roadmap for developing your critical thinking skills

Ir. Al-Khairi Mohd Daud has over 23 years of experienced in Oil and Gas, petrochemical, oleo chemical, manufacturing and facilities management. He is the country expert for ASEAN Energy Management Accreditation Scheme and an expert in healthcare facilities management. He has assisted in drafting few Malaysian Standards including the Malaysian Standard for Quality in Healthcare. He has presented papers in national and international conference especially on maintenance and asset management. He is the owner of Faqeh Management who specialized in asset and energy management.

Ir. Danaraj Chandrasegaran 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.

Register here, or download the form here.

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IEM Shout Out – Talk on Overview of Centrifugal Pump Basic Principles: The Theory and Application 2016-11

November 11, 2016

My technical division will be hosting a talk seminar on the 12th Novembe , 2016. It is worth 2 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The course will be presented by Ir. Hassanazhari Ahdi.

OVERVIEW OF CENTRIFUGAL PUMP BASIC PRINCIPLES: THE THEORY AND APPLICATION shall provide the audience with the knowledge and principles of pump design, sizing, selection and performance analysis. The talk will explore the overview of basic theory and the application of the pump in the industry. The talk will be beneficial to engineers dealing with pump and will be presented in a way that is comprehensible to the engineers who are with or without the oil and gas background. The objectives of the talk are to provide exposure to the audiences on understanding of fundamental design of centrifugal pump and impact on its application.

Centrifugal pump in the oil and gas industry is a ‘must equipment’ on every plant/site and talk will answer questions that many people have, such as how important this equipment onboard, understanding the requirement and criticality of the pump within the whole system and matching those to the correct pump selection. Some highlights of the talk are back to fundamental of mathematical modeling of the centrifugal pump on various aspects of its parameters, type and material selection. These are the major factors in ensuring the selected pump match the required performance as well as the ensuring the reliability of the pump.

Ir. Hassanazhari Ahdi has been in the oil and gas industry for 25 years working for companies such as Technip, TPVN, KPOC and SDE. His core expertise is in design works, erection, testing, hook-up and commissioning.  Currently, he is an independent consultant providing consultancy for various design office. He was a graduate of University of Malaya with a degree in Mechanical and Masters in Engineering from UTM. He has served many major Oil and Gas Company local and abroad such as PETRONAS, SHELL, EXXON-MOBIL, QATAR PETROLEUM, QATAR MEARSK OIL, TOTAL, CONOCO-PHILIPSs and CUU LONG.

His experience covers several major onshore/offshore of turnkey project started from proposal, FEED, detailed design, erection, pre-commissioning/commissioning until handover to operation. Projects involved such as Polyethylene Plant, PVC Plant, Cabot Semi-Scale plant, BP-Amoco PTA Plant, MOQ BG-BA Platform, KPOC Platform etc. Beside green field his experience covers brown field too on retrofitting, debottlenecking of offshore platform and onshore plant.

He has delivered lecture for Executive Diploma student at UTM covering mechanical discipline which syllabus tailored to specific application to oil and gas industries.

Register here, or download the form here.

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MOGSEC offers good platform for O&G firms to showcase products, services

November 10, 2016

If you parse the sentence incorrectly, you wonder why Sharifah is called the First Lady. Is her husband Mr. President now?

Dateline 2016-09-29, NST:

Since it was first held in 2012, the Malaysian Oil and Gas Services Exhibition and Conference (MOGSEC) has become a prominent showcase for the local oil and gas (O&G) industry.

Jointly organised by Malaysian Oil and Gas Services Council (MOGSC) and Malaysian Exhibition Services Sdn Bhd, the third edition of the exhibition this year promises another excellent platform for local products and services providers to showcase their capabilities.

The event will also demonstrate the country’s strategic position as a hub for O&G services.

MOGSC first lady president Sharifah Zaida Nurlisha said MOGSEC 2016 is an excellent platform for those in the industry to update themselves on technological front as it will showcase local and home-based expertise, products and services from service providers in the oil, gas and energy industries.

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Marketing Rounds – Write Up from an Intern

November 9, 2016

I got one of my interns to write up their experiences with IGL. The following is posted verbatim:

I believe that everything that happens in our life, happens for a good reason. After applying for a few companies and not getting a positive reply, I received an email from Ir.Razmahwata who is the director of IGL Services Sdn Bhd. I was thrilled and thankful that I have finally secured a place for my internship. Many of my friends discouraged me from joining a small company since we will get a smaller allowance..haha..:) But for me personally, internship is not about earning money, it’s about earning valuable experiences. Therefore, I accepted Ir.Razmahwata’s offer. Just like many other students, I was really nervous thinking whether I will be able to adapt to the real working environment. However, the moment I entered my office, I was welcomed by Ir.Razmahwata with a pleasant smile followed by my other colleagues. I took around a week to adapt my new atmosphere. I learnt how to work under stress, multitask, the importance of communication skills, responsibility but I also learnt that the most important criteria for a successful person is the right attitude. Right attitude is extremely important not only because it will make people really comfortable being around us but it also enables us to learn new things in life easily.

Being an intern in IGL Service Sdn Bhd has been a great experience for me. This is because the employees were really friendly with each and other and they were always willing to help each and other even when they are busy. I was really impressed with each one of them who were always willing to guide me and correct me when I am wrong. Moreover, Ir.Razmahwata has been a great inspiration to me. The desire to become a successful engineer grew stronger after talking to him and listening to his advice. Furthermore, all IGL Service Sdn Bhd employees consider themselves as a part of a big family. This has made my internship in IGL Service Sdn Bhd more fun and interactive. I will definitely miss being an intern in IGL Services Sdn Bhd because it has given me so many beautiful memories to be cherished for a lifelong.

Even though saying thank you is not enough to describe my gratitude towards IGL Services Sdn Bhd, I would still  want to thank Ir.Razmahwata for accepting me as an intern in the company and guiding me and thank you very much to all my colleagues who accepted me as a part of IGL family. IGL Services Sdn Bhd has made my internship experience really valuable and great.

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Malaysian banks brace for hit from oil and gas sector, but not as exposed as Singapore lenders

November 8, 2016

Dateline 2016-09-26, Straits Times:

Malaysian lenders are bracing for a hit to profits this year as they bump up provisions for sour loans to the local oil and gas services sector that has been battered by the slump in energy prices and cutbacks in projects.

The problem mirrors pain playing out in neighbouring Singapore, where the collapse of oilfield services firm Swiber Holdings Ltd has stoked concerns about the size of the city state’s biggest lender DBS Group Holdings’ exposure to the industry.

Last month, Malaysia’s Perisai Petroleum Teknologi , an offshore oil and gas services provider, said it was aiming to renegotiate terms with bondholders on a S$125 million bond.

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Saturday Star 2016-11-05– Job Opportunities

November 7, 2016

Happy recover from baaaad flu week. Why didn’t you tell me there was an influenza vaccine around?

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 1Q2017. 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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Oil bet gone wrong: rusting tankers and rigs clog up Asian waters

November 6, 2016

Dateline 2016-09-22, Reuters:

Some 15 km (9 miles) from the bustling port of Singapore, a rusting tanker as big as the world’s largest aircraft carriers lies idle in a muddy estuary flanked by mangrove trees on the coast of southern Malaysia.

The 340-metre (1,115 ft) “FPSO Opportunity”, a hulking so-called Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel capable of drilling for oil in deep waters, is currently surplus to requirements along with scores of other rigs, tankers and support vessels in an era of cheap oil.

The fleet of mothballed giant vessels anchored around Southeast Asian waters is the physical fallout of an oil downturn heading into its third year, and a stark reminder of how badly the industry miscalculated market conditions.

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