IEM Shout Out – Full-Day HAZOP Training For Team Members – A Practical Approach

October 9, 2013

My technical division will be hosting a 1 day seminar on the 30th October, 2013. It is worth 6.5 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. Since I’m giving it, I expect hoards will have to be turned away at the gates.

A Hazard and Operability study is a formal and systematic and detailed examination of the process and engineering intentions of new or existing facilities which assesses the hazard potential and effects on the facility as a whole when operation is outside of the design envelope, or individual items of equipment malfunction.

This course is designed to educate participants in the HAZOP process from the perspective of a HAZOP team member. It is meant to provide both instruction and workshop sessions so that the participants:

  • Are familiar with the concept of ‘risk’
  • Are familiar with the theory behind HAZOP
  • Are familiar with the actual HAZOP workshop process
  • Have expectations as to what the HAZOP will (and won’t provide)
  • Understand what deliverables can be expected from a HAZOP
  • Have the opportunity to participate in HAZOP exercise in a safe environment
  • Opportunity to share HAZOP experiences

At the end of the session, the participants should:

  • Understand the responsibilities of all parties in the HAZOP
  • Have experience in a HAZOP session.
  • Understand the outcomes from a HAZOP session

Wata has 16 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, in both design and operations.

Register here, or download the form here.


Promising outlook for Petronas Gas in 2HY13, says HwangDBS

October 8, 2013

From the Malay Mail, dateline 2013-09-23:

HwangDBS Vickers Research, which maintained a buy call on Petronas Gas Bhd, expects a stronger second half this year led by the maiden contribution from the Malacca Regas plant and larger gas capital expenditure.

“We expect earnings to recover in the second half and management has guided for 3-5 per cent per annum earnings growth from the Regas plant, thus contributing to a promising outlook as Petronas planned to invest RM15 billion to find new gas to cater for the rising demand in Peninsular Malaysia,” it said in a research note today.


Saturday Star 2013-10-06 – Job Opportunities

October 7, 2013

Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me. I need RM360 to get The Star ePaper.

  • I’m looking for a senior process engineer, 7+ years experience. Send your cv here. Also looking for process safety persons, metering / measurement engineers and other seniors you think will catch my eye.
  • Nothing here today.

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Extract from “Tuah Jebat di PETRONAS”

October 6, 2013

Pada mulanya, kerajaan Malaysia telah menubuhkan Hidrokarbon Malaysia (HIKMA) di bawah Kementrian Industri Utama. HIKMA seharusnya bertanggungjawab untuk mengembalikan sumber-sumber minyak dan gas negara melalui perundingan. Pada awal tahun 1974, HIKMA telah didapati gagal untuk mengembalikan penguasaan sumber hidrokarbon kembali kepada negara. Usaha untuk menjadikan HIKMA sebagai sebuah badan berkanun terus lenyap dengan sendirinya.

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PETRONAS Gas sees brighter prospects from LNG regasification

October 6, 2013

From the Borneo Post, 2013-09-24:

Petronas Gas Bhd’s (Petronas Gas) prospects have been viewed as bright on the back of the commencement of its liquified natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal business in Melaka, Malaysia’s first LNG regasification terminal.

In addition, the group received a leg-up in its growth as the one-off investment tax allowance for its LNG regasification terminal business had more than doubled the group’s 2Q net profit.

Analyst Aaron Tan from the research arm of MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd (MIDF Research) in a recent note, said stripping out its one-off tax allowance boost, Petronas Gas’ first half 2013 (1H13) grew at a modest 3.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) while its core earnings shrank 9.9 per cent y-o-y to RM713.8 million.


Samur project ahead of schedule, says PetChem

October 5, 2013

Can someone get me on this gravy train?

Dateline 2013-08-20, FMT:

Development of the RM4.5 billion Sabah Ammonia Urea (Samur) project by Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PetChem) is progressing wellahead of schedule, against the targeted October 2015 operational timeline.

PetChem president and CEO Dr Abd Hapiz Abdullah said the project is now more than 50% ready, putting to rest various allegations raised against the development pace of the urea and ammonia plant.


Is the Petronas gravy train a slippery slope?

October 4, 2013

From Seatrade Global, dateline 2013-08-02:

There is no doubt that Malaysia’s national oil company (NOC) Petroliam Nasional (Petronas) is a behemoth in the country’s oil and gas (O&G) industry. But that the initial public offering of a company can be derailed by the suspension of a licence from it just illustrates the size of its influence.

Just over the last week, news broke that Perunding Ranhill Worley Sdn Bhd (PRW), an affiliate of Ranhill Energy has had its Petronas licence suspended for both upstream and downstream projects. Ranhill was on the verge of a MYR753m ($232m) listing on the Malaysian bourse and was to have made its debut on 31 July before being forced to pull the plug at the last minute.

 


Penans block gas pipeline project in Ulu Baram

October 3, 2013

Dateline 2013-08-18, Borneo Post:

About 100 Penans from Long Meraan, Sg Magoh, in Ulu Baram, had set up blockades at five roads since Aug 7, to protest against the Sabah-Sarawak gas pipeline project.

Friends of the Earth Malaysia (SAM) president SM Mohamed Idris claimed in a statement yesterday that the blockade was made following the failure of the company concerned to heed the plight of the people. It is also against the authorities for allegedly dishonouring their promises made to the Penans.

SAM quoted Long Meraan headman Belaweng Tunau as saying the laying of the pipelines had affected the villagers and environment negatively.


UPDATE 1-Exxon, Shell advance in Newfield’s Asia auction-sources

October 2, 2013

Dateline 2013-08-15, Reuters:

Energy majors Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell are among the suitors advancing to the next round of bidding for Newfield Exploration Co’s Malaysian and Chinese oil and gas fields valued at about $1.2 billion, people familiar with the matter said.


VTTI to complete Phase 2 of Malaysia’s ATT Tanjung Bin oil terminal in Q1 2015

October 1, 2013

Dateline 2013-08-15, Platts:

The second phase of development at the ATT Tanjung Bin, or ATB, oil terminal in Johor, Malaysia, which will add 250,000 cubic meters of storage capacity and an additional berth for Aframax tankers, will be completed in the first quarter of 2015, a company source with the terminal’s owner, VTTI, said Thursday.

This phase will boost the terminal’s storage capacity to about 1.14 million cu m and will add one more berth with similar specifications to its existing No. 2 berth: maximum vessel length of 260 meters, maximum deadweight tonnage at 120,000 mt, allowable draft at berth of 16.7 meters and a maximum manifold height from waterline at 17.45 meters.