PKR promises to scale down and move RAPID project to Kertih

November 2, 2012

You know which box to tick.

Dateline 2012-10-05:

PKR said today it plans to scale down Petronas’ RM60 billion petrochemical project and move it from Pengerang in Johor to Kertih in Terengganu if it wins in the coming general election.

Critics of the controversial Refinery and Petrochemicals Development (RAPID) project have said that it will cause thousands of villagers in Pengerang to lose their homes and livelihoods.

“Why (do we) need to take the land of villagers in Pengerang when we have enough land in Kertih?” Wong Chen, PKR’s chairman of investment and trade bureau, asked at a press conference at the party’s headquarters here.

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Khairy: Oil royalty hike affects tax collection, Petronas profits

October 30, 2012

Dateline 2012-10-01:

Demands for increased royalty to be paid to oil-producing states will cause both a drop in tax collections and profits for government-owned firm Petronas, Umno lawmaker Khairy Jamaluddin said today.

“We understand demands from states such as Kelantan but we have to think of the financial implications when we talk about increasing royalty,” the Rembau MP said in Parliament.

The Barisan Nasional (BN) and Umno Youth chief said it was “not so easy” as the tax collection from such states will be affected.

He also said that increasing the oil royalty will cause a drop in Petronas’s returns.

Dividends from the state oil firm currently account for over 40 per cent of the federal government’s revenue.

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Saturday Star 2012-10-27 – Job Opportunities

October 29, 2012

C’mon. Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me.

Eid Mubarak, all.

If you need my help to submit your CVs, donate to the blog, and I’ll review your CV to see if it is worthy of my (and my associates’) expectations. If you can’t figure out how to donate, no need to ask.

  • I’m looking for a senior process engineer, 7+ years experience. Send your cv here. Also looking for process safety persons, lead piping designer, lead instrument engineer, and other seniors you think will catch my eye.
  • If you want to work for a certain hoss (hint, hint), go apply to Emas Production, a Singaporean company. They are looking for production supervisors, lead production operators, maintenance supervisors, technicians and others. You need 5 years exp, so I guess we’re going to continue the job hopping trend. Send your cv here.

May I suggest that readers try Bluestacks? Run your Android apps on your Windows tablet, so you can buy that Win8 tablet (and buy me one) without worrying you won’t have anything to play on it!

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!

With all the unfortunate accidents happening in Malaysian waters lately, I think a selection of safety books is in order:

  

Functional Safety, Second Edition: A Straightforward Guide to Applying IEC 61508 and Related Standards, Layer of Protection Analysis: Simplified Process Risk Assessment (Camino del Sol), Safety Critical Systems Handbook: A STRAIGHTFOWARD GUIDE TO FUNCTIONAL SAFETY, IEC 61508 (2010 EDITION) AND RELATED STANDARDS, INCLUDING PROCESS IEC 61511 AND MACHINERY IEC 62061 AND ISO 13849

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Kelantan gets leave to question Petronas over oil royalty claim

October 28, 2012

Dateline 2012-10-03:

After years of dispute, the Kelantan government is one step closer to resolving the long-standing oil royalty issue after the Federal Court today finally allowed the PAS-led state to ask state oil firm Petronas crucial questions on points of law related to its demand for payment.

A five-man Bench led by Court of Appeal President Tan Sri Md Raus Shariff awarded leave to Kelantan this morning as neither Petronas nor the federal government objected to the application.

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Oil & gas sector benefits

October 27, 2012

Dateline 2012-09-29:

THE oil and gas (O&G) industry saw several incentives announced by Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in the form of tax exemptions, investment tax allowance and tax incentives.

Najib said in his budget speech that these measures were aimed at enhancing the country’s capability, particularly in providing an ecosystem to support the development of the chain of refining, storage and trading of O&G.

The Government announced that a 100% income tax exemption for a period of 10 years, exemption of withholding tax and exemption of stamp duty would be given to public-private partnership projects in the development of the O&G industry.

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Bid to nullify the oil royalty deal

October 26, 2012

Dateline 2012-09-26:

Six Sabahan businessmen filed a suit at the High Court here, Tuesday, seeking to declare the Petroleum Agreement between the Sabah State Government and Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) signed on June 14, 1976 ultra vires as well as null and void.

Lahirul Latigu (first plaintiff), Mohd Julpikar Ab Mijan (second plaintiff), Zainal Ajamain (third plaintiff), Joseph Wilfred (fourth plaintiff), Duli @ Dullie Mari @ Marie (fifth plaintiff) and Michael Peter Govind @ Mike Govind (sixth plaintiff) named Petroliam Nasional Berhad as the first defendant and the Sabah State Government as the second defendant.

The businessmen were also seeking a declaration that the Petroleum Development Act, in so far as it applies to the agreement dated June 14, 1976 between the first defendant and the second defendant is ultra vires null and void.

They are claiming for damages to be assessed, cost plus statutory interest and other relief deemed fit by the High Court.

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

October 23, 2012

My technical division will be hosting a 1 day seminar on the 20th November, 2012. It is worth 6 CPD points, and held at Kelab Golf Negara Subang. 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.

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Saturday Star 2012-10-20 – Job Opportunities

October 22, 2012

C’mon. Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me.

If you need my help to submit your CVs, donate to the blog, and I’ll review your CV to see if it is worthy of my (and my associates’) expectations. If you can’t figure out how to donate, no need to ask.

  • I’m looking for a senior process engineer, 7+ years experience. Send your cv here. Also looking for process safety persons, lead piping designer, lead instrument engineer, and other seniors you think will catch my eye.
  • Nothing else in paper catches my eye.

May I suggest that readers try Bluestacks? Run your Android apps on your Windows tablet, so you can buy that Win8 tablet (and buy me one) without worrying you won’t have anything to play on it!

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!

With all the unfortunate accidents happening in Malaysian waters lately, I think a selection of safety books is in order:

  

Functional Safety, Second Edition: A Straightforward Guide to Applying IEC 61508 and Related Standards, Layer of Protection Analysis: Simplified Process Risk Assessment (Camino del Sol), Safety Critical Systems Handbook: A STRAIGHTFOWARD GUIDE TO FUNCTIONAL SAFETY, IEC 61508 (2010 EDITION) AND RELATED STANDARDS, INCLUDING PROCESS IEC 61511 AND MACHINERY IEC 62061 AND ISO 13849

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Pengerang residents to rally in protest of petroleum complex project

October 21, 2012

Money well diverted can always solve these problems.

Dateline 2012-09-25:

Pengerang residents will hold a rally on Sunday to protest the development of the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex (PIPC) in Johor, in which about 30,000 residents affected by the project will be relocated under a new settlement scheme.

Pengerang Everlasting Green Rally chairman Anis Afida Azli said the development of the PIPC was a 22,500-acre land grab that would lead to loss of sustainability among villagers and was detrimental to the environment.

“The PIPC project involves more than 10 traditional villages that have been in existence for more than 100 years. A total of 28,050 villagers will be affected by the project,” she told reporters outside Parliament today.

She added many villagers were fishermen and farmers who relied on natural resources for a living, and that their relocation to neighbouring villages was not suitable to extend their normal activities.

“Many farmers own farms that need to be harvested and it will take them a very long time to regrow their crops,” she explained.

“The fishermen are also unable to go down to sea because the density of fishermen there (following relocation) will be shifted.”

Anis Afida also said Pengerang’s reputation as a tourist destination will be affected drastically.

“It (Pengerang) is full of natural resources, sea life and unique landform that cannot be found anywhere else in Malaysia,” she said.

“The development of the complex will not only affect the environment, but also the tourist industry in neighbouring places like Desaru and Sebana,” she added.

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Petronas’ floating LNG project to produce 3.6 million tonnes of LNG

October 20, 2012

Dateline 2012-09-24:

National oil and gas corporation, Petronas’ proposed RM10 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing module, at the Petronas LNG Complex in Bintulu, will produce an additional 3.6 million metric tonnes of LNG per annum.

Petronas Carigali Sarawak Operation head Mohd Nazori Janor said the company was aggressively pursuing the Floating LNG Project, known as Petronas LNG Train 9, offshore Sarawak.

“Petronas will spend about RM300 billion over five years (2012-2017) on enhanced oil recovery, as well as, brown, small and marginal field development in Malaysia to sustain production level and increase resource base, and generate jobs and business opportunities in the oil and gas sector,” he said in a statement.

Upon completion, the Train 9 project will include gas receiving facilities, acid gas removal unit, dehydration and mercury removal unit, fractionation and liquefaction unit, LNG rundown unit and all the associated utilities and facilities.

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