July 23, 2010
For those who wanted to make more money in PETRONAS by being posted to places where you have a bulleye stiched onto you shocking red coveralls, the world has become a smaller place.
Dateline 2010-07-10:
The Malaysian oil company, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), which is prospecting for oil and gas reserves in the Ogaden basin, south eastern part of Ethiopia, is demobilizing its drilling crew, according to Ethiopian Reporter.
There is speculation that the company will pull out from Ethiopia. Previously, Petronas relinquished its concession in the Gambella basin, south-western part of Ethiopia, near the Sudanese border, after drilling two exploration wells that turned out dry. Another exploration well drilled by the company last year in the Ogaden basin in the Genale locality also turned out to be dry.
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July 21, 2010
This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will hosting a talk on the 31st July, 2010. It’ll be at 9:30 am (makan-makan at 9:00). You still gotta climb those steps at Wisma IEM.
One key element of an offshore oil & gas field development project is to demonstrate inherently safe design principles are adopted as part of the engineer design. A safety case lifecycle approach would ensure that the potential Major Accident Events (MAE) are identified, assessed and managed through the design process in order to demonstrate that risks have been reduced to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) and within the required tolerable limits.
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(The Speaker) Ms Voon Jye Yng graduated from University of Kansas, USA in 1995 with a degree in Chem Eng (Environmental). Ms Voon is the Partner for Technical Risk and Safety Engineering with Environmental Resources Management (ERM).
Get the form here. Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.
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July 20, 2010
This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will hosting a course on the 3rd and 4th August, 2010. For a change, it will be held at Auditorium Tan Sri Prof. Chin Fung Kee, Wisma IEM, Petaling Jaya. The course is worth 13 CPD or PDP points.
Course content is:
- Maintenance as support to business objectives
- Maintenance Environment and Perceptions
- Maintenance Practices: from Reactive to Predictive Methodology
- The Proactive Maintenance Team
- Identifying Value Propositions
- It’s not about maintenance, it’s about improvement
- Value Base Maintenance in overall asset life issues
The course will be presented by Ir. Al-Khairi Mohd Daud. Ir. Al-Khairi had a varied experienced in project, engineering, maintenance and reliabilityexperience from various industries.
Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.
I appeal to readers, come on and send yourselves and staff to these courses. I need the support.
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July 19, 2010
Support me by purchasing my recommendations, or buying through my Amazon store.
First off, 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.
- Corro Shield, who is hosting a visit by the IEM on 5th August, 2010 is looking for a reservoir engineer / production technologist, blaster / painter, scaffolding inspector /scaffolder. Contact them here.
- ExxonMobil is looking for a petrophysicist. They are accepting people with an Engineering degree, so that’s why this position is in the list.
- Murphy is looking for a drilling fluid coordinator. Can someone tell me how do you coordinate drilling fluids? Do you stand in front of the barrels and shout “Fluids, leeeeeeft face!”? Send your applications here.
- Talisman is looking a Snr Drilling Engineer and Senior Production Technologist. Apply here, and visit their site.
- Technip wants to has another advert in the paper. I guess there are too many positions to name, as the positions are now listed as Engineering, Accounts & Finance, Human Resources and Secretary (I very much doubt it comes with the prefix “Company”). Visit here soon.
- Halliburton is looking for Reliability Engineers. Write in and send their details here.
I recently discovered tha Kinokunya KLCC has a whole rack dedicated to oil & gas topics. ‘Course, I would prefer if you bought the above selection from my site, but I value your continued education more than profit. Actually, I prefer it the other way round, so purchase stuff from me.
This selection focuses on the non-engineers among you. Try out Oil & Gas Production in Nontechnical Language, The Petroleum Industry: A Nontechnical Guide, and Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language, Fourth Edition. I haven’t used these books before, but they seem quite good.
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July 16, 2010
Looks like Newfield is in the news … not in a good way.
From Bernama, dateline 2010-07-10:
PETRONAS has identified a damage point on a production pipeline operated by Newfield Peninsula Malaysia Inc, as the source of the oil sheen, sighted near offshore platforms off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
“Subsea investigations detected early this morning, one damage point on a production pipeline operated by Newfield Peninsula Malaysia Inc,” it said in a statement.
“Initial visual inspection results indicate the pipeline had been damaged by activities of an unidentified marine vessel unrelated to Newfield’s operations.
“Repair work on the affected pipeline is in progress,” it added.
Yesterday, Petronas took emergency measures to shut down production pipelines at the 240km offshore platforms, after a thin layer of oil sheen was sighted.
More news here, here,
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July 14, 2010
This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will hosting a talk on the 17th July, 2010. It’ll be at 9:30 am (makan-makan at 9:00). You still gotta climb those steps at Wisma IEM.
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This paper will show that the Multiphase Boosting and Metering Systems facilitate a new but proven approach for development and exploration of typical fields, albeit onshore, offshore or subsea, and look into the technical aspects related to the implementation and operation of Multiphase Pumps, Multiphase Compressors as well as Multiphase Flowmeters (Vx technology).
The Speaker, Mr. Mads Hjelmeland currently holds the position of Area Sales Manager for Pumps and Subsea Systems with Framo Engineering Asia Pacific.
Get the form here. Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.
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July 12, 2010
Here’s an article from the Oil & Gas Financial Journal. I was one of the hundreds interviewed, but I guess I’m Too Sexy for this Sheet:
When Malaysia´s Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak unveiled its highly anticipated New Economic Model (NEM) in March 2010, he re-emphasized the importance of the oil & gas industry for Malaysia. “In oil and gas, we have one of our nation’s most visible and valued champions in PETRONAS. It has built a strong brand internationally, and I believe now we must also help drive growth here in Malaysia with even greater support for local suppliers as it grows. Beyond the core oil and gas sector, however, Malaysia’s international energy expertise can help companies in this industry and beyond expand internationally by sharing its know-how, partnering on international bids and offering support on a truly global scale. The strength of having a well-developed pool of local talent and companies which are able to compete globally gives us a lead advantage.”
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Posted by Wata
July 12, 2010
Support me by purchasing my recommendations, or buying through my Amazon store.
First off, 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.
Also, anyone want to rent out cheap, clean, safe office space in SS15? Kinda like the Tune hotel of commercial property.
- Petrofac has a two page spread, looking for all sorts of people. If you want to be ‘at the heart of oil & gas operations’, they want an offshore installation manager, completion / commissioning man, eng man, lead structural eng, lead mechanical eng, lead pipelines (as in plural) engineer, Senior mechanical engineer – rotating, senior structural engineer, snr electrical engineer, snr engineering planner, project cost engineer, operations & maintenance engineer, interface & compliance project engineer, H&UC project engineer, QA/QC engineer, verification & assurance project engineer. Contact them here.
- Technip wants to ‘develop your career with a world leader.’ They are lookign for an estimating engineer, something I do ever time I submit a proposal. Visit here soon, or send an email here.
You can’t like recreational mathematics and not know about Martin Gardner, who passed away on May 22nd, 2010. I was reintroduced to him via the book Alex’s Adventures in Numberland. Above are collections of his work. Go and buy everything he has published on maths, and send me a set gratis.
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