Disclaimer: Again, this is not for a Synergy opening. An associate of mine is looking for
a business development manager with a good network in the oil & gas industry. The candidate should be KL based with good/proven contacts, an honest, independent & self motivated person.
I’m not sure how one can evaluate ‘good/proven contacts,’ but fortunately I’m not doing the hiring.
Send your resume to fpso[att]igl.com.my. Any lousy examples of applications will be posted for all to mock.
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I guess a PETRONAS subcontractor overseas is not news enough for the local newswires? Or is this a cover-up as to not taint PETRONAS’s name in the local mindset. Remind me to set up my own news outlet whenever I work for PETRONAS overseas.
From The Mirror, dateline 2010-04-14:
Jason Read, 39, from the Portsmouth area, was killed on April 5 when his car was ambushed near Danot town in the conflict-ravaged Ogaden region in the south east of the country.
He worked for IMC Geophysics International Ltd, which was subcontracted to the Malaysian oil giant PETRONAS, which is investigating the death along with the local authorities.
Reported in Antara News:
London (ANTARA News/AFP) – Seorang warga Inggris yang bekerja untuk sebuah perusahaan minyak di Ethiopia tewas ditembak, demikian diumumkan Kementerian Luar Negeri Inggris, Jumat.
Pria berusia 39 tahun yang belum diidentifikasi itu dibunuh Senin dekat Danot di daerah Warder, Ethiopia.
Warga Inggris itu bekerja untuk IMC Geophysics International Ltd, perusahaan rekanan PETRONAS Malaysia, kata seorang juru bicara kementerian itu. (M014/K004)
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Disclaimer: the job is NOT with Synergy.
A friend of mine is looking for a Mechanical Engineer. The permanent job will be with a multi-national production sharing contractor. Requirements: 10 years experience, no PE status necessary (grumble, grumble). I will vet the CVs before passing them on.
Send your CVs and bribes to fpso[attt]igl.com.my. Sorry, I meant send your CVs to the email address, send your gifts and trinkets to the Paypal button on the right.
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The poster says it all.
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Food recommendation? Saturday’s lunch was provided by the IEM’s AGM, and the annual dinner was held at the Sime Darby Convention Centre.
As for a book recommendation, how about something from Terry Pratchett? I think I own all the Discworld novels, as they appeal to my sense of humour. Go pick up the latest book, Unseen Academicals (Discworld)
, though I think Sir Pratchett’s writing is tending towards dark humour. His earlier writings are the literal equivalent of Black Adder
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Here’s a sign that PETRONAS is definite that there will not be enough local gas production offshore Peninsular Malaysia. And hopefully, our solution is to get gas from East Malaysia. But is it still uneconomical to pipe the gas, rather than convert to LNG, stuff into carriers and ship to the Peninsular?
Or, is this a ploy to increase MISC’s worth? Supply your comments here.
Taken from The Star, dateline 2010-04-12:
AS part of an effort to address the rising demand for gas amid a diminishing natural gas supply in Peninsular Malaysia, it has been revealed that a new LNG (liquefied natural gas) regassification plant will soon be built.
Analysts who attended a recent briefing session with PETRONAS Gas Bhd learnt of the plan from its managing director, Samsuddin Miskon.
No formal announcement about the plan has been made yet by parent company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS), but it is understood that the main reason for the regassification plant is to ensure the continuity of gas supply in the peninsula.
How does that equation come about?
Well, the regassification plant will enable PETRONAS Gas to take in more gas supply from third parties as the capacity to convert liquefied gas into gas for end- users will be enhanced.
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Of course, we didn’t expect PETRONAS to list any of their star entities. My comments: Can someone tell me if MMHE is the preferred fabricator of choice, esp for deep water structures? As for the Petrochemical entity, I expect profits to drop once PETRONAS Gas goes ahead and finds the guts to revise gas prices.
Now, if they listed PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd, Putrajaya Holdings, PETRONAS NGV, Institute Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS, these would be game changers.
Dateline 2010-04-09:
KUALA LUMPUR: The proposed listing of Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) petroleum chemicals business and its heavy engineering arm will bring about a potential rerating of O&G supporting companies, says OSK Research.
The research house said on Friday, April 9 that currently, the O&G sector is trading at an attractive average PER of 13x FY10 EPS and 11x FY11 EPS.
“We believe that if Petronas floats these 2 businesses at a higher PER valuation, this would bring about a potential rerating of O&G supporting companies, some of which are still trading at single digit valuations due to the nature of their business and the lack of excitement in the sector,” OSK Research added.
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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, you are definitely Autom8 fodder.
This week’s food recommendation is Paya Serai, PJ Hilton. This is where the IEM Oil, Gas and Mining Technical Division relax after having our daily smoking session where we discuss the cricket scores, the affairs of Brunei, state of the Commonwealth and toast to the health of King Edward.
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Here’s some old news I only heard recently. To quote from the website:
Cameron acquires NATCO and integrates NATCO with Petreco to create Cameron’s Process Systems, the industry’s Total Solution Provider.
Hmm, I haven’t heard of Process Systems, so either it reaaaally isn’t the industry’s TSP, or I’m way behind on reading my trade paper subscriptions.
Now, Cameron has offices in Malaysia which are PETRONAS licensed. So, I wonder how the Scomi Natco tie-up via Scomi NTC is going to proceed?
Then again, Cameron provides valves to UOP, a competitor to NATCO, so I guess companies will jump in bed with whoever provides the most pleasing outcome.
Here’s how I perceive the services provided by the companies mentioned above:
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Continuing from Part I, Taken from The Star, deadline 2010-03-20:
How do we compare with Nigeria, Venezuela, Indonesia, Alaska and Norway, all oil-producing countries, in terms of management of the oil revenue and spending?
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On the macro-policy side it is clear that, instead of using our oil revenues to encourage high income generation activities in the late 1990s, we have committed to rely on labour-intensive manufacturing
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The Star PETRONAS
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