Saturday Star 2010-07-17 – Job Opportunities

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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View from Hess

July 18, 2010

Here’s a view from the food court which is at the same level as Hess’ offices in Menara Tan & Tan (8th floorish). I think there’s a putting green just outside the camera frame…

View from Hess' Floor

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DPS Bristol – New offices

July 17, 2010

We congratulate DPS Bristol on moving to new offices in G Tower, a spot further down the road their last outpost at Menara Tan & Tan.

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From Bernama – PETRONAS Identifies Source Of Oil Sheen (Newfield)

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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IEM Shout Out – Multiphase Boosting & Metering: Field Proven Systems for Increased Oil and Gas Recovery

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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OGFJ – Malaysia goes deeper and further afield

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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Saturday Star 2010-07-10 – Job Opportunities

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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Sabah MP drills deep into oil blocks fiasco

July 11, 2010

The government said that the oil was never really ours in the first place. But, I guess the controversy will keep conspiracy theorists, opponents and ‘tell-all’ expose publishers in business. Anyone want to add more fuel to the fire?

From freemalaysiatoday,  dateline 2010-07-01:

KOTA KINABALU: Tawau MP Chua Soon Bui has called for a White Paper on the controversial ceding of three million acres of Sabah’s oil-rich maritime territory to Brunei.

She said Malaysians were confused and would like to know the truth behind the ceding of the two blocks, in light of the numerous statements made by various government representatives.

The statements, however, failed to answer the many lingering doubts over the move which is estimated to have caused Malaysia to lose about RM320 billion in oil and gas revenue.

“It is not just the loss of valuable oil and gas productions, but it is also the loss of Malaysian territorial waters for transportation, marine life and food resources,” said Chua.

“A White Paper on the matter would be in the interests of all Malaysians, especially to those in Sabah and Labuan.

“It is therefore with sincere intention that I propose to the Prime Minister’s Department to clarify all the doubts and ensure that the rights and interests of the people are always protected,” she added in her adjournment speech in Parliament recently.

And since we’re on the topic of conceding territory to ASEAN neighbours, here’s something from the same e-paper on Batu Puteh.

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PETRONAS May Begin Ethiopian Gas Exports in 2015

July 10, 2010

Yo, PETRONAS staff who volunteer to go to dangerous places like Iraq because the pay is higher. Well, if you’re reading this, get ready for a windfall in 2015.

Taken from Bloomberg, dateline 2010-07-02:

July 2 (Bloomberg) — Petroliam Nasional Bhd., Malaysia’s state-owned oil company, may begin exporting natural gas from Ethiopia in five years, when production starts at a plant it is building in the country, a Mines Ministry official said.

Fields being developed by Petronas in Ethiopia contain as much as 4 trillion cubic feet of gas, Eshetu Chala, senior economist at the Addis Ababa-based ministry, said in an interview yesterday in Kampala, Uganda. Annual production figures have yet to be determined, he said.

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Shout Out – Bringing API-U Training to Malaysia

July 9, 2010

Disclaimer: I am doing this as a favour, and I have been invited to attend the event. Please slip the keys to the DB9 into my jacket pocket at the event.

“Frontium Energy and Equity Engineering Group (E2G) are organizing our “Bringing API-U Training to Malaysia” Seminar on 12th to 16th July 2010 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

The objectives of holding this event are:

  1. To setup an API User Group and Committee within the local region.
  2. To provide a full-cycle of training in plant integrity management that covers Risk Based Inspection, Fitness for Service, Damage Mechanism and Pressure Relieving Systems.
  3. To be able to keep the users updated on the changes and revision of the API technologies and standards.
  4. To specifically introduce an RBI methodology for Pressure Relief Devices, based on the latest release of API 581.

If you wish to attend, you can find the following here:

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