Short and to the point.
Dateline 2018-06-25, The Malaysian Insight:
THE Kelantan government is grateful to the federal government for agreeing to give it oil royalties, as stated by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad during a recent National Finance Council meeting.
Menteri Besar Ahmad Yakob said in a statement today that he had called on Dr Mahathir at the premier’s office at Perdana Putra, Putrajaya.
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And.. it’s a slow news cycle.
Dateline 2018-06-25, Borneo Post Online:
The Sarawak government does not have to file a case in the High Court to reclaim its rights over oil and gas in the state, said Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.
He pointed out that this is because Sarawak has its own special law that’s applicable in the state, namely the Oil Mining Ordinance (OMO).
“We have always felt that the OMO can still be used. But on the other side, Petronas feels that the OMO has already been repealed when the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) 1974 was introduced.
“So, why should we be the one to bring the matter to court when the aggrieved party, those who feel that the OMO is not applicable is Petronas?” he questioned when asked to comment on whether the Sarawak government should file a case in the High Court if it is serious about reclaiming its rights over oil and gas in Sarawak.
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Dateline 2018-06-24, Malaysiakini:
On Friday, the Federal Court dismissed Petronas’ application for leave to challenge Sarawak’s aspirations to reassert regulatory control over its own oil and gas.
The Federal Court also struck out Petronas’ application for an order preserving the status quo which, at least for now, appears to enable Sarawak to proceed with its intention of implementing its own oil and gas regulatory regime by July 1.
As much as we welcome it, Sarawakians must be cautious in embracing the Federal Court decision.
Petronas’ leave application was dismissed solely on the grounds that the declaratory relief sought did not come within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the Federal Court.
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Dateline 2018-06-23, NST:
The court case between national oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) and the Sarawak government, which could not proceed further on technical grounds, raises questions about oil and gas operations in the state beginning next month.
Yesterday, the Federal Court rejected Petronas’ application for stay order on Sarawak government’s upstream regulation in the state under the Oil Mining Ordinance 1958 (OMO) beginning July 1.
Petronas said in a statement that its application was declined based solely on technical grounds and it was ruled that the matter falls outside of the Federal Court’s jurisdiction.
“The Federal Court did not in any way determine or endorse the merits of the legal position taken by the Government of Sarawak to regulate upstream petroleum activity under its Oil Mining Ordinance 1958,” Petronas added.
As such,the national oil company intends to further pursue legal actions to seek clarity on its rights under the Petroleum Development Act 1974 (PDA 1974).
However, Sarawak is adamant to enforce its regulatory rights under the OMO. This would require Petronas to have the requisite licences or leases under the Ordinance by July 1, failing which the upstream activities carried out by Petronas would be illegal and appropriate action would be taken.
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Dateline 2018-06-22, NST:
Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has performed respectably well during the recent volatile oil price environment and should not undergo massive management changes, analysts said.
Last year, Petronas recorded higher net profit of RM45.5 billion, after having gone through the steepest decline in oil price since June 2014, proving its resilience while remaining profitable, they said.
These comments come amidst recent changes in top management of government linked companies (GLCs) following the change in government after the 14th General Elections, and speculation of more to come.
Following the change of government since last month, government-linked and owned companies with their top leadership have become a hot topic of late among the public, following the stunning victory of Pakatan Harapan at the recently held polls.
While several GLCs have come under scrutiny and have seen management changes recently, other state-owned enterprises continue to focus on improving their businesses while at the same time distancing themselves from any controversies.
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My Technical Division is Hosting the above event on 20th September, 2018.
Mr. Soren Hauch has a M. Sc. in Offshore Engineering and more than twenty years of experience in the offshore oil and gas industry, working in Denmark (2yrs), Norway (5yrs), United States (5yrs) and Malaysia (13yrs).
Soren is an experienced pipeline engineering professional with a R&D, service provider and operator background. Particular strengths are pipeline design and project execution with a thorough knowledge of industry best practice, regulatory requirements and trends.
Mr. Marian Copilet is currently holding the position of Technical Solutions Manager at Asia Pacific Oceaneering Services (Malaysia). He provides support to Oil & Gas operators, installers and design houses in the Asia-Pacific region. He works with customers very early in the sales cycle, from Concept through to Pre-FEED and FEED stages, to develop optimum solutions to field development challenges. Take a leading role in the preproposal clarification process, ensuring that customer specifications and other documents are well-understood by other OUS personnel. Mr. Copilet has more than 30 years of working experience.
Mr. Gareth Campbell is Regional Sales Manager for Asia Pacific based in Kuala Lumpur. His primary focus is promoting STATS’ range of pipeline isolation, intervention, repair and subsea equipment. He has played a key role in supporting STATS’ track record of successful isolation projects and long-term Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) contracts with international operators and contractors. Prior to relocating to Malaysia Gareth was Business Development Manager based at STATS global headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. Previous to joining STATS in 2011 as a contracts engineer, Gareth was a commercial analyst with GE Oil & Gas.
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Linkbait and the historical record.
Dateline 2018-06-22, Straits Times:
Malaysia’s top court on Friday (June 22) turned down Petroliam Nasional’s (Petronas) application for leave to proceed with its bid to control oil resources and activities in Sarawak state.
National oil company Petronas had last month filed legal papers in the Federal Court seeking a declaration that it is the exclusive owner of the petroleum resources in the country, including in Sarawak state.
This came after Sarawak was granted complete mining rights over its territory in March by the federal government and formed its own oil and gas company, Petros.
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I”ve been asked to spread the word. Please register soonish, so as you don’t have to line up like the other muggles.
We are looking for exhibitors as well. Give your bosses the 2016 post show report, the brochures for the Sabah and Sarawak Pavilions, SME Pavillion, and most importantly, the forms to book space and sweet sponsorship deals. IGL clients, I am looking at you.
Do come and spend some money. Please.
MOGSEC 2018 Sabah Sarawak Pavilions Application for Space
MOGSEC 2018 SME Pavillion Application for Space
MOGSEC 2018 Application for Space
MOGSEC 2018 Sponsorship Flyer
MOGSEC 2016 Post Show Report
MOGSEC 2018 Brochure
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My technical division will be hosting a 2 day course on the 16th and 17th October 2018. It is worth 13 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The course will be presented by Associate Professor Dr. Syamsul Rizal Abd. Shukor, Associate Professor Ir. Dr. Zainal Ahmad and Ir. Dr. John Eow.
The oil & gas production processes (such as sand separation, produced water treatment, seawater filtration, crude oil and gas treatment) require reliable monitoring and control strategy to maintain optimum operational performance. Moreover, process operations are always being affected by disturbances, which negatively affect product quality and cause unplanned process shutdown. Therefore, a good understanding and competency on the major oil & gas production process operations and control are vital for the production personnel. This 2-day course is designed to educate the participants on the engineering design and process control practices in the oil & gas production processes, such as sand separation, produced water treatment, and crude oil desalting.
The course will cover the following major topics:
• Introduction to Oil & Gas Production Processes (such as sand separation, produced water treatment, crude oil treatment, etc.)
• Basics of Process Control
• Process Characteristics: Static and Dynamic
• Final Control Elements
• Controller Algorithm and Controller Tuning
• Single & Multiple Control LoopsUpon completion, the participants will be able to understand the process control fundamentals related to oil & gas production processes. Moreover, they will have the basic knowledge to apply the process control concepts in monitoring their production process performance, and for better controller tuning to optimize their production outputs.
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I think S&P’s auto copy articles could do with some work.
Dateline 2018-06-21, S&P Global:
The Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation has asked the government to maintain natural gas prices at the current level for about three years, it said Wednesday.
Gas Malaysia said on June 13 it would raise the price of natural gas to MR32.69/MMBtu ($8.15/MMBtu) from MR32.52/MMBtu currently from July 1 to December 31.
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