SMEs show mettle in tough environment

March 16, 2018

I need  mettle. And an inspiring article indeed.

Dateline 2018-01-29, NST:

Local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the oil and gas services and equipment (OGSE) industry are increasingly catching up in a playing field dominated by the major players of the industry, especially multinational companies (MNC) and larger scale players.

This is the case of four local companies, NGLTech Sdn Bhd and ProEight Technology Sdn Bhd, MIT Technologies Sdn Bhd and MTC Engineering Sdn Bhd, all showing promising value add in par with bigger players, both domestic and international.

NGLTech, a research and development (R&D) and process technology solutions provider, has successfully implemented and commercialised most of its 12 patented and patent pending home-grown technologies since its incorporation in 2009.

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Strive to remain competitive: MPRC

March 15, 2018

Dateline 2018-01-29, NST:

With the current temporary rise in the crude oil prices – strengthening since the start of 2018, it will be unlikely for the prices to revert to the heady days of USD$100 per barrel, evident from the cautious response of global oil companies.

As such, Malaysian Petroleum Resources Corporation (MPRC) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Halmi said Malaysia oil and gas services and equipment (OGSE) companies should not slow their momentum or lose focus on raising their competitiveness.

“To be more competitive, local OGSE companies should focus on providing economies of scale and integrated solutions,own technologies, employ quality talent, and possess export capabilities,” he said in media briefing recently.

The media briefing was held to share the latest MPRC100 rankings and industry analysis for the financial year ended 2016.

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Diving Komodo 2017-12 – 2 of 8

March 14, 2018

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Shout Out – 2018-03 Course on “Understanding Process Control For Oil & Gas Production Operators, Technicians And Engineers”

March 13, 2018

Can process engineers, please attend?

My technical division will be hosting a course on the 28th to 29th March, 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.

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 Loops

Associate Professor Dr. Syamsul Rizal Abd. Shukor received his B.Eng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering from University of Bradford, UK in 1997. In 2000, he was conferred M.Sc (Chemical Engineering) by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK and specializes in process control and simulation. He is currently an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering with USM. His research areas are in process control and simulation, process intensification systems, and hydrodynamics of fluid flow in microchannels. He has conducted various training, workshops, seminars, short courses and consultation for chemical & process industries in process control and separation technologies. He has also participated in the Gas Treatment Plant Project Onshore Gas Terminal in Turkmenistan under PETRONAS Carigali, Acid Gas Removal Unit (AGRU) project in TNBR Sdn. Bhd., as well as handling process safety management (PSM) of PETRONAS Sarawak Operation (SKO).   He is an active member of Society of Engineering Education Malaysia, Malaysian Automatic Control Engineers Society, and the Custodian of Malaysia Process Control (MyPC) Society.

Register here, or download the form here.

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Saturday Star 2018-03-10 – Job Opportunities

March 12, 2018

Happy IEM balloting week. IGL has pivoted into training, so book your seats now.

We’re thinking of republishing Young Turks of PETRONAS, but it’s a minimum 500 book printing run. Do I have enough interested persons to purchase?

Donate to your favorite charity (me), buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Or get the Young Turks series (3 books until I can get YTP republished). Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me, my camera dive case flooded, and I need a new replacement. Heck, if you want to send me a Canon 5D Mk III plus dive case, I will not say no.

  • I have a feeling that The Star isn’t the preferred O&G job recruitment portal now, and they have moved adverts to another online presence (I bought a dead tree edition this week). I see more adverts via social media. What do you think, is it a step change that the papers need to embrace?
  • I’m looking for jobs for 2Q2018. Send me your POs.

Food choice of the week? I’ll think about it.

This week, may I suggest you have a peek at Dakwah Corner? They have branches in Subang Parade, PJ Section 14, Ampang Park (okay, forget about the Ampang Park branch)

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Why Sarawak is questioning the law that created Petronas

March 11, 2018

See connection between May 13 and PDA.

Dateline 2018-01-27, The Edge Markets:

Sarawak is questioning whether the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) — the law that created Petroliam Nasional Bhd, Malaysia’s only Fortune 500 company and vested with the nation’s oil and gas wealth — is still relevant today.

The question hinges on the state of emergency under which the bill was passed in 1974, according to The Edge Malaysia‘s cover story ‘Why Sarawak questions the Petroleum Development Act’ for the week of Jan 29-Feb 4 by assistant editor Khairie Hisyam Aliman, citing the Sarawak Chief Minister (CM).

The CM Datuk Patinggi Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari, popularly known as Abang Johari, told the weekly that the issue is a critical matter Sarawak is actively pursuing.

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Southeast Asia set for gas boom

March 10, 2018

Did I miss the boom? Crash is what I am still hearing.

Dateline 2018-01-25, ENB:

SOUTHEAST Asia is set for a gas boom from now through to 2020, according to Rystad Energy, with a collective four billion barrels of oil equivalent resources from 50 fields likely to be developed, requiring a US$28 billion capital expenditure from final investment decision to first production.

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MOGEC – Golf Series 24 March 2018, Bukit Kemuning Golf and Country Resort

March 9, 2018

We look forward to your registration. Now. Contact khasmah@mogec.org.my

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MPRC’s Shahrol Halmi: Don’t be ‘overexcited’ about oil topping US$70

March 9, 2018

Yeah, pay us little fish at higher rates, then we can get excited together. And don’t swallow.

Dateline 2017-01-23,  The Edge:

Malaysia Petroleum Resources Corp Bhd (MPRC) said oil and gas (O&G) support service providers should not be “overexcited” about the recent rise in crude oil prices above US$70 a barrel. This is because prices of the commodity are still expected to be volatile.

MPRC, an agency reporting to the Prime Minister’s Department, was established to develop the O&G services and equipment (OGSE) industry in Malaysia. MPRC president Datuk Shahrol Halmi said OGSE companies should continue keeping an eye on efficiency in order to address cost while protecting profit margin through implementation of new technologies or integrated solutions.

“The interest in O&G companies is [returning] quite a bit, especially after the Petronas Activity Outlook (2018-2020 report) came out, and after Petronas contract awards recently. [But] the key point to note here is that one swallow does not make a spring.

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Petronas dishes out MCM contracts to Malaysian contractors

March 8, 2018

Dateline 2018-01-17, Seatrade Maritimes News:

Petronas E&P unit Petronas Carigali has awarded a slew of contracts to provide maintenance, construction and modification (MCM) services at its offshore facilities in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak to five local Malaysian contractors.

Carimin Engineering Services, Dayang Enterprise, Deleum Primera, Petra Resources, Sapura Fabrication and its joint venture partner Borneo Seaoffshore Engineering were selected for a five-year contract each with an option to extend another year, effective last September, local media reported.

“Under the terms of the contract, the engineering and maintenance services will include topside major maintenance and facilities improvement projects,” Petronas Carigali said.

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