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PSA 2018-04 – Al-Nidaa’ Building Bricks 2.0
April 24, 2018
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IEM Shout Out – 2018-05 Two Day Course on Effective Engineering Problem Solving and Decision-Making
April 24, 2018My technical division will be hosting a 2 day course on the 7th and 8th May 2018. It is worth 14 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The course will be presented by Ir. Al-Khairi Mohd Daud.
This 2-day programme lays the foundation for effective problem solving and decision making for young engineers, executives and supervisors. Engineers’ role is to solve problems. If engineers could not define the problems properly then the problem could never be solved. Thus, effective methods of problems solving is a mandatory skill to engineers. Getting to the root cause of the problems and find the best solutions is very important to the organization and to ensure the solutions provided is right and effective.
The objectives of the course is to trained the participants to:
Effectively solve problems for engineers, executive and supervisors
Better contribute to maximizing company productivity through preventing potential problems from happening
Resolve problems which arise at workThis course is based on interactive learning via group discussions and exercises, real case studies and participants will have to write down individual plans to implement what is learnt from the programme.
Recommended Attendees
Young Engineers, Executives/Supervisors who have not yet been trained in problem solving and decision making
Ir. Al-Khairi Mohd Daud has over 24 years of experienced in Oil and Gas, petrochemical, oleo chemical, manufacturing and facilities management He is the country expert for ASEAN Energy Management Accreditation Scheme and an expert in healthcare facilities management. He has assisted in drafting few Malaysian Standards including the Malaysian Standard for Quality in Healthcare. He has presented papers in national and international conference especially on maintenance and asset management. He is the owner of Faqeh Management who specialized in asset and energy management.
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Saturday Star 2018-04-21 – Job Opportunities
April 23, 2018Happy post-IEM AGM 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 3Q2018. Send me your POs.
Food choice of the week? Apparently, IEM sponsonsed meals
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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UPDATE 1-Malaysia’s Petronas posts 61 pct growth in quarterly profit
April 22, 2018Dateline 2018-03-02, Kitko:
Malaysian state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad , or Petronas, posted a 61 percent jump in quarterly profit on Friday and pledged to boost its dividend payout and capital spending this year. Petronas, like other oil majors, had taken a hit from lower oil prices, but sharp cost cuts – along with some recent stability in oil prices – helped the company post higher profits and margins. Net profit for the fourth quarter ended December rose to 18.2 billion ringgit ($4.65 billion) from 11.3 billion ringgit in the same quarter last year, while revenue rose 13.8 percent to 61.8 billion ringgit.
The quarterly result helped push full-year profit up 91 percent to 45.5 billion ringgit – marking a second year of profit growth for the sole manager of Malaysia’s oil and gas reserves following a two-year profit slump. “Petronas is now in stronger position to execute its long term growth agenda,” Chief Executive Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin said. “Petronas will explore new business areas, including speciality chemicals and new energy.” Petronas will focus on the ASEAN region, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and the Americas for growth, he said, adding that the company will assess opportunities in solar energy. Wan Zulkiflee said the company will continue its focus on costs. Petronas, a major contributor to Malaysia’s budget and one of the country’s biggest employers, said in 2016 that it would reduce expenses by $12 billion over a four-year period and cut thousands of jobs.
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Bertam FPSO carries Malaysian flag
April 21, 2018YuorOilandGasNews (go figure), dateline 2018-02-27:
International Petroleum Corporation has announced that the Bertam FPSO is now registered as a Malaysian flagged vessel under the applicable Malaysian marine regulations.
The Bertam FPSO is required to be Malaysian flagged in order to offload oil production from the Bertam field in Malaysian waters. As previously announced in December 2017, IPC had received an extension for the provisional registration of the Bertam FPSO in Malaysia until March 2018. Following the submission of an application to the relevant Malaysian authorities, the Bertam FPSO has now received registration as a Malaysian flagged vessel under the applicable Malaysian marine regulations.
IPC, through its wholly-owned subsidiary IPC Malaysia BV, is the operator of the Bertam field with a 75 percent working interest. Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd holds the remaining 25 percent.
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Big oil and gas players may continue asset buys this year: Hibiscus
April 20, 2018Dateline 2018-03-01, NST:
Asset acquisitions in the oil and gas industry may continue this year as big players seek to increase their capital expenditure while oil prices are rebounding.
This will also benefit smaller players like Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd in the hunt for potential new brownfield assets as rationalisation by the big players continue.
Since oil price plummeted in 2014, the global oil and gas industry saw high number of mergers and acquisition (M&As) deals where big players carried out their rationalisation plans, cut down costs and capital deployment, as well as sold assets to smaller players.
Bloomberg data showed M&As in the industry picked up since 2013 to reach its highest volume level of 428.2 billion in 2017.
According to Financial Times, quoting Mergermarket, M&As had risen by 40 per cent to US$270 billion in the first nine months of last year, compared with US$192 billion in the same period in 2016.
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Malaysians working with foreigners to loot WWII wrecks
April 19, 2018Diving related news. And maybe a O&G twist.
Dateline 2018-02-27, Malay Mail:
Sunken World War II shipwrecks are being plundered by local salvage firms in cahoots with an international syndicate.
According to The Star newspaper, the scavengers are reportedly looking for low-background metals, uncontaminated by radiation released from nuclear weapons, that are sought after for use in sensitive medical and scientific equipment.
Evidence of such activities surfaced at an Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology conference in Australia recently, which revealed that 48 naval shipwrecks across Southeast Asia, mainly around Malaysia and Indonesia, were plundered by the syndicate.Quoting an anonymous source, the report said that the syndicate uses a grab dredger or crane barge to “fish” for parts of the wreckage from the seabed.
The illegal salvage operations were believed to have plundered 19 wrecks in Malaysia, mainly ships sunk during World War II.
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Diving Komodo 2017-12 – 7 of 8
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IEM Shout Out – 2018-04 Drilling Tools Manufacturing Plant
April 17, 2018My technical division will be hosting a visit on the 24th April, 2018.
Ever wonder how the oil & gas wells are drilled? This is your chance to take a look at the tools we use to drill the wells and other tools that are international standard being made in Malaysia. You will be able to see how OMNI’s research team has produced new designs that have proven effectiveness in adding significant value to the efficiency of well drilling operations and reducing operational risk. These are the tools that will ensure success in the drilling operations.
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IGL Training – 2018-05 Effective Email Writing
April 16, 2018IGL SERVICES SDN BHD is glad to invite you to take part in our training course that listed below:
Venue: Hilton, Petaling Jaya
For Further Information & Registration: Visit here
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Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 