MPs petition Petronas to quit Myanmar over treatment of Rohingya

December 21, 2017

Y’all oilers, where do you stand? This isn’t related to Malaysia waters, but a news item that should put you on a side of the fence. Anyhow, go give support. Now. Run.

Dateline 2017-11-08, FMT:

Forty-seven opposition MPs have petitioned Petronas urging the national oil corporation to pull out from Myanmar until its government recognises the rights of the Rohingya.

PKR’s Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli, who spoke for the group, said they had written to Petronas chief executive officer and president Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin seeking a meeting to discuss the issue.

“Petronas has invested in several projects in Myanmar. However, only the Yetagun gas field in the Andaman Sea is in production.

“Petronas took up a stake in the project after an American investor withdrew,” he told a news conference in Parliament today.

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Tenggol – 2017-10 Pt 1 of 4

December 20, 2017

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Shell excel in oil extraction from Sabah deepwaters

December 19, 2017

Is this an advertorial?

Dateline 2017-11-07, NST:

As Sabah contributes about 50 per cent of the country’s oil production and with 60 per cent of production in the state comes from Shell, the oil company hopes to keep oil production competitive and growing sustainably in the next years to come.

Sabah Shell petroleum company general manager Ian Lim said Shell is doing well in oil production performance over the years, particularly in Sabah deep water.

“Within the Shell group, we compete very well. One of the things we are proud of is that in a lot of internal conversation, whenever we talk about business, we talk about which team and asset is producing well.

“The word Sabah deepwaters shows up and it’s really a proud moment as well as recognition to the team and where we are at. Of course, there is still improvement to be made but Shell is on (the right) track,” he said.

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Saturday Star 2017-12-16 – Job Opportunities

December 18, 2017

Happy still on vacation 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 1Q2018. Send me your POs.

Food choice of the week? Support your local mee bandung.

Thinking about the zombie apocalypse, you need something to jumpstart access to those dodgy Internet sites:

The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm

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Malaysia’s Petronas, Aramco to finalize RAPID deal after resolving ‘technical issues’: Bernama

December 17, 2017

Dateline 2017-11-03, Reuters/Bernama:

Malaysian state energy company Petronas and Aramco are facing “technical issues” in finalizing the Saudi oil major’s $7 billion investment in a refinery project, but the deal will be completed soon, state news agency Bernama reported on Friday.

The government “is giving room to Petronas and Saudi Aramco to resolve several technical issues related to the investment agreement,” Bernama reported, citing Abdul Rahman Dahlan, a minister in the Malaysian prime minister’s office.

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Malaysia confident of resolving issue of natural gas tax at JDA border

December 16, 2017

Dateline 2017-11-02, The Star:

Malaysia is confident that Thailand’s intention to impose tax on natural gas produced by Petronas at the border of the Joint Development Area (JDA) fields in the Gulf of Thailand can be resolved.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan said the natural gas produced by Petronas outside the JDA should not be taxed as it was not being used in Thailand even though it was sent for processing in Songkla before being transported to Bukit Kayu Hitam.

He said the natural gas produced was only “on transit” in Songkla as it was channelled through the same pipeline, and 100% of it was sent to Malaysia.

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Malaysia lauded for careful nuke approach

December 15, 2017

I would keep an eye out for Datuk Seri Nancy, as nuclear will be the way to go once the O&G industry dies down, and Semenanjung will complain that Sarawak has too much influence in the energy industry. This is assuming that the flux capacitor isn’t invented in Balakong by then.

Dateline 2017-11-02, Inquirer.Net:

Speaking at the International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power here yesterday, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as well as the Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development have singled out Malaysia as a role model for the level of care it displayed.

“Malaysia’s comprehensive groundwork at this early stage and how we are carefully making our decision can be a model for newcomer countries to emulate.

 “IAEA likes how we are carefully making our decision,” said Nancy after delivering her keynote address at the two-day conference attended by 700 ministers and policy makers from 67 countries.
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Survey: Oil and gas sector leads hiring, online employment up in September

December 14, 2017

Yea, baby. Though, one thing I look forward to is the gamification of classical O&G processes.

Dateline 2017-11-02, Malay Mail:

Online recruitment jumped seven per cent year-on-year in September this year led by the oil and gas sector which saw a 37 per cent increase in hiring, online hiring firm Monster’s survey showed.

Strong domestic demand, in line with the positive growth forecasted by the World Bank for this year, helped boost employment, the company said in a statement.

 “The steady shift from an established manufacturing base to digital technology is boosting Malaysia’s job market with new opportunities,” said Sanjay Modi, Managing Director, Monster.com ― APAC and Middle East.
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IEM – Junior ChemECar 2017 Edition (Awards)

December 13, 2017

What is the expenditure of sweat and blood without the potential of reward? Congratulations, all!

 

 

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Brighter prospects ahead for the oil and gas sector

December 12, 2017

I have been reliably informed that SOGEC is not related to MOGEC, or MOGSC. Lesson learnt: go register trademarks before someone beats you to the punch.

Dateline 2017-10-28, NST:

The government has done much to ensure people in the four oil and gas producing states in Malaysia are actively involved in the sector.

Sabah Oil and Gas Services Council vice chairman Datuk Albert Boyou said a review of the royalty would do no harm but there is more that can be tapped from the industry.

In Sabah Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Aman has been instrumental in pushing for greater participation in the oil and gas sector through Petronas as well as provide opportunities for more people in the state, he said.

“Previously this was hardly the case and opportunities in the sector were hard to come by,” he said adding this was evident with the development of the many major projects that came since Musa took office in 2003.

Key developments in the state include Sabah Oil and Gas Industrial Park (SOGIP) which has attracted RM11 billion in investments, Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal (SOGT) in Kimanis as well as the 500km Sabah, Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP) that links Bintulu, Sarawak.

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