IEM Shout Out – 2017-11 Construction of the First Floating LNG in the World: PFLNG1: Lessons Learnt

November 3, 2017

My technical division will be hosting a talk on the 11th November, 2017. It is worth 2 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The course will be presented by Ir. Roslin Bin Ramli

The Floating LNG concept was envisaged to monetise stranded gas resources. The two PETRONAS’ floaters namely PFLNG1 and PFLNG2 for offshore Sarawak and Sabah respectively will increase the country’s LNG production capacity by approximately 8% (2.5 MTPA). PFLNG1 is already in operation while construction activities for PFLNG2 is currently ongoing.

 

Ir. Roslin Bin Ramli is a Principal Engineer (Construction) in PETRONAS – Project Delivery and Technology (PD&T). Ir. Roslin has over 25 years working experience in Oil, Gas, Petrochemical, Offshore/Marine and Shipbuilding Projects in Malaysia and overseas including United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Philippines and Sudan. His qualification is in Marine Technology Degree from UTM. He has a Professional Certificate in Management from Melbourne University, Australia.

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IEM Shout Out – 2017-11 Managing Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)

November 2, 2017

My technical division will be hosting a talk on the 11th November, 2017. It is worth 2 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The talk will be presented by Dr. Lee Chee Hong .

Most metals used in the construction of facilities are subject to corrosion, much effort have been done by plant owners to minimize corrosion damages, with some corrosion issues are easier to resolve than others. This talk starts with a quick introduction to various forms of corrosion and their mitigation measures performed in the industries. Subsequently the focus will be turned toward the external corrosion occurred on pipe & equipment underneath jacketed insulation, or more commonly known as Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI). The discussion of this subject begins with the description of CUI mechanism in hot, cold and intermittent services for both open and closed systems, with the points of entry for the corrosive substances, CUI initiation and susceptible areas are suggested. As CUI commenced, the extent of the damage is driven by various factors; including the atmospheric and operating conditions, material of construction, insulation and coating systems.

Dr. Lee Chee Hong received his Degree in 1999 and Master of Chemical Engineering from the University Technology Malaysia (UTM) in 2001 while his PhD degree in Corrosion Science and Engineering from the Corrosion and Protection Centre, University of Manchester (formerly UMIST), UK in 2006.

Dr. Lee is currently a lead corrosion engineer with Synergy and has been involved in corrosion and material engineering of the past 15 years; his responsibilities include corrosion risk assessment, failure analysis and materials selection; providing proactive corrosion mitigation solutions and addressing corrosion-related issues, primarily for energy and chemical industries.

Dr. Lee is also an adjunct lecturer at the Centre of Corrosion Research UTP since 2012. He is the immediate past chair of NACE Corrosion Society Founding Malaysia Section and Institute of Materials Malaysia (IMM) Corrosion Committee.
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Zombiepocalype ready – Solar PV

November 1, 2017

The title says it all. Now where is that Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor?

 

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Sarawak sets sail for O&G push

October 31, 2017

Dateline 2017-09-16, Borneo Post:

AS Sarawak ushers in Malaysia Day, it is a crucial to remember its first milestone in the oil and gas (O&G) industry, which started in Miri 107 years ago.

The first Sarawak Oil Mining Lease was signed by Rajah Charles Brooke in London in 1909, followed by the send-off by Shell of its senior geologist Dr Josef Theodor Erb and former Baram Division Resident Dr Charles Hose to Miri in 1910.

The first exploratory well was drilled on Aug 10, 1910 using an oil rig engineered by a Canadian named McAlpine – the factor contributing to the place being named ‘Canada Hill’.

Oil flowed out two months later.

Sarawak Oilfield Ltd – a subsidiary of the Shell/Royal Dutch Group – was established to run the operations from Lutong. It was renamed Sarawak Shell Oilfield Ltd and later, Sarawak Shell Bhd – marking the company’s long association with Sarawak.

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Saturday Star 2017-10-28 – Job Opportunities

October 30, 2017

Happy stay at office 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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Ex-Caltex operators planning to sue ministry

October 29, 2017

Dateline 2017-09-14, FMT:

Two former Caltex petrol station operators are planning to sue the domestic trade, cooperatives and consumerism ministry (KPDNKK) for claims the ministry did not defend its 2000 circular on implementation of self service at petrol stations across Malaysia.

Former operators Fadzilah Abd Hamid and his wife, Fauziah Ahmad Fadzil, have alleged that this circular had caused their contracts to be terminated by Chevron Malaysia Limited, which owned Caltex stations here.

“We adhered to the April 11, 2000 circular which said we operators do not need to bear any cost for the implementation of the self service system and the oil company is the one which should fork out the money for the system,” he told reporters at a press conference today.

He added Caltex, as it was known then, had ordered them to pay the cost for the system’s implementation, going against the circular’s order.

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Enra eyes RM1b worth of upstream oil & gas jobs

October 28, 2017

Dateline 2017-09-13, The Sun:

Enra Group Bhd, which aims to return to the black this year, is eyeing over RM1 billion worth of upstream jobs in the oil and gas sector, said its president and group CEO Datuk Mazlin Md Junid.

“We are now working with regional operators of marginal fields a lot, who don’t require big, heavy assets for installation. Australia has one of the largest number of marginal fields currently so we are looking at a few operators in Australia. We also have some operators in Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar. These are the countries we are focusing on. They are looking at partnerships,” he told reporters at its AGM today, explaining its strategy in a low oil price environment.

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IEM Shout Out – 2017-11 2nd International Junior Chem-E Car Competition 2017 (MINES International Exhibition & Convention Centre)

October 27, 2017

My technical division will be hosting the event on the 3rd and 4th November, 2017.

The competition aims to challenge students of primary schools to design and construct a small-sized car that is fabricated from reusable/recyclable items such as ice-cream sticks, bottle caps and straws. This Chem-E car shall traverse into a goal post and/or hit bowling pins in the car performance challenges. In addition, the participants shall elucidate their design creativity and issues related to safety and environment via poster presentation.

Additional information here.

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IEM Shout Out – 2017-11 Construction of the First Floating LNG in the World: PFLNG1: Lessons Learnt

October 26, 2017

My technical division will be hosting a talk on the 11th November, 2017. It is worth 2 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The course will be presented by Ir. Roslin Bin Ramli

The Floating LNG concept was envisaged to monetise stranded gas resources. The two PETRONAS’ floaters namely PFLNG1 and PFLNG2 for offshore Sarawak and Sabah respectively will increase the country’s LNG production capacity by approximately 8% (2.5 MTPA). PFLNG1 is already in operation while construction activities for PFLNG2 is currently ongoing.

 

Ir. Roslin Bin Ramli is a Principal Engineer (Construction) in PETRONAS – Project Delivery and Technology (PD&T). Ir. Roslin has over 25 years working experience in Oil, Gas, Petrochemical, Offshore/Marine and Shipbuilding Projects in Malaysia and overseas including United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Philippines and Sudan. His qualification is in Marine Technology Degree from UTM. He has a Professional Certificate in Management from Melbourne University, Australia.

Register here, or download the form here.

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IEM Shout Out – 2017-11 Managing Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)

October 25, 2017

My technical division will be hosting a talk on the 11th November, 2017. It is worth 2 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The talk will be presented by Dr. Lee Chee Hong .

Most metals used in the construction of facilities are subject to corrosion, much effort have been done by plant owners to minimize corrosion damages, with some corrosion issues are easier to resolve than others. This talk starts with a quick introduction to various forms of corrosion and their mitigation measures performed in the industries. Subsequently the focus will be turned toward the external corrosion occurred on pipe & equipment underneath jacketed insulation, or more commonly known as Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI). The discussion of this subject begins with the description of CUI mechanism in hot, cold and intermittent services for both open and closed systems, with the points of entry for the corrosive substances, CUI initiation and susceptible areas are suggested. As CUI commenced, the extent of the damage is driven by various factors; including the atmospheric and operating conditions, material of construction, insulation and coating systems.

Dr. Lee Chee Hong received his Degree in 1999 and Master of Chemical Engineering from the University Technology Malaysia (UTM) in 2001 while his PhD degree in Corrosion Science and Engineering from the Corrosion and Protection Centre, University of Manchester (formerly UMIST), UK in 2006.

Dr. Lee is currently a lead corrosion engineer with Synergy and has been involved in corrosion and material engineering of the past 15 years; his responsibilities include corrosion risk assessment, failure analysis and materials selection; providing proactive corrosion mitigation solutions and addressing corrosion-related issues, primarily for energy and chemical industries.

Dr. Lee is also an adjunct lecturer at the Centre of Corrosion Research UTP since 2012. He is the immediate past chair of NACE Corrosion Society Founding Malaysia Section and Institute of Materials Malaysia (IMM) Corrosion Committee.
Register here, or download the form here.

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