Shout Out – Two-Day Course on Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) Training For Workshop Participants

December 31, 2015

My technical division will be hosting a 2 day seminar on the 12th January, 2016. It is worth 13 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. Since I’m giving it, I expect hoards will have to be turned away at the gates. And it’s a big room, so I need to fill the seats.

In the Layer of Protection methodology, a Safety Instrumented Function (SIF) designed to eliminate the cause of a risk or minimize the consequence of an event. The expectation of the SIF’s reliability to perform upon demand must be defined so that it is designed appropriately. The Safety Integrity Level (SIL) study is a tool used this.

This full day course is designed to educate participants in the SIL process from the perspective of a SIL team member. It is meant to provide both instruction and workshop sessions so that the participants:

  • Are familiar with the concept of ‘risk’
  • Are familiar with the theory and terminology behind Layers of Protection, SIS, SIF, SIL and LOPA
  • Are familiar with the different SIL methodologies: risk graph, risk matrix, LOPA.
  • Have expectations as to what the SIL workshop will (and won’t) provide.
  • Understand what deliverables can be expected from a SIL workshop.
  • Have the opportunity to participate in SIL exercise in a safe environment.Opportunity to share SIL experiences.

Wata has 19 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, in both design and operations.

Register here, or download the form here.

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(cancelled) IEM Shout Out (N Sembilan) – Full-Day HAZOP Training For Team Members – A Practical Approach

December 31, 2015

The course has moved inter-state.

Post note: and cancelled. What, my own state doesn’t want me?

The Negeri Sembilan branch will be hosting a 1 day seminar on the 20th January, 2016. It is worth 7 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. Since I’m giving it, I expect hoards will have to be turned away at the gates. And I get to baaliiiik kampuungg.

A Hazard and Operability study is a formal and systematic and detailed examination of the process and engineering intentions of new or existing facilities which assesses the hazard potential and effects on the facility as a whole when operation is outside of the design envelope, or individual items of equipment malfunction.

This course is designed to educate participants in the HAZOP process from the perspective of a HAZOP team member. It is meant to provide both instruction and workshop sessions so that the participants:

  • Are familiar with the concept of ‘risk’
  • Are familiar with the theory behind HAZOP
  • Are familiar with the actual HAZOP workshop process
  • Have expectations as to what the HAZOP will (and won’t provide)
  • Understand what deliverables can be expected from a HAZOP
  • Have the opportunity to participate in HAZOP exercise in a safe environment
  • Opportunity to share HAZOP experiences

At the end of the session, the participants should:

  • Understand the responsibilities of all parties in the HAZOP
  • Have experience in a HAZOP session.
  • Understand the outcomes from a HAZOP session

Wata has 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, in both design and operations.

Register here, or download the form here.

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Reading material on nuclear technology must be in simple language, says Madius Tangau

December 31, 2015

yeah, we want our kids to take portable nuclear reactors to schools for show and detain.

Dateline 2015-10-26, The Sun Daily:

Reading material on nuclear technology should be written in simple language so that misunderstandings and misinterpretations of knowledge related to radioactive materials can be corrected, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Madius Tangau.

He said public understanding of science applications and nuclear technology, namely weaponry and security, need to be increased.

“The huge challenge for the science, technology and innovation (STI) community is humanising innovations that ensure all members of society, especially the grassroots, can understand and be able to feel the impact of STI in their daily activities and their quality of life,” he said when officiating the 2015 Technology and Preview …

 

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Marketing Rounds – UTP IEM Visit

December 30, 2015

These are some photos I captured during the IEM visit to UTP on 24th April, 2015. Where were you?

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Shout Out – Two-Day Course On SIL Training for Team Members – A Practical Approach

December 29, 2015

My technical division will be hosting a 2 day course on the 12th and 13th January, 2016. It is worth 13 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. Since I’m giving it, I expect hoards will have to be turned away at the gates. And it’s a big room, so I need to fill the seats. It is two days, ignore the typo.

In the Layer of Protection methodology, a Safety Instrumented Function (SIF) designed to eliminate the cause of a risk or minimize the consequence of an event. The expectation of the SIF’s reliability to perform upon demand must be defined so that it is designed appropriately. The Safety Integrity Level (SIL) study is a tool used this.

This full day course is designed to educate participants in the SIL process from the perspective of a SIL team member. It is meant to provide both instruction and workshop sessions so that the participants:

  • Are familiar with the concept of ‘risk’
  • Are familiar with the theory and terminology behind Layers of Protection, SIS, SIF, SIL and LOPA
  • Are familiar with the different SIL methodologies: risk graph, risk matrix, LOPA.
  • Have expectations as to what the SIL workshop will (and won’t) provide.
  • Understand what deliverables can be expected from a SIL workshop.
  • Have the opportunity to participate in SIL exercise in a safe environment.Opportunity to share SIL experiences.

Wata has 19 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, in both design and operations.

Register here, or download the form here.

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AZRB takes majority stake in Tok Bali Supply Base

December 29, 2015

Dateline 2015-11-25, The Star:

Ahmad Zaki Resources Bhd (AZRB) has bought a 51% stake in the operator of Malaysia’s third oil and gas supply base, the Tok Bali Supply Base (TBSB) in Kelantan, for RM55mil.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the construction firm and marine fuel product supplier said it had acquired the equity interest in Matrix Reservoir Sdn Bhd (MRSB), the owner of TB Supply Base Sdn Bhd which is the base’s operator.
AZRB said TBSB, the third supply base licensed in the country after the Kemaman and Labuan supply bases, was well positioned to offer integrated logistics services to production sharing contractors and oil and gas service companies operating in the North Malay Basin, Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJDA) and Commercial Arrangement Area (CAA) between Malaysia and Vietnam.
AZRB group managing director Datuk Wan Zakariah Wan Muda said the company had been in the business of providing bunkering services at an onshore supply base for over 20 years.
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Saturday Star 2015-12-26– Job Opportunities

December 28, 2015

Donate to your favourite charity (me), buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Or get the Young Turks series (all 4 books). 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’m looking for jobs for 1Q2016. Send me your POs.
  • An associate of mine is looking for a technical safety part-time adviser. 2 Associates, actually. Needs to be needle sharp with respect to QRAs, and HSE safety cases. A calm demeanor to handle nonsensical questions from young engineers helps as well. Either that, or a drinking problem.
  • Paper’s taking a day off.

Support your local bookshop!  Bookalicious at The Summit Subang is a good choice. I think they focus on trilogies, quadrilogies, and other ologies. Tell them I sent you, and enjoy the look of perplexity on their faces. Those of you who have dropped my name, thanks!

Food choice of the week? Anything halal in Bali

During these trying times, perhaps you should focus on self improvement. The following are a good set of books to start automating your uncertainty budget tables.

The Cartoon Guide to Statistics, Hands-On Start to Wolfram Mathematica, Doubt-Free Uncertainty In Measurement: An Introduction for Engineers and Students

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SapuraKencana’s gas venture gets off the ground

December 27, 2015

Dateline 2015-11-25 , The Edge:

LAST Wednesday, oil and gas outfit SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd announced that it had received the green light from Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) for a field development plan (FDP) for the SK310 B15 gas project off Sarawak.

Shahril: We will have clear visibility of the cash flow once the development of these discoveries commences

The announcement, however, did not have the expected impact on the stock, which shed seven sen to close at RM2.19 last Thursday.

Naturally, SapuraKencana will not see any contribution from the development of the gas field in the near term, but it is likely to become a fresh recurring income source for the group in two years.

The share price had in fact rebounded from a historical low of RM1.47 recorded on Aug 25, gaining more than 50% — that is  until last Thursday — possibly buoyed by the impending news of the FDP.

President and CEO Tan Sri Shahril Shamsuddin tells The Edge: “This is a significant milestone as we will begin the monetisation of the seven gas discoveries we have to date off Sarawak. First gas is expected to flow in the final quarter of 2017 and we will see healthy cash contributions over the life of this development.

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Over RM300 billion invested in Sarawak, says Petronas subsidiary chief

December 26, 2015

Dateline 2015-11-22, TMI:

Petrolian Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has a strong presence in Sarawak, with total cumulative investment of over RM300 billion in the upstream, midstream and downstream projects and activities, said LNG Group of Companies vice-president and chief executive officer (CEO) Dzafri Sham Ahmad.

He said for upstream, there were 60 oil and gas producing fields – 26 oil and 34 gas – producing an average of 850 kilo barrel oil equivalent per day (kboe/d).

“Additionally there are another 206 discovered fields which are yet to be monetised,” he said at the Petronas Media Nite 2015 in Kuching last night.

He said for midstream there were three facilities – Petronas LNG Complex in Bintulu; Petronas Train 9 project; and, the floating LNG facility.
For downstream, he said, there were currently two operating units in the state — Asean Bintulu Fertiliser plant which produced 0.6 million tonnes per annum (MPTA) of urea, making it Asia’s largest granular urea plant and 0.4 MTPA of ammonia.

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Saving oil wealth for future generations

December 25, 2015

Dateline 2015-11-21, TMI:

The Edge weekly in its latest edition raised the question whether enough has been done to ensure Malaysia’s oil wealth lasts after the wells run dry, and if establishing a special oil fund is the answer to the conundrum.

In its cover story, the Edge’s Cindy Yeap wrote that Malaysia is blessed with rich biodiversity and natural resources — from minerals such as tin to crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) reserves.

The magazine said the country’s oil and gas riches have fuelled the growth of national oil corporation Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), which last year was ranked 68th on the Fortune 500 list of the world’s largest companies.

It said that from its inception in 1974 to end-2014, Petronas had contributed RM881.3 billion in dividends, taxes, royalties and duties to federal and state coffers, according to company data.

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