LNG plants unsuitable for Sabah, says Musa

August 9, 2015

Dateline 2015-07-06, TMI:

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plants are unsuitable for Sabah, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman.

“Clearly, Sabah does not produce as much LNG as Sarawak, which has more of it and less oil.

“So an LNG plant in Sabah, such as the one operated by Petronas Bintulu, is not suitable. Sabah in any case has more oil than LNG,” Musa (pic, right) told the Sabah state assembly today.

He was replying to a question by Mohamad Alamin (BN-Bongawan), on why LNG plants were not being built in Sabah, during the First Supplementary Supply Bill 2015 debate.
Musa, who is also Sabah finance minister, said the LNG produced in Sabah would be channelled via the Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal in Kimanis through the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline to Bintulu’s LNG plant.

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World class training facility to be built at UMS

August 8, 2015

Dateline 2015-07-15, Borneo Post:

A world class training and competence assurance facility will be set up at the University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) campus to train manpower for the oil and gas industry.

The multi-million dollar facility will include a Safe Live Process Plant (SLPP), a realistic industrial oil and gas facility that will provide a safe and controlled environment for new and experienced trainees to develop practical skills and enhance competency.

Construction of the proejct will begin as soon the feasibility study conducted since April 2015 is completed (currently entering its final stages). It is expected to take nine months to complete, and its first intake of trainees is expected in the last quarter of 2015.

This was disclosed when a high-powered delegation from UMS led by Professor Ir Dr Rosalam Hj Sarbatly paid a courtesy call on Industrial Development Minister Datuk Raymond Tan recently.

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Petronas adjusts to oil price

August 7, 2015

Dateline 2015-06-14, TMI:

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) will continue to implement cost-cutting measures, concentrate on profitable projects, as well as eye opportunistic acquisitions abroad to adjust to the “ups and downs” of oil price.

Its Executive Vice-President/Chief Executive Officer of Upstream, Datuk Wee Yeow Hin, said this time people thought the oil price will be soft for a little bit longer.

“Therefore all companies, including us, are adjusting our capital expenditure (capex),” he said.

Unlike the previous cycle in 1998/1999 whereby the price stabilised by 2000, and during the 2008 global recession where it went down to US$45 per barrel to recover by 2009, this time there is no indication that the oil price will pick up to US$100 per barrel in the next three to four years.
Wee said for oil, short-term duration contract will be one year, unlike liquefied natural gas, where the contracts could last 20 to 30 years.

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Petronas to keep focus on ‘cool and sexy’ gas business

August 6, 2015

I guess ‘cool’ because of refrigeration units, and ‘sexy’ because of the strippers? And why isn’t a ‘Malaysian’ publication not using  Dato’ and spelling Yiaw wrong?

Dateline 2015-06-14, FMT:

Petronas will remain focused on the “cool and sexy” natural gas business for the long-term, said its executive vice-president Wee Yeow (sic) Hin.

“Demand for LNG will always be there and it is expected to triple by 2035, from 210 million tonnes in 2010 to 500 million tonnes in 2030 and reaching 600 million tonnes in 2035,” he said in an interview with Bernama.

He said there were about 30 LNG supply projects globally at present and the number was expected to double to 60 projects by 2030.

“This year there are about 36 countries importing LNG and by 2030 it is expected to grow to 50 countries.

“Japan, Korea and Taiwan will remain as large and important markets but the biggest volume growth would come from India, China and Asean,” he said.

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Marketing Rounds – UTP Research

August 5, 2015

The IEM was fortunate that we visited the UTP labs. Here are a couple of videos of floating structure models being tested. The videos were taken from the side of the wave tank.

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Shout Out – Talk on Hazard Identification (HAZID)

August 4, 2015

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be  hosting a talk on the 8th August, 2015. It’ll be at 9:00 am  (makan-makan at 8:30). I’m giving the talk, so turn up.

A Hazard Identification (HAZID) study in the oil and gas industry is a formal, systematic and detailed examination of the assets and facilities to identify hazards. The HAZID helps determine the magnitude of the causes and consequences of a hazard, and its associated guidewords. The HAZID is typically performed using guidewords. The HAZID will be used as the basis of the asset’s Risk Register. The talk will address
• The concept of ‘risk’
• The theory behind a HAZID in Malaysia’s oil, gas and petrochemical industry
• Risks captured in a HAZID
• HAZID guidewords
• Differences between a HAZID and a HAZOP

 

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

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

August 4, 2015

My technical division will be hosting a 1 day seminar on the 10th Sovember, 2015. It is worth 6.5 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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Shout Out – Talk on Microfluidic Technology: Theory and How It Can Transform Industrial Practice

August 4, 2015

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be  hosting a talk on the 12th August, 2015, by Dr Jitkai Chin. It’ll be at 5:30 pm  (makan-makan at 5:00).

Since microfluidic technology was introduced nearly two decades ago, it has attracted attention from researchers around the world because of its unique features of miniaturisation – reduced raw material consumption and waste generated, large surface area to volume ratio and etc. In recent years, the technology has been introduced and adapted by pharmaceutical and food industries to improve product quality and energy efficiency. In this talk, the important theories of microfluidic technology will be introduced with examples of application. The talk is suitable for chemical engineers, mechanical engineers as well as electrical and electronic engineers.

This talk intends to raise awareness of participants on the increasing importance of CFD in the oil and gas industry. This is achieved by sharing real life examples of CFD applications in Malaysia and how it helped companies in understanding process and equipment issues and assisted them in making sound engineering decisions.

 

Dr Jitkai Chin obtained his BEng (Hons) in Chemical and Process Engineering with Biotechnology and PhD from Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of the Sheffield, UK in 2001 and 2007 respectively. He was appointed Assistant Professor in University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus in 2007. He was then promoted to Associate Professor in 2011 with 15 ranking international journal papers and awards behind him. His research interests including the droplet microfluidics, microthrusters, propellants and graphene.

 

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

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Saturday Star 2015-08-01– Job Opportunities

August 3, 2015

Eid Mubarak. May Allah accept my efforts, and yours. Donate to your favourite charity, 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.

  • I’m looking for jobs for 4Q2015. 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.
  • Another associate is looking for a project engineer, 5 years plus relevant experience is good.
  • Nothing much in the news.

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? Go visit the mee bandung / asam pedas stall in front of the Petaling Jaya Police Station (don’t ask).

Seen the Episode VII new trailer? Ff you say “What is episode Vii?”, I disown you.

Join the Star Wars Fever:

Star Wars Trilogy Episodes IV-VI (Blu-ray + DVD), Star Wars Trilogy Episodes I-III (Blu-ray + DVD), Heir to the Jedi: Star Wars

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Too many oil hubs?

August 2, 2015

Dateline 2015-06-13, The Star:

IT is surprising that Benalec Holdings Bhd is calling off its plans to build a petroleum hub in Tanjung Piai in Johor.

In an announcement this week, the company said the agreement with its partners had lapsed and that there was no intention to pursue the matter further.

Notably, Benalec has influential partners in the form of the Johor royalty and businessman Datuk Daing Malek Daing A Rahman.

The plan included reclaiming and selling about 1,000 acres off the coast of Tanjung Piai for the purpose of constructing and operating a crude oil and petroleum storage facility together with a private jetty.

What is clear though is that with oil and gas (O&G) prices being where they are, all parties planning ventures into this sector have to rethink their business plans, just as the oil majors the world over are admittedly doing.

There are also a significant number of O&G hubs being planned in the state of Johor.

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