OGA 15: Tale of two cities

July 18, 2015

What two cities we talking about here?

Dateline 2015-06-08, AOG:

The oil and gas industry is facing a tale of two cities as it is experiencing the best of times and yet the worst of times said the chairman of PETRONAS, Tan Sri Sidek Hassan in a meeting at Oil and Gas Asia (OGA) 2015.

He said that the industry’s output is growing at a rapid pace thanks to shale revolution that has transformed the US market.

The US now produces around 9 MMbbl/d, an 80% growth from the 5 MMbbl/d produced in 2008 and global oil demand is expected to increase by 1.1 MMbbl/d in 2015.

“Operating cost that shot up during the highs of US$115 oil price has not decreased as fast as crude oil prices and the industry estimates an anticipated layoff of over 100,000 people worldwide during this down cycle,” Sidek advised.

It might not be possible for us to predict with certainty what the oil price would be next month or next quarter, Sidek said, but we can prepare the industry to weather the fluctuations with what we do best, which is to continuously innovate.

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PFLNG opens doors to global opportunities

July 17, 2015

Dateline 2015-06-08, Borneo Post:

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) says its floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility (PFLNG) is a game changer that will open doors to more opportunities in global projects.

Global LNG Project, Upstream vice president Adnan Zainal Abidin said although Petronas’ first PFLNG, the PFLNG1, is expected to start operations in the first quarter of next year, the group has already received enquiries from multinationals.

Petronas has two PFLNGs in the pipeline: the PFLNG1, costing more than US$1 billion and scheduled to be ready by early 2016, and the PFLNG2, expected to be ready by 2018.

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Matrade achieves RM76 million sales at oil and gas exhibition

July 16, 2015

Dateline 2015-06-03, TMI:

Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) has so far achieved RM76.4 million in sales at the two-day incoming buying mission (IBM) session of the 15th Asian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Engineering Exhibition (OGA), far exceeded its target of RM50 million.

Its Deputy chief executive officer Datuk Dzulkifli Mahmud said the response to the biennial IBM was satisfactory, considering dealings were done over two days.

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Marketing Rounds – Dystopian Film Location

July 15, 2015

I was at a client’s facility, and thought, it was a great location for a dystopian film.
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IEM Shout Out – Finite Element Modelling (FEM) of Offshore Structures

July 14, 2015

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will hosting the above talk on the 28th July, presented by Dr. Venkatesh Rajagopalan (Venkat).

This talk will cover the following topics on usage of Finite Element Analysis of offshore structural components

• Introduction
• Fundamental Concepts & Methodologies
• Advantages & Disadvantages
• General FEA Procedures
• Applications in Offshore Industry & Case Studies
• Live Demonstration

Dr. Venkatesh Rajagopalan (Venkat) graduated from Annamalai University, India with a degree in Structural Engineering in 1989 with a Post graduate degree in Engineering Management and Post-Doctoral in Structural Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He has more than 26 years of working experience in various roles.He is appointed as Visiting faculty for various institutions in India, Malaysia and Australia.

He is currently the Deputy Manager of the Structural Department in Aker Engineering Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. He is also the Technical Head of R&D Network specializing in Knowledge based engineering solutions in Aker Solutions, Norway

You can register for the above event here, and flyers may be obtained here.

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Saturday Star 2015-07-11– Job Opportunities

July 13, 2015

Ramadan Kareem. 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.

  • Talisman/Repsol is looking for people. Team leader, Inspection & Integrity, Topside Integrity and Corrosion Engineer, Material and Welding Engineer, Lead Completion Engineer, Process Safety Engineer (didn’t they just get a new one, and someone is in the queue?) Go and bug them here, and email them  here.
  • I’m looking for jobs for 4Q2015. Send me y0ur POs.
  • An associate of mine is looking for a technical safety part-time adviser. 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.
  • 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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PETRONAS Plays Up Technology, Efficiency Gains in Tough Times

July 12, 2015

Dateline 2015-06-01, Rigzone:

A change of guard at Malaysia’s national oil company (NOC) PETRONAS amid unfavorable oil price movements spells the start of a tighter fiscal regime, but instead of outright cost cutting, its new CEO is paying more emphasis on continued investment in differentiating technologies and increasing operational efficiencies.

Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin understands as the new captain at Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), he needs to steer the company through a “drastic downturn” with market conditions completely reversing those of the reign of his predecessor, Shamsul Azhar Abbas.

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Petronas to lead industry-wide effort involving 25 PACs

July 11, 2015

… And the rat race continues anew.

Dateline 2015-07-02, TMI:

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) is leading the Cost Reduction Alliance, Coral 2.0, an industry-wide effort towards cost discipline which involves 25 petroleum arrangement contractors (PACs).

The aim is to inculcate a cost-conscious mindset that will ultimately embrace a structural change Malaysia’s upstream business environment.

“This is not a mere cost cutting exercise. Beyond that, it is about ensuring the robustness and sustainability of our business,” Petronas’ chairman Tan Sri Sidek Hassan said in his speech at the opening ceremony of 15th Asian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Engineering Exhibition (OGA 2015) today.

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Anniversary – Seveso Disaster

July 10, 2015

Process Safety Engineers never forget.

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IEM Shout Out – One-Day Workshop on Rock Blasting and Explosive Engineering

July 9, 2015

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will hosting the above seminar on Wednesday the 11th Aug, 2015 by Mr. Mohamad Razif Kemat, Mr. Yap Hong Hor, and Ir. Look Keman Sahari.

This Workshop will be a series of Courses on the Application of Explosives in mining, quarrying and Construction industries tailored to the engineers and other professionals such as Safety personnel who need to know how explosives are used safely and efficiently in rock blasting operation, mining, quarrying, and construction industries.

The Workshop will introduce the various types of explosives used in the commercial application and suitability of particular explosives for a particular application. The right choice of an initiation system, for example, will determine the degree of disturbance to the public and the potential complaints from them which may cause delays in a blasting project. This may also help the project manager to understand the proposal made by the consulting engineer or blasting engineer for a particular blasting project instead of just depend on blasting contractor’s proposal which purely focus on the cheapest costs.
The Workshop is also a good introduction to those who wish to learn about the productive use of explosives in our life. It includes lectures and demonstration of explosive products (dummy samples) used in our industries.As a result of fast pace development housing, business centres, factories etc are being built near existing structures. Development within city areas for examples requires firm foundation below the surface where underground space are also used as car parks, LRT stations, bus station etc. Excavation of underground space requires the removal of soil and also rocks. In both Selangor and Penang Island the need for building new houses for expanding population requires the cutting and levelling of hilly areas. All these require the use of explosives.

 

You can register here. Flyers may be obtained here.

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