I was honoured to be appointed a Judge during the event (Stallone voice now, “I AM DELAW!“).
I was a Judge for the Technical Video Competition and Technical Powerpoint Competition. The Videos can be seen on Youtube. Go visit the videos, and say Wata says Hi.
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Dateline 2014-11-15, The Malaysian Insider:
Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pic) has assured Sabah that it would continue to get more revenue from its oil and gas resources.
The prime minister said apart from the oil and gas royalty of five per cent, Sabah was also given a 10% stake in Petronas LNG Train 9 Sdn Bhd in Bintulu, Sarawak, which would generate an additional revenue to the state and its people.
“That is why I had said, you can make a request, but let us negotiate and we have a formula that Sabah would receive more from the oil and gas revenue. This has been clarified by chief minister Datuk Musa Aman,” he said when opening the Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) Convention in Kota Kinabalu, today.
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Caveat: this has no direct bearing on engineering, though you are welcome to give it an engineering slant. And I’ve posted this on The Facebook already.
In light of the recent flood situation and other disasters, may I suggest a way to help the affected areas post immediate relief efforts (keep supporting this, by all means)? If the infrastructure can support it, consider refec-tourism (my term, from refectio, to recover). Go plan your next holiday (and your company away day / management waste of… er strategic planning retreat) in the affected areas, and spend money on local trades, crafts and services. For example:
I would suggest this is much more beneficial to your countryman then that overseas trip you planned in March. Take as many selfies as you wish.
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Dateline 2014-11-12, NST:
GAS Malaysia Bhd’s net profit jumped 16.5 per cent to RM53.8 million in the third quarter ended September 30 from a year ago, due to higher gas sales and the upward revision of natural gas tariff.
Revenue for the quarter also grew significantly by 25.8 per cent to RM734.4 million, said the natural gas distributor in a filing to Bursa Malaysia yesterday.
For the nine-month period, net profit rose 9.9 per cent to RM144.3 million, while revenue jumped 16.3 per cent to RM1.99 billion, also due to higher volume of gas sold and the higher natural gas tariff.
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Happy Happy Week. 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.
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? How if you visit Vietnam, how about visiting and updating GoHalalVietnam! for your food needs. For your other needs, talk to your local tour guide/ concierge / man on the street.
Extract from my book choice of the week:
“I am impressed by his argument: ‘When you have eliminated the impossible, then whatever remains, how ever improbable, must be -‘
“-wrong,” Soames brusquely completed my sentence.
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Information, when shared, has a way of gaining a momentum of its own. Within a few months as a group, the Task Force became knowledgeable about hydrocarbons from its formation stage right up to the marketing of crude oil and its refined product.
Visit here and buy books so I have some spending money.
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Now I know why there are Phillips 66 people in KL
Dateline 2014-11-11, Morning Star:
Malaysia’s state oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd., or PETRONAS, said Wednesday it has agreed to buy out the remaining 47% in Malaysian Refining Company Sdn. Bhd. held by Phillips 66 (PSX) for around $635 million.
The acquisition is expected to be completed by year-end, Petronas said in a statement. MRC mainly processes sour middle east crude oil and has a refining capacity of 170,000 barrels per day at its refinery in the western Melaka state.…
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Dateline 2014-11-12, Nasdaq:
Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Company Sdn Bhd., a joint venture backed by Petronas, ConocoPhillips and Royal Dutch Shell PLC, said Wednesday it started gas production from the Kebabangan gas field off Malaysia.
Production is expected to reach 500 million standard cubic feet per day by April 2015, the company said in a statement. Kebabangan installed a platform that could process up to 825 million standard cubic feet of natural gas, 80,000 barrels of crude oil and 22,000 barrels of condensate daily, it added.
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Dateline 2014-11-04, Hellenic Shipping News:
Premiums paid for Malaysia’s benchmark light sweet crudes extended their decline to a fresh two-year low Monday as fragile petroleum refining margins and competition from non-regional grades dented end-user demand, while the influx of new Kimanis crude added to concerns over recent oversupply conditions, traders said.
Malaysia’s Labuan crude was assessed at a $4.70/barrel premium to Dated Brent on Monday, its lowest level since touching a premium of $4.49/b on August 21, 2012, while the premium for Tapis crude to Dated Brent fell to $2.30/b on Monday, its lowest level since August 15, 2012, when the crude was assessed at Dated Brent plus $2.30/b.
Kikeh was last assessed at a premium of $4.40/b on Monday, its lowest point since $3.92/b on August 13, 2012.
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Looking on the Internet, others take better pictures, but these are mine. Hah. And I have the obligatory Photosynths here and here.
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