Saturday Star 2014-11-15 – Job Opportunities

November 17, 2014

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 want to go for umrah.

  • I’m lining up jobs for next quarter, for IGL Services. Whisper to (better yet, carpe jugulum) your boss, and send work my way.
  • Hess is advertising for a mess of positions, most for the North Malay Basin. They are looking for a Senior Project Engineer, Senior Facilities Engineer, and other positions without the word ‘Engineer’ in them. Visit here for more info.
  • Nothing interesting this week, though I hear that Technip is still looking for project managers, senior project engineers, project engineers for Libra FPSO Project & Rapid. > 5 years experience. Send CVs to me, and a donation, and I’ll forward it on. Or save yourself some money, and send it to Technip directly.

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.

How about some references to improve your health? I’ve been on this plan for about 12 weeks. Muscles have moved from buttery to rubbery.

You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises, Body by You: The You Are Your Own Gym Guide to Total Women’s Fitness, 100 No-Equipment Workouts

Leave a Comment » | engineering, Malaysia, oil and gas | Tagged: , , | Permalink
Posted by Wata

Firm expands drilling operations in Sabah

November 17, 2014

Dateline 2014-08-27, Borneo Post:

Talisman Malaysia Limited is in the process of further developing its Kinabalu platform with plans to start the construction of a wellhead to link with the existing platform by next year.

“This is so that we can drill further production wells to maintain our production from the Kinabalu field,” said its acting country manager, Duncan Smart.

On the oil and gas company’s progress, Smart disclosed that its drilling rig left the Kinabalu platform beginning of August, having completed a drilling programme there.

“We drilled six new wells and are extremely pleased with the results because our production from the platform has increased by three times.

“So we are now producing at around 16 to 17 thousand barrels of oil per day, a progress we consider to be very successful,” said Smart, when met at the company’s Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house here yesterday.

…

Leave a Comment » | Malaysia, oil and gas | Tagged: , , | Permalink
Posted by Wata

3rd IEM Chemical Engineering Design Competition – Whetting your Appetite

November 17, 2014

For those of you who will be participating in the upcoming workshops, we present the reports of last year’s workshops here (PRO II Training) and here (Safety and Environmental).

Here’s a link to the main info page (sorry, registration is now closed)

May the best team win.

Leave a Comment » | Chemical, Malaysia | Tagged: , | Permalink
Posted by Wata

Will Malaysia Emerge as the New Qatar of LNG?

November 16, 2014

Dateline 2014-08-26, The Marine Executive:

Wood Mackenzie asserts that by 2020, Malaysia has the potential to be the largest supplier of flexible LNG to the global market, larger even than Qatar. The supply capacity of Malaysia’s Petronas is growing through new capacity additions in eastern Malaysia as well as Canada, offtake agreements with other suppliers and projects such as GLNG in Australia. Its supply potential could grow by over 55 percent, from 27 million tons per annum (mmtpa) in 2013 to 42 mmtpa in 2022. Some of this new capacity is committed to buyers, but some is not. In addition, some of its existing commitments to buyers will expire over the next 10 years.

…

 

Leave a Comment » | Malaysia, oil and gas | Tagged: , | Permalink
Posted by Wata

Shell finds more gas off Malaysia

November 15, 2014

Think Shell, think marjoram, think spices, new business opportunity.

Dateline 2014-08-26, The Rakyat Post:

Oil major Shell today said it had found more gas at a block offshore Malaysia where it drilled a successful well earlier this year.

The energy firm made the gas discovery in 800m-deep water at its Marjoram-1 well, 180km off the Malaysian coast in Block SK318.

Shell announced in April its first successful gas find in this new drilling area.

“Our strategy to expand our heartland areas through technologically advanced exploration is delivering tangible success in deep-water in Malaysia,” said Andrew Brown, Shell’s director of international upstream.

…

Leave a Comment » | Malaysia, oil and gas | Tagged: , | Permalink
Posted by Wata

Musa: Sabah’s stake in LNG 9 a good move

November 14, 2014

Dateline 2014-08-23, Free Malaysia Today:

Sabah has made the right decision by acquiring a 10 per cent stake in Liquefied Natural Gas Sdn Bhd 9 (LNG 9) in Bintulu, Sarawak as it will boost its coffers for development, Chief Minister Musa Aman said.

Thanking Prime Minister Najib Razak and Petronas for making the offer, Musa said this proved the federal government had Sabah’s best interests at heart.

“Proceeds from the equity will increase our coffers and can be used to develop the state,” he told reporters when opening the Ranau Umno division meeting here today.

…

Leave a Comment » | Malaysia, oil and gas | Tagged: , , | Permalink
Posted by Wata

IEM Shout Out – Course on Corrosion Control of Steel Structures by Cathodic Protection

November 13, 2014

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will hosting the one day course by Mr. Kang Kim Ang and Engr. Ong Wei Rex on the 28th  November, 2014 at 9am.

Cathodic protection (CP) is one of few most widely applied corrosion protection methods. It has been successfully used to overcome corrosion and extension of service life of structures. The course is aimed to provide the understanding of principle of CP, techniques of CP survey and measurements and interpretation of CP survey data.The course will introduce you to the following topics:

  • Principle of Cathodic Protection
  • Type of Cathodic Protection
  • Criteria of Cathodic Protection
  • Electrical Measurement for Cathodic Protection System
  • Special Cathodic Protection Survey Techniques

Mr. Kang Kim Ang, MSc. Corrosion (UMIST. U.K.),Dip. Materials Engineering (TARC), C.Eng., FIMM, Micorr, a Chartered Engineer registered with Engineering Council, UK and the Corrosion Specialist and Cathodic Protection Specialist accredited by National Association of Corrosion Engineer (NACE), USA and Institute of Materials, Malaysia (IMM).

Engr. Ong Wei Rex, M.Eng. Mechanical (UTM), B.Eng. Mechanical (Material) Engineering (UTM), Cathodic Protection Specialist by National Association of Corrosion Engineer (NACE), USA and CP Technologist Level 2 accredited by Institute of Materials, Malaysia (IMM).  Eng Ong is a Graduate Member of IEM.  He is also an active committee member of the Chemical Engineering Technical Division.

You may register for the event here, and download the flyer here.

Leave a Comment » | Chemical, engineering, Malaysia | Tagged: , , , | Permalink
Posted by Wata

Management Technique

November 12, 2014

If you need to dump an employee fast, I suggest using these exit techniques. Only choices are: ahead or astern?IMG_20140915_161803_HDR IMG_20140915_162330_HDR

Leave a Comment » | engineering | Tagged: , | Permalink
Posted by Wata

IEM Shout Out – 2 Day Course on Course on Asset Management Standards and Assessments

November 11, 2014

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will hosting the two day course by Ir. Al-Khairi on the 8th  and 9th December, 2014 at 9am.

The main aims of this course are to:

  • Introduce participants to the concepts, practices and application of asset management and their implications for the optimized management of physical assets;
  • Provide an overview of PAS 55 /iSO55000 requirements for physical asset management and how these apply to the organisation;
  • Review options and good industry practice for asset management planning and for implementation of optimized plans over asset life cycles;
  • Show how these can be integrated with a business management system to align with other requirements including management system standards, relevant specifications and regulatory requirements;
  • Learn how to do good asset auditing and assessment programme.

Ir. Al-Khairi has 20 years of experience in research, cement, oil and gas, petrochemical, oleo chemicals industries and health care facilities. He has gained various experiences in design, construction, testing and commissioning, operate and maintain facilities and plants from various multinational companies both abroad and locally. He has served in various roles as engineers and manager to the plant and facilities.

You may register for the event here, and download the flyer here.

Leave a Comment » | Chemical, engineering, Malaysia | Tagged: , , | Permalink
Posted by Wata

IEM Shout Out – Visit to Hanson Quarry

November 11, 2014

This is a shout out for the IEM. My technical division will be hosting a trip to Hanson Semenyih Quarry on the 18th November, 2014. You will be anointed with 4 CPD / PDP hours.

Hanson Quarry Products Sdn Bhd is the largest producer of aggregates and asphalt nationwide whilst Hanson Building Materials Malaysia Sdn Bhd holds a strong market position in ready-mix concrete.

Their vision is to remain as Malaysia’s number one aggregates company supported by first class concrete, asphalt, logistics operations. We strive to achieve global recognition for excellence through our key values of safety, high performance, innovation, respect, integrity and sense of ownership.

Hanson Malaysia operates 21 quarries producing aggregates strategically located throughout Peninsular Malaysia, almost 20 asphalt plants mostly sited in Hanson Malaysia’s quarries and over 40 ready-mix concrete plants serviced by approximately 400 mixer trucks.

Hanson Malaysia industry experience is extensive, enhanced through global exposure which comes from being part of Heidelberg Cement Group – the largest supplier of aggregates in the world with leading positions in cement and ready-mix concrete.

..

Register here, and download the form here.

Leave a Comment » | engineering, Malaysia | Tagged: , , | Permalink
Posted by Wata

« Previous Entries
Next Entries »