Alternative energy sources sought due to spike in natural gas costs

June 12, 2014

And the free market adjusts itself. Dateline 2014-04-18, Hydrogen Fuel News:

Increasing gas prices have caused some industries to evaluate their fuel requirement plan.
Some glove producers and steel manufacturers are considering other alternative energy sources for fuel to replace natural gas, due to upcoming hikes in gas prices that are anticipated to worsen the operational costs for these businesses.
Some manufacturers may turn to alternative fuel sources to decrease additional gas costs.
Although likely not the first manufacturer to do so, Supermax Corporation Berhad, is one chief glove manufacturer that has affirmed it would be investing in alternative sources that include renewable energy and biomass, to avoid having to pay more for rising gas prices.

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IEM Shout Out – Technical Visit To Aker Solutions Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Subsea Products And Services)

June 11, 2014

This is a shout out for the IEM. My technical division will be hosting a trip to the Aker Solutions Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Subsea Products And Services) on the Wed 18th June, 2014. You will be anointed with 3 CPD / PDP hours.

Aker Solutions is a global provider of products, systems and services to the oil and gas industry. Their engineering, design and technology bring discoveries into production and maximize recovery from each petroleum field. They employ approximately 28,000 people in about 30 countries.Aker Solutions portfolio of oilfield products, systems and services, stretches all the way from the reservoir to the wellstream processing systems generating marketable and valuable hydrocarbon products. Their target is to deliver the best.

Each product, system and service competes on a standalone basis in the market but with their broad portfolio and experience, they understand the challenges and apply the knowledge to create optimal solutions. Aker Solutions ASA is the parent company in the group, which consists of a number of separate legal entities. Aker Solutions is used as the common brand and trademark for most of these entities. In 2012 Aker Solutions had aggregated annual revenues of approximately NOK 45 billion. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Register  here and the Flyer here.

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IEM Chemical Engineering Design Competition 2013/2014

June 11, 2014

Congratulations to the winners of the Competition. We look forward to more participants next year. And more judges.

First Place – Monash

  • Leong Hwee Lee (Leader)
  • Jenny Wee Li Yap
  • Nisha Thavamoney
  • Lydia Li-Ya Yap
  • Fatimah Azizah Riyadi

Second Place – Monash (do you see a trend?)

  • Muhammad Adib Norshariffudin
  • Yu-Loong Loow (Leader)
  • Nicholas Wongso
  • Tommy Chandra
  • Hock Tai Tan

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IEM Shout Out – Full-Day HAZOP Training For Team Members – A Practical Approach

June 10, 2014

My technical division will be hosting a 1 day seminar on the 26th June, 2014. 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.

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 16 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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IEM Shout Out – Talk on Aboveground Atmospheric Hydrocarbons Storage Tanks Maintenance for Lifespan Expansion

June 10, 2014

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be having a talk on Saturday 14th June, 2014 by Ir. Alzakri Ekhwan. It’ll be at 9:00am (makan-makan at 8.30am) at Wisma IEM.

Aboveground storage tanks are significant assets and commonly found in oil, gas and petrochemical industries. Tanks which are used for storing hydrocarbons are considerably critical and must be diligently maintained throughout their operating life to ensure no leaks or catastrophic failures occur. Maintenance programmes are usually in place but executing these programmes are not as simple as what we normally think.

The talk will provide a sharing of tank experiences and maintenance practices on:
•    On-Line Repair (Non Standard Repair) 
•    Tank Out-of-Service Maintenance.

It will also touch on ways of extending the lifespan of existing atmospheric storage tanks througheffective maintenance regimes. These include approaches in tackling floating roof pontoon leak, desludging of crude oil using non man-entry method, dealing with Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) and conducting middle shell course replacement method safely and cost effectively

 

Ir. Alzakri Ekhwan is a Principal Engineer for Static Unfired Equipment based in PETRONAS Penapisan (Melaka) Sdn. Bhd. (PP(M)SB) and has more than 20 years of experience in maintenance, design, fabrication, inspection and construction of Static Equipment in the Oil and Gas industry. He was the Staff Engineer and Field Engineering Manager for MG3 Lube Base Oil (MG3) Project and Hydrogen Processing Unit 2 (HPU-2) Project. Prior to that, he was a Senior Inspection Engineer of PETRONAS Penapisan (Melaka) Sdn Bhd and Head of Mechanical Section of PETRONAS Methanol (Labuan) Sdn Bhd.

You can register here and download the flyer here.

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Saturday Star 2014-06-07 – Job Opportunities

June 9, 2014

Happy School Holidays.

Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me. I need RM360 to get The Star ePaper

  • I’m looking for a senior process engineer, 7+ years experience. Also looking for technical safety persons, metering / measurement engineers and other seniors you think will catch my eye.
  • ExxonMobil is still looking for technicians. That would be of flavours I&E, Mechanical, Production. Submit your whoppers/  life stories to http://www.exxonmobil.com/careers/my.

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.

Some books for you to turn those bad numbers’ frown upside down.

  

Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception, Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks, How to Lie with Statistics

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Extract from “Pantang di Cabar”

June 8, 2014

Describing the open market:

“Hampir semua Syarikat Minyak Nasional (SMN) merata dunia memilih alasan nasionalisasi untuk mengambil alih pemasaran bahan petroleum dalaman negara masing-masing. Para Perintis turut tertarik dengan jalan yang mudah ini. Namun, mereka akur kepada kehendak Tun Abdul Razak, Perdana Menteri Malaysia Kedua.

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Visit here and buy books so I have some spending money.

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‘No over-reliance on Petronas for contract handouts”

June 8, 2014

I want over reliance. Which foo’ is talking? Dateline 2014-04-18, Borneo Post.

Analysts observed that there is no over-reliance by local oil and gas (O&G) firms on national O&G corp Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) for contract handouts.

To note, contract flows for Bursa Malaysia-listed oil and gas (O&G) service providers remains stable this year at RM13 billion, which is 19 per cent higher compared with the Jan-April period in 2013, says analyst Aaron Tan of the research arm of MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd (MIDF Research).

“We note that only a relatively small portion (6.2 per cent) of jobs awarded this year had emanated from Petronas, with majority coming from international O&G firms.

“This proves that there is no over-reliance of local O&G firms on Petronas for contract handouts. Main beneficiaries in March to April 2014 were Bumi Armada Bhd (Bumi Armada), SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd (SapuraKencana), UMW Oil & Gas Corporation Bhd, Uzma Bhd, Perdana Petroleum Bhd, Handal Resources Bhd and Barakah Offshore Petroleum Bhd.

“In light of this, companies’ orderbooks have grown substantially.”

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JCorp to make oil and gas core business

June 7, 2014

PetroJ? JetPetrol? JCP? Can you get more MRSM Muar alumni into this deal?

Dateline 2014-04-18, Malaysia Chronicle:

Johor Corporation (JCorp), which expects to list its oil and gas unit E.A. Technique (M) Bhd by the third quarter of this year, expects to make oil and gas its core business by 2017, according to its president and CEO Datuk Kamaruzzaman Abu Kassim (pix).

“We have to build our foundation first, hopefully by 2016 or 2017, it (oil and gas business) will become our core business,” he told a press conference here yesterday in conjunction with the launch of its 2013 annual report.

“Now we’re providing liquid jetty services and developing for marine support activities at our Tanjung Langsat port and industrial complex, which could complement the Pengerang Terminal project.

“As long as Petronas continues with its investment, the state has a role to make sure the development of the area will be according to the plan,” Kamaruzzaman added.

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Scots worker dies on Malaysian oil rig

June 6, 2014

Dateline 2014-04-17, The Scotsman:

An INVESTIGATION was under way yesterday after a Scottish oil worker was found dead on a rig off the coast of Malaysia.

The body of Ross Flett was discovered on the Transocean Rather drilling platform by his colleagues on Sunday.

The 35-year-old was a ballast control operator and had worked for the oil and gas firm for more than six years.

He lived with his wife, Morag in Buckie, the coastal town in Moray where he grew up.

It is not yet clear what caused Mr Flett’s death, but his employers have launched an investigation on the rig to try to find out what happened.

A spokesman for Transocean said: “We regret to confirm a fatality on board the drilling unit Transocean Rather.

“The fatality occured at approximately 9:10am local time on 13 April.

“A Transocean employee working as a ballast control operator was found without vital signs. The company has started an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the incident.”

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