Random Photos – Diving

January 3, 2013

Some photos taken during my recent dive trip to Krabi and Phi Phi. Photos can also be seen here. Donate money so I can get better equipment. My dive computer is suicidal at the moment, rebooting itself during a dive.

Dive Trip 2012-12 Krabi Phi Phi Ao Nang


PETROANS picks (not Khir) Toyo for revamp project at Malaysia gas processing complex

January 2, 2013

Dateline 2012-12-18:

Japan-based Toyo Engineering has been awarded a contract by Malaysia’s Petronas for the rejuvenation and revamp project of the No. 4 gas processing plant located in Kerteh, Terengganu, the firms said on Tuesday.

The plant will have a capacity of 250 million cubic feet/day, according to project officials.

Toyo is slated to provide engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning with a turnkey contract for expanding the plant’s life by another 20 years.

Toyo cited an extensive track record for Petronas projects at Kerteh, including basic design work for prior revamp projects of gas processing plants No. 1 and No. 2.


ISC H Meeting 2012-12-14

January 1, 2013

Taken from the website:

Industry Standards Committees (ISC) are responsible to:

  1. Oversees an orderly and effective development of standards in specific broad sector.
  2. Oversees international standardization in specific broad sector
  3. Final approval of technical content of draft standards
  4. Coordinating all standards work undertaken by technical committees and working groups.

The following are the ISCs managed by SIRIM Berhad:

  • ISC/A-Agriculture
  • ISC/B-Chemicals and Materials
  • ISC/C-Consumer Interests
  • ISC/D-Building, Construction and Civil Engineering
  • ISC/F-Mechanical Engineering
  • ISC/G-Information Technology, Communications and Multimedia
  • ISC/H-Petroleum and Gas
  • ISC/I-Halal Standards
  • ISC/J-Plastics and Plastics Products
  • ISC/K-Packaging and Logistics
  • ISC/L-Road Vehicles
  • ISC/M-Fire Safety and Prevention
  • ISC/N-Rubber and Rubber Products
  • ISC/O-Organisational Management
  • ISC/P-Metallic Materials and Semi-Finished Products
  • ISC/Q-Textiles and Apparels
  • ISC/R-Medical Devices and Facilities for Healthcare
  • ISC/T-Tourism, Exhibition and Hospitality Services
  • ISC/U-Food, Food Products and Food Safety
  • ISC/W-Occupational Safety and Health
  • ISC/Y-Quality Management and Quality Assurance
  • ISC/Z-Environmental Management

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MOGEC has representation on the ISC H.


2012 in review

December 31, 2012

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 160,000 times in 2012. If it were a concert at the Barclays Center, it would take about 8 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.


Saturday Star 2012-12-29 – Job Opportunities

December 31, 2012

C’mon. Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me.

If you need my help to submit your CVs, donate to the blog, and I’ll review your CV to see if it is worthy of my (and my associates’) expectations. If you can’t figure out how to donate, no need to ask.

  • I’m looking for a senior process engineer, 7+ years experience. Send your cv here. Also looking for process safety persons, lead piping designer, lead instrument engineer, and other seniors you think will catch my eye.
  • Nothing this week, though there are a few airline cabin adverts

 

May I suggest that readers try Bluestacks? Run your Android apps on your Windows tablet, so you can buy that Win8 tablet (and buy me one) without worrying you won’t have anything to play on it!

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!

How about reading up on LNG?

  

LNG: A Nontechnical GuideFundamentals of Natural Gas Processing, Second Edition (Dekker Mechanical Engineering)Gas and Oil Reliability Engineering: Modeling and Analysis


Saturday Star 2012-12-22 – Job Opportunities

December 24, 2012

C’mon. Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me.

If you need my help to submit your CVs, donate to the blog, and I’ll review your CV to see if it is worthy of my (and my associates’) expectations. If you can’t figure out how to donate, no need to ask.

  • I’m looking for a senior process engineer, 7+ years experience. Send your cv here. Also looking for process safety persons, lead piping designer, lead instrument engineer, and other seniors you think will catch my eye.

 

May I suggest that readers try Bluestacks? Run your Android apps on your Windows tablet, so you can buy that Win8 tablet (and buy me one) without worrying you won’t have anything to play on it!

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!

How about reading up on LNG?

  

LNG: A Nontechnical GuideFundamentals of Natural Gas Processing, Second Edition (Dekker Mechanical Engineering)Gas and Oil Reliability Engineering: Modeling and Analysis


Saturday Star 2012-12-15 – Job Opportunities

December 19, 2012

C’mon. Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me.

If you need my help to submit your CVs, donate to the blog, and I’ll review your CV to see if it is worthy of my (and my associates’) expectations. If you can’t figure out how to donate, no need to ask.

  • I’m looking for a senior process engineer, 7+ years experience. Send your cv here. Also looking for process safety persons, lead piping designer, lead instrument engineer, and other seniors you think will catch my eye.
  • Murphy is looking for a junior production supervisor (what is that?). Apply here, or visit here.

May I suggest that readers try Bluestacks? Run your Android apps on your Windows tablet, so you can buy that Win8 tablet (and buy me one) without worrying you won’t have anything to play on it!

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!

How about reading up on LNG?

  

LNG: A Nontechnical GuideFundamentals of Natural Gas Processing, Second Edition (Dekker Mechanical Engineering)Gas and Oil Reliability Engineering: Modeling and Analysis


Lundin Petroleum expands Peninsular Malaysia core area

December 18, 2012

Dateline 2012-12-06:

Lundin Petroleum AB (“Lundin Petroleum”) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lundin Malaysia BV, has signed a new production sharing contract (PSC) with PETRONAS covering block PM319, offshore Peninsular Malaysia.

Block PM319 covers an area of approximately 8,400 km2 and is located west of  Block PM307 where Lundin Petroleum and PETRONAS Carigali have achieved success during 2012 with the appraisal of the Bertam oil field and the discovery of gas with the Tembakau-1 well.

The area has very limited 3D coverage and work commitments include a full tensor gravity survey, 550 km2 of 3D seismic and one wildcat exploration well. A number of leads have been identified on 2D seismic data.


BEM Shout Out – MyBEM

December 16, 2012

If you want to update and view what info the Board of Engineers Malaysia has on you, go visit this page. Things you really may want to know are:

  • Are subscriptions paid up?
  • What are your contact details?
  • How short are your BEM points for the year.

Don’t forget there is a BEM Facebook page.


Malaysia’s Petronas reports lower profit again

December 15, 2012

Oil prices are low?

Dateline 2012-11-29:

Petronas, which contributes nearly half of Malaysia’s budget revenues, said earnings fell 21.6 percent for the third quarter ending September 30, to 14.4 billion ringgit ($4.7 billion) due to sagging prices and lower crude output.

In September it had reported a 30 percent fall in second-quarter profit.

“Sluggish global economic growth and geopolitical uncertainties remain as key risks to the oil and gas industry,” the company said in its latest financial report.

It also reiterated an earlier warning on full-year earnings, saying “results for the year are expected to be lower than last year”.