Saturday Star 2012-09-01 – Job Opportunities

September 3, 2012

To all readers, Eid Mubarak (yes, I’m a few days late, not making up my own madhab).

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.
  • Think the papers are on Merdeka Leave

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!

As this is Ramadhan, the mind turns to the history of computer hacking. Yes, you go find the link between the two.

  

Microsoft Word 2010 In Depth, Microsoft Word 2010 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft)), Microsoft Word 2010 Plain & Simple: Learn the simplest ways to get things done with Microsoft Word 2010!

This week’s food promotion is … any open house I can find.

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Embrace the spirit of Petroleum Development Act

September 2, 2012

Dateline 2012-08-15:

ONE of the topics that have dominated media space in recent days has been the oil royalty issue. Putrajaya has pledged to look into a mechanism that will ensure fair distribution of oil and gas revenue to producer states in Peninsular Malaysia. A special committee will be set up to carry out a comprehensive study, taking into account all aspects of the claims, and will make appropriate recommendations to the federal government.

The committee will be chaired by former chief justice Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad and members will comprise legal experts from within and outside the country as well as representatives from the Terengganu, Kelantan and Pahang governments, according to reports.

With few details for now, one wonders why the committee’s scope covers only the eastern states of Peninsular Malaysia and not also the oil-producing states of Sabah and Sarawak. If that is the case — covering only Terengganu, Kelantan and Pahang — then would the original agreement that paved the way for cash payments for oil and gas discovered in the states, which was governed by the 1974 Petroleum Development Act (PDA), be more relevant?

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Tales from the Engineering Floor – PPGUNA?

August 29, 2012

Those of you who are forced to work in the oil & gas industry will no doubt have heard of the PPGUA, PETRONAS Procedures and Guidelines for Upstream Activities. Well, from the picture below, I can see PETRONAS issuing cease and desist letters to a certain Indian restaurant soon.

BTW, do you call it “PeePeeGUA” or “PaPaGua”? or “PapaPapaGua”?

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Shout Out – Half-day Workshop on The SOURCE for Innovation

August 25, 2012

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be  hosting a half-day workshop on the 8th September, 2012. It’ll be at 5:30 pm  (makan-makan at 5:00). There is a lift at Wisma IEM.

Innovate or Die.

So it is said. But what is innovation and how do you innovate? What are the barriers to innovation and what are the key factors necessary to promote effective innovation? These are poignant questions which hold the key to unlocking our innovation capacity.

After nearly a decade experimenting with the different approaches to teaching the art and science of innovation, the speaker believes that the key to unlocking your innovation capacity lies in your mindset. This half-day workshop is designed with 3 objectives as follows.

Introduce participants to a definition of innovation as is commonly defined by most innovation practitioners;

Introduce participants to a framework for innovation based on Design Thinking and some of it underlying tools/ techniques; and

Review the underlying intent of design processes and how they are link to the source of innovation.

Dr Edwin Chung is the Deputy Dean (Innovation and Enterprise) for the School of Engineering at Taylor’s University and the Head for Taylor’s Technology Innovation Centre. He holds Bachelor of Science majoring in Computer Science; a Bachelor of Engineering with first class honours majoring in Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering and a PhD from Monash University (Clayton).

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

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Oil royalties: Why is Musa quiet?

August 23, 2012

When I first read this, I thought it was referring to Musa Hitam.

Dateline 2012-08-07:

Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman’s reluctance to push the envelope on oil royalties and demand more of its wealth back from the federal government is puzzling Sabahans in and the opposition here.

Sabah receives a “ridiculous” 5% royalty and despite its natural wealth, is today the poorest state in Malaysia and relies on federal government handouts.

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Tales from the Engineering Floor – FOXE Meet

August 22, 2012

Here’s where we gather to set the price of diamonds… nope, that’s the other cartel I’m involved with. Here, we discuss who’s paying the bill.

 

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Nik Aziz to seek audience with Kelantan Sultan over oil revenue

August 21, 2012

Is Lawit really in Kelantanase waters?

Dateline 2012-08-06:

Menteri Besar Kelantan Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat said he will be seeking an audience with the Sultan of Kelantan to get the Sultan’s consent on the state government’s choice to represent Kelantan in the Special Committee on Petroleum Revenue which was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today.

He said the Kelantan government had yet to make a decision as to who would be picked for the committee.

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Saturday Star 2012-08-18 – Job Opportunities

August 20, 2012

To all readers, Eid Mubarak (yes, I’m a few days late, not making up my own madhab).

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.
  • Think the papers are on Eid Leave

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!

As this is Ramadhan, the mind turns to the history of computer hacking. Yes, you go find the link between the two.

  

Microsoft Word 2010 In Depth, Microsoft Word 2010 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft)), Microsoft Word 2010 Plain & Simple: Learn the simplest ways to get things done with Microsoft Word 2010!

This week’s food promotion is … any sponsored iftar I can find.

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Fatal Accidents at Petronas Sites Forces Relook at Safety Standards

August 19, 2012

We had a hand in this.

Dateline 2012-08-01:

Separate fire accidents–in three Petronas sites over the last few months, two of which involved casualties–are raising pressing concerns surrounding the safety procedures in Malaysia’s oil and gas industry (OGI).

The most recent Petronas-related incident involved an oil tanker which caught fire and exploded at the jetty of Petronas Chemicals Methanol Sdn Bhd on July 26, 2012. The facility is part of the Rancha-Rancha industrial zone, which is located on the island of Pulau Enoe, near Labuan.

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Special panel to study oil revenue payment

August 18, 2012

Exsqueeze me? Why do we need a special panel to study oil revenue? Is this because Pahang & Johor are now considered East Coast states, and what a cut due to their loyalty to the government?

Dateline 2012-08-04:

 The government has agreed to set up a special committee to study in a fair and transparent manner the issue of cash payment from petroleum revenue to the states in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said the special committee would be chaired by former chief justice, Abdul Hamid Mohamad, and members of the committee would comprise legal experts from within and outside the country, and representatives from the Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu state governments consented to by the Sultan of the respective states.

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