From The Daily Express – Special clinic to help venture into oil and gas

April 9, 2011

And why aren’t there any “special clinics” held anywhere else?

Dateline 2011-03-25:

The Malay Chamber of Commerce of Malaysia (MCCM) and Sabah Oil and Gas Contractors Association (SOGCA) together with Petronas organised a special clinic to assist its members to register with Petronas and obtain a Petronas licence, Thursday.

According to MCCM Sabah Chairman Datuk Awg Buhtamam Ag Mahmun, the special clinic is for Petronas and Samsung/Naim to register and assist local MCCM members in Sabah who are interested in entering the oil and gas industry in the State.

“This clinic is specially set up for members of the MMCC and SOGCA who are interested to be involved in this field.

“With the decision by Petronas to set up the Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal (SOGT) in Sabah, we see many opportunities for local Sabah contractors.

 

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From Business Times – Extra oil subsidy cost not a problem

April 8, 2011

Dateline 2011-03-24:

MALAYSIA should not have any problem funding the extra subsidy cost due to higher oil prices but it could become a challenge if prices stayed too high for too long.

This would mean prices of about US$150 (RM454.5) a barrel, said Standard Chartered (StanChart) Bank economist Alvin Liew.

The government has pledged to absorb the extra subsidy from higher oil prices, although the subsidy bill could jump to more than RM14 billion if prices continue to rise.

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From Free Malaysia Today – Oil royalty suit: Court allows federal govt to be intervener

April 7, 2011

Dateline 2011-03-22:

The High Court here today allowed the federal government’s application to be an intervener in the suit filed by the Kelantan government against Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) over oil royalty.

High Court Judge Zabariah Mohd Yusof made the decision upon hearing submissions from both parties in chambers.

Counsel Tommy Thomas is representing Kelantan government, Cecil Abraham and Rishwant Singh for Petronas, and senior federal counsel Azizah Nawawi, from the Attorney-General’s Chambers, for the government.

With this decision, the federal government is to be part of the suit as the second defendant.

In the suit filed on Aug 30, last year, the Kelantan government named Petronas as the sole defendant.

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Shout Out – Talk on Energy Efficiency using Hydrocarbon as Green Refrigerant

April 7, 2011

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be  hosting a talk on the 12th March, 2011. It’ll be at 5:30 pm  (makan-makan at 5:00). You still gotta climb those steps at Wisma IEM.

There are several benefits of using hydrocarbon as refrigerant. Utilizing environmentally-friendly refrigerants and clean agents exceeding Malaysia’s commitment to the Montreal & Kyoto will earn the user 2 points under The Green Building Index scores. More importantly user will benefit from reduction in the energy demand by improvement of chiller performance and in a long run a longer compressor life.

The talk will explain on the concept of hydrocarbon refrigerant, the application of the system with some case studies using Hychill Hydrocarbon Refrigerants. The speaker will clarify the myth surrounding the refrigerants and the benefits that the industry will get by using Hydrocarbon as the refrigerant.

Ir. Al-Khairi Mohd Daud, PEng, M.I.E.M, C.Eng. MBA has nearly 20 years of experience in engineering projects, reliability and maintenance management with multinational companies in cement, oil and gas, oleo chemicals, petrochemicals and specialized building facilities including high technology research facilities, hospital and factory. Currently he is the principal consultant for Faqeh Management.

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

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From Rueters – Malaysia to change crude price marker soon

April 6, 2011

PETRONAS is going to drop a Malaysian brand (Tapis) for a British one? Is this an imminent sign that Tapis will no longer be an oil production hub?

Dateline 2011-03-24:

Malaysian state oil firm PETRONAS is expected to announce a new pricing formula soon for its crude based primarily on European bellwether Brent, dropping a decade-old marker once commonly used to price Asia-Pacific crude, industry sources said on Thursday.

The move would homogenise and simplify a fragmented pricing structure in Asia, user of a third of global crude, extending Brent’s influence as a cross-continent price marker beyond the 70 percent of world supplies that now use it as a reference.

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Ramunia signs FPSO deal

April 5, 2011

Dateline 2011-03-23:

Ramunia Holdings Bhd has signed an agreement with Drydocks WorldDubai LLC and NTM Refection II AS for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) deep producer vessel, known as the MT Laurita.

Ramunia told Bursa Malaysia yesterday that the arrangement would provide the company with an opportunity participate in the development of marginal oilfields and deepwater fields in Malaysia and the region.

“The arrangement also presents an immediate opportunity for Ramunia to participate in any direct negotiations, invitation to bids and requests for new proposals for FPSOs, by Malaysian and regional oil companies,” it said.

The company said it also planned to expand into the offshore floating business in the upstream oil and gas sector to take advantage of the significant spending on the domestic oil and gas sector

You can subscribe to an online version of the paper at the e-browse site.

 

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Saturday Star 2011-04-02 – Job Opportunities

April 4, 2011

Support me by purchasing my recommendations, or buying through my Amazon store. I need the money to pay for running this site. Corporate level sponsors are encouraged.

First off, 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 haven’t seen a PETRONAS advert for a long time. What gives?

  • SapuraCrest is looking for a field engineer, pipeline engineer, lead structural engineer / structural engineer, maintenance engineer, project engineer, or email them here,
  • Huntsman are looking for an Area Engineer – Mechanical. Snail mail to the Human Resource Department, Tioxide (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Kawasan Perindustrian Teluk Kalung, Peti Surat 29, 24007 Kemaman, Terengganu DI.
  • Petrofac is looking for a Health, Safety, Security, Environmental, Quality (HSSEQ) Manager, and a Drilling HSE Advisor. Contact them here.

Here are some fundamental chem eng books I would recommend:

Unit  Operations of Chemical Engineering, Chemical  Reaction Engineering, 3rd Edition, Transport  Phenomena, Revised 2nd Edition.

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From Rueters – Malaysia’s Sime unit reaches settlement with Maersk Oil Qata

April 3, 2011

I expect to see someone dragging the good name of a local design consultant through the mud again soon.

Dateline 2011-03-23:

Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd said its engineering unit has reached a settlement agreement with Maersk Oil Qatar A/S which will see it relieved of all outstanding works under a contract signed in 2007.

The plantations-to-property group said Sime Darby Engineering Sdn Bhd paid $41.9 million to Maersk Oil Qatar as final settlement for a project known as Block 5 Development Plan 2005.

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From Bernama – Ministry Mull Oil & Gas University in Labuan

April 2, 2011

I’m sorry, does this mean that other universities don’t have courses that beneficial to the oil & gas industry?

Dateline 2011-03-22:

The Higher Education Ministry is mulling over setting up a public university in Labuan specialising in the field of oil and gas and marine engineering, its deputy minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said.

However, he said various factors need to be taken into consideration before the proposal can be implemented.

“There are five public universities offering programmes in oil and gas which are Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Mara and Kuching Polytechnic in Sarawak.

“The ministry feels that the number of public universities in the country will be able to sufficiently cover the needs for skilled labour,” he said in reply to Datuk Yusoff Mahal (BN-Labuan) at the Dewan Rakyat here Tuesday.

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Trip to Jambi

April 1, 2011

As we were traveling to a client’s facility in Jambi, the road opened up to this scene of devastation. First thought: Jabba’s been here and has taken down the site.  Second thought: peat clearing, one source of periodic smog.

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