Senipah

June 12, 2010

It must be really remote if you can’t find a town on Google Maps.

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PETRONAS – Involved in War Crimes?

June 11, 2010

There’s a title you never expected to see. It’s interesting that Lundin is implicated as well, as it is also a Malaysian PSC. Kinda reminds one of the time ExxonMobil was accused of supporting violence against the local Sumatran populace.

Taken from the AFP, dateline 2010-06-08:

Report blames Swedish oil firm for Sudan war crimes

STOCKHOLM — A consortium led by Swedish Lundin Petroleum is partly to blame for war crimes committed in Sudan between 1997 and 2003, a report by the European Coalition on Oil in Sudan (ECOS) charged Tuesday.

ECOS, an umbrella group of European organisations “working for peace and justice in Sudan”, said it believed Lundin and its consortium partners Petronas Carigali Overseas from Malaysia and OMV Exploration from Austria “may have been complicit in the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity” in Sudan.

Lundin Petroleum, previously called Lundin Oil, denied the allegations.

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Malaysian Oil Producer, Reverse Auction

June 10, 2010

From what I’ve been told, PETRONAS is starting to use reverse auctions to squeeze the best price out of Design Engineering Services contractors. I have heard that PCSB-SKO has used this technique at least thrice, and that’s without me actively investigating the matter.

The way it works is as follows: Approved service providers are told to login to an auction page at a given time. The scope of work/services being auctioned off is given a starting price, hopefully the price is higher than what the SPs think is a fair value.

When the auction starts, service providers will be allowed to input their price to execute the work, the only limitation is that it has to be lower than the incumbent price (duh). To prevent last minute sniping, I’ve been told that the auction only closes 60 minutes after the last entry.

Now, I believe Shell did this either in the UK or Australia, but there were complaints from the industry. When will the outcry come from our local players? Or is there no recourse for a intellectual discussion on the topic?

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Food Recommendation

June 9, 2010

There seems to be a trend (at least among Malay families from what I’ve seen) to organise family days, that descendents of a patriarch or matriarch. Well, one of the locations for a family day is Agrotek Garden Resort. The family of Hj. Salleh gathered there last weekend, and of course I had to snap photos of the food presentation.

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From the Star – Petronas keen on home oil fields

June 8, 2010

So, does this article explain why PETRONAS now has EVPs, similar to ExxonMobil, and how we, er they are scrambling to prevent Malaysia from becoming a net crude import nation? Oh, and how their new President is making his mark and leaving his legacy?

Take from the Star, dateline 2010-06-05:

KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS) will search for more oil and gas reserves in Malaysia at the expense of overseas exploration and has changed its management structure to have its executive vice-presidents in charge of key operations to shoulder more responsibility.

Domestic oil exploration would see PETRONAS drill deeper for oil and gas on the shallow waters of Malaysia but the company is also looking to increase the amount of oil it pumps out from existing wells in Malaysia.

PETRONAS will also be pouring more management time on its oil and gas business and would be looking to scale back and divest operations which it considers non-core to the crux of PETRONAS.

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

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Saturday Star 2010-06-05 – Job Opportunities

June 7, 2010

Commercial note: I’m monetizing this site, so support me by purchasing my recommendations, or buying through my Amazon store.

  • There is an opening as admin staff at Synergy. We are also looking for someone with the ability and personality to fill up the position as a permanent member of the family.
  • RasGas is looking for Facilities Interface Coordinator, Shift Supervisor, Utility Operators, Power Operators, PTW Controllers. CVs to be submitted here. You can phone the local recruiters at +603 2078 1917/8. I believe RasGas is a JV, one of the partners being ExxonMobil.
  • I see that Qatar Petroleum is looking for people. They are looking for Head of Maintenance & Engineering Support, Contracts and Materials Coordinator (how much to put you in my pocket?), Facilities Engineer (Electrical & HVAC), Lead Facilities Eng, Facilities Supervisor. Apply here.
  • Wasco is looking for a VP, PPI Industries Sdn Bhd. Graduates, please apply here. I want to see the blowback.
  • Talisman is looking a Reservior Eng, Structural Eng, Inspection Planner, Integrity Eng, Rotating Eng, Mech Eng, Instr Eng, Ops System Analysis. Apply here, and visit their site. Now, how exactly does one arrange an presentation with the purse holders in that company?

If you are interested in oil and gas surface facilities, I would recommend getting Surface Production Operations, Volume 2:, Second Edition: Design of Gas-Handling Systems and Facilities and Surface Production Operations, Volume 1, Third Edition: Design of Oil Handling Systems and Facilities. And don’t forget the Coulson & Richardson classic, Chemical Engineering, Volume 6: An Introduction to Design (Chemical Engineering Technical Series)

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Pangkalan Brandan

June 6, 2010

Pangkalan Brandan has old ties to the Indonesian oil & gas industry, heck it even had a large contribution to one of the oil majors.

And why do I have photos of the place? Synergy had some business there. Obviously not to rejuvenate the abandoned, historical refinery, that’s beyond an OTS or flow assurance. Though, if they wanted to rejuvenate the place as a historical site, like the Grand Old Lady, I’m all for it.

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IEM Shout Out – Miri / ABF / MLNG Visit

June 5, 2010

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will hosting a visit to the Asean Bintulu Fertilizer (ABF) and Malaysian Liquefied Natural Gas (MLNG) on on the 13th and  14th June, 2010. You will be awarded with 3.5 CPD points.

Form - Visit Bintulu / ABF / MLNG

Flyer for Bintulu visit- 14 June 2010

Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here.

I appeal to readers, come on and send yourselves and staff to these visits. I need the support.

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Another Safety Incident

June 4, 2010

A reminder that when big things fall, they fall hard.

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From The Star – Oil spill in Singapore Strait has no lasting effect

June 3, 2010

Taken from The Star, dateline 2010-06-02:

KUCHING: The oil spill from the collision of two vessels in the Singapore Strait appears to have no lasting effect on the affected coastal areas, Natural Resources and Envi­ronment Minister Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas said.

He said he visited the area last Sunday and could see the difference between one spot which had been cleaned up and the areas yet to be cleaned.

“Once the beach has been cleaned, there is no effect and no more odour of oil because the sea current is moving and there is clean water flowing in,” he told reporters at his Gawai open house at Taman BDC here yesterday.

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

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