My Technical Division, Chemical Engineering was awarded the most improved TD for the year 2009. I must confess, I had nothing to do with it, but will that stop me from basking in the same limelight? Nooo…..
And I’ll share the certificate and appreciation dinner as well.
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Disclaimer: Again, this is not for a Synergy opening. An associate of mine is looking for
a business development manager with a good network in the oil & gas industry. The candidate should be KL based with good/proven contacts, an honest, independent & self motivated person.
I’m not sure how one can evaluate ‘good/proven contacts,’ but fortunately I’m not doing the hiring.
Send your resume to fpso[att]igl.com.my. Any lousy examples of applications will be posted for all to mock.
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I guess a PETRONAS subcontractor overseas is not news enough for the local newswires? Or is this a cover-up as to not taint PETRONAS’s name in the local mindset. Remind me to set up my own news outlet whenever I work for PETRONAS overseas.
From The Mirror, dateline 2010-04-14:
Jason Read, 39, from the Portsmouth area, was killed on April 5 when his car was ambushed near Danot town in the conflict-ravaged Ogaden region in the south east of the country.
He worked for IMC Geophysics International Ltd, which was subcontracted to the Malaysian oil giant PETRONAS, which is investigating the death along with the local authorities.
Reported in Antara News:
London (ANTARA News/AFP) – Seorang warga Inggris yang bekerja untuk sebuah perusahaan minyak di Ethiopia tewas ditembak, demikian diumumkan Kementerian Luar Negeri Inggris, Jumat.
Pria berusia 39 tahun yang belum diidentifikasi itu dibunuh Senin dekat Danot di daerah Warder, Ethiopia.
Warga Inggris itu bekerja untuk IMC Geophysics International Ltd, perusahaan rekanan PETRONAS Malaysia, kata seorang juru bicara kementerian itu. (M014/K004)
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Disclaimer: the job is NOT with Synergy.
A friend of mine is looking for a Mechanical Engineer. The permanent job will be with a multi-national production sharing contractor. Requirements: 10 years experience, no PE status necessary (grumble, grumble). I will vet the CVs before passing them on.
Send your CVs and bribes to fpso[attt]igl.com.my. Sorry, I meant send your CVs to the email address, send your gifts and trinkets to the Paypal button on the right.
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As an engineer, I’ll start with my definition: an activity whereby a party seems to legitimately seek offers to do or perform an act which the party offering. The party is expected to select a winning offer based on unbiased technical or commercial evaluations.
However, the activity is a sham, as the winning party has been pre-selected, and exercise has been rigged such that the wanted party is selected.
How would one go about maneuvering the tender to award the selected party?
However, it may be difficult to distinguish whether it is a tailored tender exercise or an inexperienced, unqualified scapegoat was assigned to prepare the tender package.
Share your experiences, here or on wikileaks.
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The poster says it all.
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Food recommendation? Saturday’s lunch was provided by the IEM’s AGM, and the annual dinner was held at the Sime Darby Convention Centre.
As for a book recommendation, how about something from Terry Pratchett? I think I own all the Discworld novels, as they appeal to my sense of humour. Go pick up the latest book, Unseen Academicals (Discworld)
, though I think Sir Pratchett’s writing is tending towards dark humour. His earlier writings are the literal equivalent of Black Adder
.
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Here’s a sign that PETRONAS is definite that there will not be enough local gas production offshore Peninsular Malaysia. And hopefully, our solution is to get gas from East Malaysia. But is it still uneconomical to pipe the gas, rather than convert to LNG, stuff into carriers and ship to the Peninsular?
Or, is this a ploy to increase MISC’s worth? Supply your comments here.
Taken from The Star, dateline 2010-04-12:
AS part of an effort to address the rising demand for gas amid a diminishing natural gas supply in Peninsular Malaysia, it has been revealed that a new LNG (liquefied natural gas) regassification plant will soon be built.
Analysts who attended a recent briefing session with PETRONAS Gas Bhd learnt of the plan from its managing director, Samsuddin Miskon.
No formal announcement about the plan has been made yet by parent company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS), but it is understood that the main reason for the regassification plant is to ensure the continuity of gas supply in the peninsula.
How does that equation come about?
Well, the regassification plant will enable PETRONAS Gas to take in more gas supply from third parties as the capacity to convert liquefied gas into gas for end- users will be enhanced.
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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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This description isn’t only apt for programmers, I would apply it to engineers who regularly write programming code for their applications. It describes a journey of a programmer who goes through the following stages:
On second thought, I think the journey describes any engineer.
If you’re looking for programming books, I tend to like the O’reilly series. Good editing, clear examples, and they really cover the gamut. Check out the cover of the Learning Perl, 5th Edition
, and see if you aren’t attracted to the retro look.
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Yup, there is another dive spot in Redang that is really called Sharon Stone, so sue me. I can make up a whole lotta word innuendos from this one.
A book I like to use to identify fish is Asia Pacific Reef Guide, 3rd REVISED EDITION 2007. Nice clear descriptions, photos, and a few war stories thrown in.
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