From Offshore – Petrofac looking to boost Malaysia production

March 25, 2010

I think this isn’t news anymore, but here it is out in the open. Don’t know why the link is called ‘Petrobras’ though. Taken from the Offshore Magazine, dateline 2010-03-15:

KUALA LUMPUR — Petrofac’s Energy Developments division is considering a second-phase development of Block PM304 offshore Peninsular Malaysia.

The company operates the Cendor oil field on the license, which last year averaged production of 14,400 b/d, down slightly on levels in 2008. Petrofac’s Engineering & Operations division installed a Caltec Wellcom multiphase boosting system on one of the wells, which led to a substantial increase in output. As a result, further units may be installed.

Petrofac and its partners Petronas, PetroVietnam, and Kufpec have also drilled numerous successful near-field appraisal wells. They have commissioned a front-end engineering design study for a second-phase program, and expect to submit a field development proposal during the second half of 2010.

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From VNS- PETRONAS acquires Thang Long LPG

March 24, 2010

Even though this isn’t Malaysian per se, I have included it as Thang Long is in my business sights at the mo’. Dateline 2010-03-20, taken from the Viet Nam News:

HA NOI — Malaysia’s national petroleum corporation, Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS), took full control over Thang Long Liquefied Petroleum Gas Co Ltd after buying PetroVietnam Gas Corp’s share of 28.83 per cent.

The value of the deal was not revealed by either party.

Thang Long LPG, established in 1995, began as a joint venture between PETRONAS and PetroVietnam Gas Corp. The company has a register charter capital of nearly US$6.2 million, to which PETRONAS contributed $4.4 million (equivalent to 71.17 per cent of the total value).

The completion of the acquisition paves the way for PETRONAS to consolidate its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) business in Viet Nam which is being led by subsidiary Thang Long LPG and PETRONAS Viet Nam Company Ltd (PVL).

As part of the acquisition exercise, the PVL will assume the role of sole agent for sales and distribution of the “Gas PETRONAS” brand in Viet Nam.

“Gas PETRONAS” is currently sold and distributed by the PVL in the country’s southern region and will soon be introduced in the north as a replacement of the “Thang Long Gas” brand.

Thaêng Long LPG is the second largest LPG distributor in the north of the country after Petrolimex Gas.

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From The Star: Wah Seong bids for Socotherm

March 23, 2010

Dateline 2010-03-18, from The Star:

KUALA LUMPUR: Oil and gas company Wah Seong Corp Bhd submitted its bid to buy over Italian company Socotherm SpA three weeks ago, said deputy managing director Giancarlo Maccagno.

The results of the tender, which has attracted four other parties, would be known by end-April.

Maccagno declined to reveal the cost of the acquisition, which would be funded internally, as the company had a high cash reserve and low gearing of 0.3 times.

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 2010-03-20 – Job Opportunities

March 22, 2010

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, you are definitely Cylon fodder.

  • Synergy is looking for lead safety engineers, safety specialists, junior and lead process engineers and technical writers. We’re on an expansion drive, people! Visit the Synergy website for contact details. For leads, you need 5 years plus experience in the oil & gas industry. For safety specialist applicants, you need to be well versed in HAZOP, HAZID, QRA, FERA and Formal Safety Assessment. Ah, heck. If you have more than 5 years experience in O&G, apply. If you have less than 5, send a donation to the offshore account, and still get abuse. For juniors, go pick up a copy of Cambridge’s ChemEng syallabus, and go study like the Tripods (all of them) are tomorrow. 
  • Subsea 7 is looking for a Business Development Manager (SEA). View the job desciption here, and apply online.
  • Ah, a familiar name is back again. Shapadu is looking for project man, HSE man, E&I eng, Planning eng, Mech & piping eng, QA/QC eng. Please apply here or  here or snail mail to: Shapadu Energy and Engineering Sdn Bhd, Wisma Berkat, Lot 10, Jalan Pelabur 23/1 Section 23, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor DE.
  • Nippon Oil Exploration (Malaysia) Ltd (NOEX) asks, “Do you want to be part of a sustainable energy initiative for the future?” If so, there is a position for a Senoir Drilling Engineer. Snail mail to Human Resource Section NIPPON OIL EXPLORATION (MALAYSIA) LTD, Lot 1168, 3rd Floor, Wisma Interhill, Miri Waterfront Commercial Centre, 98000 Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia before 12th April, 2010.

As you can probably tell, I was on leave last week. Food was catered for at Ayu Mayang Resort, Redang, Terengganu. How was the weather out there? Put it this way, no swimming was allowed, no boats could beach outside the big ferry jetty, and people were surfing outside the resort. Yes, it was kinda rough, people, though I still managed to get 2 dives in, bordering on suicidal.

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Tales from the Engineering Floor – Hoard of Mathematical Treasures

March 21, 2010

I haven’t heard anything I can repeat without getting death threats, so how about a joke mathematicians might appreciate? I’m sure the title of the each ‘proof’ resonates among us who try to get information from those more informed than us:

  • Proof by deferral: “We’ll prove it next week.”
  • Proof by cyclic deferral: “As we’ve proved last week…”
  • Proof by indefinite deferral: ” As I said last week, we’ll prove this next week.”
  • Proof by lack of imagination: “I can’t think of any reason why it’s false, so it must be true.”

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From Bernama – Oil Royalty, Kelantan Not Eligible Because Of Emergency Ordinance

March 17, 2010

Taken from Bernama, dateline 2010-03-11:

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) — Kelantan is not entitled to claim oil royalty outside its territorial waters because the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 1969 is still enforced, said a law practitioner.

Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun said provision No.7 of the Ordinance stipulated that the state’s boundary which is the state’s land mass and its territorial waters stretched three nautical miles measured from the low-tide water mark.

However, two oil wells disputed by the Kelantan state government are located outside the ‘area’.

“To my knowledge, the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 1969 is still in force and has not been abolished by the government. In fact, there are Ordinances formulated at that time, such as ESCAR (Essential (Security Cases) Regulations 1975), which are still in force,” he said when contacted by BERNAMA, here Thursday.

He was commenting on the statement by former Sarawak chief minister Tun Abdul Rahman Yakub, who supported the stand of the Federal Government that the State Government was not entitled to claim the oil royalty unless it could prove that the state’s territorial waters exceeded three nautical miles.

And here’s more fuel to the fire.

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MECIP GoC: Job Posting

March 15, 2010

Since Mecip are nice clients and I assume the first ad had some response, I’ll put up a job advert for one of their non-Oil&Gas related companies (GoC stands for Group of Companies, by the way):

A related company of MECIP, Nadi Era Mart Sdn Bhd is inviting suitably qualified for the position of “Account Officer”.

Qualifications:

  • Diploma in accountancy or finance

Requirements:

  • Min 3 years working experience handling accounts or finance of a company
  • Must have good communication skills, both verbal and writing in English and Malay. Proficiency in Mandarin or Tamil or any other additional language is an added advantage
  • Must have good interpersonal skills
  • Must be willing to work extra hours and travel
  • Must have a pleasant personality
  • Must be a person of high integrity and honesty
  • Must be computer literate (MS Words and Excel)
  • Knowledge of UBS would be an added advantage

Location of work: Kijal

Background of company:

Nadi Era Mart Sdn Bhd is a licensed packager and wholesaler of rice. It is expanding it’s market by moving up the supply chain as owner/operator of a rice processing and packaging plant. The plant, located in Kijal, is currently under construction and is expected to enter into its commercial operation phase by mid March 2010.

Interested candidates are required to write to admin@nadiera.com.my, provide copy of resume and photos.

Actually, I (Wata) would be looking for someone of this calibre as well in about 6 months…

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Shout Out IChemE – Pinch Me: A Creative Engineer

March 15, 2010

This is a shout out for the IChemE.  They will have an evening talk on Wed, 17th March 2010. Refreshments will be at 6pm, whereas the presentation will be from 6.30pm till 8pm.

The speaker, Ir. Dr. Dominic Foo is world leading researcher on process integration and pinch analysis. In the past few years, he developed various waste minimisation techniques for sustainable chemical processes.

Did I mention that we are both on the IEM Chemical Division Committee?

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Saturday Star 2010-03-13 – Job Opportunities

March 15, 2010

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, you are definitely Cylon fodder.

  • And Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Company (KPOC to friends) has a two-page spread. I presume they are now moving into detailed design / fabrication? Anyhow, the posts that they hope to fill are: Snr Construction Eng, Snr Commissioning Eng, Snr Telecom Eng, Snr Pipeline Management Eng, Snr Metering Eng, Snr Safety Eng, Snr Cost Eng, Project HSE Eng, Elec Eng, Mech Eng, Metering System Reliability Eng (not many of us around). Please apply here, or snail mail to: Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Comp Sdn Bhd, Level 52, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin Towers, KLCC, 50088 KL, Malaysia.
  • Lundin’s looking for people, though not engineers. Visit their site and apply here.
  • Weatherford is looking for a Business Unit Manager, Controlled Pressure Drilling & Testing. Visit their site (www.weatherford.jobs, that’s a new top level domain) and apply here.

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IChemE Shout Out – AGM

March 13, 2010

<NOTICE is hereby given of an ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING as follows

Date: Saturday 20th March 2010

Time:

  • 09.00 am – Refreshments/Breakfast
  • 09.30 am – AGM commences
Venue: University Of Malaya
DK1 Faculty of Engineering (Fakulti Kejuruteraan)
50603 Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA

Click here to link to the UM map:
(DK1 lecture theatre is at Block A Biomedical / Bioperubatan. As soon as you take the left turn slope to the Engineering Faculty, the Biomedical/ Bioperubatan Block A can be seen on the right. Once you park and get into the main foyer, the lecture theatre can be accessed on the far right of this block. You need to take the staircase up).

Agenda:

  • Presentation of Board’s Annual Report Presentation and approval of the accounts of preceding financial year
  • Report by External Auditors
  • Election of Board Members for year 2011 (1st Jan – 31st Dec 2011)
  • Election of Honorary Auditors
  • Constitution amendments
  • Any other matters properly brought forward

Notes: Members are to take note that in accordance with Article 8.5 of the Constitution of the IChemE Malaysia Branch,

Any member who wishes to place an item on the agenda of a General Meeting may do so provided he gives written notice to the Honorary Secretary seven (7) days before the meeting is due to be held.

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