ConocoPhillips exec dies in Alaska avalanche

February 25, 2010

Before I start, lets put things into perspective:

From the 2008 annual report, E&P Production:

  • Alaska contribution – 15%, 244kbd
  • Asia Pacific contribution -12%, 91 kbd

From Reuters:

ANCHORAGE, Feb 14 (Reuters) – The president of ConocoPhillips Alaska was killed in an avalanche and a colleague who was part of his snowmobiling party was missing and presumed dead, Alaska State Troopers told Reuters.

The body of Jim Bowles was recovered near Spencer Glacier by rescue workers around lunchtime on Saturday, trooper spokeswoman Megan Peters told Reuters late on Saturday.

“Bowles was pulled from the avalanche debris and CPR was given for about 30 minutes before they stopped the effort,” Peters said.

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The SOGE Story – Synergy MECIP Team

February 24, 2010

There was a MOGEC/MOGSC Intercompany Futsal Tournament last Saturday. Below are some shots I took.

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IEM Shout Out – Welding Requirements for Pressure Vessels

February 23, 2010

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will hosting a course on the 2nd and 3rd March, 2010. You’ll get to visit TNB’s Intergrated Learning Solution – ILSAS at Bangi in additiion to getting 13 CPD points.

The course provides basic knowledge and understanding of design requirements to engineers in selecting proper welding technology for pressure vessel manufacturing and structural design. In the course participants will gain basic understanding of the following: –

  1. welding symbols in accordance to AWS A 2.4 and BS EN 22553 (ISO 2553)
  2. behaviour of welded structures under different types of loading
  3. factors affecting fatigue and types of fractures failure
  4. design principles for static pressure vessels and aluminum structures

The Presenter, Ian Partridge, is Principal Project Leader, Equipment Risk Consulting, Structural Integrity Technology Group, TWI. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Member of the UK Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Admitted to the Int. Register of Prof. Eng (IntPE).

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

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Saturday Star 2010-02-20 – Job Opportunities

February 22, 2010

Annnd… there’s nothing for engineers this week. Belated happy holidays, everyone. And looking forward to this weekend as well.

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From The Star – Caught in a Middle Income Trap

February 17, 2010

I’m posting this article, dateline 2010-02-07, because there was a specific paragraph on the oil & gas industry:

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PETRONAS is known worldwide for being a successful national petroleum company. PETRONAS has done really well for the country in terms of generating oil and gas revenue from both Malaysian and non-Malaysian fileds. Unfortunately, unlike the E &E sector, upstream oil and gas production has not resulted in the emergence of a corresponding vibrant downstream oil & gas subsector.

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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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From Arab News – Oilman Con Scam

February 16, 2010

Taken from Arab News, dateline 2010-02-12:

Con men target job seekers in new cyber scam

JEDDAH: Fraudsters are using the Internet to tempt job seekers in the Gulf with false offers of work in Malaysia.

Those who fall for the trick are asked to pay around $1,500 in administration costs, which the con artists pocket before breaking off contact with their victims.

The gangs typically e-mail their targets with a package consisting of a substantial monthly salary, fully furnished accommodation and free medical and travel insurance, among others.

“These gangs have chosen Malaysia because it is an economically vibrant country where people would love to work,” said one would-be victim of the scam, who chose to remain anonymous. He said the swindlers obtained his personal data from the Internet and sent him an e-mail offering him a good job at a big offshore oil company in Malaysia

 It’s nice to know that Malaysia still has value among the scammers of the world, though I haven’t seen a 419 scam with a Malaysian originating address, though.

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Saturday Star 2010-02-13 – Job Opportunities

February 15, 2010

I was browsing through the Reporter online lately, and out of curiosity, I looked up the lecture schedules of NatSci and ChemEng. Lo and behold, the timetable (and in some cases the lecturer) has not changed since I last stepped into the halls in 1995.

  • Petrofac is looking for a flowlines & sub-sea cables delivery manager, FPSO Marine System Eng (Chendor’s FPSO I believe), Lead QA Eng and a Process Engr. Contact them here.
  • And there’s another Petrofac ad, for a Drilling Eng, Completion Eng, Snr Well Test Eng, Drilling Fluid Advisor.
  • Hmm, Zee Engineering is looking for Pipeline Eng and Struc Eng for Indonesia. Contact them here or here.
  • OPR is looking for a Software Eng and Pipeline Eng. Snail mail to OPR Pipeline & Riser Sdn Bhd, A-5-6, Megan Avenue 1, 189 Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 KL.

No food places this week. Anyone want to suggest a menu and place in Penang?

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Taken from Bernama – MDC wins PSC

February 14, 2010

Taken from Bernama, dateline 2010-02-12:

Petronas Awards PSC To MDC Oil And Petronas Carigali

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) — Petronas has awarded a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for the Block SK320 offshore Sarawak, to MDC Oil and Gas Ltd and Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd.

Under the terms of the PSC, MDC Oil, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi owned Mubadala Development Company with a participating interest of 75 per cent, will operate the Block SK320.

Meanwhile, Petronas Carigali, the exploration and production arm of Petronas will own the remaining 25 per cent.

“The block measuring 5,786 square kilometres is located in the central part of the Sarawak Basin in water depths of between 100 to 200 metres,” Petronas said in a statement on Friday.

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Indonesia to import 600,000 oil barrels from Sudan

February 13, 2010

A taste of what Malaysia will undergo soon.

February 5, 2010 (JAKARTA) – Indonesian state-owned oil company PT Pertamina said it had obtained a permit from the trade minister to import 600,000 barrels of “Nile Blend” crude from Sudan.

Oil production in Indonesia has decreased steadily during the last decade, owing to disappointing exploration efforts and declining production at Indonesia’s large, mature oil fields.

In 2008, Sudan exported the majority of its oil to China (214,000 bbl/d) followed by Japan (102,000 bbl/d) and Indonesia (43,000 bbl/d). Additional importers of Sudanese crude include India, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia

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The SOGE Story – Visit to Brunei

February 12, 2010

Synergy was invited to visit Brunei through a few aquaintances that we met. Since it was the first time to that country, I was snapping photos of anything that didn’t move.

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