Here are some photos I took during the talk held in conjunction with the Oil, Gas and Mining Technical Division’s AGM.
IEM – Value Improvement Program
December 5, 2009
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From the Star: Talisman Scholar Visits Offshore
December 3, 2009Taken from the Star, dateline 2009-11-29
WORKING on an oil rig isn’t something many would relish, but Gan Hui Ling, 23, enjoyed her stay and made full use of her offshore experience.
Spending a week aboard the Bunga Raya Platform – located in the overlapping maritime zone of Malaysia and Vietnam – the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Bioprocess Chemical Engineering final-year student familiarised herself with the processes and equipment aboard the rig.
Though thankful that she wasn’t claustrophobic, Hui Ling’s only gripe was the rig’s limited space, which raised some accommodation problems.
Hui Ling says that the scholarship award gives her more motivation for her final year.
Her one week on the rig was part of her internship with Talisman Malaysia Limited, the national division of the oil and gas company from Calgary, Canada.
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We hope that this inspires more lady engineers to break into oil and gas. Read ‘accomodation problems’ as ‘a four bunk room had to be emptied for one lady’, or have they changed policies offshore already?
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 2009-11-28 – Job Opportunities
December 2, 2009First 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.
- My sources: Hess is looking for Senior Mechanical Engineers. Bribe me, and I’ll deign to look at your CVs. Put me in another tax bracket, and I may forward your CVs on.
- Synergy is looking for safety engineers. Visit the Synergy websites (Jakarta and KL) for contact details.
- Talisman is looking fora Mechanical & Piping Eng. Apply here, and visit their site.
- Lundin advertises again! Yes, I purposely put these two items next to each other. If you’re an old time like me, you appreciate the irony. They are looking for a Drilling Manager and 2 Drilling Engineers. What, they plan to give the engineers two sharp sticks, and be quick about it? Apply here, and visit their site.
I really can’t recommend any food places this week. I’m in Miri, and nothing local catches my attention. For those knowing me, it would mean the places I’ve eaten till now must really be blah. C’mon people, send me your contact details and take me (and my family) out for dinner!
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Shout Out – IChemE EGM
December 1, 2009The Institution of Chemical Engineers Malaysia is sending out a notice of an extraordinary general meeting on the 5th December, 2009. Details are:
- Time: 09.00 am
- Venue: Bilik Mesyuarat, Ground Floor, Fakulti Kejuruteraan & Alam Bina,
- UKM Bangi
- Agenda: Constitution amendments
The constitution amendment is to raise the annual subscription of members. For a member like me, the cost of my subscription goes up by 20+%. Guess which way I’ll vote?
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News – Award of Malikai to MMC-Amec
November 29, 2009I know that this is old news, but I didn’t want to be chased by lawyers and phrases such as non-disclosure, confidentiality undertaking, and so forth. The news has already broken here.
Congratulations to MMC-Amec for winning the Shell Malikai FEED contract. I wish you all the best, and hope that any spillover will come my way. Cheques to Synergy Oil & Gas Engineering Sdn Bhd, please.
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From The Star: Exxon and Coca-Cola to invest in Malaysia
November 28, 2009Dateline 2009-11-14:
SINGAPORE: Two American companies are expected to make substantial investments in the local beverage and gas sectors soon.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said petroleum firm ExxonMobil Corporation had expressed its intention to venture into high CO2 content gas extraction while beverage giant Coca-Cola wanted to build a new modern plant in Malaysia.
Hah, here’s a funny one. ExxonMobil will be extracting CO2. Coca-Cola products are carbonated, which means they require a CO2 source in the future. What is that upcoming CO2 extraction source, I wonder?
I predict the next Coca-Cola plant will be in Kertih. What say you? “Beverage and gas sectors’ indeed.
BTW, I’ll be in Miri next week. Any more eating place suggestions?
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From Upstreamonline.com: PETRONAS founder heads royalty probe
November 27, 2009Taken from upstreamonline.com, deadline Wed 25th Nov (original article source here):
The founding chairman of PETRONAS, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has agreed to head a Parliamentary Caucus mooted by Malaysian opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to redistribute oil royalties from the federal government to the state authorities.
PR leader Anwar Ibrahim said Razaleigh had accepted the invitation in the Parliament this morning.
The Caucus aims to draft amendments to the Petroleum Development Act to ensure that oil-producing states — including opposition-controlled Kelantan — receive royalties in line with the philosophy that constituted the Act in 1974, the Malaysian Insider reported.
And if you want Ku Li’s views, here’s a sample taken from his blog.
Me? I’ll enter politics when corruption makes it worth my while.
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The SOGE Story – HMI Web Training
November 26, 2009I think this training course is on Honeywell’s HMI Web system, though with the multitude of courses we give our engineers and the rate they are improving, I’m losing track. Contact the Technical Director if you need Synergy’s services.
Heck, you NEED our services, you just don’t know it yet.
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From OfficialWire: Malaysia O&G Report
November 25, 2009Taken from the OfficialSpin Website:
The latest Malaysia Oil & Gas Report forecasts that the country will account for 1.92% of Asia Pacific regional oil demand by 2014, while providing 8.74% of supply.
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By 2014, the only net exporter will be Malaysia In terms of natural gas, the region consumed an estimated 459bn cubic metres (bcm) in 2009 and demand of 582bcm is targeted for 2014.
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Malaysia now ranks fourth in the updated Upstream Business Environment rating, reflecting a strong resource position and a moderate gas output growth outlook, being offset by extensive state involvement.
You can purchase the report here.
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Tough Audience
November 24, 2009As consultants, we have to sell our products, our services and our skills. So you know you have a tough job when your audience starts acting in a similar way to this video
- During a HAZOP
- During a product presentation
- During your marketing shpiel
Does anyone have any suggestions what you should do to break the rhythm?
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