Saturday Star 2009-11-21 – Job Opportunities

November 23, 2009

Is it me, or was there no recruitment section in The Star? There’s nothing on the ebrowse site. Anyone get a hardcopy of the paper? If so, can you mail it to me 🙂 I ‘ll cover the domestic mailing costs. Or steal it from the batch of returned papers outside your local 7-11.

  • Synergy is looking for safety engineers. Visit the Synergy websites (Jakarta and KL) for contact details.

This week’s food recommendation is Aero Caterering Sdn Bhd based in MAS Complex A SAAS Airport (Subang International Airport for us old timers). They supplied the food for my MRSM Muar ’84 batch reunion dinner on Saturday night. I don’t think they have a food outlet, but try them out for some Minang food.


The SOGE Story – Why We Hate Kemajuan – KESAS junction

November 22, 2009


Esso Open Day 2009

November 21, 2009

As always, ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Malaysia Inc (EPMI) does things on a grand scale. Say 3 months planning and preparing, about 2 backup contingency plans, reviews up to the highest levels of management, culminating in a smooth execution, impressed clients and vendors, and promotions all round.

 


Shout Out – Talk on Ecotowns for Asia

November 20, 2009

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be having a talk on 24th November, 2009. It’ll be at 5:30 pm (makan-makan at 5:00) at Wisma IEM. That’s right people, as part of the new health drive you are required to walk up 3 flights of stairs to get your 2 CPD points.

This talk will cover such topics as, what is sustainability and why it is important, what advances are being made, what types of technology are now available in the market and will present a proposal on how to integrate this technology in a holistic manner in the form of Eco-Towns for Asia.

I definitely agree, we need to have communities that don’t mess up the environment. And if they do, hey it’s your trash, you will sleep in it, play in it, eat in in, don’t ship it to where it becomes someone else’s problem (SEP if you follow the HHGTTG).

The above will be presented by Mr. Joe Eades, the Managing Director for Ispahan Engineering Pte Ltd, (www.ispahan.com) an engineering company specialized in engineering for the process industries, and Ispahan Solutions which provides Enterprise and Engineering Document Management software solutions for the engineering and construction industry.

Fliers for the above and other events may be obtained here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here. It’s the building identified as ‘Puteri Nursing College.’


Shout Out – IEM OGMTD AGM

November 19, 2009

The Oil, Gas & Mining Tech Division will be having their (our?) 19th AGM on Sat, 21st Nov, 2009 at 10.30 am, at the 3rd Floor, Auditorium, Wisma IEM, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Please come and get yourself elected into the Committee.

AGENDA (I guess I should be intimately familiar with this, seeing that I am the Sec/Treas)

  1. Opening Address by the Chairman of Session 2008/2009.
  2. Confirmation of Minutes of the 18th Annual General Meeting held on 22nd November 2008
  3. Matters Arising.
  4. Secretary’s Report for the Session 2008/2009
  5. To receive and adopt the Financial Statement for the year ending 30 October 2009
  6. Election of the Office Bearers for the Session 2009/2010
  7. Address by the Chairman for Session 2009/2010
  8. Any Other Business

Your presence will contribute to the success of this meeting. Actually, I’m hoping that you will raise all sorts of issues and questions. How about challenging me for the position of Deputy Chairman?

A map to Wisma IEM is presented here. It’s the building identified as ‘Puteri Nursing College.’


IEM Shout Out – Maximising Value Creation Through Value Improvement Program

November 18, 2009

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will hosting the above seminar on the 21st November. It’ll be at 9:30 am (makan-makan at 9:00) at Wisma IEM. That’s right people, as part of the new health drive you are required to walk up 3 flights of stairs to get your 2 CPD points.

This presentation outlines the techniques and process for achieving such optimisation by presenting case studies of five Value Improvement Program (VIP) in Petronas operating unit. This covers oil, gas and petrochemical businesses. Improvement opportunities were identified throughout the complexes with the feedstock interface yielding the largest profit gains. The program continues, but to date more than 50 opportunities have been implemented, from which the benefits has exceeded RM 50 million.

Lots of interesting monetary figures being bandied about in the blurb. Come and listen, and see if the speaker walks the talk.

The talk will be led by En. M. Taufik bin Mokhtar. En. Taufik obtained his masters degree from Imperial College, London, UK. En Taufik has 9 years of working experience in Petronas. His work experience includes plant operations and project management and provision of technical support services. He has led Value Improvement Program in various PETRONAS operating units and has helped the implementation of the program in five different plants in Kertih and Kuantan areas with success. Currently, En. Taufik is Staff Engineer in Group Technology Solutions, Research and Technology Division of PETRONAS.

Fliers for the above and other events may be obtained here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here. It’s the building identified as ‘Puteri Nursing College.’


The SOGE Story – Food, Glorious Food

November 17, 2009

Once in a while, we have a makan-makan session in the office. The staff aren’t shown, because watching them eat may be a bit… unsettling.


Saturday Star 2009-11-14 – Job Opportunities

November 16, 2009

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 safety engineers. Visit the Synergy websites (Jakarta and KL) for contact details.
  • Qatar Petroleum is recruiting. Jobs are available for Snr Eng (Electrical) & Lead Eng (Electical). The rest are technician posts. Apply here.
  • Nippon Oil Exploration (Malaysia) Ltd (NOEX) asks, “Do you want to be part of a sustainable energy initiative for the future?” If so, there are positions for a Project Manager, Contract Enginer and QA/QC 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 18th Dec, 2009.
  • Here’s an interesting one. Smith International Inc. is looking for Field Engineers (KL/Labuan based). They say that their ‘D&E unit provides a comprehensive range of products including Well Bore Departure/Rotating Control Device…’ Apply here.
  • Another interesting one. Proserv Offshore’s business is focussed on four main areas of expertise: Decommissioning Contractors & Engineers, Abandonment Services, Subsea & Marine Technology, High & Ultra High Pressure Pump services (I guess these aren’t the guys who supply Proserve sampling systems). Looks like this company is coming in on the crest of a boom. They’re looking for a project engineer & operation / project manager. Apply here.

 


From the Star – Govt to Pay Royalty to Kelantan

November 15, 2009

From the Star, dateline 2009-11-10:

A Kelantan state executive councilor said the Federal Government was obliged to pay cash to petroleum producing states and not just in the form of a compassionate fund (wang ehsan).

Datuk Husam Musa said this was according to Clause 4 of the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) 1975.

…

Royalty Kelantan

Follow Kickdefella’s blog if you are interested in this mix of oil & politics.

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


Shout Out – Talk on Intellectual Property

November 14, 2009

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be having a talk on 16th November, 2009. It’ll be at 5:30 pm (makan-makan at 5:00) at Wisma IEM. That’s right people, as part of the new health drive you are required to walk up 3 flights of stairs to get your 2 CPD points.

In the course of their work, engineers may have to face many issues related to Intellectual Property (IP) rights. They may even have generated their own IP that requires protection. In this talk, the main speaker, Mr. Rozlan Khuen will dwell with issues such as the definition of IP, need to protect IP and how to determine if someone is infringing someone else’s e IP.

If you work for a big multinational, I suggest if you have a brilliant idea, work on it in your own time, outside office hours, away from the office. ‘Course, if you have a money making idea, your owner… I mean employer will say that you were inspired by the work the slave driver… I mean company provided, hence they own your gluteus maximus, and any money derived thereof. The speaker can prove me wrong, though.

The above will be presented by Mr. Ng Khuen Wee (Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and a MBA Graduate from the University of Malaya where he majored in International Business and Corporate Finance) and Ir. Dr. Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman (Associate Professor at the Chemical Engineering Department, University of Malaya. He started his career with Dowell Schlumberger and moved around as a process engineer with Golden Hope and later with Nestle until 1993 where he joined University of Malaya as a lecturer).

Fliers for the above and other events may be obtained here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here. It’s the building identified as ‘Puteri Nursing College.’