When I was a wee lad, there was all this gungho about developing Natuna East, which had a gas reservoir with high CO2 content, which could result in one of the largest structures offshore, amazing engineering feat, spot on Mythbusters and so on.
I seem to travel over the following island a lot while visiting East Malaysia. Is this Natuna Besar?
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From the Star, dateline 2009-10-27 (I’ve been away, okay?):
PETALING JAYA: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) awarded two production sharing contracts (PSCs) for Block SB309 and Block SB310 offshore Sabah with an estimated minimum financial commitment of US$75mil and US$117mil respectively yesterday.
In a statement, Petronas said the PSCs were awarded to a partnership between its exploration and production arm Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd and Talisman Energy Inc’s wholly owned subsidiary, Talisman Malaysia Ltd.
Talisman Energy is a global, diversified, upstream oil and gas company headquartered in Canada.
Under the terms of the PSCs, Talisman Malaysia, with participating interest of 70% in each block, will operate both blocks.
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Here’s something to follow up in the year, ooh maybe 2012 (3 years exploration rights, I assume).
And why does everyone spell PETRONAS with lower case? Non-O&G reporters…
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Ah, during my recent trip to Bintulu, we asked for a Royal Suite at the New World Suites, but no, we can only get a Junior Suite. Sigh… Have a look, and tell me whether this meets your business travel standards.
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As part of Synergy’s ongoing mission to boldly go where no one has gone before, we recently visited MLNG in Bintulu, as guests of MECIP. We thank them for providing us a forum in which to present our talents in providing specialist process support to MECIP’s downstream expertise.
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Another Photosynth view of the office. We’re getting a bit more fuller, and I suppose we have enough money to pay for the rent and the lights. We’d like some more work during these trying times.
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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.
No makan-makan comments this week, I’m afraid. Cheap and cheerful, Subang Square Business Center place are (channeling Yoda this week).
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Ah, found one of the best kept secrets in PETRONAS, its theme song. As taken from here:
PETRONAS MAJU JAYA
KEMEGAHAN NEGARA KITA
SEMERBAK NAMA SELURUH DUNIA
PETRONAS MAJU JAYA
CITA RAKYAT KAMI PEGANG TEGUH
AMANAH NEGARA DIPATUH
KAMI USAHA SETULUS HATI
CEKAL TABAH IKRAR KAMI
KAMI BERJUANG BERGANDING BAHU
ERAT MUAFAKAT BERSATU PADU
MOHON RESTU ALLAH YANG ESA
MALAYSIA MAKMUR SEJAHTERA
PETRONAS MAJU JAYA
KEMEGAHAN NEGARA KITA
SEMERBAK NAMA SELURUH DUNIA
PETRONAS MAJU JAYA!!!
Now for the other two: TM and TNB.
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From the Star, dateline 2009-10-23:
Crude oil prices up 15% since start of October
PETALING JAYA: Rising crude oil prices in the international market may up the pressure on the Government to review local pump prices to rein in the country’s huge fuel subsidy bill.
Crude oil yesterday retreated from a high of US$82 per barrel hit in New York overnight, but remained above the US$80 mark during Asian trading hours yesterday.
At the current level, crude oil had surged 15% since the start of October and more than doubled from a low of US$34 per barrel in March.
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And just in time for the next general elections.
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Crude oil trending - taken from the Star
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Another reason why training courses should be held in the tropics. Apologies, my Nokia N86 wasn’t up to challenge of taking photos in the dimly lit back alleys of Nagoya, Batam.
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Just to show I’ve been there, done that.
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