Saturday Star 2009-09-26 – Job Opportunities

September 28, 2009

First of all, let me say Selamat Hari Raya Eidul Adha Fitri, maaf zahir dan batin, and happy holidays (you can tell I’m a 1Malaysia Malaysian, right?).

  • Synergy is looking for safety engineers. Visit the Synergy websites (Jakarta and KL) for contact details.
  • Murphy is looking for people with the right fit. I hope they don’t mean they are looking for ‘V’ type body shapes, that’s blatant discrimination against us unfit types (I’m more of an ‘A’ shape). Let’s see, they are looking for snr reservoir eng, metering tech, petroleum engineer. Apply here.
  • And if nothing grabs your fancy, KFC is conducting a set of walk-in interviews for Assistant Restaurant Manager Trainee. Hey, they have a clear promotion structure, hourly rates and great food.

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IEM Shout Out – Emerging Technologies to Monetize Small Natural Gas Resources

September 27, 2009

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be having a talk on Saturday 10th October, 2009. It’ll be at 9:00 am (makan-makan at 11:00) 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.

The number of large natural gas fields for mankind’s exploitation is reducing as we go into the future. Future natural gas fields are relatively smaller, scattered in various geographical locations and contains higher acidic components. As the world’s energy demand continues, there is an urgent need to develop emerging technologies to monetize small natural gas resources around the globe which could not be economically carried out now.

The above will be presented by  Dr. Ir. Chan Tuck Leong, is a Chemical Engineer graduated from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. He is currently the Head of Gas Technology in the gas business of the national oil company. His responsibility covers assessment of emerging gas monetization technology for commercialization and exploitation of small gas reserves.

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

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The SOGE Story – Presentation Training

September 26, 2009

We at SOGE are a ruthless band. Do we namby-pamby coddle our engineers? No, we show them the brutal world that they will be facing, and bombard them with the worst kind of abuse they can take, and push it further. This rite of passage is also called The Presentation and The Question and Answer Session.

Engineers aren’t just rocket scientists, you know. We have to:

  • Come to conclusions with the support of data
  • Reason that our conclusion is the best one out of a selection.
  • Present it to the layman (i.e. Management/ Clients/ Media)
  • Convince the audience that the solution our conclusion arrives at is in their interest
  • Convince the audience that our services are valuable and cost effective.

The Presentation and The Question and Answer Session can be thought of as a live fire exercise, simulating the environment while not actively trying to kill the target.

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The SOGE Story – Member of MOGSC

September 25, 2009

I have started getting emails related to MOGSC activities, so I presume that Synergy is a paid-up, card carrying, flag waving member of MOGSC. I haven’t seen any benefit yet, except probably a ‘Huh?’ when our name was circulated for approval. I wonder if there are 3rd degree members, 33rd degree members, aprons and rolled up trousers involved (sorry, just finished reading the Lost Symbol).

Looking forward to the Hari Raya do at MPC. Another photo opportunity. Just call me paparazzi of the oil and gas industry.

I submitted SOGE’s membership for MOGEC the same day as the MOGSC application. Maybe we’re not good enough for them…

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From the Star – Stuck with dirty diesel

September 24, 2009

Taken from the Star, dateline 2009-09-11

TWO weeks ago, PETRONAS announced that it was upgrading the diesel it was selling at its pumps to Euro 2M environment standard as part of its efforts to help protect the environment.

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The Euro 2M standard permits only a maximum of 500ppm of sulphur in the fuel, a huge improvement over the previous standard, which capped sulphur content at 3,000ppm.

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To make matters even worse, we are at least two generations behind immediate neighbours Singapore and Thailand where Euro 4 diesel is widely available.

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Two years later (2004), then Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Azmi Khalid announced that the Government was no longer satisfied with Euro 2 but wanted Euro 4 fuel to be made available this year.

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In the words of a senior Petronas official: “This means that our Euro 2M diesel was seven years late in coming.”

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From the Star – How will you benefit from the new RON95 petrol?

September 23, 2009

Taken from the Star, dateline 2009-03:

PETALING JAYA: RON95 was the buzz at neighbourhood petrol stations as consumers had to quickly grasp the differences between the RON92 (which is discontinued) and RON97 (which has been upgraded) and the new, more environment friendly oil.

The first thing they want to know is how they will benefit from this change to RON95 which retails at RM1.80 per litre.

“About 90% of motorists using RON97 (which has been upgraded to a premium product and sold at a higher price of RM2.05 per lire) can now switch to RON95,” said Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumer Affairs Ministry secretary-general Datuk Zain Mohd Dom.

“The price of RM1.80 for RON95 will be capped at this level for the rest of the year,’’ Zain told StarBiz, referring to a statement earlier by Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. “It moves within an active price range, depending on the price trend of oil gauged over a one-month period.”

Malaysia - Petrol Price

Malaysia - Petrol Price

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100 Year – Storm So Soon?

September 22, 2009

I really think the weather database should be updated. Last week, the rain was so heavy that the drainspouts started to backflow – one floor up.

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Saturday Star 2009-09-19 – Job Opportunities

September 21, 2009

First of all, let me say Selamat Hari Raya Eidul Adha Fitri, maaf zahir dan batin, and happy holidays (you can tell I’m a 1Malaysia Malaysian, right?).

  • First off, Synergy is looking for 5 lead safety engineers and 3 lead process engineers. Visit the Synergy websites (Jakarta and KL) for contact details. And safety specialists. Ah, heck. If you have more than 4 years experience in O&G, apply. If you have less than 4, send a donation to the offshore account, and still get abused.
  • Petrofac ‘at the heart of oil & gas operations’ seems to be looking for an EPC team. They want a WHP EPC Delivery Manager (15+ yrs), Pipelines & Flowlines Delivery Man (15 – 20 yrs), Costruction & Completions Man (15-20 yrs), FPSO Delivery Man (15-20 yrs), Lead QA Eng (15+ yrs), Senior Bus Plan Eng (15+ yrs), Snr Contract Eng (5+ yrs, but they want a LAW degree), WHP Project Eng (5+ yrs). Let me guess, they have either i) selected their people and the ad is ‘lepas batuk di tangga’, or ii) they are getting Caucasian expats, or iii) they are going to pinch from other EPCs. Contact them here.

And that’s it for this week.

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From Bernama – SBM wins USD1.2B Contract

September 20, 2009

Taken from Bernama, dateline 2009-09-15:

Oil and gas services company SBM Malaysia Sdn Bhd has won a contract worth US$1.2 billion to supply a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.

The contract was awarded by its holding company, Amsterdam-listed SBM offshore on behalf of U.S. listed Noble Energy Inc, which is developing offshore oil and gas projects in Block one of the Aseng field in Equatorial Guinea, which is located in Central Africa.

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The FPSO Aseng will be capable of processing 80,000 barrels of oil per day and will have water and gas injection capabilities, Replumaz told a media briefing, here Tuesday.

I wonder if I can get a sniff of this work.

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Murphy Oil begins production at Malaysia field

September 19, 2009

Then from the Business Insider:

EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) — Murphy Oil Corp., an independent petroleum producer, refiner and marketer, said Friday it started production at its natural gas field offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.

Murphy Sarawak Oil Co. Ltd. operates the development and has an 85 percent working interest in the fields with Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd. holding the other 15 percent.

Shares fell 52 cents to $60.45 during in late afternoon trading.

Reuters has a report as well. Synergyis proud to have supported early production of these fields (SK309 and SK311). I have no idea why the shares fell, though. Must be due to the drop of crude prices.

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