Shout Out – Talk on Corrosion in The Oil and Gas Industry

October 16, 2012

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be  hosting a talk on the 6th November, 2012. It’ll be at 5:30 pm  (makan-makan at 5:00). There’s an elevator at Wisma IEM, so no excuses.

The Oil and Gas Industry has a huge range of activities from exploration, extraction and production, processing and manufacturing of hydrocarbons.

The potential for corrosion to occur exists at all these stages as long as metallic materials are used. Corrosion if left unchecked can lead to disastrous failures that can cause huge impact to loss of production, damage to facilities and environment, and safety of personnel and the public. The key issues relating to HSSE, Cost, Integrity and Quality for an effective and successful prevention of corrosion are discussed in this presentation.

At the end of this presentation, the attendees should be aware of different corrosion processes in the different areas of activities, how design decisions are made to control predicted corrosion, and the keys to corrosion management during operations and production.

Puan Hjh Maimunah Ismail joined Lloyds Register Technical Services on 1st October, 2012.  She is now holding the roles of Asset Integrity Manager and Lead Specialist and based at Tan & Tan building at Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur.

Prior to this she worked with Shell companies for 30+years. Prior to her retirement on 31st August, 2012, she was the General/Regional Manager of Materials, Mechanical and Inspection Engineering of Shell Project and Technology and also the Senior Principal Consultant.

She has been to various Shell operating companies from US, Europe, Africa and Asia, with early training in Shell Houston, US and an assignment in Shell Gabon, West Africa.

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

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IEM Shout Out – Talk on Green Energy Potential in the Palm Oil Industry

September 29, 2012

This is a shout out for the IEM. The Chemical Engineering Technical Division (know as CETD to friends) will be having a talk on Saturday, 6th October, 2011.

The Palm Oil industry in Malaysia had attracted much negative publicity mostly from European NGOs on the issue of sustainability. As part of the measure to mitigate this issue, the Malaysian Government is encouraging the Palm Oil industry to reduce its carbon footprint.

Therefore all Mills in Malaysia are encouraged to convert the palm oil mill effluent into biogas by 2020. Conventional biogas technology had been around for more than 20 years but with the world’s energy prices going higher and with the Malaysian Government’s Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) program, there is a need to develop higher efficiency Biogas system.

Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors is a fairly new development around the world and recently these anaerobic membrane bioreactors (An-MBR) had been used for the first time in the world for treating palm oil wastewater. As a result, more difficult processes such as thermophilic digestion with An-MBR system can become a reality and it had resulted in superior biogas yield. Through the latest technology, the green energy from the Mill can be harvested and potentially converted into other form of fuel.

As for the speaker:

Mr. B. P. Chow is a Chemical Engineering graduate from the University of Birmingham. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) as well as a Chartered Engineer. Presently he is the Deputy Chairman of IChemE Malaysia and the Managing Director of Aquakimia Sdn. Bhd. He had more than 34 years of working experience primarily in the Palm Oil, Water & Wastewater business. He had been instrumental in bringing the Kubota Membrane Bioreactor technology from Japan to use local engineering to adapt it for the Palm Oil Industry

Water pinch sounds interesting. Please come along, and partake of the food (both intellectual and physical).

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

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IEM Shout Out – Talk on Green Energy Potential in the Palm Oil Industry

September 15, 2012

This is a shout out for the IEM. The Chemical Engineering Technical Division (know as CETD to friends) will be having a talk on Saturday, 6th October, 2011.

The Palm Oil industry in Malaysia had attracted much negative publicity mostly from European NGOs on the issue of sustainability. As part of the measure to mitigate this issue, the Malaysian Government is encouraging the Palm Oil industry to reduce its carbon footprint.

Therefore all Mills in Malaysia are encouraged to convert the palm oil mill effluent into biogas by 2020. Conventional biogas technology had been around for more than 20 years but with the world’s energy prices going higher and with the Malaysian Government’s Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) program, there is a need to develop higher efficiency Biogas system.

Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors is a fairly new development around the world and recently these anaerobic membrane bioreactors (An-MBR) had been used for the first time in the world for treating palm oil wastewater. As a result, more difficult processes such as thermophilic digestion with An-MBR system can become a reality and it had resulted in superior biogas yield. Through the latest technology, the green energy from the Mill can be harvested and potentially converted into other form of fuel.

As for the speaker:

Mr. B. P. Chow is a Chemical Engineering graduate from the University of Birmingham. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) as well as a Chartered Engineer. Presently he is the Deputy Chairman of IChemE Malaysia and the Managing Director of Aquakimia Sdn. Bhd. He had more than 34 years of working experience primarily in the Palm Oil, Water & Wastewater business. He had been instrumental in bringing the Kubota Membrane Bioreactor technology from Japan to use local engineering to adapt it for the Palm Oil Industry

Water pinch sounds interesting. Please come along, and partake of the food (both intellectual and physical).

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

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IEM – Press Statement on Tukau

August 3, 2012

Here’s a press statement we put together with respect to the accident at PCSB’s Tukau Platform.

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Wata’s HAZOP Course 2012-06-23

July 26, 2012

We survived. Wait for the nationwide tour. Those of you who came, and didn’t throw Vegemite jars at me, thanks. Those who did, where the heck did you find them?

And thanks to Mr. Kamal of Berwanger, who helped lead half the class in the roleplaying game.

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IEM Bulletin – Wata’s June 2012 Editorial

July 13, 2012

I wrote the editorial for this edition of the Bulletin. However, as I prone as I am to writing meandering, long-winded prose while injecting my version of British dry humour, the text got cut (or shall I say, shot) down.

Here’s the original meandering article, in all it’s glory. Read, then vote on which version is better.

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Shout Out – One Day Workshop on Industrial Wastewater Analysis

June 25, 2012

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be  hosting a seminar on the 9th July, 2012. It’ll start at 9:00 and is worth 7 CPD hours.

The fluctuation of effluent quality is always a challenge for industrial wastewater treatment. Wastewater analysis conducted by competent personnel is very important to provide accurate characteristics of the effluent so that the actual condition of the treatment efficiency can be evaluated effectively. In practice, precise and consistent measurement is sometimes difficult to obtain and is mainly due to the lack of knowledge and experience in analysis for most cases.

The workshop on “Industrial Wastewater Analysis” is aimed to help in capacity building and to build confidence in industrial wastewater monitoring and analysis. Technicians, engineers, chemists, scientists and researchers who work in water and wastewater related areas are greatly welcome. The objective of this workshop is to provide knowledge, introductory training and basic skills on industrial wastewater analysis through lectures and discussion. Some simple hands-on demonstration will be arranged during the workshop.

Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr Chong Mei Fong obtained her BEng (Chemical) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and her PhD at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). She received several “Sanggar Sanjung” awards for publications with journals of high impact factor. She joined The University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus as an Assistant Professor to start her professional career. In 2009, she worked as a visiting scholar to Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU), Taiwan. In the same year, the WaterInno Award gold medal was conferred on her for her outstanding works on wastewater treatment.

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

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IEM offers technical expertise to probe gas plant explosion

June 22, 2012

Ahem, guess who helped write this?

Dateline 2012-05-17:

The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) has offered its technical expertise and independent advice to investigate the cause of an explosion at the Petronas gas processing plant in Kerteh, Terengganu recently.

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Shout Out – One Day Workshop on Industrial Wastewater Analysis

June 17, 2012

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be  hosting a seminar on the 9th July, 2012. It’ll start at 9:00 and is worth 7 CPD hours.

The fluctuation of effluent quality is always a challenge for industrial wastewater treatment. Wastewater analysis conducted by competent personnel is very important to provide accurate characteristics of the effluent so that the actual condition of the treatment efficiency can be evaluated effectively. In practice, precise and consistent measurement is sometimes difficult to obtain and is mainly due to the lack of knowledge and experience in analysis for most cases.

The workshop on “Industrial Wastewater Analysis” is aimed to help in capacity building and to build confidence in industrial wastewater monitoring and analysis. Technicians, engineers, chemists, scientists and researchers who work in water and wastewater related areas are greatly welcome. The objective of this workshop is to provide knowledge, introductory training and basic skills on industrial wastewater analysis through lectures and discussion. Some simple hands-on demonstration will be arranged during the workshop.

Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr Chong Mei Fong obtained her BEng (Chemical) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and her PhD at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). She received several “Sanggar Sanjung” awards for publications with journals of high impact factor. She joined The University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus as an Assistant Professor to start her professional career. In 2009, she worked as a visiting scholar to Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU), Taiwan. In the same year, the WaterInno Award gold medal was conferred on her for her outstanding works on wastewater treatment.

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

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IEM Shout Out – Technical Visit to Q Cells Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

June 6, 2012

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be hosting a visit on the 23rd June, 2012. It’ll start at 9ampm and is worth 4 CPD hours.

Q-Cells SE is among the leading companies in the photovoltaics industry worldwide. Its extensive product portfolio ranges from solar cells and modules to complete photovoltaic systems. Q-Cells develops and manufactures its products at its headquarters in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany and markets them through a global distribution network. The company has a second production facility in Malaysia. More than 200 scientists and engineers at Q-Cells are pursuing the rapid development of technologies in order to achieve the company’s objective: quickly and permanently reducing the cost of photovoltaics, making the technology more competitive. Close networking between research, development and production allows Q-Cells to mass produce innovations quickly, thereby assuming the role of a technology leader in the photovoltaics sector.

Register here or download the form here.

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