Shout Out – Talk on Typical Changes Leading to Cost Overruns, Delays and Claims in Infrastructure, Oil and Gas Projects

March 31, 2016

Yeah, baby. The talk should be also labelled “maximizing your VO potential.”

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be  hosting a talk on the 7th April, 2016 by Mr. Kumar Arumugam. It’ll be at 5:30 pm .

Due to the complexity of infrastructure, oil and gas projects, various changes would inevitably lead to cost overruns and delays to the projects which poses significant challenge to both Client and Contractor in managing the expectation and resolution with respect to relief, cost and time impacts. Whilst change is unavoidable, the ability for the contracting parties to prepare themselves early in the project will reduce or attempt to avoid disputes is a critical success factor for the project, particularly relating to timely notice issuance, availability and keeping track of information, good record keeping and allocation of dedicated resources for contract management.

This talk is intended to provide participants with a brief awareness of key typical issues relating to changes in infrastructure/oil and gas contracts, to be able to:

  • Pro-active in setting up process to manage changes in the project;
  • Appreciate the need for good record keeping;
  • Set up framework for collection of factual data;
  • Avoid claims being barred;
  • Know when to issue notices and what information to be included;
  • Take early action to maintain control; and
  • Avoid or minimize disputes through proper contract administration.

Mr. Kumar Arumugam graduated from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 2000 with Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (1st Class Hons). He has over 16 years industry experience; having specialized in tendering, contract management, claims and claims avoidance for the last 10 years. Kumar specializes in contract management and contractual claims and has been involved in the preparation and defense of claims on behalf of both clients and Contractors in commercial negotiation and disputes, including preparation and presentation of contracts and claims strategy to client’s senior management. Kumar has extensive experience in building, infrastructure, and oil & gas projects.

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Shout Out – Talk on External Turret Design for Floating Storage Offloading/ Floating Production Storage Offloading Vessel (FPO/FPSO

March 9, 2016

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be  hosting a talk on the 16th March, 2016 by Ir. Saifulbahari. It’ll be at 5:30 pm  (makan-makan at 5:00). I’m giving the talk, so turn up.

This presentation will cover the engineering aspects of an external turret system. The external turret system is attached to the hull of the tanker and allows the tanker to freely weathervane and thereby takes up the least resistance to the combined forces of wind, waves and current. The external turret mooring system is composed of a stationary turret part connected to the external vessel’s structure via a roller type bearing. The turret part is secured to the seabed by catenary or (semi) taught mooring legs to provide sufficient restoring forces to keep the vessel within a design excursion limit. This excursion limit ensures the safe working of the underwater fluid transfer riser system from the seafloor to the turret.

Ir. Saifulbahari has more than 15 years of experience in design and project experience in oil and gas, in particular with floating structures (e.g. FPSO, FSO, CALM buoy, Semi).

He started his career in oil & gas as a Mechanical Engineer at Ranhill Worley. In 2002, he has been selected to be part of Project Management Consultant (PMC) to deliver MISC 1st FPSO Bunga Kertas. Subsequently, he also involved in successfully delivering MISC 1st FSO project, FSO Angsi that was completed within 15 months to first oil. His breakthrough in hydrodynamic and mooring design expertise when he worked for 4 years with INTECSEA Perth office and later with SBM Malaysia.

Currently, he is a Senior Manager of Hull & Mooring in OBU of MISC Bhd. He is heading team of 15 engineers consist of Naval Architectural, Structural and Hydrodynamic and Mooring engineers.

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

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Shout Out – Talk on “Personal Transformation in OSH”

January 12, 2016

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be  hosting a talk on the 16th January, 2016 by Saravana Kumar Ramasamy. It’ll be at 9am   (makan-makan at 8:30).

The management of safety and health in the oil and gas industry, like in others is also governed by Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act 1994 and the Factories and Machinery Act 1967. This talk intends to provide an overview of the statutory requirements, understand the individual responsibilities pertaining to the act.

Also, the participants are briefed on how to develop their professional safety leadership and management skills at workplace effectively. Subsequently, to develop the people around them in creating a safe culture for their respective organization through PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION.

Outline of the talk:
• Why Personal Transformation in OSH
• Defining Safety Culture
• Achieving Positive Safety Culture at Workplace
• Managing Safety and Health Challenges at Workplace
• Creating Right Safety Climate at Workplace through Mind Programming

 

 

Mr. Saravana Kumar Ramasamy is a Registered Safety and Health Consultant with the DOSH Malaysia since 2002. He obtained his Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 2005 and then Masters in Occupational Safety and Health Management from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 2011. He is an active practitioner in the Occupational Safety and Health field since 2002.

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

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IEM Shout Out – Pre AGM Talk on “Overview of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Industry in Malaysia

December 8, 2015

My technical division will be hosting a talk on the 12th December, 2015. It is worth 2 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The talk will be presented by Ir. Ahmad Rafidi Mohayiddin. And please stay for the AGM.

Natural gas is one of the important fuels in the energy mix. Its popularity is due to its clean and efficient burning properties besides being friendly to the environment. Technological advancement in the last few decades has allowed this natural gas to be liquefied into smaller volume and transported over long distances to buyers. The world commercial trade of liquefied natural gas (LNG) started booming in the 1970’s. In Malaysia, LNG has been a significant export product of the country since the early 80’s.

The talk will provide an insight into LNG to those interested to understand what it is all about. An overview of the processes in the gas exploitation and processing into its liquid form and the infrastructures needed by the LNG sellers and the buyers will also be shared. In addition, the audience will be acquainted with the challenges facing the county’s LNG industry in the current low world oil price and the latest developments in the race to monetize stranded gas fields.

 

Ir. Ahmad Rafidi Mohayiddin is a registered Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers, Malaysia and is the Chairman of the Oil, Gas and Mining Technical Division of IEM for session 2014/15. He graduated with a BSc. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University, USA in 1994.

He has more than 20 years of work experience in the oil and gas industry. His main specialization is in the engineering design, engineering management and project management work for gas processing, gas liquefaction, gas transmission and gas metering facilities. His major projects include project management work at Gas Processing Plants 5&6 Project in Terengganu, Central Luconia E11 Platform Rejuvenation Project at offshore Sarawak, MLNG Dua Debottlenecking Project in Sarawak and the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline Project in East Malaysia. He is currently a Project Manager at one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers.

 

Register here, or download the form here.

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IEM Shout Out – OGMTD 25th AGM

December 4, 2015

The Oil, Gas and Mining Technical Division AGM will be held at Wisma IEM Wisma IEM, Auditorium Tan Sri Prof. Chin Fung Kee, Third Floor

It will be held at 11am on Saturday, 12th December 2015.

Register here, and download the flyer here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

My tenure as an adviser has come and gone, y’all and heckle us. We also need a quorum, and need to vote in a new secretary / treasurer.

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IEM Shout Out – Two-Day Workshop on on Asset Management Standards and Assessments

October 13, 2015

My technical division will be hosting a 1 day seminar on the 17th to 18th November , 2015. It is worth 13 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The course will be presented by Ir Al-Khairi Mohd Daud.

The main aims of this course are to:

  • Introduce participants to the concepts, practices and application of asset management and their implications for the optimized management of physical assets;
  • Provide an overview of PAS 55 /iSO55000 requirements for physical asset management and how these apply to the organisation;
  • Review options and good industry practice for asset management planning and for implementation of optimized plans over asset life cycles;
  • Show how these can be integrated with a business management system to align with other requirements including management system standards, relevant specifications and regulatory requirements;
  • Learn how to do good asset auditing and assessment programme.

Ir. Al-Khairi has 21 years of experience in research, cement, oil and gas, petrochemical, oleo chemicals industries and health care facilities. He has gained various experiences in design, construction, testing and commissioning, operate and maintain facilities and plants from various multinational companies both abroad and locally. He has served in various roles as engineers and manager to the plant and facilities.

Register here, or download the form here.

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IEM Shout Out – Two-Day Workshop on Asset Management Standards and Assessments

September 29, 2015

My technical division will be hosting a 1 day seminar on the 17th to 18th November , 2015. It is worth 13 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The course will be presented by Ir Al-Khairi Mohd Daud.

The main aims of this course are to:

  • Introduce participants to the concepts, practices and application of asset management and their implications for the optimized management of physical assets;
  • Provide an overview of PAS 55 /iSO55000 requirements for physical asset management and how these apply to the organisation;
  • Review options and good industry practice for asset management planning and for implementation of optimized plans over asset life cycles;
  • Show how these can be integrated with a business management system to align with other requirements including management system standards, relevant specifications and regulatory requirements;
  • Learn how to do good asset auditing and assessment programme.

Ir. Al-Khairi has 21 years of experience in research, cement, oil and gas, petrochemical, oleo chemicals industries and health care facilities. He has gained various experiences in design, construction, testing and commissioning, operate and maintain facilities and plants from various multinational companies both abroad and locally. He has served in various roles as engineers and manager to the plant and facilities.

Register here, or download the form here.

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IEM Shout Out – One-Day Workshop on “Essential Soft Skills for An Engineer to Fast Track the Career Ladder”

September 15, 2015

My technical division will be hosting a 1 day seminar on the 29th September , 2015. It is worth 6.5 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The course will be presented by Ir. Low Chew Eow (Rocky). Those who want to figure out why there aren’t communicating as efficiently as they should, attend

The seminar will address some of the important soft skills needed to be acquired and sharpened such as:
–  Communication skills
–  Good attitudes to have and to focus on
–  Producing high quality e-mail
–  E-mail ethics
–  Reporting skills to various stakeholders
–  Planning skills
–  Task identifications and delegation skills

Ir. Low Chew Eow (Rocky) graduated from the University of Glasgow with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1990. He has more than 24 years of working experience in various roles. He is appointed as Industry Advisor of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Faculty of Engineering and Science.

He is currently the Head of Package Equipment Department in Technip Consultant (M) Sdn. Bhd. He is also the Member of Expert Network specializing in Pneumatic Conveying System within the Technip group. He has presented talks at the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia.

Register here, or download the form here.

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IEM Shout Out – Talk Fire And Gas Detection Systems On Offshore Platform

September 8, 2015

My technical division will be hosting a talk seminar on the 12th September , 2015. It is worth 2 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The course will be presented by Ir. Gan Chun Chet. Safety practitioners, fill up the seats, please.

Offshore platforms are equipped with a fire and gas detection technology to mitigate a hazardous situation. Calculated risk analysis (through simulation) has improved the risk of a catastrophic fire incidents around the region. An analysis by utilizing fire and gas mapping calculates the chances of a fire risk. This technique is widely used today and is still continuously being developed for improvement purposes. With proper forecasting or predictive technique, a failure can be avoided.

In an uncertainty situation, the risks among the people working on an offshore platform increase when there is a fire and gas detection system failure. An investment in a reliable fire and gas detection system is a necessity. A fail-safe system design which shutdowns the platform to protect the assets, environment and people, when a fire or gas leakage occurs must be available, be reliable and be dependable when required.

CENTRIFUGAL PUMP THEORY AND APPLICATION shall provide the audience with the knowledge and principles of pump design, sizing, selection and performance analysis. The course will be beneficial to engineers dealing with pump and will be presented in a way that is comprehensible to the engineers who are with or without the oil and gas background. The objectives of the course are to provide exposure to the audiences on understanding of fundamental design of centrifugal pump, the critical pump parameters when evaluating pump selection and making the best decision on specification.

Ir. Gan Chun Chet is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom in 1996. He also has a Masters of Science in Operations Management awarded by University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), United Kingdom in 1997.

He started his career with the General Industry, and later moved to the Oil and Gas Industry where he has accumulated 17 years of working experience. In the general industry, he worked together with an engineering team to resolve daily Plant issues encountered. Some of the problems consisted of noise problems, and compressor/pumps vibration problems. Monitoring the progress and taking actions are vital to resolve the issues.

In the oil and gas industry, he works with other engineers in the area of predicting equipment failures. Practices such as redundancy, field voting, review check activities, are some examples of practices in failure mitigations.

Register here, or download the form here.

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IEM Shout Out – Talk Fire And Gas Detection Systems On Offshore Platform

September 1, 2015

My technical division will be hosting a talk seminar on the 12th September , 2015. It is worth 2 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. The course will be presented by Ir. Gan Chun Chet. Safety practitioners, fill up the seats, please.

Offshore platforms are equipped with a fire and gas detection technology to mitigate a hazardous situation. Calculated risk analysis (through simulation) has improved the risk of a catastrophic fire incidents around the region. An analysis by utilizing fire and gas mapping calculates the chances of a fire risk. This technique is widely used today and is still continuously being developed for improvement purposes. With proper forecasting or predictive technique, a failure can be avoided.

In an uncertainty situation, the risks among the people working on an offshore platform increase when there is a fire and gas detection system failure. An investment in a reliable fire and gas detection system is a necessity. A fail-safe system design which shutdowns the platform to protect the assets, environment and people, when a fire or gas leakage occurs must be available, be reliable and be dependable when required.

CENTRIFUGAL PUMP THEORY AND APPLICATION shall provide the audience with the knowledge and principles of pump design, sizing, selection and performance analysis. The course will be beneficial to engineers dealing with pump and will be presented in a way that is comprehensible to the engineers who are with or without the oil and gas background. The objectives of the course are to provide exposure to the audiences on understanding of fundamental design of centrifugal pump, the critical pump parameters when evaluating pump selection and making the best decision on specification.

Ir. Gan Chun Chet is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom in 1996. He also has a Masters of Science in Operations Management awarded by University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), United Kingdom in 1997.

He started his career with the General Industry, and later moved to the Oil and Gas Industry where he has accumulated 17 years of working experience. In the general industry, he worked together with an engineering team to resolve daily Plant issues encountered. Some of the problems consisted of noise problems, and compressor/pumps vibration problems. Monitoring the progress and taking actions are vital to resolve the issues.

In the oil and gas industry, he works with other engineers in the area of predicting equipment failures. Practices such as redundancy, field voting, review check activities, are some examples of practices in failure mitigations.

Register here, or download the form here.

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