June 22, 2009
Another week, another scan of the Saturday Star newspaper. Here’s a list of job ads in the paper:
- First off, Synergy is looking for 5 lead safety engineers and 3 lead process engineers. Visit the Synergy website for contact details. And safety specialists. Ah, heck. If you have more than 5 years experience in O&G, apply. If you have less than 5, send a donation to the offshore account, and still get abuse.
- Talisman is looking for an Pipeline Eng. Apply here, and visit their site.
That’s all, folks.
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June 15, 2009
Another week, another scan of the Saturday Star newspaper. Here’s a list of job ads in the paper:
- First off, Synergy is looking for 5 lead safety engineers and 3 lead process engineers. Visit the Synergy website for contact details. And safety specialists. Ah, heck. If you have more than 5 years experience in O&G, apply. If you have less than 5, send a donation to the offshore account, and still get abuse.
- Dialog Group is looking for electrical/instrument and control engineers. Send an email here or snail mail to Human Resources Department, Dialog Group of Companies, 109, Block G, Phileo Damansara 1, No. 9, Jalan 16/11, 46350.
- Technip, with the tagline ‘Engineer a Successful Career, is looking for graduates for a piping designer position. Visit here soon. Interestingly enough, you can ask the Selangor Human Resource Development Centre as well (isn’t Technip in KL?). Since sooo many people ask, here’s the basic requirements:
- Degree in Mech, Pet or ChemEng
- Min CGPA of 2.5 or 2-2 or better.
- Ability to speak and write fluently in English. Oh, please let me be the judge of this.
- < 28 yrs.
- Qatar is seeking helicopter crews! There’s another start to deteriorating chopper services in Malaysia. I’d take this with a pinch of salt, as you are supposed to send your CVs to K18S@hotmail.com , or ghaaah@hotmail.com
- Our favourite Saudi recruiter, SABIC, is at it again. Saudi Yanbu Petrochem Company (YAMPET, there’s something you don’t say in polite company) is looking for a polymer process eng (challenging), ethylene process eng, operator – utils, operator – offsite. Arabian Industrial Fibres Co – Ibn Rushd is looking for a PET process eng, PP process eng, PDH process eng, process control eng, PDH specialist, Instrument eng. You can apply via email here.
- Talisman is looking for an Operations Eng. Apply here, and visit their site.
- Murphy is looking for a Sarawak Gas Subsurface Team leader. Indication that opns is going strong? Apply here.
Sigh, since I have moved with Synergy out of KL, will you patronise Chee Meng in my memory? Or invite me to meetings around Bukit Bintang at lunchtime? Is he doing packet specials?
And visit the Dilbert site for some real life O&G experiences.
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June 12, 2009
As I travel round visiting potential and ongoing clients, I am heartened to see that some of them give back something to the Malaysian engineering community. Here’s a sign I found in Kerteh, Terengganu.
SOGE Client, IEM friend
Thank you, MECIP in supporting the IEM. If you would like to continue supporting SOGE, even better.
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Posted by Wata
June 9, 2009
Another week, another scan of the Saturday Star newspaper. Here’s a list of job ads in the paper:
- First off, Synergy is looking for 5 lead safety engineers and 3 lead process engineers. Visit the Synergy website for contact details. And safety specialists. Ah, heck. If you have more than 5 years experience in O&G, apply. If you have less than 5, send a donation to the offshore account, and still get abuse.
- Nippon Oil Exploration (lovingly known as NOEX) is looking for a senior production eng, senior resv eng, senior maintenance eng, senior opns eng. Hey, did they suddenly produce a new acrerage, or did all incumbents leave as a batch? If you want to apply, snail mail to Human Resource Section NIPPON OIL EXPLORATION (MALAYSIA) LTD., Lot 116B, 3rd Floor, Wisma Interhill, Miri Waterfront Commercial Centre, 98000 Miri, Sarawak.
And that’s it.
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Posted by Wata
June 1, 2009
Another week, another scan of the Saturday Star newspaper. Here’s a list of job ads in the paper:
- First off, Synergy is looking for 5 lead safety engineers and 3 lead process engineers. Visit the Synergy website for contact details. And safety specialists. Ah, heck. If you have more than 5 years experience in O&G, apply. If you have less than 5, send a donation to the offshore account, and still get abuse.
- Talisman is looking for an Rotating Eqt Engineer, and a Mechanical Engineer. Apply here, and visit their site.
And that’s it.
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May 25, 2009
Another week, another scan of the Saturday Star newspaper. Here’s a list of job ads in the paper:
- First off, Synergy is looking for 5 lead safety engineers and 3 lead process engineers. Visit the Synergy website for contact details.
- PETRONAS asks ‘Are you up for the Challenge?’ If you aren and aspire to be a Researcher/Scientist/Resource Persons (min PhD) or Engineer/Manager/Tech Coach/Tech Prof (min 8 year related experience) apply at http://www.discoverpetronas.com/rnt, or send inquiries to pstrategy_rt@petronas.com.my. I think you can infer all sorts of things from the email address alone.
- Dialog Group is looking for project/turnaround quality control managers. Send an email here or snail mail to Human Resources Department, Dialog Group of Companies, 109, Block G, Phileo Damansara 1, No. 9, Jalan 16/11, 46350.
- RasGas is looking for field operators. CVs to be submitted here. You can phone the local recruiters at +603 2078 1918. I believe RasGas is a JV, one of the partners being ExxonMobil.
- Ah, Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Company (affectionately know as KPOC) are looking for Snr. Project Eng, Snr. Elec. Eng, I&C Eng, Snr Pipeline Eng, Snr Piping Eng, Snr Planning Eng, Planning Eng, Snr Cost Eng, Cost Eng. Wonder why they go for Spanish Senõr titles? Anyhow, Send an email here or snail mail to Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Company Sdn Bhd, Level 52, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin Towers, KLCC 50088 KL.
- IEV is looking for a project engineer, snr sales engineer. Send an email here or snail mail to The Human Resource Manager, IEV Group Sdn Bhd, Dataran Hamodal Block B, 2nd Floor, Jalan Bersatu 13/4 46200 PJ.
- Here’s one I would take with a pinch of salt, with some rassam as well. There’s an advert for maintenance engineers being run by Marsya. They ask that you send them your CV to gas@torfness.com. I attempted to go to torfness.com, but I got a holding page. Caveat emptor.
- Ah, here’s one for all those graduates out there. Ensco Gerudi is looking for a trainee. Send an email here or snail mail to Ensco Gerudi (M) Snd Bhd, 5th Floor, Bangunan Angkasa Raya, Jalan Ampang, 50450 KL (attn: Ravi Amsadi, Administration Manager).
- ConocoPhillips is looking for a Project Engineer. Interested Applicants, supply your details here.
- Talisman in looking for a Piping / Mech Engineer. Apply here, and visit their site.
Wow, looks like the O&G industry is picking up, though most of these job are for the senior engineer.
Sigh, since I have moved with Synergy out of KL, will you patronise Chee Meng in my memory? Or invite me to meetings around Bukit Bintang at lunchtime? Is he doing packet specials?
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Posted by Wata
May 21, 2009
Disclaimer: the speaker is from Synergy.
Back to business. This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be having a talk on the 22nd May. 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.
Oil and gas operations require assurance that a given product moves from one point to another. This assurance may require knowing for example, the backpressure caused by a transportation pipeline onto well production facilities, the amount of liquid and gases caused by the interplay of two phase flow in a pipe, the buildup of wax deposits that can constrict flow.
Abnormal situations are looked at as well, for example restarting a pipeline that has been stopped, blowing down a pipeline from high alarm limits, and pigging a line at various speeds. Flow assurance is the art of manipulating tools and providing an interpretation as to whether the given process and physical conditions may be cause and concern. An experienced flow specialist is able to analyze the system, and provide solutions to minimize the effects of unwanted flow artifacts. These solutions can be provided on a design as well as operational level.
Ir. Kevin Shanta has 14 years of experience in process design, simulation modeling (both steady state and dynamic) and plant operations. Upon graduating in 1994 he worked in the oleochemical industry managing the production of fatty acids He then moved to the oil and gas industry where he was involved in dynamic simulation of offshore topsides. He proceeded to broaden his skills by working the several design companies in Malaysia before moving to Perth to perform flow assurance for a subsea development.
Currently, he is the Technical Director for Synergy Oil and Gas Engineering, part of a multinational engineering company overseeing the Malaysia engineering operations.
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May 18, 2009
Another week, another scan of the Saturday Star newspaper. Here’s a list of job ads in the paper:
- First off, Synergy is looking for 5 lead safety engineers and 3 lead process engineers. Visit the Synergy website for contact details.
- DNV is looking for a Senior Engineer /Consultant, for Marine Systems and Principal / Senior Engineer Consultant for DNV Energy Solutions. Send your resumes via email to Human.Resources.Malaysia@dnv.com
- Secret Recipe is looking for… never mind, got hungry about here.
- I see that SABIC is still recruiting. It wants project engineers, mech design / elec design / C&S design / project / control sys / instr / safety engineers. You can apply via email here.
- Keppel Offshore & Marine Training Centre is looking for a Senior Research Eng for Drilling and FPSO / Process. Apply to KOMtech@keppelom.com
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April 27, 2009
Another week, another scan of the Saturday Star newspaper. Here’s a list of job ads in the paper:
- Oo, PETRONAS has a full page advert. Those of you who believe you are worth the skewed starting salary PETRONAS offers (and PETRONAS doesn’t pay engineering companies enough to offer the same skewed salary), please apply. Note that this time round, they are looking for 7 years plus experience. Send your CVs to talent@petronas.com.my.
- Technip, with the tagline ‘Engineer your Future @ Technip’, is looking for structural, subcontract (!), senior contracts (!) engineers. G’won girl, engineer the heck out of that paperwork. Visit http://careers.technip.com.my if you are interested.
- As Jabba reminds me, Synergy is recruiting Lead and Senior Safety Engineers. Send an email to Synergy if you have the qualifications. Very short listed applicants will be contacted. Others: submit at your peril.
Ah, Chee Meng, Chee Meng, the chicken rice shop. Sigh, since I have moved with Synergy out of KL, will you patronise Chee Meng in my memory? I’ll probably be there next Wednesday.
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April 15, 2009
There’s an old adage that says only 2 things are certain in life: death and taxes. The former you personally experience once, the latter every time money moves around.
For consultant companies like SOGE, we have had to register with the Customs Department so that we can collect service tax, which puts us in the same category as the delightful mamak shop across from our offices.
Service tax is applicable to all our work which will be applicable to an asset in Malaysia. Note that it doesn’t depend on who our client is, but where the ultimate user of our brain power resides. Since business is slow, our total cumulative service tax is about RM3.45 for this quarter.
Anyone know whether service taxes are applicable to assets located in the Thai-Malaysia Joint Development Area (JDA)? This would cover companies like CHOC, CPOC. I think service taxes don’t apply, but I may be wrong.
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Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 