Kencana Unit Lands RM1b Fabrication Contract from Bechtel

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 8): KENCANA PETROLEUM BHD ’s unit, Kencana HL Sdn Bhd, has secured a RM1 billion contract from Bechtel International Inc for the fabrication and assembly of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing facility in Australia.

Kencana said on Thursday that the contract scope included fabrication, assembly, testing and loading of process equipment modules for Wheatstone Project LNG Plant Facility located at Ashburton North, Western Australia.

Career Fair: BN Youth Job Fair 2011

You can read my previous posting related to this event, here.

Last event for this calendar year organized by the BN Youth. Your division is giving a good impression, KJ...

Venue: Dewan Tun Razak 1, PWTC
Period: 18 - 20 November 2011

Also, you can get more info here.

Oil & Gas News: Petronas Makes Significant Oil Discovery Offshore Sabah

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 15): Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s exploration and production arm Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd. has made a significant oil discovery offshore Sabah.

In a statement Tuesday, Nov 15, Petronas said the discovery was made via the Wakid-1 well within Block 2G-2J, about 100km northwest of Kota Kinabalu.

Petronas said preliminary estimates placed reserves at the discovery at 227 million barrels of oil equivalent, with expected upside potential.

Career Opportunity: Velosi Energy Consultants

You can read the press release about the acquisition of Velosi by Applus+ and The Carlyle Goup here.

Also you can find my previous post about Velosi here.

Who are they?

The VELOSI Group, founded in 1982, provides Asset Integrity, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Engineering services to a number of leading national and multinational oil and gas companies, including BP, Shell, ExxonMobil, ADNOC, PETRONAS, PetroBras, ONGC, and Chevron. The Velosi Group operates globally through five regional headquarters in the USA, the UK, Malaysia, South Africa, and the UAE and has 63 offices in 36 countries worldwide.

Career Opportunities: Labuan Shipyard & Engineering

Who are they?

Labuan Shipyard & Engineering Sdn Bhd (LSE), a subsidiary of Realmild (M) Sdn Bhd, was incorporated on 26 September 2005 and took over the facilities, operations and all business activities of Sabah Shipyard Sdn. Bhd.

The yard itself had been in existence since 1972 and had built up an extensive and proven track record in oil and gas engineering and fabrication, shipbuilding, ship repair and construction of power barges. LSE is also actively involved in the refitting, modernization and scheduled maintenance of naval crafts.

Manchester United IPO

Here' s a piece of an article related to Manchester United's IPO to listed on SGX.

Credits to Dali for the article.

Manchester United To List In Singapore

Do I mind that MU is going to list on SGX? Not particularly because seriously, Malaysia was NEVER under the radar for consideration. That is just the plain truth. It was always going to be between HK and Singapore. Imagine the consternation among fans from the UK to hear of this listing.

Will you make money from this IPO, probably if you got in at IPO level as the frenzied trading on listing would provide enough room to get out. Will the company make real money in the long term term? Not likely. In the end, the shares are likely to stay in the hands of staunch supporters, and scheming rich billionaires slicing some stake in the hope that MU's controlling shareholders will someday sell or just pass on.

Sime Darby Engineering: A Recap...

Just wandering around the net and stumbled upon this.

Full article can read below. Credits to the original author.

Sime Scandal?

Sime Darby Engineering (SDE) use to make an average of ten percent on their gross profit, it was in fact more than 10%, but it’s hidden somewhere thru their accounting process for obvious reasons. For a turnover of RM400 million, they would easily paid more than RM40 million on taxes alone. That was the time of Dr. Samad Solbai and his team.

This day, SDE profit has plunged to a mere 3% out of a turnover of RM2 billion. SDE accountants are doing the direct opposite: how to show more profits, hide the losses and mitigate further losses. This is the time of Dato’ Shukri, Kadir Alias and a man whose name does not appear anywhere in SDE or even in the company that he represents.

Career Opportunity: Alstom Graduate Trainees Programme

Who are they?

ALSTOM Power Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd., which serves local and regional activities, is the regional centre for sales, project management, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance. 

Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, and provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, gas, coal and wind. Alstom is present in 70 countries with a global workforce of over 65,000 people.

Career Opportunity: ExxonMobil Malaysia

I guess no intro is needed for this company. Those who need to recall can freely visit here.

Those who are still wondering what EMEPMI means... don't bother applying.

Career Opportunity: Hess Graduate Engineer Programme

Who are they?

Hess Corporation is a leading global independent energy company and ranks as one of the top 100 companies in USA according to Fortune magazine. Hess is engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, as well as in refining and in marketing refined petroleum products, natural gas, and electricity.

The Exploration and Production (E & P) division is the engine of future income and growth for the company. We have a strong leadership team and a global organization implementing a focused strategy that has positioned Hess Corporation for long-term financial performance.

Career Opportunity: Ranhill WorleyParsons

Who are they?

Ranhill WorleyParsons provides Project Management and multidiscipline Engineering Services to Onshore and Offshore Oil and Gas, Refinery, Chemical, Petro-chemical, Power, Infrastructure and Paper and Pulp industries.The services rendered include a full range of Process, Mechanical, Instrumentation, Electrical, Civil, Structural, Pipeline Dynamics, Safety and Environmental, Subsea and Marine engineering.

Ranhill WorleyParsons handles projects of all sizes from minor trouble-shooting exercises through to full Engineering, Procurement and Construction Project Management (EPCM) of new facilities. It is particularly responsive to Client's needs and operates as an extension to the Client's own organization.

Career Development: Skim Latihan 1 Malaysia - Tabung Haji

The GLCs are hot with their CSR programmes lately...

Anyhow, make use of this opportunities properly.

GLC Open Day

Aptly themed “Nation-building, Touching lives”, the GLC Open Day 2011 is a showcase of five Government-linked Investment Companies (GLICs) and 18 Government-linked Companies (GLCs) which will share how they have contributed towards the development of the Malaysian economy, and in doing so, touched the lives of every Malaysian.

The inaugural event will be held from 24-26 June 2011 at KL Convention Centre. Public admission is FREE. The exhibition is open from 10 am - 8 pm on Friday and Saturday; and 10 am - 6 pm on Sunday.

Career Development: Skim Latihan 1 Malaysia - Petronas

SL1M-GEES-PETRONAS or Graduate Employability Enhancement Scheme is a soft skills training programme developed in collaboration between PETRONAS and Malaysia Government to enhance marketability and employability of Malaysian Graduate under Skim Latihan 1Malaysian initiative.

Career Opportunity: Malakoff Berhad

Seems the job market is hot for Fresh Grads...

Anyways all the best & good luck to you guys.

Who are they?

Malakoff Berhad was incorporated on 9 October 1975 as a plantation-based company. It was listed on the Main Board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (currently known as Bursa Malaysia) in 1976. A shift in its corporate direction resulted in the disposal of its plantation-based assets in October 1993 and the subsequent venture into the power sector.

In 2007, Malakoff Berhad was taken private by MMC Corporation Berhad and subsequently known today as Malakoff Corporation Berhad (MCB).

At present, Malakoff is the leading IPP in Malaysia with an effective capacity of 5,020 MW comprising of 6 power stations. Having established its premier position in the Malaysian domestic power generation sector, Malakoff is embarking on overseas expansion. In the international scene, Malakoff has interest in projects located in Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Oman and Jordan.

Career Development: Skim Latihan 1 Malaysia Maybank (SL1M Maybank)

Skim Latihan 1 Malaysia (SL1M – Maybank) is one of Maybank Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility in support of the Government’s initiative to enhance the employability of unemployed graduates.

Graduates selected for the SL1M – Maybank Programme will undergo an intensive 3 months residential soft skills training at Maybank Academy and a 5 months hands-on learning and on-the-job experience at the business units.

Career Opportunity: MMC Oil & Gas Engineering

MMC Oil & Gas Engineering Sdn. Bhd. is currently looking candidates from various engineering background to fill in Engineer and Senior Engineer positions in their head office, Kuala Lumpur.

Who are they?

MMC Oil & Gas Engineering Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of MMC Corporation Bhd was formed in 1984 to provide complete engineering design services to the oil & gas and petrochemical industries.

The services cover primarily the following areas:

• Design Engineering of offshore oil & gas production and processing facilities
• Design Engineering of onshore receiving facilities and loading terminals
• EPCC projects of facilities

News: Facebook IPO?

(Reuters) - Facebook is preparing to file for an initial public offering as early as October or November that could value the popular social networking site at more than $100 billion, financial news channel CNBC reported on Monday.

Goldman Sachs is leading the chase to manage the lucrative offering, which could come in the first quarter of 2012, CNBC said.

With more than 500 million users, Facebook is the world's most popular Internet social network and one of the most hotly-anticipated initial public offerings on Wall Street.

Career Opportunity: Aker Solutions

Who are they?

Aker Solutions ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Solutions"), is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. Aker Solutions’ business serves several industries, including oil & gas, refining & chemicals, mining & metals and power generation.





Aker Solutions has aggregated annual revenues of approximately NOK 54 billion and employs approximately 22 000 people in about 30 countries.

News: Petronas FY Net Profit up 50% to USD17.46b, Plans RM 300b CAPEX

Written by Sheikh Al-Zaquan of theedgemalaysia.com
Wednesday, 08 June 2011 19:24

KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd reported net profit attributable to shareholders of US$17.46 billion in the financial year ended March 31, 2011 (FY11), which was a 50% increase from the US$11.64 billion in FY10.

It said on Wednesday, June 8 that revenue increased to US$76.82 billion, up 26.1% from US$60.92 billion. (The US dollar was used because it was the oil corporation's functional currency after being translated from ringgit Malaysia.)

President and CEO Datuk Shamsul Azhar Abbas said Petronas will be spending RM300 billion in capital expenditure for the next five years, this was an upward revision from the RM250 billion mentioned a few months ago.

Career Development: Skim Latihan 1 Malaysia CCM (SL1M CCM)

What is Skim Latihan 1 Malaysia?

Skim Latihan 1 Malaysia (SL1M) Programme was launched on 1 June 2011 in support of the Government’s initiative to enhance the employability of unemployed graduates through exposure in industry based on workforce requirements and to prepare them for future employment opportunities.

What about SL1M CCM?

Skim Latihan 1 Malaysia CCM (SL1M CCM) is a systematic platform for graduates to develop their competencies by focusing on acquisition of critical soft skills and experienced-learning exposure. This is one of CCM’s Corporate Responsibility (CR) initiatives which is aligned with CCM’s Corporate Values.

Who is CCM?

Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad is the largest generic pharmaceutical and compound fertilizers manufacturer listed on the main market of Bursa Malaysia and is a key player in the fertilizers, chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries.

Career Opportunity: MOX-Linde Gases Graduate Trainees Program

Who are they?

MOX-Linde Gases Sdn Bhd (MOX-Linde) is Malaysia's leading industrial gas company. MOX-Linde is also the winner of Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) Excellence Award 2010 in the Manufacturer of the Year – Large Industry category. This inaugural Excellence Award is to accord recognition to manufacturing companies that have demonstrated excellence in Leadership, People, Marketing, Operations, Innovation and Business results. 

They specialize in providing total gas solutions, namely manufacturing and distributing industrial, special and medical gases, installation of gas equipment, pipelines and engineering services. In addition, they also offer packaged chemicals, welding and consumables products.

MOX-Linde is a member of The Linde Group. The Linde Group is a world leading gases and engineering company with more than 48,000 employees working in around 100 countries worldwide.

Compensation Planning for your Employees

By F. John Reh , About.com Guide

Compensation - what you pay someone to entice them to continue to do work for your company - is a critical facet of any manager's job.

Often, unless you are the president or owner of the company, you have others helping you deal with compensation issues - like a human resources department or consultant.

Compensation includes many things beyond straight salary. It also includes benefits, perks, stock options, etc. You have to balance what these cost against what your employees perceives as their value, and that varies by employee.

You have to measure compensation levels against other employees in the company, against other employees in other companies in similar positions, and against performance.

Career Opportunity: Kencana Petroleum

Kencana Petroleum is looking for engineers from various discipline to fill in the vacancies at their fabrication yard in Lumut, Perak.

Who are they?

This is a straight forward 'copy-paste' description from their website:

The Kencana Petroleum Group today possesses an enlarged integrated services offering that encompasses our core business of providing Engineering and Fabrication services as well as our new Marine Engineering and Operations Services businesses. Through our Marine Engineering capability, we are now involved in building, refurbishing, repairing and converting marine vessels, while under our Operations Services business, we are in a position to offer offshore drilling services as well as the charter of vessels and rigs.

To build up our core capabilities and expertise, we have been pursuing expansion strategy through strategic alliances as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Career Opportunity: M3NERGY Berhad

Who are they?
M3NERGY Berhad is primarily involved in the oil and gas as well as marine and power industries in the global market. They provide an integrated, cost-effective approach that adds value and reduces risk for customers.

The company has diversified yet distinctive and proven expertise in the field of engineering, project management, operations and maintenance, shipping and construction for the offshore industry.

As an evolving market player constantly in sync with industry trends and growing customer needs, M3NERGY is also an accomplished and competent organisation in the area of exploration and production activities within the global oil and gas sector.

Career Opportunity: Technip Geoproduction (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Technip is now hiring candidates to fill in various position in their Kuala Lumpur office and Tanjung Langsat facility.

Job Description: Construction Engineer

This post is intended to give some kind of idea of job scope and responsibilities for respective position featured. Feel free to use the material as your guide in tailoring your CV/resume for any job application you intend to. Information featured here should be treated as for information only and the author is not responsible for any dissimilarity for any of the job description featured here to the actual job description for any position available in the real world.

Position Title: Construction Engineer

Role Purpose:

• Assist the Snr. Construction Engineer during the fabrication of the 18,000 MT KBB topsides integrated deck.
• Ensure the site fabrication activities of the assigned discipline are executed in accordance with the requirements of the contract.
• Proactively engage with the fabrication Contractor to ensure that the fabrication activities are performed safely and efficiently.

Career Opportunity: ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc.

ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. is currently looking for people to fill in various positions in the main office, Kuala Lumpur.

Also for the first time here, I'm also posting opportunities for undergrads who're looking for a place to undergo your Industrial Training in this blog.

Who are they?

The ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. (EMEPMI for friends..) are subsidiaries of Exxon Mobil Corporation, a global industry leader in almost every aspect of the energy and petrochemical business.

Career Opportunity: Sapura Acergy

Okay, this is the first time I'm experimenting with tables inside Blogger.

Pardon the 'beauty' and let's just enjoy with the content shall we?

Below are the listings from Sapura Acergy.




Interested candidates may send their credentials to:

Judy PC Yeoh
Gulf Link Sdn. Bhd.
Tel         : 603-6277 1119
Fax        : 603-6275 6267
Mobile   : 6019-311 9799 or 6019-221 7871
Email Address : judy.yeoh@gulflink.com.my

Career Opportunity: SIRIM QAS International

Who are they?

SIRIM QAS International is Malaysia’s leading certification, inspection and testing body. They offer value added services to customers, both locally and internationally, in an impartial, competent and efficient manner.

SIRIM QAS International have obtained national and international accreditations and recognition. They are also a partner of IQNET, an international network of certification bodies.

Career Opportunity: Kuantan Port Consortium

Who are they?

Kuantan Port Consortium is a leading maritime and logistic centre in the east coast of Malaysia and are seeking for a suitable qualified who is dynamic and self driven, who can effectively contribute to the advancement of the company.

What are they looking for?

Kuantan Port Consortium would like to invite interested candidates to take the position of:

Career Opportunity: OREA Technologies Sdn. Bhd.

Who are they?

OREA Technologies Sdn Bhd is a 100 % Bumiputera company, Malaysian's IT technology firm offering IT solutions for corporate clients, banks, universities and government agencies. They are a complete service IT firm offering Solutions and Professional Services on Softwares and Technologies. Their team of dedicated expertise on respective field and business process professionals hail from nationally recognized IT companies. Their objective is to transform existing business processes, policies, and infrastructure, creating lasting efficiencies with highly secured environment, allowing clients to focus on their core competencies.

Making Money from Hobbies

By Eugene Mahalingam

A hobby can be more than just a pleasant past-time activity. With some effort and perhaps a little bit of luck, it can make you money. One famous example is Famous Amos, the popular US-based cookie company.

While not many will strike gold with their hobbies like the founder of Famous Amos, here are some examples of individuals who have managed to turn their favourite past-times into decent money churners.

Adelyn Koh currently owns and runs the Junk Book Store, which, according to the Malaysia Book of Records, is the biggest second-hand bookstore in the country.

But the idea of selling second-hand books actually started from a hobby, or rather passion for old books, says Koh.

Adelyn Koh with one of the old books available at the store.

6 Surprising Causes of Back Pain

By Nicole DeCoursy

If you’ve ever had a bout of back pain, you’re not alone: According to the National Institutes of Health, 8 out of 10 people will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives. Most of the time, back pain is set off by something totally minor, says Venu Akuthota, MD, director of the Spine Center at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado.

Besides obvious causes (constantly lugging a too-heavy purse, for instance), experts say that everyday habits like hunching over your smartphone can strain your spine and the surrounding muscles over time, causing pain and making you more vulnerable to serious injury. To stop back pain now—and avoid future agony—try targeting these unexpected culprits.

Career Opportunity: Technip Graduate Engineer Program

Technip is currently taking Fresh Graduates to fill in various positions in their KL office.

What are they looking for?

Fresh Graduates with any Engineering background. Apparently they are looking for candidates from various discipline e.g. Process, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation & Civil Engineering. Candidates with 1-2 years of experience in Oil & Gas industry also are encouraged to apply.

Career Opportunity: Velosi Energy Consultants

Velosi Energy Consultants Sdn. Bhd. is currently looking for experienced candidates to fill in various openings in the company.

Career Opportunity: MMHE Walk-in Interview

Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering will organize a walk-in interview session on this Sunday, 27 March 2011. Currently they're looking for experience candidates, so fresh grads will have to wait for now.

Career Fair: BN Youth Job Fair 2011 - Realise your dream jobs!

Politics aside...

BN Youth is organizing a Job Fair starting from today until 27 March 2011.

Please refer details from the posters below:

Good luck!!

Industrial Training: Technip - Asiaflex Products Sdn. Bhd.

Technip Asiaflex Products is currently looking for a group of undergraduates (5 - 10 persons) for a period of April - Oct 2010.  The candidates need to understand the production process and writing the Standard Operating Procedures for each of the process.

 

Technip - Asiaflex Products Sdn. Bhd. is a manufacturing plant producing flexible pipes & umbilicals for oil & gas Industry.

Career Opportunity: Maersk Drilling Graduate Programme

Maersk Drilling is looking for newly graduated engineers to join their international 2-year technology programme, Maersk International Technology and Science (MITAS).

What do they offer?

During the programme you will be employed in Maersk Drilling. You will be challenged in three different technical positions in or outside Denmark, gaining hands-on experience with the support of experienced colleagues. Maersk will dedicate the attention, time and money necessary to bringing you into our world as quickly as possible. When you start you will be assigned to an ongoing project. Working in a team of experienced engineers, you will be exposed to our approach to planning, design, negotiations and project execution.

Career Opportunity: Sony EMCS (Malaysia) Sdn.Bhd.

Sony EMCS (Malaysia) is looking for Mechanical Engineers as listed below:

Design Engineer (Mechanical Design) - Penang

Responsibilities:

• Design mechanical parts for speakers.
• 3D design by using Pro-E.
• Mold flow simulation.
• Schedule control for project.
• Making necessary Documents : Part list , drawing, Design quality checklist.
• Communicate with other engineers and/or other sections to proceed project.