Hahaha. My company is also small lah. The reason is that I'm the only one with BOSET.

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Added on May 4, 2012, 5:10 pmAnd I'm the midst of finding new job.

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Is it standard across SLB and its groups? If so, then my junior kena conned. Haha. I got the figures from him. He is a degree holder.

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Added on May 4, 2012, 7:27 pmTheir offshore allowances kena cut if they choose to bunk at platform. Some of them prefer daily tripping.

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Safety first, guys. Remember to attend tool-box meeting every morning! Always read and understand the work and hazard before doing it.

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Added on May 11, 2012, 11:08 amThere a lot on incidents and accidents happened in the recent years.

Man overboard la, man missing la, too many....

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Across all OPUs?

I see. It is always a good thing to take precaution. Thanks for the info.

Aiseh. Sorry bro. I'm in electrical. I can read P&ID but have no competency in doing redline mark-up.

You guys should try and keep your options open. I would go if I am qualified.

It is hard for me to say whether you should or should not accept the offer. However, 30% is a good figure - provided your "cost" for you to go to work remains the same. At the same time, you need to ask yourself whether the offered position is something that you really want to do now and in the future. If there is no passion, prolly you won't last long in that organization. Job satisfaction vs. monetary reward is always a big factor for everybody. If you think the juice worth the squeeze, then by all means, go for it.

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Added on May 21, 2012, 10:54 amAnd to the young future engineers, there is no easy way to get things and it applies to entering O&G as well. It is best for you to assess yourself whether you are up for the challenge especially if you wish to work in offshore environment where you will be at the platform for weeks, working 12 hours a day minimum, having less interaction with people onshore, the risk & hazards and etc. After you do that, then you have to go through list of O&G companies in Malaysia - client, user, operator, main con, sub con and etc. From there, you have to do groundwork to get yourself in one of those organizations.

Everybody here did the same thing and you should too. If you can't even spend time to read all the information in this thread and previous threads, I honestly think that you can't be a good engineer in O&G and any other industries.

p/s: If you think that being an engineer in O&G industry is lucrative, you have to think again. Only those with niche qualifications, certifications and skills will be rewarded. Others will be about the same with other industries but maybe slightly higher, depending on the organization.

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Convert to cash la bro!

Yeah, spawn89 covered most of the stuffs. Just pack light because you can send your clothes to laundry. But make sure not to bring your good shirts, pants and boxers coz the washing machine at offshore is pretty "hardcore". Don't forget selipar jepun and shorts.

BTW, a few new platforms got gym, and got music instruments like guitars. So no need to "smuggle" ukulele lah. Hahaha.

I personally don't feel like people here to brag about this and that. Generally, I find people here are quite friendly. If you go to Real World Issue, they are more "hostile". Haha.

Anyway, newcomers should take this "virtual pressure" as opportunity to learn on how to handle real pressure on the field. It is a good exercise on how to deal with people.

I don't think the merge between Sapura and Kencana will guarantee them projects. As far as I know, the merge will expand their capabilities (and capital) in tackling much bigger and challenging projects. As for MHB (fka MMHE), PETRONAS holds minor share in the company. So, there should be some projects for MHB too. As of now, there are only these 2 big local fabricators in Malaysia. Last time we have SDE and Ramunia, but both are no longer in the market. I heard there is one tycoon in telco wants to venture into O&G too. Already had the company listed in US stock board - not very sure tho coz I only heard this from someone.

And to add, it also depends on clients whether they want things to be fabricated in Malaysia or not. There is this one project, client opted to open the tender to international fabricators because one of those 2 big local fabricators gave them a really high price during budgetary stage. So, not sure whether international or local will win the project.

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There are plenty jobs for non-technical positions in O&G. Most famous that suits your credentials would be Sales. There are several titles such as Sales & Technical, Sales & Application, Application, Sales & Marketing and etc. Good luck!

I have a principal in UK. The project engineer is the one that does installation, testing, commissioning and service on thei equipments whether they are at offshore or onshore.

Normally, when it comes to Project Engineer, it is more towards PMT (Project Management Team) and Service Engineer is more to servicing equipments.

But it all depends on how one organisation defines them. In your case, I would say it is more towards both Service & Project.

Like on the recent accident at the onshore facility, from what I heard (from another operator), personnel already smelled the gas but no further investigation been carried out. Then when contractor came in to do the job, the contractor kena and all the fingers point at the contractor.

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Added on June 13, 2012, 11:41 amI'm more surprised it came out.

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It will not be an effective improvement if it is not pointed at the right place.

Unless you are applying for front desk jobs, photo doesnt give extra points.

Depending on which division you are right now (e.g. generation, distribution, protection, etc.), your experience might become handy in operation and maintenance. Relevant or not, it is hard to say right now without details of your current SOW. Best bet, whenever you see any vacancy in operation or maintenance, go ahead and apply.

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Added on June 14, 2012, 12:21 pmHV at offshore is LV for TNB.

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