Wow, first time I see a discussion can be only discussing about good but cannot discuss on the bad.
And is always you pick on me, cannot find excuse to deny my facts already then come out with such lousy reply

Probably because you are talking cock all the time. What facts? A lot of rubbish is all I see. You try to obfuscate your arguments with your area of knowledge with some innuendos and conspiracy theory about others. I can tell someone trying to show off but ending up looking damn stupid.

thanks senior 

I'm too young and empty to be cocky though. I actually have just graduated 

Probably because you are talking cock all the time. What facts? A lot of rubbish is all I see. You try to obfuscate your arguments with your area of knowledge with some innuendos and conspiracy theory about others. I can tell someone trying to show off but ending up looking damn stupid.

just don't act big cock in front of the subcontractor or vendor, they know more than you.

thanks senior 

I'm too young and empty to be cocky though. I actually have just graduated 

Supersound has been talking C*&^ for the past few months and it truly gets on my nerves!! Hope he knows how the other forumers feel about him.

he just filling his time telling how good he is and how stupid others..he has some much time as he got laid off recently...i guess laid off from middle east, where he was very proud with his job over there...i just enjoy his show...

I don't look too kindly for those who only know how to use Petrel probably because it is such an inferior product to IRAP-RMS. It does everything so it must be good .... 

Sorry a bit of a rant.

Am I doomed if I am not technically inclined in this industry?

just don't act big cock in front of the subcontractor or vendor, they know more than you.

True true. But it is also worth noting that we on the client side also have to ensure that the contractor fulfills contractual requirements.

Giving me 10 hour worksheet for changing 10 plastic label under an NCR to sign of course I'll tell the con to go F themselves. The key is to be reasonable, and exercise authority with due reason, if the con isn't meeting progress targets and critical path is lagging due to negligence on their part, crack the whip.

super senior azraeil. long time no see. how are you bro? still in middle east or sudah pindah?

a quick processes of OCTG:
1.) Material (carbon steel/ chrome steel 9Cr or 13 Cr or rarely 21 Cr) will be supplied by customer/vendor assist customer to purchase from mill. for premium connections, Jap mills is the most prefer due to the tight tolerance of the material manufacturing processes. Try China mill, and one will regret when come to gauging time.
2.) Start machining (drilling/milling/turning/boring/profiling/CNC). based on length and size (OD ? ", ? lb/ft, ? ft, refer back to API 5CT/Premium Connections like VAM TSLI). G-Code will be used. Some codes are provided and mandatory to be used by premium connection licensees.
CNC machine calibration/inserts/tool holder/jaws/ front and rear spindle is also very important, need to refer back to TSLI again.
3.) QC inspection based on premium connection checklist with gauges (supplied by licensor/API/vendor own properties). customer/TPI (Third Party Inspector) may want to witness this as hold-point.
4.) Stress-relief if required by premium connections technical specifications.
5.) 1G/2G welding, if required. PWHT, if required after welding, the graph to be filed. again customer/TPI may want to witness this as hold-point.
6.) NDT (LPT/MPT/RT/UT), if required. again customer/TPI may want to witness this as hold-point.
7.) Hydrostatic pressure test range xxx PSI - 15,000 PSI, if required. again customer/TPI may want to witness this as hold-point.
8.) Copper plating, if required to achieve certain micron thickness. again customer/TPI may want to witness this as hold-point.
9.) Zinc/Manganese phosphate if require for the premium thread. titration test and some tools calibration are important in this process. again, customer/TPI may want to witness this as hold-point. again, QC inspection.
10.) Horizontal make-up (power tong), dope/dopeless as per pin/box requirements in technical spec, 3 or 4 jaws also very important, if required to produce the torque-turn chart which need to meets certain torque value as per premium connection requirements. again customer/TPI may want to witness this as hold-point.
11.) Paint stripes as per premium connections TSLI/API requirements, if required. Premium connection monogram or API monogram.
12.) Last QC/QA and packing. Delivery.

maaf bang, actually my point was the oil was running short lately. Building a new mega refinery is the future to sustain the future generations of  malaysian and the rakyat.

Regarding the Tapis oil. Tapis oil is good oil that have low/no sulphur content, thus there is not much need to so refining at all. These kind of oil you can take and pump straight to the car and it will burn well.

So to elaborate further, there is a reserve at Tapis at deep depth(i cant remember, my dad knew there is oil deeper) that petronas till today still cant drilling that bugger right out of that. What exxon found for petronas was just a vein that links to a big reservoir. The french had tried to drill for pertronas to reach that depth, they drilled for 1 month nonestop but failed due to the technology and pressure was too great for the BOP at that time.

Not too sure if anyone had figure out how to solve that problem till today.

http://www.thestar.com.my/Business/Busines...n-Q1/?style=biz
Shell is making money
http://biz.sinchew.com.my/node/115820?tid=6
Petron also making money.
Only Petronas losing money

1st off, Petronas as a group still made a bazillion ringgit in PROFIT. If my underlings makes the above kind of comparisons, I would have taken his presentation and throw it into the bin. Why in the world are you comparing PETRONAS group with Shell Refinery? Why would you compare a Company that made 11.4 BILLION ringgit PROFIT in the Quarter against a Refining company who made 85 MILLION ringgit for the same quarter and then CONFIDENTLY say that Shell is making MORE money that PETRONAS?

See what I am getting here?

PETRONAS made a smaller reduction in PROFIT percentage wise as compared to SHELL and EXXONMOBIL (i.e. PETRONAS perfoms better than SHELL and EXXONMOBIL)

PROFIT for PETRONAS slumped by 39% as compared to a 56% slump by SHELL and a slump of 46% of Q1 PROFIT by EXXONMOBIL

So before you CONFIDENTLY say that only PETRONAS is losing money, you might want to check your facts again.

1st off, Petronas as a group still made a bazillion ringgit in PROFIT. If my underlings makes the above kind of comparisons, I would have taken his presentation and throw it into the bin. Why in the world are you comparing PETRONAS group with Shell Refinery? Why would you compare a Company that made 11.4 BILLION ringgit PROFIT in the Quarter against a Refining company who made 85 MILLION ringgit for the same quarter and then CONFIDENTLY say that Shell is making MORE money that PETRONAS?

See what I am getting here?

PETRONAS made a smaller reduction in PROFIT percentage wise as compared to SHELL and EXXONMOBIL (i.e. PETRONAS perfoms better than SHELL and EXXONMOBIL)

PROFIT for PETRONAS slumped by 39% as compared to a 56% slump by SHELL and a slump of 46% of Q1 PROFIT by EXXONMOBIL

So before you CONFIDENTLY say that only PETRONAS is losing money, you might want to check your facts again.

I have to correct you here. All due respect to your dad but there is no such reserve available in Tapis. The way you describe it is also incorrect. There is no "vein" in an oil reservoir, this is not like mining where you are looking for the coal veins or gold veins etc.

High pressure and High Temperature reservoirs are also common nowadays and the ability to do HPHT drilling is common as well so no, there is no resources that was left behind. The industry just doesn't work that way, especially in Petronas and especially if it has to do with Oil.

What you mention about Tapis crude is correct that it has 10 times less sulphur than Brent. The API is approximately 46 degrees but obviously the statement that "you can put that directly into the tank" is an expression, not an actual thing that can be done. Hawtah crude (Central Arabian) which has an API gravity of 52-54 (which is almost a condensate) is one of the lightest crude around and you still can't put that directly into your car. We have the same expression as well "It's so light you can put it in the car tank" (but obviously it's just an expression, of how light the crude is).

Tapis at one time was one of the most expensive Crude Blend (Tapis Blend comes not just from the Tapis field, it comes from all the ExxonMobil or Carigali operated fields which are sent to the Tapis Processing Platform to be blended with the light Tapis crude) in the world. I wouldn't say 15 bucks above Brent, it averages mostly 5-6 bucks above Brent previously. A lot of those refineries cannot handle those middle-east crude (to build those kind of refinery, it is expensive) so that is why Tapis blend was in demand.

Hope that clears some things up.

I met few jokers that talking cock exactly like you 10 years back
When oil price remaining low, salary and project still going up, while it won't show anything in short term, but EXXONMOBIL already no more running refining business in Malaysia. But you still saying EXXONMOBIL
When fact also can't make it right also dare to talk nonsense
Oh yah, MAS also the same last time, but what happen know?
You are getting no where, instead, you got a Yamaha 125 compare to other villagers that only riding a Honda C70.
With oil price low like this and numbers of multi billion mega projects that being cancelled world wide, this profit lost are a good trigger point to rethink what will happen for the next 5 years.