Kitteh, as long as you work in EM you will get it. So the answer is yes. Btw c u this dec on PIPE!

It applies to ANYONE (permanent exes) who work in East Malaysia.

PMU reports to the President. Carigali and other operators reports to PMU as PMU approves all their development plans and also reviews and approves all the cost recovery mechanism.

It happens all the time. Most PMU staff that I worked with previously are now the big shots in Carigali and vice versa. I think the process goes like this, if you want to transfer, approach the department head or the middle manager of the department that you'd like to transfer to. If the have vacancies, they'll ask for your resume (internally of course) and if they like the fit, they will contact your current department for the possibility of transfer. Also, once you're set into wanting to transfer, write in your PPA in the comments section that you'd like to broaden your horizon etc and that you'd like to request for a transfer to X department in x OPU. It's a slow process but if the other department has persuasive boss, he should be able to get you in.

There are only 3 tiers.
To be honest with you, Tier 1 will get RM1000 tech allowance which will be absorbed into your basic salary. Tier 2 will get RM800. Tier 3 none. So in short, you are only RM200 more than other discipline engineers.

Edit: You only receive that tech allowance after 1 year of service. Hehe.

You are wrong. The tech allowance will be absorbed into you basic salary. So after 1 year (assuming there is no increment), RM4800 (basic salary including the incorporated tech allowance) + RM 480 (10% EM allowance) = RM5280.
No need to listen to some say, hear say or whatever say. It is after one year in service. Cheers.

If like that, I am in tier 3...huhu

Some of my good friends are in the Facilities side of things but the exact nature of their job I am not so sure since I'm a subsurface guy.

The friends I have in the Facilities side are those involved in the platform design, compressors specs and usually the FEED aspect (Front End Engineering Design). Most of them are now GMs and SMs in their respective area.

I would suspect though is that if you start on the Maintenance side of things, you will have an advantage in the future once you move to the design/specs of things as you will have hands on experience.

i have one for you; do not complain so much of not being able to move up the ladder when you do not even started working yet. just be thankful you got the job when thousands others don't. open up your mind and do not be like those typical fresh grads. i sure hope that you don't end up at my opu though.

Maintenance dept is the most challenging dept especially if you are handling brown field. You are dealing with equipment breakdown on frequent basis, that is how you get your knowledge/experience which are totally priceless and very valuable, you are also handling different type of service providers which will enhance your people managing skill as every service provider has different working attitude, so you have to be very persuasive and flexible to deal with them. You also have knowledge on the operation side, contract management, cost control/management and etc.
Maintenance is a all rounder job. If you have maintenance background, you can always move to facilities design position later since you know all the constraints, operation, problems for the equipment. However, if you are from facilities design position but want to move into maintenance dept, you will find it very hard due to lack of hands on experience.
The only bad side is, you will have to be standby 24/7 and be very proactive. It can literally drain your energy as time goes by.

hello all, im newbie here... hihihi, anyone know what scope of work for maintenance department? i will seconded to petronas ABF (asean bintulu fertilizer) as executive staff, and will join them on 1/7/13... i'm from terengganu..