Esso minority shareholders told to reject Petron offer

Don’t know about you, but didn’t Esso sell EMB because it wasn’t making that much money?

Dateline 2012-04-20:

Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd, which is the adviser for Esso Malaysia Bhd (EMB) minority shareholders, has advised them to reject the takeover offer by Petron Corp, an affiliate of Philippines-based San Miguel Corp (SMC) so that they may benefit from the positive prospects of the oil and gas industry in which EMB operates in.

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Esso petrol station operators face supply shortage

Dateline 2012-04-09:

Esso station operators in the Klang Valley claim that their businesses have been affected when they did not receive petrol and diesel supplies from the oil company lately.

The disruption in the supply of the commodity raised questions among operators of the petrol stations whether the problem was linked to the change in management following the take-over of Esso Malaysia Bhd by Petron Oil and Gas International Sdn Bhd.

Petron Oil and Gas International, a unit under San Miguel Corporation, acquired 65 percent interests in ExxonMobil International Holdings Inc including Esso petrol stations and the Esso oil refinery in Port Dickson in the transaction that was reported to have been concluded on March 30.

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Saturday Star 2012-02-18 – Job Opportunities

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• I’m looking for a senior process engineer, 7+ years experience. Send your cv here . Also looking for process safety persons, lead piping designer, lead instrument engineer, and other seniors you think will catch my eye.
• ExxonMobil has a two page spread. They are looking for fresh meat chemical engineers, refining process eng, automation engineer, control application engineers, lead safety facilities eng, instrument eng, mechanical eng, RTO eng (hat’s an RTO eng?)  . Submit your applications here.
• Technip is looking for their next biggest ass et: You. Visit here soon. Apply to Synergy first.

May I suggest that readers install the Waze app on their phones? And use it as much as possible? It says its a “a social mobile application providing free turn-by-turn navigation based on the live conditions of the road. 100% powered by users, the more you drive, the better it gets. Join the community of drivers in your area today!” It’s definitely getting better for the Klang Valley area, though we need more users from East Malaysia.

Support your local bookshop! Visit Bookalicious at The Summit Subang, good selection of imported books. I think they focus on trilogies, quadrilogies, and otherologies. Tell them I sent you, and enjoy the look of perplexity on their faces

Let’s talk a bit about deepwater books:

  

Deepwater Petroleum Exploration & Production, A Sea in Flames, Disaster on The Horizon

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Saturday Star 2009-03-28 – Job Opportunities

Another week, another scan of the Saturday Star newspaper. Here’s a list of job ads in the paper:

• ExxonMobil is looking for Instrumentation, Electrical, Mechanical, Prodution Trainee Technician. By applying and graduating from the course, you will add to Malaysia’s bank of trained O&G personnel, as rumour has it most people leave after getting all knowledge they can, and as soon as they realise more money can be got elsewhere, though I suspect the current eco situation might put a damper in that plan. Apply  here, or snail mail to Recruitment, Human Resources, Level 17, Menara ExxonMobil, 50088 KLCC, KL.
• Optimal (tagline Optimise your Career Potential) is looking for a Test & Inspection Engineer. Visit their website, or apply here.
• 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.

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.

Saturday Star 2009-01-24 – Job Opportunities

Another week, another scan of the Saturday Star newspaper. Here’s a list of job ads in the paper:

• Synergy Oil and Gas Engineering is recruiting fresh chemical engineering graduates, or those with around 1 year experience. CVs may be sent to enquiry@synergykl.com.my. It’s also looking for admin execs who can run the invoicing / payroll / accounting as well as be office managers. Come visit us at W-07-01, Subang Square Business Park, Jalan 15/4G, Subang.
• SGS is looking for a Sampling / PVT engineer, flow assurance engineer (hey, I’m breaking into that market!) and new chem engineers. Send emails to sgs.malaysia@sgs.com, or snail mail to The Human Resources and Admin Division SGS (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd, Unit 10-1, 10th Floor, Bangunan Malaysian Re, No. 17, Lorong Dungun, Damansara Heigths, 50490 KL. Most people confuse SGS with Shell Global Solutions. Not me, I go the other way round. I’ve met SGS before under the guise of their meter certification program. As for being a PVT engineer, my sources tell me that if you have to characterise a hydrocarbon, be prepared to spend a week+ matching the compositional breakdown with the PVT data.
• Petrofac is looking for a deputy production manager. Sounds like an EMEPMI facilities engineer to me, though I hope the pay is better. Email to vacancy.kl@petrofac.com, or snail mail to Human Resource Department Petrofac (Malaysia-PM304) Limited, Leavel 50, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin Towers, 50088 KL.
• Esso is looking for Service Station Dealers. Contact them at Retail Area Manager (Dealership Application) Level 13, Menara ExxonMobil, KLCC, 50088 KL. I’ve never been on Level 13 myself, me being an upstream man and all.

And it’s a short week. If you are interested in finding out what Synergy can do for you, send me a note on this blog entry.

Why don’t companies put a link to their web pages in the papers? Hey, I’m doing you guys a service here, throw some money my way, or I’ll sic Jabba on you.

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?

Old Photos – Guntong D

Ah, my first visit offshore after I joined Esso Production Malaysia Inc (note the use of the old name).

Oil & Gas Buildings – Construction Phase

I managed to take photos of these buildings while they were under construction. Do they look familiar?

Nostalgia Trip – Old Esso Photos

As we are always taught in the oil and gas industry, we must learn from lessons past to continuously improve our operations,  of which safety and integrity are paramount.

None of the following photos in this album show any incidents, though it’s a reminder that the oil and gas network is founded on friendships and personal relationships.

Old Esso Photo - Menara Esso (back then)

Saturday Star 2008-04-12 – Job Opportunities

Another week, another scan of the Saturday Star newspaper. Here’s an incomplete list of job ads in the paper:

• ExxonMobil are looking for Service Station Dealers. You have to write in directly to the Retail Area Manager (Dealership Application), Level 13, ME.
• Esso Malaysia Berhad is looking for people for the Port Dickson Refinery (I did my summer internship at the Shell refinery next door).
• Shell Global Solutions (SGS to friends) is looking for people, about a pages’ worth.
• Global Process Systems (GPS) is looking for engineers, final location unknown. email and web prescence available.
• Oval Engineering is looking for a senior sales engineer / sales and apps engineer.
• Hmm, new one. Petro Rabigh is looking for people. Looking at the website, it is owned by Saudi Aramco.
• Optimal is looking for a reliability engineer, HSE delivery specialist, and planner. email and web prescence available. A lot of people moved to Optimal when it first started up, though I think the renumeration package isn’t as good nowadays.
• Asian GEOS is looking for engineers. email available. A few of my ex-colleagues moved to Orogenics, of which Asian GEOS is a member.
• Chiyoda is looking for people.

Happy hunting. Let me have some feedback if you find this list useful. Even better, spread the news. PayPal donations welcome.