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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Oil & Gas : Sabah Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP)

Everyone has right.

They simply don't reject the idea of the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP) project, but they only want the recognition for their right.

NCR land issue has long been haunting the people of Sabah Sarawak.

Development affects people in both positive and negative way.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Sabah Keretapi

Sabah Keretapi

This is the upgraded version of train in Sabah: they just up and operational. They are using the same track of the old train, but the track itself has been upgraded too. How does it feel riding the older version, and yeah, apart from the noisy mechanical ~~dry-humping~~ clinks.

The interior part of the train is quite pleasant, maybe because it is new. Not to emphasize the fact that this facility is mostly used during weekends. That is why with the schedule, one ride in the morning, and another one in the evening. Train life span should be up to 20 years. In between, no upgrades for youuu ~ ~...

The train accelerates up to 100km/h, but most of the time, it was always around 50 ~ 60 km/h. The tracks don't have any safety fence, say, to divide a deadly area from normal friendlier living-hood. So, anything would show up unexpectedly (should I say, they do), from wild animals, ignorant drivers and suicidal people.

I don't know should I be happy with the overall attempt to impress Sabahan people. Maybe I am just greedy, I want more, I want it all type of person. I believe in facility development as the foundation of modernization, sorry to bother the environmentalists. Maybe, it's just it. Enough to fulfill the demands.

In the past, I happened to read the project value of Landasan Berkembar in Peninsula Malaysia, at first sight, I thought it was 11 mln. (MYR 11,000,000). But my colleague had me corrected. It was 11 bln, like, MYR 11,000,000,000. Good for them. I mean, who wants to use the road highways, closed guard with trolls collecting tolls sucking our bloody money like a vampire in Twilight movies? And I hate both Justin Bieber and Britney Spears. Period.

Outro: weird? the tracks passes exactly through the Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal facility.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Oil & Gas : Kimanis Sabah Oil & Gas Terminal Site.

As captured on 26 march 2011.

At the horizon, we can see some pile driver crane on duty.

Closed for construction. Open for bright future.

This project would be the best industry ever to revive the Sabah economy, aside of the agricultural and tourism along these years. We do have Labuan, mainly for service and maintenance industry related for oil & gas, but having an actual processing plant on the mainland, would benefit thousands.

From what I saw, the site was still on civil basics engineering such as piling and site leveling. Nothing yet installed, but perhaps the prefabrication of pipings, mechanical instruments, is ongoing somewhere else. I would rate the civil aspects has reached third quarter final of their masterplan.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Pembaris Unit Pelik!

Aish.

Betol aku benci weh.

Patot la aku selalu rasa pelik dengan unit inci yang pelik contohnya, 1/8" dan 5/8".

Selalu aku pening, kenapa macam tu?

Rupa-rupanya memang unit inci cuma ada LAPAN senggatan untuk satu inci. Bukan SEPULUH macam unit metrik, centimeter atau meter atau sebagainya. Selama ini kita guna pembaris budak sekolah, kita kena tipu dengan unit inci sepuluh senggatan. Memanglah terang-terang dah tulis TENTH kat sana, tapi mana kita peduli. Malang betul selama ni ikut kepala lutut manufacturer yang sukati dia saja. Patutlah aku selalu hairan macamana unit inci ini yang sebenarnya, untunglah bekerja dengan bidang-bidang paip yang masih guna sistem Inci ini, baru aku perasaan.

Ada tulis TENTH, pun bukan aku tau apa maksud.

Kamu lihatlah beza antara dua. Yang pembaris oren itulah menunjukkan senggatan yang tepat.

Lama juga aku pikir kenapa aku tidak tahu bahawa unit inci cuma ada lapan senggatan, rupanya dari aku kecil budak sudah tersimpan bahawa inci ada sepuluh senggatan. Jangan tertipu lagi wahai semua. Ingat tu. Ingat tu!

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Wind Turbine Recipe Book Received

Queen's Head Stamp United Kingdom

Printed Papers = Book

It's finally here. After two months of waiting, it is finally here. When I was a little bit crazy last year, I thought that Sabah would be a great place for wind energy development, despite the real fact that Sabah maybe not up to the expectation. So I bought this book from some company in the United Kingdom; paid through Paypal for MYR70+,waited helplessly because it was sent via air mail which means no tracking record, and I even thought it was a scam!

I always wanted to learn more about green energy from sources available around Sabah, such as the wind, solar and biomass. The best part is, Sabah Coal Power Plant project has already been canceled on February 2011, leaving us greener than ever. But, something has be done, because we still indeed in need of power electrical supply.

What a shame? Our power electrical failure seems to happen 2-3 times daily. Sometimes, they were not completely down, but that unstable low power actually damaging our domestic electrical and electronic system around the house and office. I just hate it. Well, I actually say out loud, "Thanks people for bringing the Sabah ~~Coal~~ Power Plant project down." We need power. Need POWER.

Great drawing details inside.

I will seek some time to do this project. And money too. Because the construction of the parts are quite critical, especially the requirement to reduce vibration during the operation. Rotating machine worst enemy : Vibration. I can imagine how easily parts break apart due to vibration or earthquake? May God bless Japan and its people, and everyone who are directly or indirectly affected by the disaster.

Thanks by the way, for the people who encourages green energy. Love you all!

Related post: Sabah Windmill Landmark, Sabah Windmill

Land Below the Wind solution?

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Tank Storage Erection: Summary Part 2 (Final).

This is the sequel to Tank Storage Erection: Summary Part 1. This post shows mostly the painting jobs. This is the final review, so I included a short video for the testing of Firewater Pipe Line. And I'm done with it. I did not join the commissioning, but I am lucky enough to join the team from the kickoff through the part final. Great experience.
Here it goes.

Roof plate installation.

Preparation to install roof manhole.

General View for manhole cover.

Roof plate installation in progress.

General View for tank roof.

Roof manhole installed.

General View of tank roof plate.

Touch Up and Painting.

Tank Handrail installed.

Touch Up for seam welding.

Second Coat.

Erecting Scaffolding for painting works.

Scaffolding.

Partial paint job done.

Painting job in progress.

me in red.

Tank Numbering.

Far View.

Tank Handrail painting in progress.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Oil & Gas: Kimanis & Sipitang

Published on: Saturday, May 08, 2010

Kota Kinabalu: Kimanis and Sipitang have been earmarked by the State Government to be developed into oil towns, similar to Miri and Bintulu in Sarawak and Kerteh in Terengganu.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said it is the State Government's hope to develop Kimanis into another Kerteh for Sabah although it may take some time.

"I was told by people in Terengganu that it took 20 to 30 years for Kerteh to be where it is now, so we don't mind to start from the beginning.

"We hope Kimanis will be developed like Kerteh now but it will take time," he said after launching the First Borneo International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition at Magellan Sutera Hotel, Friday.

The Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal (SOGT) project is currently ongoing in Kimanis, which Musa said would start small but would be modern and well planned with a green environment. A masterplan had been prepared.

Another area was Sipitang where more than 2,000 acres have been earmarked by the State Government for oil and gas industry by the seaside.

"It will also have a deep sea port. We will be developing Kimanis and Sipitang concurrently," he said, adding that Sipitang and Kimanis were chosen because it can accommodate deep sea port and is near the oil fields.

In his speech, Musa said the State Government envisioned Kimanis to be developed into a "Common Facilities" township with a helicopter hanger and airstrip, industrial and occupational health clinics, supply base and warehouses, workshops and service centres and offices apart from training schools with up-to-date equipment.

The town would also have supporting infrastructure like hotels and hostels, restaurants, schools and places of worships.

"Gas from offshore Sabah will land at the Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal in Kimanis in 2013, and this is something we are looking forward to.

Gas will be available for the domestic market, as well as for the Bintulu LNG plant through the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline," he said.

Since gas would become an important energy source, the State Government was working with Petronas on a master plan to promote gas distribution infrastructure to bring this resource to homes, businesses, the transportation sector and for industries.

"We recognise that this is a long-term and capital-intensive plan," he said.

Oil production in Sabah started in 1975 from the Samarang field, with Shell being the only upstream operator, while the North Sabah Trunkline, the longest offshore submarine pipeline in South East Asia at that time was built in 1979.

As a key component of Sabah's economy, the oil and gas sector accounts for 8.2 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product and crude petroleum accounted for 37.4 per cent of Sabah's total export with an approximate value of RM13.9 billion in 2009, he said.

"The oil and gas industry plays an important role in the State's economy and it will certainly expand rapidly in future, bringing economic spin-offs that benefit the State's economy," he said.

And that what I call Super-cool!
Kimanis and Sipitang will be similar to Miri and Bintulu?
Guys, this is great. I stayed for some duration in Miri and Bintulu, and I like it. The whole chapter of development will never end, as long as the oil and gas industry works. There will be hotels, shops, malls, and the population will grow rapidly. Job vacancy will be enormous and from that point, Sabahan will see that engineering jobs are actually very important, whether it is civil, mechanical, electrical or chemical.

To attract more professionals to this town, more great facilities will be installed such as hospitals and schools. Housing development will be continuous and their prices are crazy.

Believe me, this twins will surpass their mother, Kota Kinabalu in the future.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Tank Storage Erection: Summary Part 1.

The project took place in Pulau Indah for chemical plant expansion. The duration for the completion is around one year, starting with the piling and closed with a final inspection from BOMBA and the client. I only focused most on mechanical works above than other works.

So here it is.

Sorry I have to skip the civil works for tank foundation, since I don't have the pictures; it is all kept in the memory card which I sent to the main office. I told them to post it, but they didn't.

The civil works for tank foundation was mostly piling, and then followed with reinforcement bar, and finally the concreting. So, from here, let's move to the first picture.