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It's been a long time I didn't write someting in my blog. I'm so sorry to all followers who waiting info about oil and gas pipeline in this blog. To be honest, the year 2010 was a busy and challenge year for me due to handle a big project and also involved in project management.

Normally, few years after you involved in specializing work, you've been forced to jump into management. But, this is depends on work load, either you fully or partially involved. Samething happened to me, which is previously one of my project required additional pipeline design, and I has been selected to be a focal person (Contractor Representative) between design consultant and Contractor(TLO).

The job title still considered as a part of management, but the work scope was small which is Revisit Pipeline Detailed Design (Pipeline Route Analysis, Pipeline Bottom Roughness Analysis, Expansion Analysis, On Bottom Stability Analysis and drawings).

Doing a management work is not easy as what we expect.  I've produce ITB (Invitation to Bid Doc), check the progress report and design report (almost every week), find an info for consultant to to do their job, and manage to complete the job at the agreed date. Management work is something that you play with the time. Same like the time you come to the office, for sure you're not coming after 9am everyday right?.

But, to be honest, I'm still love my job as a Pipeline Engineer, because I love to do calculation and realized I'm specialist. Other than that, currently I'm in progress to pursue my dream, to get the Ir status (Professional Engineer). Part of the requirement are to attend a course, produce experiences report, and interview.

Back to our main topic, after this I'm promised to spent sometimes to update my blog. And I'll start finish the Pipeline Design first before I bring all of you to the other field which is Pipeline Installation.

Part 10 - Offshore Trip For 28in KUMANG Pipeline

I've been given a task by Enterprise 3 OCS for going to offshore KUMANG monitorized 28in KAKG-A to MLNG-2 pipeline lay & recovery @50m WD. It's a good experience step where I've been exposed for laying a bigger and heavier pipeline.


At the first day on board, I am setup the stinger rollers and collected some information about the rollers condition for reporting purposes to office. The next day, Enterprise 3 is towing from kp 186 nearshore to KP104 at offshore for recovery the 28in pipeline and the journey takes 10hours. Once the barge ready at the location, anchors have been deploy with respect to the pattern done by field engineer.

For this job, pipeline analysis is done by me, and as per OFFPIPE shows the marginal stresses which is almost to allowable stresses, where further details are monitorized to aviod from pipeline buckle. But, everything just follow the plan and 28in pipeline is recovered during day shift.

Part 7 - Offshore Trip to Dulang Replacement Pipeline

This is the 3rd trip I'm going to Enterprise 3 barge, and 2nd time to offshore. Actually this is considered the best project for me because all installation analysis done by me, and also a lot of activities happened during the construction.I had given a task from OCS to become a field engineer and at the same time need to achieve some calculation on board in case any other installation problem happen.

For this job, I've taken a chance to see all the installation method that I analyze in the office like bowstring start-up, pipelay, abandonment, sidewalk, pipeline lifting analysis and pre-commisioning works. In addition, acting as a field engineer bring me to the new journey of offshore construction environment, start from scratch until the pipeline ready for production.

The best thing is, knowlegde in pipeline installation analysis give me fastest way to understand and realize what we are doing and at the same time self defence from all question about pipeline design and installation. About the barge, previous trip plus mobilization work that I involved for Enterprise 3 shows me the equipment and consideration that taken into account to produce the pipelay barge.

Part 5 – Step for Complete the Cycle

The best thing in my life is if I can fight the challenge. I know that to work in contractor are more challenge, more pressure and everthing you deliver need to be fast without produce a problem. Considering on that matters, I’m join one of the biggest Offshore Installation Contractor in Malaysia (TL Offshore Sdn. Bhd.) as a pipeline engineer under engineering team.

In TLO, scopes of works are totally different. In Engineering team you have been shows with all the pipeline installation engineering analysis likes start-up, normal lay, abandonment & recovery, shore approach, mid point tie-in, riser installation, sidewalk, and weld repair.

4 years in pipeline consultant present me the flow of design the pipeline, but the installation is very minimal. For myself, both design and installation need to be balance so that the analysis produce will avoid from any other problem.

In the next part and further, I’ll share all of pipeline design installation scope including reality photo taken at site. And all the pipeline engineers out there if want to include some information either in design or construction are also invited.

Part 4-New Environment Of Pipeline

Become a good pipeline engineer, at least I must going through the cycle environment of oil and gas. As we noticed, work in pipeline consultant makes you good in doing a paper work especially pipeline design. But,in oil and gas, the scope works is more than expected whereby you need to understanding the design and installation of pipeline are more important.

To realize my journey, I've plan moving to offshore installation contractor (TL Offshore Sdn. Bhd.). But, 3 years experience in consultant is not enough to choose me become a part of them. At the same time I've applying another pipeline consultant like Pegasus International, Intec Engineering and Worley Parson because these are the company who running a lot of overseas project.

After 2 month waiting, finally I join pegasus international as a pipeline engineer. My first target is want to grab the experience as much as I can in that company. At Pegasus, they have 2 overseas project that i'm running which is in Indonesia and Brunei. From outside exposure, I can compare the challenge between project in Malaysia and other oil and gas countries. I'm also want to say a big thanks to my senior like Omar, KAB, Slyvia, Catherine and Zuraini because present me a good step of learning and be confidence for whatever challenge coming.

But, I'm still greedy to find better knowlegde as what I mention before, to join the Offshore Installation Contractor. Then, for about 1 years waiting, TL Offshore accepted my application to become pipeline engineer. The storie will bring you in Part 5

Part 3 - Involve In First Deepwater Project

In the end of 2006, after 2 years experience as a pipeline engineer, give me more challenge in the new types of design whereby I've been selected to be part of the team of KIKEH DEEPWATER pipeline project. Say big thanks to Suhaimi Ismail (JPKenny Wood Group Operation Director) because he give me a chance to fulfilled the deepwater team.

Working as a subsea engineer for KIKEH DEEPWATER project, my scope of work is more on the designing the whole of PLEM (Pipeline End Manifold) package. It's not easier to design a PLEM, where you need to understand the flow of content process, piping and structure requirement and also installation at the deepwater region. By guidance from Project Manager (Mr. Chris Carter), Lead Engineer (Ir. David Sze) and Senior Designer (Mashkahawi Sarkam), makes me understand a lot about the project and finally increase my confident level.

Almost 3 years experiences in pipeline which include onshore, offshore and deepwater finding me to a new journey of works and will bring you to Part 4 of the stories.

Conclusion is ;

"doesn't meant you graduate with the average result cannot find you for a better place. Please study your aim in the early stage and set a target for that and I'm so sure you'll find the best place with a better income"

see you in part 4.

Part 2 – Biggest Challenge in Overseas Company

In JP Kenny, I’ve learned on how to design the pipeline start from scratch. Working with all the old timers pipeline like Ir. Akashah, Ir Lutfi and Ir. David Sze sometimes gave me passion to develop myself in terms of prepared paperwork and communication skills.

Doing a pipeline design are not easy as expected, because as a pipeline engineer, you need to understand the flow of pipeline, where to where, the location, content inside and the most importantly is the technical standard related to who client are you facing currently.

Starting as a fresh graduate engineer is quite difficult because pipeline is totally different from what I’ve learned in university before. Sometimes I’ve spent almost 12-14 hours a day to do a work and make an exercise just to ensure I can understand the flow of pipeline design. Finally, after 4 month joining as a pipeline engineer, I’m ready and have some confident to do it the design.

Hi guys out there especially fresh graduate engineer, if you need some information about oil and gas company or others related, please feel free to ask me in this blog.

Part 1 – Starting Step in Oil and Gas Industry

Life after graduate is more challenging, where I not expect which area is suit to me. During that time, the market of Construction, Marketing, Oil and Gas are quite rarely demanding. Another challenge are need to compete with all the gradute from overseas.

Graduate with hold the average result like me is actually more difficult to have a step find a good job in oil and gas and best sentence to say is ‘KIV status’ become the first place.

I admire to work in oil and gas industry, and to fully furnish my dream, I accept the small amount of salary just to ensure I can work in this field. Firstly I want to say a big thanks to Mrs. Noriza because she’s responsible to find me a way working in oil and gas. I started my carreer in her consultant firm (Dynamic Quorum Sdn. Bhd.) as an engineer and luckily after 2 weeks join I’ve been sent seconded as a pipeline engineer to JPKenny Wood Group Sdn. Bhd., one of the biggest pipeline consultant in Malaysia.