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INSTEP Bags MSOSH OSH Gold Class 1 Award 2018

Posted on August 26, 2019November 24, 2021 by admininstep

Reigning for the second time in a row, Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) has once again won the MSOSH OSH Gold Class 1 Award 2018!

Upholding the spirit of “Shared Success”, winning this award would not be possible without the concerted efforts demonstrated at all levels, leading to excellent exhibition of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) performance after a stringent auditing process by Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety and Health (MSOSH).

(Left) PTTSB Chief Executive Officer, Idris Ibrahim received the MSOSH OSH Gold Class 1 Award 2018 on stage. (Right) A group photo with Vice President GHSSE, Dzafri Sham Ahmad.

This award recognises INSTEP as an esteemed organisation with high level of HSSE standards at our worksites. At INSTEP, we practice what we preach as ‘Safety is Our Priority,’ through proactive implementation and management of safety & health in our day-today work that constitute the core of our business operations.

Embracing our Statement of Purpose, INSTEP is progressively strengthening its HSSE for generative HSSE culture to take root in our organisation. We are ready to have our HSSE performance assessed at a whole new scale and level, which is National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH). Let us all strive towards bagging our first NCOSH award!

Reigning for the second time in a row, Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) has once again won the MSOSH OSH Gold Class 1 Award 2018!

(Left) PTTSB Chief Executive Officer, Idris Ibrahim received the MSOSH OSH Gold Class 1 Award 2018 on stage. (Right) A group photo with Vice President GHSSE, Dzafri Sham Ahmad.

Subsea Christmas Tree Donation

Posted on July 22, 2019November 24, 2021 by admininstep

Themed “The Legacy Continues with INSTEP, Enriching Subsea Knowledge”, 9 July 2019 marked a major milestone for Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) and PC Mauritania 1 Pty Ltd (PCMPL) as the former received the ‘Subsea Christmas Tree’ from the latter, witnessed by honourable guests En Idris Ibrahim, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from PETRONAS Technical Training Sdn Bhd; En Ahmad Lutpi Haron, International Production Expert from International Assets; En Wan M Marzuki Wan Ismail, Head of Infrastructure Engineering from Group Technical Solutions (GTS); and En Izrie Ghazali, Project Manager from Group Project Delivery (GPD).

For those of you wondering, the ‘Subsea Christmas Tree’ is a system of valves, piping, and connectors used to direct, control, and regulate the flow of oil, gas or water into or out of the well.

Deepwater capability development journey for PETRONAS begins with the acquisition of Chinguetti Field in Mauritania, West Africa, with PCMPL as the Field Operator. The interest of the field including three offshore exploration blocks, was acquired from Woodside Energy Limited (WEL) on 25December 2007. Discovered in 2001, the Chinguetti field is located in Deep Water Block 4, about 80 km west of the coastline and about 90 km from the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott.

PETRONAS’ objective is to establish the foundation and eventually develop and enhance internal deepwater capability by operating the Chinguetti field. According to En Lutpi, “Operations in Chinguetti Field is a reflection of PETRONAS’ extensive journey in deepwater. Although the field has stopped producing, the experience continues through learning, producing talents through INSTEP for deepwater ventures in Mexico and Africa.”

The Chinguetti operations has served as the “breeding ground” for the young but enthusiastic engineers to acquire, develop and enhance their skills in deepwater environment. With experience in operating Chinguetti field, integrated capability is available across OPUs/HCUs, offering end to end solution in the five key focus areas i.e. Exploration, Development, Operation, Decommissioning and R&D. Deepwater best practices and lessons learnt implementation drives project value improvement derived from the experience operating Chinguetti field.

As part of normal field life cycle, it is concluded that the field’s journey has come to an end, ready to be abandoned and decommissioned. This has opened up an opportunity for International Asset (IA) to collaborate with Project Delivery & Technology (PD&T) Division , who has been entrusted to execute the Chinguetti Abandonment & Decommissioning (A&D), the first deepwater A&D project for PETRONAS.

The Chinguetti A&D execution is divided into two phases. Phase 1: Temporary Well Suspension and FPSO Decommissioning & Demobilisation, Phase 2: Wells Plug & Abandonment. Phase 1 commenced in 2017 and successfully completed in May 2018. Meanwhile, Phase 2 campaign will commence in Q4 this year, encompassing Wells Plug & Abandonment (P&A) of 15 temporary suspended wells.

In line with A&D programme, PD&T and IA have taken the effort to enhance value proposition of the ‘Subsea Christmas Tree’ by donating it to INSTEP. “INSTEP is honoured to receive such a meaningful contribution and we are geared towards sweating the asset to add value to subsea training, supporting PETRONAS’ agenda in international growth”, says En Idris.

As a recipient of this asset, INSTEP sees the ‘Subsea Christmas Tree’ as more than just an asset, but a perfect avenue to add value to their training programmes. En Wan M Marzuki says that it is undoubtedly PETRONAS’ focus to drive subsea solutions towards deepwater, shallow water, and marginal field. Through collaboration with INSTEP, we will be able to produce new portfolios for subsea training and development, and build up SKG training.

The ‘Subsea Christmas Tree’ will complement INSTEP’s experiential learning for 8 out of 17 existing SKG 12.5 programmes, for example, Introduction to Subsea Engineering Level 1, Intervention of Subsea Equipment Level 2 and Subsea Christmas Tree & Wellhead Level 2. Additional one new programme will be envisioned and readily made available by Q4 2019 with a widened target audience, not limited to only SKGs, but also to educate on the awareness of subsea operations, enhancing subsea capability.

“The Subsea Christmas Tree is now accessible to the mass of PETRONAS and this prepares the organisation to soar to a greater height in continuing subsea deepwater journey”, says En Izrie Ghazali. This effort will subsequently allow INSTEP, in collaboration with GTS, to give real life experience and exposure to subsea technology for the relevant PETRONAS staff and enhance their subsea capability.

For those of you wondering, the ‘Subsea Christmas Tree’ is a system of valves, piping, and connectors used to direct, control, and regulate the flow of oil, gas or water into or out of the well.

A Strong and Sustained “Omotenashi” Flourishes INSTEP-INPEX Strategic Partnership

Posted on July 9, 2019November 22, 2021 by admininstep

Embracing the spirit of “omotenashi” (customer centricity) and INSTEP commitment as a progressive solutions partner, INSTEP-INPEX strategic partnership continues to push boundaries in accelerating human capital development in the oil & gas industry as this is the fourth time INPEX, Japan’s largest oil & gas Exploration & Production company sends their engineers to INSTEP for training.

The first three (3) batches of learners underwent INSTEP’s 7-week ‘HSE-On the Job’ (OJT) training programme, which focuses on essential process of safety aspects and practices in the oil & gas industry. This time around, engineers from INPEX are here for a different training portfolio, which is 4-week ‘HSE-OJT Primary Course’ training programme.

“We received a lot of positive feedbacks from the previous batches on the OJT training programmes. Complemented with advanced technologies such as virtual and augmented reality, INSTEP world class facilities render a holistic understanding and accelerate learners competency development,” said Mr. Kobayashi, INPEX Manager.

Coupled with blended learning approach (theoretical learning at classroom, hands-on learning at practical workshop and experiential learning at Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP)), this training programme encompasses occupational and environmental safety aspects and practices in the oil & gas industry.

UDTP, the first-of-its-kind in the world, simulates real plant scenarios in a safe and controlled environment, which provides real workplace experience in generating job-ready engineers and technicians. Anchored on world class facilities and industry-experienced instructors, the learners have the opportunity to experience real hands-on HSE activities such as confined space, working at height, firefighting and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) at INSTEP very own Fire Training Ground. At the end of this 7-week training programme, the learners will be equipped with the required skills and knowledge on occupational safety and environment.

The Shared Success of INSTEP-INPEX strategic partnership is realised when INPEX sees us beyond just a technical training provider, but trusted as a dedicated and reliable progressive solutions partner.

INSTEP – SARAWAK PETCHEM MoU Exchange: A Start To Enriching Lives For A Sustainable Future

Posted on July 1, 2019November 24, 2021 by admininstep

11 June 2019 marks a major milestone achieved for both INSTEP and Sarawak Petchem. The state-owned Sarawak Petchem inked an agreement with INSTEP for the latter to accelerate human capital development in supporting the operation and maintenance of Sarawak Methanol Plant in Bintulu. This would also maximise the recruitment of local talents, so as to support the growth of Malaysia’s oil & gas industry, particularly in Sarawak.

The signatories for the agreement were INSTEP Chief Executive Officer, Idris Ibrahim and Sarawak Petchem Chairman, Tan Sri Datuk Amar (Dr.) Haji Abdul Aziz. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exchange between both parties signifies the start of cooperation in the area of technical training and capability building for new engineers & technicians for operation & maintenance of Sarawak Methanol Plant. Prior to this project coming onstream in 2022, two potential intakes, comprising of 120 technicians and operators, will be sent for a one-year training programme at INSTEP as early as 2020.

A moment to be cherished signifies major milestone achieved by both INSTEP and Sarawak Petchem.

Dr. Haji Muhammad Abdullah Haji Zaidel, Director-in-Charge of Sarawak Petchem, in his opening remarks, highlighted that “This agreement is instrumental to the success of the nation, as more young Sarawak talents will be developed through experiential learning at INSTEP, anchored on INSTEP world class facilities, qualified & industry-experienced instructors, as well as internationally accredited training programmes.”

According to him, this agreement marked another milestone achieved, following an agreement signed with PETRONAS Chemicals Marketing (Labuan) Ltd (PCML) in Dec 2018, as Sarawak is one step closer in realising its goal of expanding their downstream business in the oil & gas industry, particularly in petrochemical products.

Sarawak Petchem delegates were amazed by the world class facilities at INSTEP during the campus tour.

PETRONAS through its technical training arm, INSTEP, will play its vital role in developing human capital to operate their asset in Sarawak. Through this strategic partnership, INSTEP, as a progressive solutions partner, is committed in accelerating competency development through experiential learning to prepare competent workforce, enriching lives for a sustainable future.

A moment to be cherished signifies major milestone achieved by both INSTEP and Sarawak Petchem.

Sarawak Petchem delegates were amazed by the world class facilities at INSTEP during the campus tour.

INSTEP Continues Empowering Papua New Guinea’s Young Talents

Posted on May 31, 2019November 22, 2021 by admininstep

30 April 2019 marks a remarkable milestone achieved as the first batch of Papua New Guinea (PNG) learners from Oil Search Limited (OSL) successfully completed their 1-year training programme at INSTEP, the technical training solutions partner.

The customised learning solution was designed to provide industry specific knowledge and technical gap closure to Oil Search’s engineering graduates, giving them a common inter-disciplinary base to foster interaction among the different engineering specialisations. Utilising face-to-face learning in classroom, hands-on training at practical workshops, and OJT at Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP), INSTEP blended learning approach, coupled with its state-of-the-art facilities and certified instructors have provided learners with experiential learning to accelerate their competency development.

OSL Management and learners conveyed their appreciation to INSTEP for the wholesome learning experience in Terengganu, Malaysia. The trust on INSTEP continues as another batch of learners from PNG is currently undergoing a 1-year OSL Apprentice Programme at INSTEP.

Moving forward, INSTEP aims to strengthen its collaboration with OSL and PNG while continue empowering talents of tomorrow for a sustainable future.

Acknowledgment from Oil Search Limited (OSL) learners of their learning experience!

Moving forward, INSTEP aims to strengthen its collaboration with OSL and PNG while continue empowering talents of tomorrow for a sustainable future.

Acknowledgment from Oil Search Limited (OSL) learners of their learning experience!

Customer Centricity At The Heart Of INSTEP-OGC Strategic Partnership

Posted on May 25, 2019November 21, 2021 by admininstep

Customer Centricity, being the nucleus in strengthening ties with partners has seen the first batch of Oman Gas Company Salalah Liquefied Petroleum Gas (OGC SLPG) learners successfully completed their 8-week training programme at INSTEP, the technical training solutions partner.

INSTEP is a strong learning partner to Oman by providing industry and technology driven customised learning solution to enrich the lives of Omanis. With the new LPG plant in Salalah, Oman which is planned to be commissioned in 2020, INSTEP has accelerated the competency development of 10 engineers in OGC SLPG Batch 1 through experiential learning.

This milestone showcased Shared Success between businesses within PETRONAS: INSTEP and PGB. This collaborative training involved face-to-face learning in classroom, hands-on training at practical workshops, and OJT at Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP) & Gas Processing Kertih (GPK). With the focused execution inculcated in such blended learning experience at 3 different learning environments: INSTEP, UDTP and GPK, this holistic understanding is instrumental to the development of the learners’ technical competencies and the Salalah project in Oman.

OGC Management and learners conveyed their appreciation for INSTEP reliability as a capability caretaker partner and the strong relationship that culminates in shaping greater flexibilities and addressing changing needs. In his speech, En. Idris, CEO of INSTEP, reiterated the company’s purpose and commitment as a dedicated learning solutions partner with customer centricity continues to be at the core. The trust and confidence on INSTEP continues as another batch of learners from OGC SLPG will undergo similar training at INSTEP soon.

INSTEP is hopeful that strategic partnership such as this will pave way for greater collaboration and will push boundaries in being the leading partner of choice in oil & gas technical learning and certification.

Acknowledgment from OGC SLPG Batch 1 learners of their learning experience!

INSTEP-ExxonMobil Strategic Partnership for 11 Years

Posted on March 21, 2019November 22, 2021 by admininstep

INSTEP successfully completed the Technician Training Programme for ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Malaysia Incorporated (EMEPMI) 38^th batch. As the year ramps up, the 11 years of partnership between INSTEP and ExxonMobil has progressively heightened the quality and the implementation of the training programme.

This learning milestone was witnessed by Chin Yew Sin, Superintendent and Siti Dura Muhammad, Operations Manager of Learning & Operations Support, EMEPMI and Chandramohan M Saminathan, CEO of INSTEP.

Chandramohan, in his speech, highlighted the continuous trust and confidence that ExxonMobil has placed in INSTEP as their learning partner and was proud that the strategic partnership has generated a total of 383 ExxonMobil talents to-date for the betterment of the industry.

In “Empowering Capability”, INSTEP consistently strives to innovate the learning approaches for progressive strengthening of competencies, facilitated by certified & experienced instructors and complemented with state-of-the-art facilities. The learners gained ample technical knowledge and skills through the blended learning approach of face-to-face classroom learning complemented by Augmented & Virtual Reality, hands-on training at practical workshops, experiential learning at INSTEP Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP) and On-the-Job Training (OJT) at offshore.

This strategic partnership is a strong illustration of INSTEP as a crucial parachute rigger that meticulously packs every learner with the essential skills to be fit as the global workforce of a rapidly evolving industry.

Following the visit to INSTEP by Ana Berardi, Esso Angola’s Operations Training Supervisor, the learning partnership has begun to make a headway in collaborating with Esso Angola.

This learning milestone was witnessed by Chin Yew Sin, Superintendent and Siti Dura Muhammad, Operations Manager of Learning & Operations Support, EMEPMI and Chandramohan M Saminathan, CEO of INSTEP.

Following the visit to INSTEP by Ana Berardi, Esso Angola’s Operations Training Supervisor, the learning partnership has begun to make a headway in collaborating with Esso Angola.

INSTEP Empowers Oman’s Talents of Tomorrow through Smart Collaboration

Posted on February 23, 2019November 21, 2021 by admininstep

INSTEP, PCOGD, PCMTBE and GPK/PGB adopted an enterprise outlook to meet Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (ORPIC) high demand training requirements.This collaboration showcased Shared Success among businesses within PETRONAS.

INSTEP was awarded two contracts, namely EPC-1: Steam Cracker, Selective C4 Hydrogenation MTBE Butene-1 Recovery and Utility & Off-Site Units; and EPC-3: Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) for the training of 139 fresh & experienced learners from June 2018 to February 2019.

This collaborative training involved a large group of learners to be attached for 3-6 weeks On-Job-Training (OJT) at PETRONAS plants, demanding close coordination with SMEs to minimise disruption to plant operations and ensuring safety. This is the first time INSTEP is conducting training in Steam Cracker and required intensive module development in less than 2 months.

A blended learning program was designed utilizing face-to-face learning in the classroom, hands-on training at practical workshops, experiential learning at INSTEP Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP) and OJT at PETRONAS plants to progressively strengthen the learners’ competencies.

A graduation ceremony was held in Sohar, Oman for the EPC-1 learners on 13 February 2019. ORPIC Management and learners conveyed their appreciation to PETRONAS & INSTEP for the wholesome learning experience in Terengganu, Malaysia. Moving forward, INSTEP aims to strengthen its partnership with ORPIC & OGC while reaching out to other clients in the Middle East for the greater good of PETRONAS and the industry.

INSTEP Hosts IADC Conference

Posted on January 22, 2019November 22, 2021 by admininstep

“New Ways of Managing HSE Excellence” – the theme for this year’s International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) Drilling HSE and Training Asia Pacific Conference & Exhibition on 22 and 23 January at PETRONAS premier technical training institute, INSTEP. This international event brought together key stakeholders in the Exploration & Production (E&P) industry to share ideas on improving the industry’s safety performance and operational efficiency.

The conference & exhibition was graced by the presence of Chen Kah Seong, Vice President, Centre of Excellence (COE), PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd, Mike DuBose, Vice President of International Development in IADC, Rohaizad Darus, President of Velesto Energy Berhad, and Chandramohan M Saminathan, Chief Executive Officer of INSTEP. A total of 105 delegates from across the world, including the UK, USA, Norway, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan and the Middle East, attended the event.

Chen, in his keynote address, highlighted the need “to strengthen HSE towards incident prevention and move towards seamless operation while elevating culture of compliance, intervention, competency and heightening HSE leadership at all levels”. In this regard, PETRONAS has embarked on several HSE-related digital projects, namely UAUC reporting and analytics, major incident analytics and predictive model, project turnaround and fatigue management.

The conference focused on several key topics, namely performance optimisation, safety and human factors, big data and data analytics, rig equipment and innovations, workforce development and training. All these topics were relayed by industry experts from major oil and gas companies such as PETRONAS, Shell, EM&I and Velesto Energy Berhad.

As part of the Conference, the stakeholders had the opportunity to visit and experience the state-of-the-art facilities at INSTEP, including the Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP), Land Drilling Rig, Drilling Simulator, Pigging Test Loop and other E&P facilities. The campus tour provided an opportunity for the delegates to have a better appreciation of INSTEP’s unique training offerings in accelerating talent development.

This two-day conference extended worldwide networking amongst the drilling stakeholders, while further enhancing their business relationships and strengthening the value of HSE distinction in all E&P operations.

Enterprise Outlook Leads to the Success of ORPIC Training!

Posted on December 12, 2018November 22, 2021 by admininstep

INSTEP graciously hosted the closing ceremony of Engineering, Procurement and Contract (EPC) 1 (Steam Cracker) Batch 2 learners on 12 December 2018, signifying a remarkable achievement completed by the 53 Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (ORPIC) learners throughout their 6-week training at INSTEP.

The closing ceremony was enlivened by the presence of Chandramohan M Saminathan, Chief Executive Officer of INSTEP, and INSTEP leadership team.

Empowering people capability development, this training progressively strengthen the learners’ competencies via face-to-face learning in the classroom, hands-on training at practical workshops, and On-the-Job Training (OJT) at INSTEP Upstream Downstream Training Plant (UDTP), PETRONAS Chemical Olefin Glycol Derivative (PCOGD) in Paka and PETRONAS Chemicals Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (PCMTBE) in Gebeng.

During the one-week experience at UDTP, the learners performed real activities on a live training plant to enhance their competency through experiential learning with various scenarios such as plant start-up, shut-down, and trouble shooting.

They also had the opportunity to experience confined space training and industrial firefighting at INSTEP fire training ground. Following that, the one-week attachment at PCOGD enriched the learners’ learning experience even more by being exposed to the operations of furnace, quench, steam dilution, and so on.

The training journey came to an end after the learners underwent one-week attachment at PCMTBE. They learnt the operations & equipment of plant facilities while enhancing their capabilities and skills at the same time adhering to the HSE principles at work.

Adopting the enterprise outlook to cater to our customers’ needs, this programme perfectly showcased the shared success and nurture trust between INSTEP, PCOGD, and PCMTBE. The learners positively testified on their wholesome learning experience. Before they set foot at INSTEP, they had zero knowledge on processes and operations of plant facilities, but with a six-week training, they are on par with some of the professionals out there, and ready to give back to the development & well-being of their people in Oman aligned with ORPIC tagline “we serve Oman with pride”.