Student Industrial Training Report

INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP
STUDENT INDUSTRIAL TRAINING (SIT) REPORT

MUHAMAD NABIL BIN MOHD NORDIN

CIVIL ENGINEERING
16460
PETROFAC ENGINEERING SERVICES (M) SDN BHD
19 JAN 2015 21 AUG 2015
UTP SUPERVISOR

: DR. DO KYUN KIM

HC SUPERVISOR

: IR MOHD AZMI ABDUL KARIM

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my deepest appreciation to all those who provided me the
possibility to complete this report. First and foremost, to the Centre for Student
Internship, Mobility and Adjunct Lectureship (CSIMAL) of Universiti Teknologi
PETRONAS (UTP) in guiding me throughout the process for internship placement.
Furthermore, I would like to express my gratitude to the host company, Petrofac
Engineering Services (Petrofac-RNZ) for giving me this great opportunity to me for
having industrial training program with them. Since the first day I came, they have
indeed being helpful to me by providing us with a good learning platform. They have
exposed me with a lot of useful knowledge, such as about the company, the works they
do, and they also treated me as a real engineer in the company by exposed to us with real
life situation and working environment. It is really beneficial for me as a future graduate
and future engineer.
My highest gratitude to Ir. Azmi Abdul Karim, Manager of Civil/Structural
Department Petrofac-RNZ and also is, my Host Company Supervisor. He guided me and
my colleagues through thick and thin to make sure we understand better in Oil and Gas
field. Besides that, he shared with us many useful knowledge that he had experienced
throughout the years since he entered Oil and Gas Field. My thanks for ensuring us, to
extract most out of this industrial training program through learning process that you
have prepared.
Special thanks to Mdm Sapiah Sheik Husin, Lead Engineer of Structural
Integrity Assessment (SIA) Project. She has always been available for us to gain more
knowledge in Oil and Gas field. Furthermore, she had organized all the task to us in
orderly and systematic manner to make us easier to understand and learn.
Not forgetting to Dr. Do.Kyun. Kim for being our UTP supervisor and has
always contact us, trainees, to wish good luck and remind us the important date for SIT.
Thank you, for the time and support.
Many thanks to my fellow co-workers, who have given me guidance during my
training period at this company either directly or indirectly. Thank you, Mrs Nadiah,
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Mrs. Liyana, Ms. Ami, Mr. Badrulzaman, Mr. Fathrurahman, and Ms. Diyana for
assisted and willing to help me doing the Structural Integrity Assessment (SIA) project.
Not to forget, to my family who always supporting me throughout my training
period.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Verification Statement

Acknowledgment

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Table of Contents

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List of Figures

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1.0 Introduction
2.0 General Overview of the company

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2.1 Company Background

2.1.1 Petrofac
2.1.2 Petrofac-RNZ
2.2 Core business
2.3 Scope of services
3.0 Work Culture
3.1 Occupational Health and Safety
3.1.1 Safety regulations
3.1.2 Training provided
3.1.3 Company SOP
3.2 Work Environment
3.2.1 Team work
3.2.2 Work Ethics
4.0 Works Experience
4.1 Industrial application
5.0 Skills gained
o Communication skills
o Time management
o Initiative
6.0 Knowledge
o Understanding job requirement
o Completing task given on time
7.0 Discussion on Sustainability
Common practice and future recommendations on (if any)
o Environmental
o Economical
o Political and cultural dimensions
8.0 Conclusion and Recommendations
Overall Summary

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References

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Appendices

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1

: ZeTo rules launching at Petrofac-RNZ

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Figure 2

: HSSE Competency & Training Matrix

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Figure 3

: Common training at Petrofac 1.

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Figure 4

: Common training at Petrofac 2

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Figure 5

: HSE Training 1

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Figure 6

: HSE Training 2

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Figure 7

: Company SOP

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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of the Student Industrial Training (SIT) is to expose UTP students to
the real working environment so that they can relate theoretical knowledge with
application in the industry. From the SIT the students will also develop skills in safety
practices, work ethics, communication, management, etc. Furthermore, SIT will establish
a close relationship between the industries and UTP. The exposure to industrial
environment will help the students to develop their soft skills and work experience.
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
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Demonstrate skills in communication, management and teamwork.

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Adopt ethic, professionalism and HSE practices in work culture.

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Demonstrate continuous building of skills and knowledge throughout the training.

4.

Appreciation of sustainability issues in industry.

The objectives is as follow:

i. To apply theoretical knowledge in industrial application
Students will be able to apply and exchange theoretical knowledge with industry
personnel. Therefore, it will provide a good platform for the students to better understand
what they have learned with hands-on experiences.
ii. To acquire in communication, management and team-work
Students will have the opportunity to interact and communicate with higher level
employees such as senior engineer, manager of department and not forgetting colleagues.
Through this, the students will be able to have the opportunity to equip themselves with
soft skills which will be beneficial for them during managing works and contributing to
team-work based tasks.
iii. To implement Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) practices at workplace
Students are introduced to HSE knowledge and awareness during their studies at the
University. During the internship period, student will be able to implement HSE practices
and theory at workplace as it is important for their own safety and safety and the
surrounding people too. HSE issue is a high priority at workplace, especially in the oil and
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iv. To practice ethical and professional work culture

Students will be able to learn and practice ethical and professional work culture. This
practices will be very useful when dealing with a working environment that will require
the students to adhere to strict time management, professional looks and many more.

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GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Company Background
Petrofac
Petrofac is a leading provider of oilfield services to the international oil and gas
industry, supporting its customers to unlock the potential of their assets; on and offshore,
new and old. The company have a 34-year track record and have grown significantly to
become a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. FTSE 250 Index is a capitalization-weighted
index consisting of the 101st to the 350th largest companies listed on the London Stock
Exchange. Besides having 31 offices worldwide, the company also have around 20,000
staff worldwide, comprising more than 80 nationalities.
The company was established as a modular plant in Tyler, Texas, USA in 1981. It
was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2005. In 2010, it bought a 20 percent
share in the Getaway storage scheme, an undersea cavern for gas storage.
Other than that, Petrofac business is all about people, theyre committed to attract
and retaining the best talent and providing the appropriate support frameworks to enable
them to work successfully as part of Petrofac. Furthermore, the company values are clear
and the peoples highlight what Petrofac stands for. The peoples in Petrofac are the single
most important and universal aspect in Petrofac culture.

RNZ Integrated (M) Sdn. Bhd. / Petrofac Engineering Services (M) Sdn. Bhd.
RNZ Integrated is a leading provider of one-stop engineering solutions in the oil
and gas industry aiming to be the preferred one-stop resource center for their clients. They
have come a long way since their inception in 1993 and today they have clients all over
the world and becoming Petrofac Group. RNZ have encountered many challenges but
have overcome them with operational efficiencies, innovative technologies and good
management of their human capital at all levels and in all disciplines.

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Petrofac RNZ is a leading provider of engineering and consulting services to the

flourishing offshore oil and gas sector. It have a strong domestic market in the asia pacific
region as well as a growing international business.
Petrofac RNZ is a culturally diverse and international business company. The
vision is, to be the worlds most admired oil field service company. Besides that, PetrofacRNZ offer their customers, multi-disciplined, fully-integrated engineering services in
design, procurement, construction and commissioning. Complementing the full capability
of the Petrofac Group, the company also add significant value to its offshore engineering,
procurement, installation and commissioning offer.
Petrofac-RNZ is operating in 3 different locations namely in Kuala Lumpur Head
Office (KLHO), Miri Design Office (MDO), Jakarta and Kota Kinabalu Design Office
(KKDO) in Sabah, Malaysia.
Products & Services:
1. Project Management Services
2. Engineering Design Services
3. Specialist Study Services
4. Construction Management Services
5. Pipeline Design Solution
6. Deepwater Engineering Services
Some of the Company Values

Safe
Nothing is more important to Petrofac than safety; from our people, customers and
the communities we work in, to the integrity of the assesstes and facilities we build,
maintain and run.

Ethical
We aspire to the highest standards of ethical behavior. This means doing the right
thing for our customers, employees, communities and the environment in which
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Innovative
Its in our nature to think differently, use our initiative, and positively challenge
convention. From the commercial to the technical, we seek out new ways to add
value.

Responsive
We take time to understand what our customers want and tailor our services to
meet those needs. We are quick respond when challenges arise and do everything
in our power to overcome them.

Quality and Cost Conscious

We work to optimize value for our customers, without compromising quality and
integrity.

Driven to deliver
We have a relentless focus on delivery and exceeding our customers expectations.

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CORE BUSINESS
The core business of Petrofac-RNZ is delivering services on either a stand-alone
or integrated basis and under a range of commercial models, which are tailored to meet
customers needs.
There are two main category to divide in Petrofac-RNZ business model, which are
Engineering, Construction, Operations & Maintenance and Integrated Energy Services.
For the first one, Petrofac-RNZ provide reimbursable services. Where the cost of
services is reimbursed by the customer plus an agreed margin. A large portion of service
provided by engineering and consulting services and offshore projects and operations are
remunerated on this basis. Besides that, Petrofac-RNZ also highlighted Cost Plus KPIs.
Often the company reimbursable contracts will include incentive income linked to be
successful delivery of key performance indicators (KPIs), for example, Duty Holder
projects like the Kittiwake Platform in the UK North Sea for Centrica. Next is, LumpSum Turnkey. Onshore engineering & construction undertakes engineering, procurement
and construction (EPC) projects predominantly on a lump-sum or fixed-price basis, for
example the South Yoloten project in Turkmenistan. The company expect to undertake
more lump-sum turnkey projects in offshore projects and operations as the company take
their EPC capability offshore.
The second category, Integrated Energy Services. Risk Service Contracts (RSC),
where the company develop, operate and maintain a field, while the resource holder
retains ownership and control of their reserves. Petrofac-RNZ interests are aligned: will
fund the development and will be reimbursed (often from production cash flows) and will
receive a remuneration fee based upon performance, for example, the Berantai Project in
Malaysia. RSCs typically have low exposure to commodity prices and reservoir
performance. Furthermore, for Production Enhancement Contracts (PEC). Where
Petrofac-RNZ get paid a tariff per barrel for oil and gas production and therefore have no
direct commodity price exposure. PECs are appropriate for mature fields which have a
long production history. The company contracts are long-term, for example 15 years on
the Ticleni contract in Romania and 25 years for the Magallanes and Santuario fields in
Mexico.
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SCOPE OF SERVICES
Petrofac-RNZ specialized in the following scope of services:
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Project Management
The company differentiation lies in the integration of complementary skills to
deliver a tailored, value adding solution for our customers. Underpinned by
Petrofac-RNZs core values, the project management expertise focuses on
creativity and innovation and, underpinned by state of the art systems and tools,
the company can offer a superior level of service.

ii.

Construction Management and Supervision

A specialist teams whose skills are carefully selected to meet specific project
demands. Petrofac-RNZ provide a comprehensive construction management and
supervision service, incorporating construction planning, quantity surveying,
health and safety management and site supervision. Other than that, the company
have an extensive experience in environmentally sensitive areas and challenging
ground conditions. It also draw on the wider expertise that is available in the
company group as there are many complementary skills available.

iii.

Field Development Plan (FDP)

Offers the customers a comprehensive FDP study for both surface and sub-surface
facilities of new field developments. The team, assess and study key risks and
uncertainties to understand fully the opportunity of new development. The unique
toolkit utilization supports rapid decision making.

iv.

Conceptual Design
Being able to offer a comprehensive feasibility study in the early development
stages of a project offers the customers, practical solutions for project
optimization.

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Front End Engineering Design (FEED)

Whether a large, complex engineering project or a simpler task, the company offer
a multi-discipline FEED capability which the customers can take forward into
subsequent project execution.

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Detailed Design
The companys detailed engineering team produce datasheets, procurement
specifications, loop schematics, wiring and termination drawings, cable schedules
and the whole myriad of related engineering processes. Petrofac-RNZ perform
these activities as part of turnkey solutions both locally and internationally.

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Procurement Support Services

Quality and cost conscious is one of the company core values. Petrofac-RNZ
recognise the requirement to maximise cost optimisation on a project. This starts
as early as the conceptual design phase and continues through to commissioning
and ongoing operations. Besides, the company offer teams for quotation
requisition, bid evaluation and cost estimation. This is the basis of the project
procurement decision and supports to the customers with their project options.

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Brownfield Engineering
The Petrofac-RNZs engineers have extensive expertise in optimising existing
facilities. This may be through re-engineering, debottlenecking and plant upgrades
to correspond with future operations and maintenance strategies. They meet the
requirements of their customers through maximising return on investment,
extending operating life, optimising tail-end production, reduction in spares
holding and ultimately, operating costs.

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Specialist Study Services

Over the years, Petrofac-RNZ have developed a wide range of specialist services
to enhance facilities design and support existing operations. These are provided by
a team of engineers with specific areas of expertise who can also access the
Groups wider capability. The skills include value engineering assessment,
facilities upgrades and structural integrity analysis.

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Pipeline Design Solutions

The companys deep expertise in this area includes pipeline facility design, surge
analysis, economics and facility optimisation and operations support. PetrofacRNZ team possesses the knowledge and skill to design pipelines for enhanced
operability in both shallow and deep waters.

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xi.

Deepwater Engineering Services

Petrofac-RNZ Deepwater engineering team has the capability to cover a wide
spectrum of subsea hardware complexities and deep water technologies.
Leveraging Petrofacs offshore EPIC experience and through strategic partner
collaborations, the company can complement the offer and provide tailor made
solutions for the customers. The services vary in scope from early field
development layout utilising flow assurance system architecture through to
advanced field engineering. The company able to support the objectives of the
customers through influencing the design and cost of a project in its early stages.

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WORK CULTURE
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
Petrofac-RNZ is committed to continuously improve their services by placing the health
and safety of the people and protection of the environment as the prime assets to the
business. Petrofac-RNZ management are responsible for HSSE performance and
committed to the achievement of HSSE excellence as part of the business management
system foundation. The company policy is:
1. To organize its work in a safe and orderly manner
2. To prevent any incident, near miss accident and ill health through active
participation.
Besides that, the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) culture continues to be on the
company road map. Petrofac-RNZ has induced a positive HSE culture by focusing on it
as much as it does on its commerce. Site visits, safety walkabouts and portraying good
examples are part of their commitments. To ensure that it is on its right way in providing
a HSE environment at the workplace, Petrofac-RNZ often re-evaluate its assets integrity
assessments. These assessments have been certified by ISO with 3 Management Systems,
namely:
1. Quality management Systems (ISO9001:2008)
2. Environmental Management Systems (ISO4001:2004)
3. Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OHSAS18001:2007)
Petrofac has also been recognized by clients and third parties such as:
1. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
2. Occupational Safety and Health in Malaysia (MSOSH)
By implementing all this law, it help Petrofacs ability to perform and sustain HSE in its
business.

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SAFETY REGULATIONS
There are a few adopted policies and acts by Petrofac-RNZ on its reference on safety
regulations.
According to Occupational Safety & Health 1994:
1. It shall be the duty of every employer and every self-employed person to
ensure the safety. Health and other welfare of work of all his employees.
2. It shall be the duty of every employer and every self-employed person to revise
a written statement of his general policy with respect to the society and health.
3. It shall be the duty of every employee to take reasonable care for the safety
and health of him and of other persons who may be affected by his acts or
missions at work.
4. It shall be duty of every employee to cooperate with his employer or any other
person in the discharge of any duty or requirement imposed on the employer.
5. It shall be the duty of every employee to wear or use at all times any PPE
provided by the employer.
6. Every employer shall establish a safety and health committee at the work place
if there are more than 40 people employed.
According to Quality, Health, Safety (QHSSE) Policy, the company are committed to
deliver the best services. To fulfill this commitments, the company shall:
1. Require every employee to take personal responsibility.
2. Identify, access and manage QHSSE risk and impacts on our existing.
3. Adhere to proactive measures toward prevention of non-conformance.
4. Comply with applicable legislation, regulation and other requirements
5. Continual improvement of the companys QHSSE Management System.

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Furthermore, the company recognizes that Drug and Alcohol (D&A) related problem shall
give a detrimental effect to HSSE and work performance. Petrofac-RNZ have warrants all
employees, visitors and contractors who work for or on behalf of the company or working
within company premises shall not:
1. Misuse legitimate drugs.
2. Possess, use, distribute or sell D&A products.
3. Perform any work or service while under the influence of D&A or any
controlled substances.
The company have rights to enforce the following steps while on premises owned or
controlled by the company:
1. Conduct random D&A test.
2. Conduct searches of the persons, possessions, vehicle and other Companys
properties.
3. Terminate the Contract of Service of its employees, agents or subcontractors
if any of them is found guilty or breaching this policy.
4. To remove from the premises and not to permit any person who refuse to
cooperate to return.
5. Report on the non-negative case to the authority or interested parties.
With the implementation of this Drug and Alcohol policy, employees who failed to
comply with any components will be treated in accordance with Companys Disciplinary
Procedure.
The company proclaims its premises as non-smoking areas to protect and enhance
employees health and well-being, as well as preventing any incident caused by smoking.
Therefore:
1. Smoking is prohibited in ALL enclosed areas within company premise. This
includes common working areas, meeting rooms, private office, walkways,
pantry, staircase, restrooms and all other enclosed area.
2. Use of all tobacco products is banned from Companys premise, except at the
designated smoking area provided.
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3. The only designated smoking area is outdoors. No one may smoke along any
path way or walk way leading to or from the designated smoking area.
4. At the designated smoking areas, smokers and user of tobacco product must
dispose of the remains in proper containers. This help to keep a neat and clean
environment for all employees, clients and visitors.
5. Tobacco products should be properly extinguished and disposed to eliminate
risk of potential fire.
Petrofac also operates according to its Golden Rules of Safety:
1. Ground Disturbance
Works that involve a man-made cut, cavity, trench or depression in the earths
surface formed by earth removal will only proceed when:
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A hazard assessment of the work site is completed by the competent

person.

All underground hazards such as pipelines, electric cable have been

identified, located and if necessary isolated.

Ground movement must be controlled and collapse is prevented by

systematically sharing, sloping and benching.

Ground and environment conditions must be continuously monitored

for change.

2. Working At Height
Working at height of 2 meters or higher above the ground will only proceed
when:
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A fixed platform is used with hand rails, verified by a competent

person.

The fall arrest equipment is used should have a proper anchor

(preferably overhead), full body harness using double latch selflocking snap hooks at each connection, synthetic fiber lanyards and
shock absorber.

The fall arrest equipment will limit free fall to 2 meters or less.

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A visual inspection of the fall arrest equipment and system is

completed and any equipment that is damaged or has been activated is
taken out of service.

3. Driving Safety
All categories of vehicle, including self-propelled mobile plant, will be
operated only when:
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Vehicle is fit for purpose, inspected and confirmed to be in safe

working order.

Load are secure and do not exceed manufacturers design specification

or legal limits.

Seat belts are installed and worn by all occupants

Safety helmets are worn by riders and passengers of motorcycle,

bicycle, quads, snow mobiles and similar type of vehicles.

Drivers are authorized and they are trained, certified and medically fit
to operate the class of vehicle.

4. Lifting Operations
Lifts utilizing cranes or other mechanical lifting devices will start only when:
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An assessment of the lift has been completed and the lift method and
equipment been determined by a competent person,

Operators of powered, lifting devices are trained and certified.

Rigging of the load is carried out by a competent person,

Lifting device and equipment has been certified for use within the last
12 months.

Load does not exceed dynamic and the static capacities of the lifting
equipment.

Any safety devices installed on lifting equipment are operational.

All lifting devices and equipment have been visually examined before
each lift.

5. Management of Change
Work arising from temporary and permanent changes to organization,
personnel, system, process, procedures, equipment, products, materials or
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substances and laws and regulation will proceed only when a Management of
charge process is completed, where applicable, to included:
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A risk assessment conducted by all impacted by the charge.

Development of a work plan that clearly specifies the timescales for

the change and any control measures to be implemented regarding
equipment, facilities and process, operations, maintenance, inspection
procedures, training and documentation

6. Confined Space Entry

Entry into confined space will only proceed when:
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All other options have been ruled out.

Permit is issued with authorization by a responsible person.

Permit is communicated to all affected personnel and posted.

All sources of energy affecting the space have been isolated,

Testing of atmosphere is conducted, verified and repeated as often as

defined by the risk assessment.

7. Energy Isolation
Any isolation of energy systems (mechanical, electrical, process, hydraulic and
others) will only proceed when:
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The method of isolation and discharge of stored energy are agreed and
executed by a competent person.

Any stored energy is discharged.

A system of looks and tags is utilized at isolation points.

A test is conducted to ensure the isolation is effective.

Isolation effectiveness is periodically monitored.

8. Permit to Work
Before conducting work that involves confined space entry, work on energy
systems, ground disturbance in locations where buried hazards may exist or
hot work in potentially explosive environment, a permit must be obtained that:
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Defines scope of work.

Identifies hazards and assesses risk.

Establishes control measures to eliminate hazards.

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Links the work to other associated work permits or simultaneous

operations

Ensure adequate control over the return to normal operations

Every Petrofac employee required to obey the PETRONAS 10 Zero Tolerance Rules
1) Work with a valid work permit (PTW) and comply with its requirements.
2) Verify energy isolation before starting work.
3) Obtain authorisation before overriding or disabling safety Critical equipment.
4) Obtain authorisation before entering a confined space.
5) Protect yourself against a fall when working at height above 2 metres.
6) Wear and use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all times
7) Obtain authorisation before excavation or entering a trench.
8) Do not position yourself under a suspended load.
9) Do not smoke outside designated areas or bring in potential ignition sources into
manufacturing areas.
10) Do not use your hand phone/walkie-talkie while driving, follow speed limit and
use your seat belt.

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Figure 1: ZeTo rules launching at Petrofac-RNZ

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TRAINING PROVIDED
There are quite a number of training provided by Petrofac-RNZ. The management
of Petrofac-RNZ has provided certain trainings to make sure that their personnel
understands and take responsibilities of maintaining HSSE in the company as well as the
outside
Trainings provided:
1. QHSSE Induction
2. BOISET
3. CIDB Green Card
4. NIOSH Safety Passport
5. MS Awareness
6. Project HSE Plan Awareness
7. IMS Awareness
8. HSSE Awareness (Awareness Level)
9. HSSE Awareness (Knowledge Level)
10. HSSE Awareness (Advance Level)
11. HSSE Risk Assessment
12. Job Hazard Analysis
13. Permit to Work
14. Legal & Requirements Awareness
15. Incident Investigation
16. ERP / Crisis Management
17. HSSE Committee Training
18. Office Safety
19. Hand & Finger Injury Awareness
20. Fire Fighting
21. Basic First Aid / CPR
22. OSH for Supervisor
23. Electrical Safety

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Figure 2: HSSE Competency & Training Matrix

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Figure 3: Common training at Petrofac 1.

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Figure 4: Common training in Petrofac 2

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HSE training and Program.

First Aider Training

Fire Drill Training

Figure 5: HSE Training 1

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CPR Training

HSE Awareness Training

Figure 6: HSE Training 2

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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

The term standard operating procedure or SOP is often used different industries,
including healthcare, aviation, education and military. It is a series of step-by-step
instructions that provides guidance to individuals to carry out operations based on definite
and standardized procedures. These documents as it ensures the operations of the company
are performed in appropriately, as workplace mishaps often occur due to the absence of
written SOPs or failure to obey to them.
In the dynamic oil and gas industry where safety is always the main priority,
Petrofac performs its operation based on its SOP. In Petrofac, the management plans the
legal requirements, HSSE risk assessments and objectives of the programs. In addition,
The HSSE Team provides awareness and competency training to all employees.

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Figure 7: Company SOP

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WORK ENVIRONMENT
TEAMWORKS
Petrofac Management had created and manages successful teams. Some of the ways that
they use are:
1. Form teams to solve real work issue and improve real work processes.
The manager provides the team with teamwork training beforehand on
systematic methods of team work. The team will focus on accomplishing the
project, not on how to work together as a team.
2. Hold department meeting to review projects and progress.
The manager will always take the responsibility to recognize when a group is
not developing a healthy relationship. Department meeting give the manager
the opportunity to examine the teams progress. If a team is falling behind, the
manager of the project will always see if the team has personality issues or
difficulties in agreeing on the best approach.
3. Build fun and shared experience into the organizations agenda.
The manager always helps the team think as a unit within a fun work
environment so that everyone on the team feels involved and appreciated. For
example, management sponsor department lunch to sporting events or team
retreats.
Team work in Petrofac has great importance for more than one reason. Working together
in a team with different skills and experience, may improve each employees individual
performances. Besides that, using teams, multiple people can work simultaneously to
complete individual tasks. Thus, it will be able to reduce the time required to complete
specific activities and increase the speed to accomplish a project.

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WORK ETHICS
Work ethics is a values based on hard work and diligence. It is also a belief in the moral
benefit of work and its ability to enhance character. A work ethics may include being
reliable, having initiative or pursuing new skills.
Petrofac Engineering Services work ethics is to set out the behavior that they expect from
their employees and everyone they work with, from partners to clients and vendors. The
ethics also demonstrated the commitment to ensuring that Petrofac Engineering Services
does not resort to illegal, unethical or unsafe means to achieve its goal or compromise its
commitment to protecting people and the environment in its business activities.
All employees, client and vendors are supposed to acknowledge the work ethics and
provide training on it.
The current Work Ethics training covers areas such as:
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Speaking up

Bribery and corruption

Interaction with communities

Conflict of interest

Political Activities

Equal Opportunities

Bullying and harassment

Health and Safety Environment

Employee Share Dealing

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6 main ethics Petrofac people are:

1. Safe
Nothing is more important to Petrofac than safety; from our people, customers
and the communities we work in, to the integrity of the assets and facilities we
build, maintain and run.
2. Ethical
We aspire to the highest standards of ethical behavior. This means doing the
right thing for our customers, employees, communities and the environment in
which we operate.
3. Innovative
Its in our nature to think differently, use of initiative, and positively challenge
convention. From the commercial to the technical, we seek out new ways to
add value.
4. Responsive
We take time to understand what our customers want and tailor our services to
meet those needs. We are quick to respond when challenges arise and do
everything in our power to overcome them.
5. Quality and Cost Conscious
We work to optimise value for the clients, without compromising quality and
integrity.
6. Driven to deliver
We have a relentless focus on delivery and exceeding our customers
expectations.

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WORK EXPERIENCE
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION
Offshore Structures engineering
Offshore structures engineering is really large field of studies and I will explain
only the topic I applied during this training period. The project Im doing during this
period is Structural Integrity Assessment (SIA) project located in the South China Sea at
Sarawak, Malaysia. There are about 110 platforms that me and others trainee should check
and do Weight Control Report (WCR) for every platform. The platforms are assigned
equally and random. Each platform have their own type, such as drilling platform, vent
platform, production platform, living quarters platform and many more. This project is
based on the design basis we received from our client Petronas Cari Gali Sdn Bhd. , the
code we are using are Petronas Technical Standards and American Petroleum Institute.
As we know each offshore structure, platform consist of 2 categories which are
superstructure and substructure. Superstructure consist of all the topside parts, such as
cellar deck, mezzanine deck, main deck and heli deck, while substructure is the sump deck
and below to the sea, or we called it as jacket. To do our WCR, we just check the topsides
decks. Sometimes the platform have their modules, and these modules will have high
weight and will affect the whole platform, thus the loading must be check carefully to
avoid unwanted accidents.
Besides, platform the steel beams that make the platform are really important. The
properties, size, length and more, must be checked to design a platform. During this
training period, Ive learned a lot about the steels by going through the drawings and
framing plans. Some of the important knowledge I learned is to classify main beams and
secondary beams, which based on American Standards, 10 inch below the height of beam
or the outer diameter of tubular beams are the secondary beams and of course size 12 inch
and above are main beams. To look at all the beams, we must know if the beams are
unbraced, braced and if it have stiffener under the beams, all these little things are
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Other than that, I learned that we as the future engineer need to be good to convert
units. During this training periods, I have seen a lot of different codes use for the drawings,
such as American, British and also European. Really need to be careful when convert inch
to millimeter and pound to kilogram.
Weight Control Report
This is the first task I received from Mdm. Sapiah, the Lead Engineer for SIA
project. WCR is a report that have all the loading data (Dry load, Hydrotest load,
Operational load) of the platform and the center of gravity of each deck in the platform.
To do WCR we must check the existing SACS model (a Bentley program to design
offshore structure), the existing equipment layout and also the latest report of the inplace
analysis of the platform. The first priority data to fill in the WCR is from existing SACS
model, then using the latest report, lastly using the equipment layout of the platform.
Basically the equipment layout is to orientates so that it have the same orientations, and
easy for us to know the loadings. The other use of equipment layout is to add mechanical
loading into WCR if the SACS model didnt have the weight of the mechanical component
that shows in the equipment layout. Next, is the use of the existing reports, it is use as a
guidance to know the weight for structural, mechanical, electrical and piping, instrument
and also open area live load. Some of the reports have the latest data for the SACS weve
got to check loading. The SACS model is the most important priority because our client
give the latest SACS model to check. By using the SACS model, we can easily check the
loadings and also check the fail member on the platforms and later will decide what to do
with the fail member by client and our lead engineer.

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SKILLS GAINED
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Since the first day I came to Petrofac-RNZ, our manager, Ir Azmi have talk to all
the trainees, how important communication skills when we start working. The most
important matter when working, is to know what your boss wants from you and what he
expects to get, our manager said. To know our boss, communication skills are in play,
we should always be clear what our superior wants. Since, our manager assigned his Lead
Engineer for Structural Integrity Assessment (SIA), Mdm. Sapiah to guide us to do SIA
project, we ask a lot of question to her. An effective communication skills, includes
listening, nonverbal communication, managing stress and emotional awareness. Effective
communication skills is to make other person to understand what we wants them to
understand, and also avoid misunderstanding.
TIME MANAGEMENT
Time management is very important for our daily lives, and it relates to discipline.
However, in Petrofac-RNZ, theres a Timesheet Management System (e-Timesheet). This
program, record all of the employee attendance and calculate the time spend in office.
Usually the working hour for each employee should be 40 hours a week. The hours
distribute is, 8 hour 15 minutes for Monday to Thursday, and 7 hour for Friday, because
Muslim need to pray in the afternoon and usually will spend 2 hour lunch break to pray
and have lunch. The time is from 8-9am until 5.15pm and above. If anyone came later
than 9am, they will get warning and there will be consequences. Each time we spend time
to the toilet, the hours will not be recorded, meaning the employee should replace his/her
time for the hour he/she spent in the toilet.
Besides attendance, time management is really important whenever weve got a
task or assign with projects. The best way to deal with this matter is by, finish it as soon
as possible. But doesnt mean to finish it by not learning what we just do, I usually take
time to understand and always questioning the origin. Other than that, the task that need
to complete must always in the right track, else it will take some of our time to complete
the task.
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By doing all the Petrofac-RNZ routine and ethics, it have teach me to be more
punctual and be more responsible of the risk I take in the future.
INITIATIVE
To gain as much knowledge as possible during this internship period. We should
have initiative to do that. Some of the initiative Ive done is, by asking other engineers of
their opinion. I know to complete my task I should directly consult with my supervisor or
the Lead Engineer for the project, but asking other engineers, drafters and designers
opinion will give new perspective about the task needed to complete.
Learn To Read Drawings
I have learned a lot to read platform structural drawings from a few drafter and
also designer, theyve been really helpful to me and always give me extra knowledge
about their field.
Learn Oil and Gas Structure Terms.
For senior engineer, theyve been teaching me a lot of Oil and Gas terms and teach
me quite a lot about the codes theyre using in Petrofac-RNZ. All of the workers in
Petrofac-RNZ are friendly and very helpful. When some of the engineers cannot answer
my question, theyll find me, someone that professional at that field to explain the answer
I need. Event though, all of the engineers and senior engineers are busy, they still manage
to help us by prioritize us.
Learn to use SACS.
They are about 13 computers in Petrofac-RNZ that have Bentley License and all the
computers are located near to each others. Every time Im not sure how to proceed, I will
ask other engineers that are using SACS, and they will come to me and show step by step
how to proceed my task.

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KNOWLEDGE
UNDERSTANDING JOB REQUIREMENT
During the training period, there are a lot of new knowledge I gained. All of my
task/job were handed by Mdm Sapiah, Lead Engineer of SIA project, as an intern there
are some question Ive ask to understand the job requirement. The question as below:
1. Type and properties of steel use to design platform
There are a lot of types and properties of steel use in each platform Ive done
analysis. The most common type of steel Ive seen are tubular and wide flange
beams. Each type have a lot of sizes and properties. Once all of the types and
properties of steel is clear, its easier to understand how to complete the task given.
2. Analysis of the platform
There are a lot of analysis can be done to a platform, based on its surrounding and
the task given. The analysis of the platform we have is in-place. Its easier for our
platform because its a brownsfield category. Its an exist platform and not to really
design from a scratch.
COMPLETING TASK GIVEN ON TIME
As discuss above about time management, we should complete the given task on
time and perfectly understand what we just do. There are many ways to practice time
management, one of it is being organized and always make a list of priorities. By doing a
list that need to be done, its easier to know which one to do first and know how much
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DISCUSSION ON SUSTAINABILITY
COMMON PRACTICE AND FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS ON (IF ANY)
ENVIRONMENTAL
The recent history of the oil and gas industry has revealed the fact that this sector is highly
risky. In order to minimize unwanted accidents such as explosion, fire and oil spill,
Petrofac relentlessly ensure the technical integrity of the plants they design, build and
operate.
As of 2011, Petrofac carried out their regular operation to improve and enhance the
processes and systems they use to monitor the plants they operate. As the company
expands its commerce, it adopts assets that have not previously been managed. It is hence
essential to carry out such improvement to ensure those assets fulfill the companys
quality standards. Each Petrofac operation carries out more than 30 assets integrity
assessments, regarding plant reliability and condition, management of maintenance and
assurance of activities and organizational matters. In 2011, Petrofac also improved the
schemes the company uses to evaluate performance.
Besides these, Petrofac also developed a new software tool to achieve a more systematic
overview of the integrity reviews carried out across all its international projects, from
design and build to operations and maintenance. Audits of five main sites are also
conducted to assess their protection against and preparedness for major accidents. Ayman
Asfari, Group Chief Executive of Petrofac personally conducted such safety focused visits
to 5 operational sites each year.
The companys Asset Integrity Review Board (AIRB), which is co-chaired by Bill
Dunnett, Offshore Projects & Operations Managing Director and its Group Director,
Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Integrity Assurance (HSSEIA) meet one
another on a monthly basis. The AIRB involves every operations manager from each
operated site. It serves as a platform for review and support to handle potential issues. Due
to Petrofacs international expansion, from 2012 onwards, the AIRB meet twice a month
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Petrofac is dedicated to conserving the environment and improving our environmental

performance. This effort reflects both responsible corporate manners and appropriate
business ethics.
The company manages the environmental impact of its operations by involving its
community and employees in protecting the local areas. This helps building relationships
with the customers and societies in its operational areas. Limiting energy consumptions
lowers carbon footprint and reduces operational costs; preventing leaks and spills cut
down oceanic and coastal pollutions.
Petrofac also controls waste and carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency. In a
recycling program at its Aberdeen offices in Scotland, the company successfully reduced
its landfill waste by more than 80%, saved up to 110,000 (approximately RM520, 100).
The program includes replacing all rubbish bins with recycle bins in every department.
They also innovatively provide the employees with fertilizers for their home gardens.
These fertilizers are made from the composted office waste. In Petrofacs office tower in
Sharjah, another program was carried out, reducing the towers energy consumption by
16%.
Also, the company maintains its membership of the Arab Forum for Environment and
Development, working hand-in-hand with the Emirates Environmental Group.
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ECONOMICAL
Sustainability is now generally understood to be a combination of environmental,
political, cultural and economic performance, it is found that economic sustainability is
the most indescribable component among those four. Even though there is no universal
consensus that says business should be economically sustainable, it is needed to prevent
devastations and inefficiencies in business operations. When it comes to the economic
side of sustainability, there are a few things that are put into consideration by Petrofac. In
late 2011, as Petrofac President and head of the new corporate development & strategy
group, Maroun Semaanhas has decided to sponsor a wide-ranging programs, Fit for
2015, to ensure that they have all the necessities in place for sustainable growth. This will
be attained by focusing on three key areas are people, partnerships and process.
The core to the strategy revolves around the development of more local operational
centers which will be carried out with the pursue of a few initiatives which are: local
recruitment programs; collaborative partnerships, for example, with local fabrication,
design engineering and operations support centers; maximizing relationships within local
supply chains; developing common Group-wide business processes.
Petrofac realizes that recruitment and retainment of the highest caliber people is
crucial in staying sustainable in this competitive field. Their never-ending commitment in
employing and developing local resources and working within local supply chains is
seemingly helpful in meeting this need and is primary to Petrofacs philosophy of creating
sustainable operations. So to put it in action, the company has delivered bespoke programs
to support national workforce development, facilitated by their Training Services
business. These may be run as stand-alone courses or in conjunction with the projects and
operations.
Aside from that, local delivery is also recognized as an important aspect especially
for resource holders, who increasingly want to develop skilled local workforces,
transferring knowledge and extending employment opportunities which in turn will also
contribute in the enhancement of the companys talent collection. As strong talent base is
considered the key to success, the company is consistently focusing on ensuring that many
of the processes that support this, such as the performance management framework, are
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being optimally operated the way it should be, and not being diverted from the original
goal.
The second thing that is worked on in strengthening the companys sustainability
is its partnerships. Petrofac has worked hard in building strategic relationships with
customers, partners, suppliers and communities to position itself at the same level with
other world-class organizations. Recent strategic collaborations include the 2011 joint
venture agreement with China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation
(CPECC) and the January 2012 co-operation agreement with leading oilfield services
company Schlumberger. In Turkmenistan, on the companys South Yoloten gas field
project, the company proudly has approximately 70% local workforce as the result of the
successful collaborative partnership.

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POLITICAL AND CULTURAL DIMENSIONS

Petrofac-RNZ does not involve in any political parties in Malaysia. The majority
of Petrofac-RNZ workers are local and multiracial. Therere never arose any racial issue
in the company. They respect one another and accept their differences without any
prejudices. They are very helpful and ready to help anyone in need.

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CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

OVERALL SUMMARY
During this 10 weeks of industrial training at Petrofac-RNZ, I have learned a lot
of new things that I probably will not learned when studying. A lot of work exposure I
have faced and its a great opportunity for me to gain a lot of knowledge here in PetrofacRNZ. I feel grateful to have a good Supervisor and also a good Lead Engineer that always
encourage me to ask them any question, even its not related to work. I have learned team
work, leadership, management and also communication skills. I was able to know most
everyone in this Structural Department, even I dont memorized all their names but I
remembered their faces.
The exposure to oil and gas field have help me to become more independent and
have challenge me to become more adaptable with working environment. The manager
and my lead engineer have also motivate me to see my career path much clearer and
theres actually a lot of option that we can choose in life. They also motivate me to get
good CGPA in university to get higher opportunity to go inside Oil and Gas field.
In a nutshell, industrial training provides a good platform for each students as they
are really a lot of knowledge to learn in working place. To make it 8 months of internships,
make UTP students more exposure to working environment at make the students more
mature. Its a good way to produce great future engineer from UTP.
Recommendation
Maintain this long period of internship
UTP should always maintain the 28 weeks of internship period which is approximately 7
months as compared to most of other university that only offers a maximum of 3 months
training period. This long period of training provide the students a better platform for them
to experience the working life as well as having more time to learn. Therefore, they will
receive more exposure and will perform better during their working life in the future.

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Provide special course or training

The internship will be more effective if Petrofac Engineering Services provide few basic
course or training for the internship students in order for them to get a better view of oil
and gas industry as well as to be inspired and motivated to be involve in the oil and gas
industry. Perhaps the company can introduce a more effective and efficient internship
programs planning mostly made for the internship students that have a training period
more than 6 months. In such a way that the trainee can have a better learning process and
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WCR example for mechanical load.

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