There is generally at least one event going on each month starting of the new semester in July until October. November is not taken into account as it is a fairly busy month with final exams. On July, Enrollment Campaign is done on the third week. Exhibition and meeting is held to introduce the Chapter to the new undergraduates and postgraduates. At the same time, we answered all the enquiries and explained the up-coming event for the whole academic year. Students that are interested had sign up as student member and this is handled by the membership committee. For now, we have 100 members.

In August, we invited Dr. H.D. Tjia to be the distinguished lecturer in the distinguished lecture program. The title of the talk is ‘The State of Geological Stress In Malaysia And Adjacent Region’. Although the talk is a short one in the evening, it is worthwhile for us to understand the structural stress around this region. We appreciate Dr Tjia with his sharing of the topic.

Distinguish Lecturer: Souvenir giving Dr. H.D. Tjia

In the fasting month, technical talk has been organized. This time we successfully invited 3 speakers from various company such as Talisman (Malaysia), Halliburton and Schlumberger. The talk ended up with a fast-breaking dinner with the speakers. The overall sponsor for the day would be Talisman.

Technical Talk Participants

During October, career talk of Orogenic Group attracted students not only from our department but also students from the engineering discipline. This event is early confirmed on July and is a successful one. The interesting part of the talk would be ‘How to write an effective CV’ to oil company. The objective of this career talk is fulfilled as generally it enlightens the students what is Orogenic Group all about. Secondly, it opens another alternative for students considering this company as their future career after graduation. The talk ended up with photo session in the department.

Career Talk Program

There is no activity going on November. But basically we organized a visit to the up-coming IPTC conference in KL Convention Centre (3-5 December 2008). Forms were collected and during November, I sent them up to the registration department of IPTC for processing. Students have free admission. There are a total of 38 students attended the conference and received a handful of information from various oil and gas company including the Arabian company, as well as the multinational company. IPTC is also sponsored by AAPG.

The coming half year we would plan to organize a career talk form Talisman, Geointro 2009 and PGCE Exhibition. If there is time, I hope that; we can organize a visit to the Geological Museum in Ipoh, Perak State.

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Evon Leong
President 2008/2009
AAPG Student Chapter
University of Malaya.

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The event was held successfully on 23 February 2008 from 9.00am till 4.30pm and was attended by about 80 students from University Malaya Matriculation Centre, SMK La Salle and SMK Bukit Bintang.

AAPG Advisor, Prof. Denis N.K Tan started off the event by giving a very inspiring opening speech. He gave a brief introduction on the AAPG Student Chapter University of Malaya. In his speech, he pointed out that generally students nowadays are not familiar with geology and therefore he hoped that GeoIntro 2008 will influence more students to take up geology. According to him, geology is full of adventures and it is a lifelong learning process. Besides that, he also added that, to fully benefit from the event, participants should take this opportunity to ask questions regarding studies and career prospects in geology as there is a high demand in oil and gas and mining geologist within these 5-10 years.

Next, Pebrina Puspa Sari, the Organizing Committee Director gave a short speech about GeoIntro 2008 and its objectives. She explained that the objectives of GeoIntro is reflected in the tagline, A Glimpse of Geology, which is to briefly expose students to the interesting world of geology and to give them an idea on what geology is all about. She urged the participants to grab this opportunity to learn and gain as much knowledge as possible.

The first talk of the event was given by Geology Department of University Malaya Senior Lecturer, Dr. Nuraiteng Tee Abdullah. She started off by sharing her study background and a brief introduction on geology. She also touched on the various fields related to geology such as geophysics, sedimentology, structural geology, paleontology, environmental geology etc. Apart from that, she also introduced the course structure for Bsc in Geology and Applied Geology. She ended her talk by sharing the interesting history of the Geology Department which started in 1955 in Singapore, to the present one in Kuala Lumpur, University Malaya.

Following that, Mr Muzli Hussain, a Senior Manager of Exploration with Petronas, took his turn to talk on the career prospects of geology undergraduates in Petronas and the work responsibilities and working life of a geologist. He also introduced the background of Petronas as a national oil and gas company as well as touched on Petronas as a business entity and a petroleum producer. According to Mr. Muzli, Petronas plays a good role in contributing to the well-being of the nation and its people.

The next speaker was Mr. Govan Gangatharan, a Production Geologist with Shell. His talk revolves around his interesting work experience in Shell. He started his talk by sharing about his days as a geology undergraduate in the Geology Department of University Malaya right up to his working experience in Shell. He also mentioned about Shell training programs, the benefits of working in Shell and the working environment in Shell, which includes lots of traveling to beautiful destinations, and has captured the attention of the participants. In his talk, he also urged students to take up geology as it offers a very rewarding career.

For the Student Sharing Session, Ong Hock Kim, the Geology Department student representative and President of American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Student Chapter University of Malaya, presented a very lively and interactive session. The presentation was more informal in nature so as to encourage the students to interact and take part in the presentation. He included short video clips in his presentation and shared his experience as a geology undergraduate so far. He also presented on fieldwork and the facilities and study environment in Geology Department. During this session, the students interacted by asking lots of questions.

After the Student Sharing Session, a movie titled “Living Rock” was played. The movie showed the various types of rocks and phenomenon that makes up the Earth. The movie provided an enlightening visual stimulation to the students and it made them better understand the whole concept of geology.

Last but not least was the speaker from Jabatan Mineral & Geosains Malaysia (Mineral & Geoscience Department), Tuan Hj Zainol b. Husin. The focus of his talk was career prospects other than in the oil and gas industry. He mentioned careers in the Mineral & Geoscience Department which will need geologists in the near future. He also talked about the work scope of a geologist and his own experience as geologist after he joined the Minerals & Geosciences Department.

After all the talks by various speakers were delivered, the students proceeded with the Tour and Exhibition Session. During this session, students were guided on a tour of the Geology Department and were brought to the exhibition halls. There were 4 exhibition halls set up for this purpose. One was in the Main Hall of the department where Petronas displayed posters on the career prospects and introduction to Geology. Another exhibition hall is set up in the Mineralogy and Petrology Lab which displayed the various hand specimens such as rocks, minerals and fossils. The next exhibition hall is in the Paleontology and Stratigraphy Lab which displayed microscopic specimens and incorporated the use of microscopes. The Mineralogy Lab is turned into another exhibition hall which displayed fieldwork gears and a mini presentation on geology fieldwork. Throughout this session, the students were given brief explanations on the displayed objects and they were encouraged to touch and play with those objects to satisfy their curiosity. This session is more like a fun and interactive session between the student participants and the geology undergraduates to encourage communication between them. The session aimed to provide a thorough understanding about geology by displaying and explaining geologically related objects. This also provided the students with a hands-on experience in geology course.

GeoIntro 2008 ended at 4.30pm after a group photo-taking session.

As a conclusion, GeoIntro 2008 managed to deliver its objectives of exposing the Matriculation and Form 6 students to geology and instill their awareness and interest in this field. The students left not only with GeoIntro 2008 t-shirts but also with a whole new understanding and knowledge in geology, which we hope will benefit them and encourage them to take up geology as their course of choice in the future. We would like to thank all our sponsors; Murphy Oil Corporation, Schlumberger and Shell for their generous support to this event. We also extend our gratitude to PETRONAS and JMG for their participation and assistance.

Prepared by,
Wong Yien Lim
Organizing Committee Secretary
GEOINTRO 2008: A GLIMPSE OF GEOLOGY

The primary objective of this talk is to enhance the knowledge of students in the working environments of oil and gas industry as well as to provide opportunity for them to submit their resume for job or internship. This event also aspires to construct a platform for students to socialize with their potential employer, subsequently obtain better understandings on these companies and their entry requirements.

The talk started at 2.00pm as planned in the tentative program. President of AAPG Student Chapter University of Malaya, Mr. Ong Hock Kim gave a warm welcoming speech to all the speakers, guest and students who attended the talk. He welcomed the speakers to the department, extended his gratitude to the organizing committee, and briefly introduces the student chapter’s history and activities.

Assistant Dean of Science Faculty, Prof. Dr. Lee Chai Peng, then officiate the event. In his speech, he thanked the speakers for their enthusiasm to participate in the talk, despite the ongoing fasting month for the Muslims. He also congratulated the entire student chapter for their initiative to conduct this beneficial activity. The director of the event, Ms. Loh Poh Yee then presented Prof. Lee with a souvenir as token of appreciation.

The first speaker of the day, Ms Nora Abu Zarin (recruiting manager of Schlumberger) started of her speech by introducing the history of Schlumberger, the values of the company, the type of employees they are seeking for, and the benefits the company provides. She mentioned that the company is constantly recruiting graduates that are competent in handling computer software and IT. Applicant also are preferably active in extra-curricular activities, have excellent communication proficiency, and adept in sales and customer service. The advantages of joining Schlumberger is then clearly delineated, such as conducive working environment, training and professional development, safe and secure working environment, world class technology and equipments, and access to international group of recognized expert. She then briefly shared a few interesting story of her being one of the few women working of the oil rig. After the speech, question and answer session took place and subsequently, Mr. Ong Hock Kim presented her with a token of appreciation. Resume of interested students were also collected.

Mr. Syed Mohd Muhafiz, from PETRONAS is the second speaker and he started his presentation in a rather relax manner by introducing the background of PETRONAS. The vision of PETRONAS is to be the leading oil and Gas Company locally and internationally. The mission of the company is to have a business entity where Malaysian government will be able to benefit 100% from the profit of the company. The primary responsibility of the company is to develop and add value to the national resource and the objective of this company is to contribute to the well-being especially to all Malaysian citizens. The core business of PETRONAS is petroleum, but they are also actively involved in F1 and education (UTP). According to Mr., Syed, priority is always given to the graduates with excellent extra-curricular background, fine leadership ability and good in communication skills, apart from being excellent in academics alone. He also personally encourages students to work with the national company, both for good career prospects and serving to the country. Continuous training will be given to every staff in PETRONAS. He also mentioned that interviews will be held annually in University Malaya and he hope that students will make good use of the interview opportunity. After the speech, the speaker received a souvenir from Ms. Loh Poh Yee, and resume of interested students are collected. Question and answer slot was carried out simultaneously.

The third speaker of the day, Mr. Cormac Parsons, a senior Geologist in Baker Hughes, explained about the background of Baker Hughes Company. Baker Hughes Geosciences is the heart beat of real time drilling and evaluation applications for Baker Hughes. Created through a partnership between Baker Atlas and INTEQ, two of the company’s eight divisions, Baker Hughes Geosciences is built on a foundation of motivated geologist, geological engineers, petrophysicists, formation evaluation specialist, and reservoir and petroleum engineers. They help their customers such as ExxonMobil, BP, Anadarko and Shell as well as national oil company such as Petrobras and Saudi Aramco in the exploration, production and processing of oil and gas. According to him, in terms of employment, this company hires primarily master’s degree holder. However, Baker Hughes also do hire bachelor’s degree holder under certain condition. Similar to those mentioned by the two previous speakers, the criteria that this company seeks in employees is not only academic achievements but also other related soft skills. After the speech, question and answer session was conducted and the speaker then received a small token of appreciation from Mr. Ong Hock Kim. Resume of interested students were collected later.

After all the guest speakers from the three companies finish their presentations, alumni from the department then share their working experiences with students in a semi-formal manner. Mrs. Intan Suhaila and Mr. Hairul Hafiz conversed about their education background, experiences as students and employees, and also some insider on preparing for an interview. According to them, substantial homework should be done before attending an interview, such as understanding the company background, its organizational culture and so on. Being presentable, confident, punctual, and always be prepared for any type of question are also musts for every interview. They end their talk by wishing all students best of luck in their working life ahead.

The talk ended sharp at 6.30pm. While waiting for fast-breaking, a short bonding session with all the speakers and alumni took place. More detailed questions from students are answered by the speakers during this session.

At 7.15pm, foods were served after a short prayer from all Muslim speakers and students. This program was another achievement for the AAPG Student Chapter University of Malaya. Highest appreciation is extended to all members, non-members, participants, staff and lecturers, especially Professor Denis Tan Ngoh Kiat and Professor Dr Lee Chai Peng for their assistance and guidance. Gratitude is also expressed to Schlumberger, PETRONAS, Baker Hughes and the alumni of the department for their support and cooperation.

LOH POH YEE
Secretary
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Student Chapter University of Malaya

During this 3 days trip, the students went to observe a number of excellent outcrops in Northwest Borneo, visited Shell office in Miri to see some presentations, and also visited onshore drilling site in Brunei. The students learnt a number of petroleum geology aspects from this trip. This trip was ended on May 6, and the students flew safely back to Kuala Lumpur. The organizers and participants of this trip would like to thank Shell Malaysia as the sole sponsor for this program.

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This event is the first of many activities planned for the current academic year by AAPG Student Chapter of UM. Registrations started as early as 8.00 a.m. and each participant was given souvenirs during the registration. In her keynote address, Professor Dr. Wan Hasiah Abdullah, the Head of Geology Department, congratulated to the AAPG Student Chapter’s members for successfully organizing the event, and officially opened the Career and Technical Talk at exactly 9.00 a.m.

The morning session was started by Mr. Adriaan Bal, a representative from Baker Hughes, who gave two talks – Career with Baker Hughes and New Advance in Borehole Logging and Imaging. This was followed by presentation from Mr. Md. Yazid Mansor (PETRONAS Carigali) entitled Career with PETRONAS and Life on Platform. This was followed by a morning tea break during which students engaged the speakers in discussion.

The morning session resumed at 11.15 a.m with presentations by three representatives of Schlumberger. The first talk entitled Career with Schlumberger, was given by Mr. Gareth Archard, who revealed the inside scoop of Schlumberger. Next, Mr. Denis Sweeney presented his interesting and knowledgeable talk on 3D, 4D and 4C Seismic. Mr. Pamir Bursin, ended the morning session presenting his slide shows on New Technology for Exploration and Production. The talk halted at 1.00 p.m. to give chance to all participants, speakers and lecturers to enjoy our special menu at lunch.

Mr. Govan Gangatharan, from Sarawak Shell Berhad, who is also an alumnus of University of Malaya, started the final session at 2.00 p.m. with his talk called Thinking Outside of the Box: South Furious Central South Static Modelling. A stimulating presentation on Shell Gourami Business Challenge followed, presented by Ms. Vimi Venugopal. The presentation really stood out and many participants seem to be interested with the selected topic. The event concluded with a talk from Jabatan Mineral and Geosains Malaysia officer, Mrs. Ummi Daeimah Hussin, who gave a noteworthy presentation on Career with Mineral and Geoscience Department. The event ended with participants enjoying the afternoon tea served with traditional Malay kuih.

Overall, the event was a success and the AAPG Student Chapter University of Malaya would like to express our deepest gratitude to all members, non-members, participants and lecturers, especially Professor Denis Tan Ngoh Kiat, the AAPG Student Chapter’s advisor, who had willingly helped us to make this event happen, with a profound thanks to the Geological Society of Malaysia for sponsoring the food and beverages.

We would also like to acknowledge the people from PETRONAS Carigali, Schlumberger, Shell, Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia and Baker Hughes, who had keenly cooperated with us to make this event a success. Also, an exceptional appreciation goes to all speakers who had gladly spent their time to give the students, especially from the Department of Geology, some valuable knowledge. We are looking forward in the coming months, to organize other events that would be beneficial and contribute to increasing the knowledge of the students. We encourage all students pursuing their degree in Geology to sign up as AAPG Student members.

Aidil Hannan bin Adnan
Secretary American Association of Petroleum Geologist
Student ChapterUniversity of Malaya

This report was published in Warta Geologi the newsletter of the Geological Society of Malaysia (Volume 32, No.4, July – August 2006).

He will gave two topics :

- Significance and Recognition of Mass-Transport Deposits in Deepwater Environments

- Where Offshore Drilling Meets Shallow Geology: Impact of Near-surface Depositional Systems on Deepwater Operations

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R. Craig Shipp Funded by the AAPG Foundation through the Roy M. Huffington Endowment

Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.
Houston, Texas

2006-07 Tour Information

September 18-29, 2006: Malaysia/Indonesia/Australia/New Zealand

March-April, 2007: China/Asia Pacific

#1 – Significance and Recognition of Mass-Transport Deposits in Deepwater Environments

#2 – Where Offshore Drilling Meets Shallow Geology: Impact of Near-surface Depositional Systems on Deepwater Operations