Career Talk: “The Path Ahead” by University of Malaya Student Chapter November 2, 2007
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American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Student Chapter University of Malaya organized a career talk on the 6th of October 2007 from 2.00pm to 6.30pm, followed by a small fast-breaking gathering, in conjunction with the fasting month for the Muslims. Speakers from PETRONAS (Mr. Syed Mohd Muhafiz), Schlumberger (Ms Nora Abu Zarin), Baker Hughes (Mr. Cormac Parsons), and two alumni from this department (Ms. Intan Suhaila Mustafa and Mr. Hairul Hafiz) were invited to the event.
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.

AAPG Student Chapter of University of Malaya Organized a Field Trip to Northwest Borneo (Sarawak and Brunei) July 30, 2007
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On May 4, 2007, 30 students of AAPG Student Chapter of University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, came to Miri for 3 days field trip. This group of students, were accompanied by 2 lecturers Prof. Dr. Wan Hasiah Abdullah and Prof. Denis Tan. The field trip itself was led by Shell geologists: Navpreet Singh and Govarthanan Gangatharan (Shell Malaysia) and Herman Darman (Shell Brunei, who also the AAPG Asia Pacific region president).
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.

Mid Year Reports 2007 July 26, 2007
Posted by agus_mu in AAPG Asia Pasific News, AAPG Student Chapter, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, News.3 comments
These are some of Mid Year Reports of Asia Pasific Student Chapters. You can find more informations about their activities by reading their reports.
CUP06 SC of AAPG – Indonesia
UGM SC of AAPG – Indonesia
UNDIP SC of AAPG – Indonesia
UM SC of AAPG – Malaysia (updated Aug 2, 2007)
PU SC of AAPG – China (updated Aug 16, 2007)
IITR SC of AAPG – India (updated Aug 16, 2007)
University of Malaya Student Chapter – 2006 Report March 12, 2007
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On August 26th, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Student Chapter University of Malaya organized a Career and Technical Talk with the theme “Frontier of Geologists”. This premier event was held in association with Kelab Geologi Universiti Malaya (KAGUM) at the Geology Lecture Hall. More than 60 students, including post-graduate students from the Department of Geology, University of Malaya and 7 students from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia took part in this event, with talks given by representatives from Baker Hughes, PETRONAS, Schlumberger, Shell and Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia.
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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.
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Craig Shipp’s (first) DL Tour – Pacific/Indonesia – Sept. 2006 September 12, 2006
Posted by Rovicky in AAPG Asia Pasific News, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand.1 comment so far
Craig Ship From Shell International Exploration and Production will vist to Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand.
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
Check your schedule to participate
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