CUTEC - Bakun + SMDS trip 2008

22-23th April 2008

2 days 1 night trip
1^st day – to Shell Middle Distillate Synthesis plant (SMDS)
2^nd day – to Bakun Hydroelectric project site

In bus, going to Bintulu…

Arrived at SMDS...see the yellow board there? zoom in and u will know how serious shell concern about occupational safety and health.

lunch at shell...not bad hor? global company ma...free for us (38 persons)

after lunch, then speech from Dr Adam...he is Materials engineer lai de...explain to us what is SMDS and GTL(gas to liquid). GTL is a fuel (like diesel) but GTL as clear as water and more environment friendly. GTL already retailed at some places, but not Malaysia. Dr Adam told us that the Audi R10 won 2 Le Mans is used GTL...he added "Bukan main main!"
took pics outside shell office...(left) kang kang & (right) teh
teh and me...
me and kang kang...

Hotel...4 star rating hotel...go around the hotel with friends...and took pics...hehe
6.30 gather at lobby...still wan continue sleep le...zzz
after almost 3 hours from bintulu...finally arrived at bakun...first pic took at bakun...
for those in Tawau de, guy with green shirt also from Tawau de...hehe...
another speech about bakun...big project
parking lots outside the office full of of this car...this is just some of them only...-_-'...really a lot
sitting inside land rover and moving to the top of the dam...don't know lucky or what...along a row of 7-8 cars...all are toyota fortuner and our are the only one land rover...haha
now we are at the top of 205m of Bakun dam...very high here and that construction side is the spilled gateway-to allow water to flow off back to river to prevent the dam overload(very big)...
(left)me with a nice + gorgeous civil engineer from Germany...he explained a lot of the dam to me...really nice...
back of the dam...which is the part that will block the water...after 3-4 years...can't take pic of this side...u can, if u go under water...
more cars...
after this, we heading back to Miri lu...
this is a fun trip and trip that can widen ur knowledge...i like this trip very much...2 days 1 night, for me, quite short bcoz not much opportunity talk with senior
after this trip, i just knew that SMDS has nothing related with petroleum...
and build up a hydroelectric plant is not a easy...which need cooperate with civil engineer and geology at first...after that, is mechanical and electrical engineers. Bakun started constructed 2002...still need a few years before the plant can operate...