SPAD's Proposed Law for Cab Hailing Companies

Cab Hailing Companies are Hot Right Now. If you live in Kuala Lumpur, or one of the other major cities, you would no doubt have heard, or even used, a cab hailing app like Grab or Uber. They are also known as "e-hailing services".  Grab and Uber are popular e-hailing apps in Malaysia When...

Energy needs to be decarbonized, decentralized, and digitized

"Energy needs to be decarbonized, decentralized, and digitized" You can download and watch the video by clicking here. The title of this post is from a promotional video for a "MOOC", which is short for "Massive Online Open Course". MOOCs are real course modules from universities, opened for...

Competitive Petrol Prices Soon?

The first article Today I was referred an article at Sinar Harian, "Perang Harga Minyak Bermula!". Translated into English, it means, "The Oil Price Wars Begin!" And in that article there is a tantalizing line: "...setiap stesen minyak akan berlumba-lumba menawarkan harga bahan api yang istimewa...

Malaysia and OPEC

What is OPEC? OPEC stands for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. It is an intergovernmental organization, created in 1960 at the behest of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. These five countries are commonly called the Founding Countries of OPEC. If you stare hard enough...

Upstream, Midstream, Downstream.

What are the differences? In the oil and gas industry, there are various sectors which may be conveniently be described as upstream, midstream, and downstream.  "Upstream" refers to the exploration and production of oil. "Midstream" refers to the transporting, processing, and storing of...