James Chan

It has been 3 tiring days from 4th to 6th, I was with the technical guys from Petronas in the workshop all day long from 9 to 7, to do pressure tests on these valves that they bought for a tie-in project in Myanmar.

We had a tight plan for each day, however there was not enough time for the tests because it took longer time than the standard to make sure there was no leakage and the performance is satisfactory to customer, in addition, we measure every valves and kept records. We also disassembled some valves to see the inner structure and how was it. Everything was good except some miner deviation from the drawings.

The most important things for us are safety measures in the worksite, to be exactly HSE (Health, Safety and Environment), and documentations. We have a lot to do towards these two aspects. But anyway, overall, the customers were satisfied with the quality except the 6 pcs ball valves with SW ends + nipples.

Although I felt very tired, I mean physically, I learned a lot from them and from the inspection. It is good to communicate with these technical experts, you learn a lot by talking to them.

One more day to go, see how it will end up!