SYNOPSIS

Since the Piper Alpha disaster in July 1988, Safety Management has become a priority for Shell and others in the Oil and Gas industry. Undoubtedly Safety Management, which relies on tools, processes and procedures, is responsible for a step change in the safety performance improvement of the Oil and Gas industry. Yet the industry still experienced major safety incidents. The pursuit of Goal Zero – “No harm and No Leaks” appears to be an elusive dream for the industry. Some companies such as Shell turn to Personal Safety Leadership to compliment Safety Management.
While Safety Management is about “doing”, Personal Safety Leadership is about “being”. Personal Safety Leader inspire others to want to be safe. A Personal Safety Leader, inter alia, demonstrates care and respect for his people, has a sense of chronic unease, is authentic, encourages open and honest discussions to surface dilemmas and actively seeks, acknowledges and reward good safety behavior.  


SPEAKER BIODATA

Simon Ong has close to 40 yrs broad upstream oil and gas experience covering Engineering, Project Management, Subsea Maintenance and Upstream Mergers & Acquisitions, Asset Management for Shell Non-Operated ventures and Transformation. Simon first joined Sarawak Shell Bhd in 1979 and retired from Shell in Sep 2017. During his 38 years career with Shell, Simon has served in Australia, The Netherlands and Canada, in addition to Malaysia.

Prior to retiring from the Royal Dutch Shell and joining Petra Energy Bhd, Simon was the MD of Shell Global Solutions (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd as well as the VP/GM of Projects in the East. He is the first Malaysian to have been appointed to these senior roles.
In recognition of his contribution to the Malaysian Oil and Gas industry and in particular his effort in helping PETRONAS develop a Deepwater Hub in Malaysia, the Offshore Technology Conference, Asia, (OTC-A) awarded Simon the Distinguished Achievement Award in 2018. He is the first Malaysian to have been accorded such an honour. The OTC is the world’s largest Oil and Gas Conference.

During the construction of the Gumusut Kakap Floating Production System, Simon’s has had an emotionally challenged experience which changed his approach to Safety. It is in this context that Simon has agreed to share his experience and approach to Safety.

Simon Ong was appointed to the Petra Energy Bhd, a listed company on KLSE, initially as an Independent Director in Feb 2018. In Dec 2018, he was appointed as Executive Director of the same company. He holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Hons) from the University of Malaya and MBA, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.  Simon is also a Chartered Engineer and a Member of Institution of Chemical Engineer.