Kudos to a local company.
Dateline 2012-11-24:
THE global oil and gas industry is dominated by a number of well-established companies who supply the technology and equipment for all downstream and upstream activities. To break into this well-established group of international vendors and suppliers, you must be pretty exceptional.
One Malaysian company is up to the challenge.
ProEight Offshore Engineering Sdn Bhd is South-East Asia’s only maker of mechanical seals for the oil and gas industry. These seals are fitted to pumps and compressors to prevent leakages.
Globally, the demand for mechanical seals is met by a small number of well-established brands. But ProEight, a relatively young Malaysian company which started designing its mechanical seals in 2006, has set its sights on joining this elite group of manufacturers. It claims its seals are better and cheaper.
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Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 