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Dateline 2014-11-23, NST:
TAN Sri Dr Ngau Boon Keat may have carved his name in the list of Top 40 richest Malaysians, but his legacy in shaping the country’s oil and gas (O&G) industry remains unmentioned in any log.
When the national oil corporation, Petronas, was founded 40 years ago through the establishment of the Petroleum Development Act 1974, the pioneers were faced with the lack of know-how and technology in the sector.
To add to the challenge, there were hardly any local professionals with experience in the O&G sector which the company could hire to help set the path and steer a course.
Things, however, turn in Petronas’ favour when it found Ngau in 1975, the first local O&G engineer to join the company. He was previously an engineer with an oil company in Singapore.
Ngau’s application ended in the hands of Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, one of Petronas’ founders. of He was called for an interview and offered the job instantly.
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Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 