Students from four universities benefit from Prestige programme

December 23, 2018

Dateline 2018-11-05, The Star:

AIMING to create a broader understanding of the natural gas industry and the importance of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) aspects among university students, Malaysian Gas Association (MGA) held its annual Practical Environmental, Safety & Industrial Guidance for Student Engineers (Prestige) programme in Sabah recently.


Sarawak to impose sales tax on petroleum products

December 22, 2018

Does this include plastics?

Dateline 2018-11-05, Malay Mail:

The Sarawak state government will impose 5 per cent sales tax on all petroleum products next year, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg said today.

“This will take effect on January 1 next year,” he said when tabling the state Budget 2019 in the state legislative assembly.


Malaysia’s Petronas completes first commercial LNG cool-down service at Bintulu

December 21, 2018

So before this, what did they do at Bintulu Port?
Dateline 2018-11-05, S&P Global:

Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas has completed its first commercial gassing up and cooling down service at the Bintulu LNG export plant in northern Borneo, adding to the company’s portfolio of LNG-related services in Southeast Asia.

The operation, which consists of cooling down an LNG carrier’s tanks to cryogenic temperature after dry-docking and before loading its next cargo, was performed on the vessel Singapore Energy in approximately 11 hours, Petronas said in a statement on Monday


STAR: Sarawak should get part of Petronas dividend

December 20, 2018

Dateline 2018-11-03, Malay Mail:

Sarawak should have a fair share of the RM30 billion special dividend that state-owned Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) will pay to the federal government, State Reform Party (STAR) president Lina Soo said today.

She said Sarawak is producing as much as 800,000 boe (barrel oil equivalent) per day, and with the oil price hovering around US$77 per barrel, it is equivalent to RM250 million on a daily basis.


Campaign 2019 – IEM VP

December 18, 2018

Good day, all. I have put in my nomination to run for IEM VP. Can I look forward to your influence to help me gain enough votes? And to shake things up, any sponsors who will help me put a full page ad in IEM Jurutera or the website?


Malaysia not aggressive enough in biodiesel mandate, says expert

December 18, 2018

Personally, I would prefer Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor.

Dateline 2018-11-02, The Edge:

Malaysia should leverage on its strong biodiesel exports and be more aggressive in the implementation of its B10 biodiesel mandate, according to Sathia Varqa, owner and co-founder of Singapore-based Palm Oil Analytics (POA).

“Malaysia is not only late, but is missing the window of opportunity since April when crude palm oil (CPO) started to become cheaper than gas oil (diesel),” Varqa told theedgemarkets.com.


Malaysia’s Petronas completes first LNG bunkering operation at Pengerang

December 17, 2018

Dateline 2018-11-02, SPGlobal:

Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas has completed its first LNG bunkering operation at the Pengerang LNG terminal, an achievement that reaffirms the company’s efforts to compete in a key growing segment, where neighboring Singapore has invested heavily.


PETRONAS Activity Outlook 2019-2021

December 16, 2018

If you can’t find it, here is the link:

PETRONAS Activity Outlook 2019-2021

Also, why is the PETRONAS website not https: compliant? That’s one way to drop down the G’s search rankings.


Azmin: Govt needs to ‘recalibrate’ finances before paying oil royalty

December 16, 2018

Should be up measurement engineers’ alley.

Dateline 2018-11-01, Malay Mail:

Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali today said that the government needs to recalibrate its finances first before it can pay the balance of the oil royalty payment owed to the Terengganu due to the nation’s current fiscal position.

During his winding up speech on the Midterm Review of the 11th Malaysian Plan (RMK11), Azmin said the federal government is not delaying the payment but had no choice and had to “recallibrate its finances”.

“I give my commitment that the new government under the leadership of His Most Honourable Langkawi will ensure we keep our promises,” Azmin replied to Kuala Nerus MP (PAS) Datuk Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali who wanted to know when the state will receive its Petronas oil royalty.


Petronas makes U-turn on gas delivery charges

December 15, 2018

Why not just go to another supplier?

Dateline 2018-10-31, FMT:

Petronas Dagangan Bhd has announced that there will be no price increase for its Gas Petronas Home Delivery (GPHD) service and the delivery charges remain the same.

The decision was made after taking into consideration public feedback and concerns on the adjustment of the delivery charges, it said in a statement today.