2 O&G firms yet to pay Sabah RM97mil in SST

November 7, 2022

Dateline 2022-08-18, FMT:

Two oil and gas firms have yet to pay the RM97 million in state sales and service tax (SST) on petroleum products owed to Sabah, says the state’s second finance minister Masidi Manjun.

According to The Borneo Post, the two firms are Repsol Oil and Gas Ltd and SEA Hibiscus Sdn Bhd. Masidi reportedly said there was no problem with the other oil and gas companies operating in Sabah as they had been paying the SST on time.

He added that Sabah would be able to rake in RM1.2 billion annually if all of the firms had paid the SST on time.

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Sarawak needs more chemical engineers, says premier

November 3, 2022

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Dateline 2022-08-13, Malay Mail:

Sarawak needs more chemical engineers to support the state’s petrochemical industry, said Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg.

He said expertise in the field would be needed for Sarawak especially with two proposed petrochemical investments in Bintulu.

“There are two proposed investments (coming into Sarawak) with each valued at US$6 billion on the separation of gas which is a complicated process.

“Therefore with these investments coming in, we need a lot of chemical engineers in Sarawak,” he said in his speech at the Sarawak Branch Institution of Engineers (IEM) annual dinner here, last night.

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Rosmari-Marjoram Gasfield, Malaysia

November 2, 2022

Dateline 2022-08-11, Offshore Technology:

Rosmari-Marjoram is a proposed sour gas field development located in Block SK318, offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.

Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB), a Malaysian subsidiary of Shell, has 75% ownership and is the operator of the gasfield. Petronas subsidiary Petronas Carigali holds a 15% stake in the field while Brunei Energy Exploration owns the remaining 10% stake. The estimated investment in the project is $1bn.

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Sabah oil and gas roadshow to promote funding, talent development opportunities

November 1, 2022

Dateline 2022-08-11, The Star:

Local players in the oil and gas industry have been urged to take part in the Sabah Oil and Gas, Services and Equipment (OGSE) Roadshow 2022 here later this month.

Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said the roadshow would provide a platform for OGSE companies to explore government support to help grow their businesses and secure long-term sustainability.

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Universiti Malaysia Sabah offers Oil and Gas related Diploma programme

October 27, 2022

Dateline 2022-08-06, Daily Express:

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Faculty of Engineering has designed a diploma programme in Process Engineering which specialises in oil and gas operations for producing quality human capital capable of contributing to the industry of hydrocarbon.

According to the faculty’s website, the Diploma in Process Engineering (Oil and Gas Operations) is a three-year programme, which mainly covers the midstream activities in the oil and gas industry.

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Targeted fuel subsidy pilot test – B40/M40 to receive e-wallet credit, but everyone to pay higher fuel prices?

October 24, 2022

Dateline 2022-07-29, Paultan.org:

Yet more on the targeted approach to fuel subsidy being planned by the government. Earlier this week, finance minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said that a mechanism for targeted subsidy is being tested, and that the system would be trialled for between three to six months before it is implemented.

Now, a potential method that might be employed for the format has been indicated, and it comes in the form of e-wallets. This was revealed by Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican, deputy secretary-general for policy of the treasury at the ministry of finance.

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Sabah wants more young people in oil and gas industry, says CM

October 20, 2022

Dateline 2022-07-23, The Edge:

The Sabah government wants more young people in the oil and gas industry in line with efforts to develop the industry in the state, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.

He said Sabah had recorded a historic achievement through the establishment of SMJ Sdn Bhd, which is a fully state-owned oil and gas company, following the signing of the commercial cooperation agreement (CCA) with Petronas last year.

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Sustainability among key themes at largest regional O&G conference as industry prepares for energy transition

October 19, 2022

Dateline 2022-07-21, The Edge:

Sustainability, growth and future aspirations of the oil and gas (O&G) industry are expected to be the dominant themes this year when energy professionals from across the globe gather here for Southeast Asia’s largest merged O&G conference — the Oil & Gas Asia (OGA) X Malaysia Oil & Gas Services Exhibition and Conference (MOGSEC) 2022 — and the inaugural Petrochemicals Sustainability Conference (PSC) 2022, which will be held together from Sept 13-15 this year.

Announced on Thursday, the OGA X MOGSEC, together with the PSC 2022, is an all-inclusive event championed by three parties — The Malaysian Oil, Gas & Energy Services Council (MOGSC) , the Malaysian Petrochemicals Association (MPA) and Informa Markets Malaysia — to further reinforce Malaysia as the region’s O&G, energy and petrochemicals hub.

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Masidi: State oil and gas industry to prioritise Sabahans

October 18, 2022

Dateline 2022-07-19, NST:

The oil and gas industry in Sabah will prioritise the people from the state in terms of employment, said state Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun.

“As long as Sabah has skilled workers, they will be given priority. Since early last year, all non-Sabahan workers must apply for work permits.

“If there are skilled people in Sabah, we will recruit them,” he said in a question-and-answer session at the state assembly here.

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Diver dies offshore Malaysia at Petronas FPSO

October 17, 2022

Why not a DOSH report? Something to hide? “Unnamed FPSO”, really?

Dateline 2022-07-12, Energy Voice:

A commercial diver has died while performing an adapter mating test on the hull of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Malaysia, according to a HSE report from national oil company Petronas.

Petronas said the accident was part of the underwater hull repair project for an unnamed FPSO. The work was being carried out in water depths of five to six metres. The accident, which involved a second diver, happened on 5 July 2022.

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