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?
Campaign 2019 – IEM VP
December 18, 2018
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Malaysia not aggressive enough in biodiesel mandate, says expert
December 18, 2018Personally, 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.
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Malaysia’s Petronas completes first LNG bunkering operation at Pengerang
December 17, 2018Dateline 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.
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PETRONAS Activity Outlook 2019-2021
December 16, 2018If 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.
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Azmin: Govt needs to ‘recalibrate’ finances before paying oil royalty
December 16, 2018Should 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.
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Petronas makes U-turn on gas delivery charges
December 15, 2018Why 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.
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Commercial gas production begins at Malaysia’s Beryl gas field
December 14, 2018Dateline 2018-10-24, Interfax:
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration started commercial gas production from the Beryl gas field offshore Sarawak in Malaysia last month, the Japanese company said on Tuesday.
Beryl lies in the shallow waters of Block SK10.
Output will be supplied via undersea pipelines to Malaysia LNG’s Tiga plant in Bintulu, which is partly owned by JX Nippon Oil & Energy.
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Oil royalty dispute to hinder Sarawak
December 13, 2018Dateline 2018-10-23, Malaysian Reserve:
Not many appreciate the fact that Malaysia is currently one of the largest oil and gas (O&G)-producing nations in Asia, producing about 720,000 barrels of oil per day in 2017 — accounting for about 9.8% of Asia’s oil production and 73 billion cu m of natural gas in 2017, the highest in South-East Asia.
According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM), the country’s GDP stood at RM1.17 trillion in 2017 with mining and quarrying (97% crude oil, condensates and natural gas) contributing about 9% or RM98.4 billion to the economy.
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Diving Tenggol 2018-09 Pt 5 of 6
December 12, 2018
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Budget 2019 is based on US$70 oil
December 11, 2018Dateline 2018-10-18, The Star:
The government is estimating the 2019 Budget allocation based on average crude oil price of US$70 per barrel, although the benchmark Brent crude oil was nearing US$80 per barrel currently, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Elaborating further, he said allocation for the country’s development would be reduced, as it was unavoidable, but the operation budget would be maintained.
“For the 2019 Budget, we have to use our revenue, to that extent, to pay debts. We (however) cannot reduce the operation budget, it has to go on.
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