February 3, 2023
Dateline 2022-11-01, JPT:
Mubadala Energy and its partners have announced a new gas discovery offshore Malaysia via the Cengkih-1 exploration well in Block SK 320. The exploration well was drilled to a total depth of 1680 m and encountered a 110-m gas column in the Miocene Cycle IV/V pinnacle carbonate reservoirs. The Cengkih-1 well is located nearly 220 km off the Bintulu coast in Sarawak.
The discovery is near the Pegaga gas field, also located within Block SK 320. Mubadala Energy and its partners began production from the Pegaga field in March 2022.
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February 2, 2023
Dateline 2022-11-01, Reuters:
Malaysian state energy firm Petronas said on Tuesday it was studying the damage to interconnecting pipes caused by a fire last week at its refinery and petrochemical joint venture with Saudi Aramco.
Petronas said last Thursday a fire and explosion occurred at the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) located in the southern Malaysian state of Johor. No casualties were reported.
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February 1, 2023
Get in the fusion bandwagon at ground level and get those patents in.
Dateline 2022-11-01, NST:
THE Russia-Ukraine conflict has exposed a new reality about the world energy mix.
In the United Kingdom, a prime minister was unseated because of a rushed job to address the country’s high energy costs.
The capping of energy prices for UK household heating with no clear strategy on how to pay for the subsidy, cost Liz Truss her job.
In the European Union, countries dependent on gas from Russia worry about how they will manage as winter approaches and demand for energy rises.
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January 31, 2023
I guess I need to find out, which component of a residential PV system (hardware and labour) is the major cost component at the moment.
Dateline 2022-11-01, The Star:
The Government has introduced the Corporate Green Power Programme (CGPP) to encourage more companies in the country to use green electricity by installing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said the CGPP would enable companies operating here to achieve their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments through the Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) mechanism with a total quota of 600MW.
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January 30, 2023
Dateline 2022-10-28, Energy pedia (what now?)
PETRONAS has signed two key agreements with Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (PETROS) on collaboration opportunities under the Sarawak Gas Roadmap that will help accelerate both parties’ shared aspirations to sustainably grow the State’s energy industry.
The first is a heads of agreement (HOA) to expand the usage of natural gas within the State for the supply of 60 MMscfd of gas starting by 2026 to the proposed 400 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine power station in Miri.
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January 27, 2023
Dateline 2022-10-28, S&P Global:
Malaysia’s PRefChem has shut its polymer lines at the Pengerang Integrated Complex following an explosion and fire Oct. 27 at a pipeline at the Petronas oil refinery in Johor, a company source confirmed Oct. 28.
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January 26, 2023
Fire in Highcastle, Johor.
Dateline 2022-10-27, The Star:
A fire broke out at a PETRONAS oil refinery here, which led to an explosion at 3.24pm on Thursday (Oct 27).
In a statement, PETRONAS Refinery and Petrochemical Corporation Sdn Bhd (PRPC) said the fire broke out at one of the interconnecting pipes located in the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) in Kota Tinggi, Johor.
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January 25, 2023
Can I get a work permit for Sarawak, please?
Dateline 2022-10-25, Malay Mail:
Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg today said the Sarawak government is focused on using its power exports to make the state into the centre of renewable energy for South-east Asia.
He said that as Malaysia’s largest renewable energy provider, Sarawak can play a key role in accelerating the region’s energy transition by sharing its resources with its neighbours.
“Sarawak’s Growth Agenda supports a resilient and sustainable energy future for a common regional prosperity,” he said in his address at a forum held in conjunction with the Singapore International Week 2022.
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January 24, 2023
What is the purpose of that rope in the photo? To pull renewables up the slope?
Dateline 2022-10-23, Daily Express:
SABAH needs to play its part to realise the Federal Government’s target of having renewable energy as 20 per cent of the nation’s power generation mix by 2023.As demand for electricity grows in Sabah, geothermal power has the aptitude to be a clean, steady and local option for electricity generation.At Sabah’s Apas Kiri Geothermal field the exploration results offer good evidence for an exploitable geothermal resource of about 14sq km area size and with temperature about 200ºC and with about 85MWe of resource capacity at a P50 level of probability.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) stated that geothermal resources are thermal energy that is stored as heat in the rocks of the Earth’s crust and interior.
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January 23, 2023
Ah, when do we get the build it yourself nuclear stockpiles…
Dateline 2022-10-25, Mirage:
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team said Malaysia was committed to improving its national nuclear security regime, including by strengthening coordination between relevant national authorities and by enhancing radiation detection capabilities at its borders. The team, which today concluded a nuclear security mission to the country, encouraged Malaysia to further develop some of its nuclear security plans and procedures, supported by a more comprehensive programme of training and exercises for nuclear security bodies.
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