Double wins for Sime Darby and Petronas at IChemE Malaysia Awards

January 20, 2023

MySET and IEM need to give out more awards to pockets-that-be.

Dateline 2022-10-18, The Chemical Engineer:

SIME Darby and Petronas both won two awards at IChemE’s annual Malaysia Awards, held virtually on 17 October.

Sime Darby won the Sustainability and Palm Oil categories for using enzymes to enhance palm oil recovery. IChemE said that the company’s easily adaptable, low cost, and more sustainable process improves palm oil extraction rates as well as increasing revenue.

Petronas Group Research and Technology won the Oil and Gas category for a nanobubble flotation technology that removes oil from water. Meanwhile, Petronas Penapisan won the Process Safety award for creating Chemical Hazard Reactivity and Physical Hazard Compatibility Charts in response to the port warehouse explosion that killed more than 200 people in Lebanon in 2020. The charts were implemented to help ensure adequate controls are taken on site and maintain compliance with regulatory standards.

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Sabah takes another step to carbon neutrality

January 19, 2023

Interesting… means that they have running water sources that they may need to block off to get this working.

Dateline 2022-10-19, FMT:

The Sabah Foundation, or Yayasan Sabah, will develop mini hydropower plants at several locations in the state under a joint venture with hydropower and solar power group G Capital Bhd.

The RM3 billion project, to be undertaken by Sabah Renewable Energy Corporation Sdn Bhd, will mark a new milestone in the Sabah Maju Jaya 2021-2025 transformation masterplan that will help Malaysia become a carbon neutral economy by 2050.

Another agreement, also inked today, will see G Capital and Yayasan Sabah subsidiary Innoprise Synergy Sdn Bhd become shareholders of Sabah Renewable Energy.

Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor, who witnessed the signing of the agreements, said the mini hydropower plants would ensure a constant supply of electricity to Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd.

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Potential in Ultra-deepwater Sabah, Malaysia – Can it be Realized?

January 18, 2023

Dateline 2022-10-17, SP Global:

Exploration and development activities in deepwater Sabah, Malaysia have increased since the first oil and gas discovery, Kamunsu East 1, in the late 1990s by Shell. More than 45% of discoveries in the area are found within the Upper Miocene Cycle V reservoirs of the Baram Delta and the Northwest Sabah Province.

The Kikeh field was the first deepwater development in Malaysia which was discovered in 2003 and commenced production in 2007. Six other fields have come onstream since then with the latest, the Rotan field by PTTEP, in early 2021. A variety of production systems have been used for the producing fields in deepwater Sabah. These production systems range from spar dry tree unit (DTU) (Kikeh field), semisubmersible floating production systems (Gumusut-Kakap field), tension leg platforms (TLP) (Malikai field) and floating liquified natural gas (FLNG) (Rotan and Buluh fields).

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TotalEnergies, Petronas Carigali, and Shell Sign PSC for Ultra-deepwater Offshore Block in Malaysia

January 17, 2023

Dateline 2022-10-13, Offshore Engineer:

Malaysia’s Petronas has signed a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with TotalEnergies, Petronas Carigali, and Shell for Block 2K, an ultra-deepwater block off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia.

According to Petronas, Block SB 2K, with a depth of up to 3,000 meters, covers an area of 1,952 sq km and is located in the prolific north-west ultra-deepwater area within a proven hydrocarbon basin with promising hydrocarbon potential.

Under the PSC terms, TotalEnergies will be the operator with a 34.9 percent stake. Petronas Carigali will hold a 40 percent stake, and Shell the remaining 25.1 percent.

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Petronas advances first gas offshore Sarawak, Malaysia

January 13, 2023

Dateline 2022-10-13, Upstream:

Malaysia’s national upstream company Petronas Carigali is edging nearer to production start-up at the next phase of its Bayan redevelopment project offshore Sarawak.

The project’s mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) is scheduled to start its tow this week from Labuan Shipyard & Engineering for installation on Bayan field sub-block 4Q-21.

The tow and installation, which is expected to take around 12 days to complete, is being supported by four vessels — the Malaysia-flagged Executive Pride and Bridgewater 132 plus the Singapore-flagged Bridgewater 130 and the MP Prowess.

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Malaysia introduces tax incentives in boost for CCS

January 12, 2023

Time for that backyard calcium carbonate generator.

Dateline 2022-10-10, Energy Voice:

Malaysia’s 2023 budget announced on Friday introduces a raft of tax incentives for carbon capture and storage (CCS) as the country aims to become a regional hub for the nascent sector.

The news will be welcomed by Malaysia’s national energy company Petronas which is pushing hard to develop the nation’s CCS industry and attract overseas partners. Malaysia has already embarked on aggressive plans to promote CCS in Southeast Asia with the goal of developing natural gas fields with high contaminant levels and decarbonising its economy simultaneously.

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Tales from the Engineering Floor – Hiring

January 11, 2023

Position
Graduate Engineer

Background
An small engineering oil and gas company (IGL Services Sdn Bhd), http://www.igl.com.my is looking for graduate(s). The role will be to support the company in both technical and administrative roles.

Qualification
A background in chemical engineering. Final GPA 3+.
Self starter.
Good communication skills, either Bahasa or English. Good document writing skills are essential.
Motivated individual, with firm analytical and logical skills.

Location
Will be based in or around Puchong Prima, Selangor.

Functional Position
The candidate will be reporting to lead engineer.

Remuneration
EPF, Socso and mandatory contributions

Notes
As small company, roles will be assigned per business requirements.
An technical written test will be conducted as part of the interview process.

Contact: enquiries@igl.com.my with subject “Graduate 2023-01”
Closing date: 2023-1-31

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LETTER | Malaysia’s O&G assets lost at South China Sea

January 11, 2023

Dateline 2022-10-08, Malaysiakini:

Ongoing debate and disputes over the territorial waters of the South China Sea (SCS) may now have escalated to the point where Malaysia is set to lose out on its oil and gas assets in the region.

As one of the main economic contributors to the country, Malaysia cannot afford to lose these assets and there is a need for a “wake-up call” for Malaysia to aggressively act now and defend its oil and gas assets at the SCS region rather than taking a “soft diplomatic” approach over the situation.

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Petronas pipeline leak hit part of Malaysia’s LNG exports

January 10, 2023

Dateline 2022-10-10, Reuters:

Contracts to export Malaysian liquefied natural gas (LNG) that sources gas from the northern Borneo state of Sabah are under force majeure following a pipeline leak, trade sources said on Friday.

Malaysia LNG, majority owned by Petronas, declared force majeure on LNG supplies to its customers due to a leak on the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline on Sept. 21, a Mitsubishi Corp (8058.T) spokesperson said on Thursday.

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Petronas pipeline leak hit part of Malaysia’s LNG exports -sources

January 6, 2023

Historical, don’t sell your shares.

Dateline 2022-10-07, Nasdaq:

Contracts to export Malaysian liquefied natural gas (LNG) that sources gas from the northern Borneo state of Sabah are under force majeure following a pipeline leak, trade sources said on Friday.

Malaysia LNG, majority owned by Petronas, declared force majeure on LNG supplies to its customers due to a leak on the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline on Sept. 21, a Mitsubishi Corp 8058.T spokesperson said on Thursday.

This came after Petronas declared force majeure on gas supplies to Malaysia LNG, in which Mitsubishi also owns a stake.

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