Dateline 2022-08-25, Offshore:
Petronas has approved the South Furious 30 Water Flood Phase 2 project in the North Sabah production sharing contract offshore Malaysia, according to partner Hibiscus Energy.
This involves drilling of six water injectors and five oil infill wells at the South Furious 30 Field, the aims being to increase production and reserves recovery via pressure support from water injection and sweep into existing and new oil producers.
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Dateline 2022-10-23, Offshore Energy:
On 23 August 2022, Petronas informed it kicked off the development of a gas delivery facility at Tanjung Kidurong, Bintulu, that will, from next year, supply natural gas to SPSB and SEB.
The Bintulu Additional Gas Sales Facility (BAGSF-2) is designed with a capacity to deliver up to 390 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (MMscfd).
The facility will deliver 160 MMscfd of LNG to a Sarawak Government-owned methanol plant, which will be operated by SPSB. The methanol plant is currently under construction at Tanjung Kidurong. Another 70 MMscfd will be supplied to Sarawak Energy Bhd’s Tanjung Kidurong Power plant. The remaining capacity will allow the facility to supply future customers.
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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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Dateline 2022-09-16, The Edge:
Malaysia has reached 23% installation of renewable energy (RE), and is planning to hit 40% by 2035.
Deputy Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Ali Biju said the transition of Malaysia’s electricity supply system towards a low-carbon energy system is outlined in the Malaysia Renewable Energy Roadmap, which focuses on increasing the share of four key RE resources, namely solar, biomass, biogas and hydro, through a balanced yet sustainable approach.
He said the push for the energy transition had become much stronger over the past few years.
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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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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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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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Dateline 2022-08-10, NST:
A pilot study conducted at the Cyberjaya Sewage Treatment Plant found that every 15 litres of raw sewage can produce 15 per cent butanol gas and 1.5 per cent ethanol.
Environment and Water Minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the study conducted by Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (IWK) and local company EMB Business Sdn Bhd was in line with efforts towards a circular economy in exploring the potential of sewage waste as a source of renewable energy.
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Dateline 2022-08-08, NST:
There are debates about the adverse effects of nuclear energy, namely the possible proliferation of nuclear weapons or the consequences of nuclear accidents, such as that of Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima-Daiichi in 2011.
From an ecological perspective, the persistence of nuclear weapons stands out, together with climate change, as the two most significant and interconnected environmental crises globally.
While climate change is known to cause harsh weather, degrade natural resources, shift wildlife populations and affect social systems, nuclear weapons possess the capability of more serious destruction.
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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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