PETRONAS Strengthens Methane Emissions Management, Boosts Decarbonisation Efforts via New Alliances at COP27

February 8, 2023

Dateline 2022-11-11, PETRONAS:

PETRONAS has announced its signatory membership to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP2.0), as well as the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) global Alliance for Industry Decarbonisation at the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

These memberships signify the Company’s efforts for greater transparency and drive towards decarbonisation and scaling up of cleaner energy solutions aligned with the Group’s aspiration to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 (NZCE 2050) to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Malaysia’s Petronas reports fire at SSGP pipeline

February 7, 2023

Dateline 2023-11-17, AsiaOne:

Malaysian state energy company Petronas reported a fire at the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP) near Lawas on Wednesday (Nov 16) afternoon, which the Borneo Post online said led to an explosion that killed one person and injured two others.

Petronas could not immediately be reached to comment on the reported fatality and injuries.

The incident is believed to have involved a third-party contractor performing work unrelated to pipeline operations, and a police report has been lodged, Petronas said in a statement.

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Sarawak aspires to be in the lead in renewable energy

February 6, 2023

Dateline 2023-11-04, Borneo Post:

Sarawak wants to be in the lead for renewable energy in Asia and maintains at least 60 per cent renewable energy capacity mix by 2030.

Deputy Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said Sarawak’s desire to achieve 600,000 tonnes of carbon emission reduction through mobility electrification could be achieved with the cooperation of all relevant parties.

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Mubadala Discovers Gas Field Off Malaysia

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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Petronas says assessing fire damage at Malaysian joint venture with Aramco

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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Time for Malaysia to revisit nuclear power

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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Another incentive for companies to go for green power

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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Malaysia: PETRONAS expands partnership with PETROS to accelerate Sarawak Gas Roadmap

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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PRefChem’s polymer lines shut after explosion at Malaysia’s Pengerang Integrated Complex

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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Fire breaks out at PETRONAS refinery in Johor

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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