Now give training to local engineering firms at a nominal cost (say, one Big Mac meal), and then I really start jumping for joy.
From the Borneo Post onlne, dateline 2013-09-06:
Mri: Shell Malaysia opened its Asia Pacific Wells Learning Hub, the first in the Asia Pacific region and third globally after its Houston Centre in the United States and Rijswijk Centre in the Netherlands, here yesterday Officiating at the official
opening, Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang said the state strongly supported Shell and other oil and gas companies in continue developing their operations in the state.
Praising Shell for setting up the learning hub in the state, he added that the state government had always been appreciative of positive initiatives in technological advancement.
“The applications of technological knowledge are important tools to provide cutting edge amidst global competition for productivity, efficiency, scientific interest, environmental compliance and profitability.
“I am very happy today to witness Shell Malaysia bringing advance training facilities for petrol chemical, oil and gas onshore, located here,” said Jabu.
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On the back of a number of government initiatives, developments in infrastructure and technologies, and significant private sector investments, the country’s oil and gas sector produced 1.69 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), up from 1.64 million boe/d during the same period last year. And Reuters says that a $30 billion push to find more oil and gas is also paying off [see box], with domestic crude output bouncing back from a recent 20-year low, and natural gas production on track to hit a record high before the end of the decade.
