Malaysia aims to fully implement B20 biodiesel mandate by year-end

March 7, 2022

Dateline 2022-01-05, Reuters:

Malaysia plans to implement its nationwide adoption of the B20 palm oil biofuel programme by the end of 2022, the country’s palm oil board said on Wednesday.

The mandate to manufacture biofuel with a 20% palm oil component – known as B20 – for the transport sector was first rolled out in January 2020 but faced delays due to movement curbs imposed to contain coronavirus outbreaks.

“We will do it stage-by-stage basis depending on the government’s financial capabilities,” Ravi Muthayah, the commodities ministry’s secretary general said during a seminar.

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EnQuest ordered to pay Malaysian contractor $17.1 million

March 6, 2022

Dateline 2022-01-04, Upstream:

UK company EnQuest has been ordered to pay Malaysian contractor Barakah Offshore Petroleum nearly 71.6 million ringgit ($17.1 million) following an adjudication claim over offshore works.

Barakah launched legal action against EnQuest’s Malaysian subsidiary last year in relation to work carried out by Barakah under a 2018 letter of award for the provision of the Pan Malaysia Maintenance, Construction & Modification (PM-MCM) contract EN17051.

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Malaysia’s Petronas, Sabah state launch masterplan for gas development

March 5, 2022

Dateline 2022-01-04, Channel Asia:

Malaysia’s state oil firm Petronas and the resource-rich state of Sabah on Tuesday (Jan 4) launched a masterplan to develop the state’s natural gas resources, including the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant.

The Sabah Gas Masterplan is the result of a joint study between the state and Petronas, both parties said in a joint statement.

It entails the construction of an LNG plant with a capacity of 2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) at the Sipitang Oil and Gas Industrial Park, which will provide opportunities for Sabah to expand its LNG distribution across the state, they said.

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Malaysia’s Petronas sees CCS cost as challenge

March 4, 2022

Dateline 2021-12-21, Argus Media:

Malaysian state-owned Petronas’ goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050mirrors that of its home country and includes hydrogen as a crucial step.

The firm will focus on blue over green hydrogen at first, targeting exports to existing LNG customers in Japan and South Korea. But the cost of CCS is challenging for domestic projects. “If you look at [the] Middle East or Australia, their carbon capture is all onshore, so the cost of doing it is much cheaper theoretically. But because ours is all offshore… you get into all the complexities of operating offshore,” Petronas’ hydrogen business head, Adlan Ahmad, says.

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Random Promo – Loving Reaper

March 3, 2022

Disclaimer – I have no financial interest, I am a Patreon backer of the author, Jenny Jinya.

Have a look at her work at Loving Reaper, and see if it doesn’t tug your heartstrings if you have any joy in pets and animals. Buy her hardcopy compilation.

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Shout Out – MOGEC 2022-03

March 3, 2022

📢 1 week to go ! 🤩
📢 Book your seat before closing date ! 🤩

*Book your seat for MOGEC webinar by Ms Chin Foong Ling from ERM *

Title: Climate Change Risk and Net Zero Action
Date: 10th March 2022 (Thursday)
Time: 3.00pm
Platform: MS Teams

Free admission for MOGEC member
Rm40 for Non Member

To register for the webinar, kindly fill up the registration form at this link -> https://tinyurl.com/MOGECMAR

Thank you

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Shout Out – 2022-03 AER Open Day

March 2, 2022

I’m MCing this event, so turn up and register. I need the headcount to get paid a bonus on top of the base pay. The date is 5th March 2022.

Visit https://forms.gle/Thm 22nJihaemkyeo9 to register. And visit AER to find and gawk at my name.

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Random Promo – Bichi Mao

March 2, 2022

Disclaimer – I have no financial interest, I am a Patreon backer of the artist, Bichi Mao.

Have a look at their work see if it doesn’t tug your heartstrings. Purch their merch.

Everything has its own priority, when you reach animals and have the means, please manage pet breeding, support trap, neuter and release programs and your local animal shelter.

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PetChem’s chieftain Sazali to head Petronas downstream division, sources say

March 1, 2022

Dateline 2021-12-21, The Edge:

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PetChem) managing director-cum-chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Sazali Hamzah is set to be appointed as Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) executive vice president and CEO of Downstream business, sources told The Edge.

Sazali, 55, will take over the position from Datuk Md Arif Mahmood, who will be retiring from the national oil firm on Jan 1, 2022 after 37 years of service.

Sazali will relinquish his post as the managing director of PetChem by the same date, a role which he has served since May 2014.

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Malaysia’s Petronas awards six upstream exploration blocks

February 28, 2022

Dateline 2021-12-22, Energy Voice:

Malaysia’s Petronas has awarded six of the 13 offshore exploration blocks offered in the recently concluded Malaysia Bid Round (MBR) 2021.

The six blocks, awarded to both existing and new players, are Blocks SB412, 2W, X, SK427, SK439 and SK440. These awards are subject to the signing of the production sharing contracts (PSCs) between the relevant parties by the first quarter of 2022, Petronas said today.

The MBR 2021 themed “Grow Your Energy Portfolio With Us” was virtually launched on 26 February 2021, with over 250 potential and existing investors streaming live from North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

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