MOGEC X IEM WEBINAR: KETRAMPILAN & IMEJ DIRI WANITA PROFESIONAL

February 17, 2021

Flyer invitation from IEM Terengganu Branch

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RM25 for Non members

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Malaysia to allocate another 500 MW of rooftop PV under net metering

February 17, 2021

Dateline 2021-02-01, pv magazine:

Malaysia’s Sustainable Energy Development Authority (Seda) has begun accepting applications for the Net Energy Metering 3.0 program (NEM 3.0) today.

The new scheme replaced the NEM 2.0 program that was introduced in January 2019 and expired at the end of 2020. The 500MW quota under the NEM 2.0 scheme was fully subscribed by the end of December. “All existing NEM 2.0 draft applications that couldn’t secure quota by 31st December 2020 will be removed from the dedicated platform during the maintenance period,” the Seda specified.

The NEM 3.0 program will be in force until the end of 2023 and will be aimed at allocating 500 MW of rooftop PV capacity.


Malaysian ex-staff suing Norway’s Aker Solutions obtains court order to serve documents in Europe

February 16, 2021

Dateline 2021-01-31, The Edge:

A former staff of Aker Solutions ASA (Norway), who had sued the oil services firm for alleged abuse of court process, has received the go-ahead to serve her court papers on her former employer in Europe.

A High Court order obtained by Seetha Kumarasamy last month, sighted by theedgemarket.com today, allows her to serve the documents out of Malaysia’s jurisdiction, and it is understood that she will do so after the documents are translated.

The Norwegian firm will have 21 days to respond to the suit upon receiving the documents.

Three Malaysian units of Aker Solutions, which have also been named as defendants in the suit, have already responded. They have appointed the legal firm of Skrine & Co to represent them.


MOGEC – Gazette Q1

February 15, 2021

Enjoy a copy of MOGEC‘s publicaton.


Gomen business – ETAC / EAC

January 29, 2021

If you are interested in the new ETAC / EAC requirements. EAC 15, 16, 17 March, ETAC 22, 23, 24 March. 80 participants only. Link is here.


O&G industry to continue job cuts

January 25, 2021

Dateline 2021-01-21, Malaysian Reserve:

WEAKER investments and global shift to low-carbon energy sources are expected to drive job cuts further in the oil and gas (O&G) industry with over 400,000 jobs axed last year alone.

Asia School of Business Assistant Prof Dr Renato Lima de Oliveira expects O&G companies globally to continue to cut their spending as they have yet to recover from the global slump in oil demand due to Covid-19.

National O&G companies like Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) and Saudi Aramco are further expected to pay hefty dividends to help respective federal governments manage their fiscal deficit as the Covid-19 battle continues.

Petronas has committed to an extra RM10 billion dividend on top of its scheduled RM24 billion dividend to the government for the year 2020. Saudi Aramco also said it would pay US$75 billion (RM303 billion) in dividend to the Saudi government.


Shell Malaysia to cut 250-300 upstream jobs

January 18, 2021

Dateline 2021-01-15, Argus Media:

Shell will cut 250-300 jobs from its upstream operations in Malaysia over the next two years, or around 2pc of the current workforce, calling it a necessary change to ensure it is “in a strong position to capture opportunities in the energy transition”.

Shell announced in September plans to cut 7,000-9,000 jobs over the next two years as part of a structural reorganisation to shift towards a low-carbon future.

Most of Shell Malaysia’s upstream staff will relocate to its principal office in Miri in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. The firm will continue to maintain an office in Kota Kinabalu in Sabah state for downstream businesses and some upstream support. “There are no changes to Shell’s offshore deepwater operations in Sabah,” it said.

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Oil and gas in the new norm

January 12, 2021

Dateline 2021-01-09, The Star:

SINCE the collapse of crude oil prices in 2014, the oil and gas (O&G) sector has never been the same.

First came the shale boom in the United States, creating ample supply and potentially changing geopolitics in the process by making the country less reliant on oil imports.

Another sting to the industry was the heavy debts that players struggled to pay back following the oil price rout that took place from 2014 to 2016.

The O&G industry has also been facing declining demand as more countries adopt cleaner and more environmentally friendly methods to generate energy.


Malaysia’s Petronas says Baram oil output to resume in Q3 after ship accident

January 11, 2021

Dateline 2021-01-04, Market Screener:

Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas said on Monday it expects to resume full production at its Baram facilities, off the state of Sarawak on Borneo island, in the third quarter after halting output in October following an accident.
Petronas declared force majeure at its Miri crude oil terminal on Oct. 29 as a result of the ship collision on Oct. 27 at the Baram field, a company spokesman told Reuters.


Norway’s Aker Solutions sued by former Malaysian employee amid graft probe

January 5, 2021

Dateline 2020-12-30, FMT:

A former Malaysian employee of Norway’s largest oil services company Aker Solutions has sued the firm, saying it tried to stop her from speaking to authorities about its business practices, an accusation the company denies.

Seetha Kumarasamy, formerly a legal director with the firm, said in a Nov 20 Kuala Lumpur court filing seen by Reuters that Aker Solutions had sued her in 2018 to suppress evidence and prevent her from speaking out amid a corruption probe into the firm’s dealings with Petronas.

Aker Solutions, in a court filing last week, denied the allegation and accused Seetha of breaching her confidentiality obligations to the firm.