Dateline 2019-11-13, Borneo Post:
Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has defended the state’s hydrogen economy initiatives during the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting today.
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Chief minister: Only state govt can issue licences to oil and gas companies operating in Sarawak
August 19, 2019Dateline 2019-07-05, Malay Mail:
Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg clarified today said that only the Sarawak state government can issue licences to oil and gas companies operating in its territorial waters.
“We have never given up the licensing right to Petronas. It is in the Malaysian Constitution. It is our right. How can we give up our right? It is just speculation,” he told reporters after handing over Petronas sponsorships for Sarawak students here today.
The chief minister was asked if it is true that the state government has given up its authority to issue licences to oil and gas companies to Petronas.
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CM: Oil and gas complex will boost development in Sarawak’s north
July 8, 2019And China has a base in North Sarawak.
Dateline 2019-06-10, The Star:
A proposed integrated oil and gas complex in Lawas will help boost development in Sarawak’s northern region, says Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg.
The Chief Minister said the US$5bil (RM20.8bil) project by China’s Beijing Beca Sci-Tech Co Ltd and Sinopec Engineering Incorporation would create jobs and spread development to the area.
“This will be a game changer for northern Sarawak, particularly Lawas and Limbang.
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Sarawak launches Asean’s first integrated hydrogen production plant
July 4, 2019Is this renewable energy?
Dateline 2019-05-27, Malay Mail:
Sarawak is poised to become a world exporter of hydrogen following the launch of Southeast Asia’s first integrated hydrogen production plant and refuelling station here today.
Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg said a potential overseas investor had shown interest in setting up a plant to produce hydrogen here and buy the product back to replace nuclear power in their country.
“I cannot reveal the details yet because negotiations are still on and there is a possibility of Sarawak becoming a world exporter of hydrogen that will give extra revenue to power our economy in the long run,” he told reporters after the launch of the plant and refuelling station being undertaken by Sarawak Energy, an energy development company, in collaboration with Linde EOX Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Linde Malaysia.
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Share seismic data on oil and gas resources, Sarawak CM urges Petronas
June 6, 2019What is this Petros you speak about? Was it part of King’s Landing? And talk about the crown jewels.
Dateline 2019-04-14, Malay Mail:
Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Abang Johari Openg today asked Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) to share its seismic data on oil and gas reserves in the state’s territorial boundary with Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros).
“They have the seismic data. We want to know the data. Let’s share the data with Petros,” he said when addressing the Sarawak Oil and Gas Seminar and Exhibition here.
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Abang Johari: No multi-layer sales tax on petroleum products
January 25, 2019Dateline 2018-12-14, FMT:
Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg today clarified that only the export sales tax will be imposed on petroleum products.
Clarifying that there would be no multi-layer sales tax on petroleum products, he said there was a lot of misunderstanding on the export sales tax for petroleum and gas product,s which was announced in the state assembly last month.
“People in the industry interpreted that raw materials (sold) to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant will be taxed at 5% and there will be another 5% tax when the LNG is produced and exported, which is not the case.
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Laying claim on oil and gas
January 10, 2019Dateline 2018-12-04, Borneo Post:
Sarawak is merely exercising its rights over oil and gas found in the state’s waters and shores.
Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg says in this context, Sarawak is not making any demands over the matter as it involves what rightfully belongs to the state.
“It is just a matter of rights. It is not demanding. If it is your house, and you want your house to be fenced up, that is what you want.
“That is not amounting to ‘demand’. That is just (our) right. Rights can be negotiated,” he told reporters after officiating at Zamalah Wartawan Malaysia organised by Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) here yesterday.
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Sarawak to impose sales tax on petroleum products
December 22, 2018Does this include plastics?
Dateline 2018-11-05, Malay Mail:
The Sarawak state government will impose 5 per cent sales tax on all petroleum products next year, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg said today.
“This will take effect on January 1 next year,” he said when tabling the state Budget 2019 in the state legislative assembly.
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Time for Petros to lay out its plans
December 4, 2018Yeah, since Sabah wants to emulate them.
Dateline 2018-10-11, FMT:
It has been over one and a half years since the announcement to set up Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros) was made. Until today, no specifics have been released by the Sarawak government or its Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg.
As days go by, more questions emerge such as the amount of initial paid-up and working capital the state government will inject to get Petros operational, and who will make up the senior management aside from Saau Kakok who has been announced as its CEO.
Saau is a former special projects vice-president of US-based independent oil company, Hess Corporation.
Abang Johari, when announcing the setting up of Petros in 2017, said: “Petros is expected to be in operation within six months because we must get our side ready for us to get involved in upstream oil and gas (O&G) activities.”
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‘Politics need not dominate oil royalty talks’
October 27, 2018And here’s me thinking, isn’t politics the point of the talks?
Dateline 2018-08-01, Borneo Post:
Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg says the issue of oil royalty needs to be discussed professionally between Petronas, representing the federal government, and Petros, which represents the Sarawak government.
He said politics must not be too dominant in the discussion, which was now ongoing between the two parties.
According to him, the discussion started following the Federal Court decision in June to dismiss Petronas’s proceeding to obtain court declaration to have exclusive ownership on oil and gas resources in the state.
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