Petronas to delay $19 billion petrochemicals project

September 20, 2013

Okay, this is really out of date info, but I’m behind, so much news to share. “Water supplies”?

From FMT, dateline 2013-07-30:

Petronas will start up its $19 billion petrochemicals complex in Malaysia in 2018, the company told Reuters on Tuesday, signaling a further delay in the country’s largest-ever infrastructure project.

A delay to the project in  Johor could deal a potential blow to the economy of  as well as local oil and gas services firms hoping for work on the massive complex.

A source familiar with Petronas’ business strategy told Reuters the project had been complicated by a need to secure water supplies as well as cater for proposed international partners.

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Petronas blames RAPID delay on Johor

June 29, 2013

Now, if the old Sultan of Johor was around…

Dateline 2013-06-05:

The RM60 billion Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project will not be completed on time due to delays by the Johor government, state oil and gas company PETRONAS said today.

The mega project was previously slated to start operations in 2016, but PETRONAS announced today that the date has been pushed to early 2017.

“There has been some delay to state government, which includes housing … There have been delays in moving the Muslim cemeteries,” said PETRONAS president and group CEO Tan Sri Datuk Shamsul Azhar Abbas at a media briefing here.

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Petronas: Defers $20 Billion Petrochemical Plant Decision to 2014

June 15, 2013

Isn’t the reason for deferment obvious? Can you spell “1AkuJanjiLepasUndi?”

Dateline 2012-05-22, Fox Business News.

Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Bhd. has deferred for another three quarters a decision to proceed with what the government describes as one of the country’s most important oil-and-gas projects.

A decision about building the $20 billion petrochemical complex in the southern state of Johor has been deferred until the first quarter of 2014, Petronas Chief Operating Officer Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin said on Wednesday. He didn’t give a reason. It had been scheduled to announce if it will go ahead by next month. Petronas is currently conducting a new “front-end engineering design study,” Mr. Zulkiflee told a news conference.

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Pakatan says not against RAPID but project implementation

November 15, 2012

Dateline 2012-10-16:

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) clarified today that it will not scrap Petronas’ RM60 billion petrochemical refinery in Pengerang should it wrest federal power but will only put the project on hold, pending the resettlement of affected villages in the Johor constituency.

PR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (picture) told a press conference here that the pact was not against the multibillion ringgit refinery but was concerned over how the Petronas’ Refinery and Petrochemicals Development (RAPID) had been rushed without due consultation with those living in the affected areas.

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Petronas’ Rapid project to meet high demand

May 18, 2012

Yes, this is outdated.

Dateline 2012-05-10:

The US$20 billion refinery and petrochemical integrated development (RAPID) project to be undertaken by Petronas in southern Johor will be timely in meeting burgeoning demand for energy and petrochemical products especially in Asia in the next 20 years.

To be launched by His Royal Highness the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar on Sunday, the project would also enhance both Malaysia’s and the region’s petrochemical industry, attracting investments from world class oil, gas and petrochemical firms.

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Petronas’ Rapid Project Progresses As Scheduled

April 25, 2012

Dateline 2012-04-05:

Petronas said today its proposed Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project, to be located in Pengerang, Johor, is progressing as scheduled.

In a statement, Petronas said RAPID’s proposed refinery would have a capacity of 300,000 barrels per standard day and it would supply feedstock for RAPID’s petrochemical complex as well as produce gasoline and diesel that meet European specifications.

The RAPID project aimed to capitalise on the growing need for speciality chemicals and to meet the demand for petroleum and commodity petrochemical products in the Asia Pacific region by 2016.

First announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on May 13, 2011, the project has achieved several important milestones in the past few months.

Following the announcement, a detailed feasibility study on the proposed project was undertaken and completed in October 2011, it said.

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Saturday Star 2011-12-10 – Job Opportunities

December 12, 2011

Support me by purchasing my recommendations, or buying through my Amazon store. I need the money to pay for running this site. Corporate level sponsors are encouraged.

If you need my help to submit your CVs, donate to the blog, and I’ll review your CV to see if it is worthy of my (and my associates’) expectations. If you can’t figure out how to donate, no need to ask.

  • I’m looking for a senior process engineer, 7+ years experience. Send your cv here . Also looking for process safety persons, lead piping designer, lead instrument engineer, and other seniors you think will catch my eye.
  • Oh, PETRONAS is looking for RAPID candidates. Visit http://www.discoverpetronas.com.
  • Total is looking for an HSE engineer, night drilling supervisor. Send your CV  here, or visit here.

May I suggest that readers install the Waze app on their phones? And use it as much as possible? It says its a “a social mobile application providing free turn-by-turn navigation based on the live conditions of the road. 100% powered by users, the more you drive, the better it gets. Join the community of drivers in your area today!” The more you use it, the better info I get in planning my journey round KL, and hopefully the rest of Malaysia

If you are fans of classic gaming, support those old time PC classics at Good Oil Games. I wish they had a local setup here. And they just started their Xmas 50% off drive!

Support your local bookshop! Visit Bookalicious at The Summit Subang, good selection of imported books. I think they focus on trilogies, quadrilogies, and otherologies. Tell them I sent you, and enjoy the look of perplexity on their faces

Let’s talk a bit about deepwater books:

  

Deepwater Petroleum Exploration & Production, A Sea in Flames, Disaster on The Horizon

This week’s food recommendation is anything strawberrish from Cameron Highlands. And that’s why this weeks posting is late.

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