Longhouses near gas pipeline given fire safety talk

May 6, 2017

How exactly would these talks decrease the risks to the longhouses?

Dateline 2017-04-24, Borneo Post:

Zone 6 of the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) and Sabah Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP) recently held a fire safety campaign for longhouses along the gas pipeline in Niah near here.

It was held at Clarence Unjun longhouse and involved fire safety working committees from nearby longhouses – Merudi Jalin longhouse, Robert Antas Gani longhouse, Sabang Empungan longhouse and Ngalantar Senggaling longhouse, including Clarence Unjun longhouse.

The campaign included auditing longhouses close to the SSGP gas pipeline to assess their level of fire safety.

The longhouse residents were taught on the security measures around the gas pipeline by SSGP and given fire safety talk and demonstration on how to use fire extinguishers by Bomba.

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Petronas to conduct tests on gas pipeline

April 7, 2016

Dateline 2016-02-20, Borneo Post:

Petronas is conducting a series of tests on the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP) from February 15 to July 3 as part of its continuous efforts to ensure the integrity and safety of SSGP that runs from Kimanis, Sabah to Bintulu, Sarawak.

In a statement yesterday, the company advised the public not to be alarmed by the occasional hissing sounds, increased number of vehicles and workers along the pipeline and flaring at the Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal (SOGT) in Kimanis.

It will continue to engage the communities residing along the pipeline to update on the progress and measures undertaken throughout the duration of the tests.

Petronas is committed to the highest levels of international HSE standards to ensure the safety of the communities and environment in all areas of its operations, the statement added.

 

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Petronas pipeline has destroyed rainforest, says Swiss-based advocacy group

April 8, 2014

Of course construction destroyed rainforest. But have you seen the risk assessment? I haven’t, those in the know, send me a copy please?

Dateline 2014-03-03, Malaysian Insider:

The Swiss-based rainforest advocacy group Bruno Manser Fund (BMF), in a new attack on Sarawak, claimed the 500km Petronas gas pipeline (SSGP) has left a “trail of destruction” in the rainforest between the Sabah oil and gas terminal (SOGT) in Kimanis to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Bintulu, Sarawak.

BMF, on its new Sarawak geoportal, said that by shrouding the project in secrecy and for its failure to disclose the exact line of the SSGP, it has given rise for concern.

It claimed the less than transparent project had forced local communities to erect several blockades out of concern for damage to their environment and illegal extraction of timber for the construction of the pipeline within native customary rights (NCR) lands through which the line passes.

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