The nation’s oldest shipyard, Brooke Dockyard, is eyeing a RM500 million project from Murphy Oil to construct three oil platform structures.
Thus far, it has secured part of the project worth RM90 million.
This RM90 million initiative is for building the basic foundation of the platform, while work on the rest of the platform will be determined by Murphy Oil soon.
Infrastructure and Communication Development Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin said this at a press conference after the launching of Brooke Dockyard’s new office at Sejingkat Friday.
Manyin said Brooke Dockyard had also secured a RM12 million project to construct a 45m-long landing craft boat for the Marine Department.
On another matter, Manyin said there were no plans to privatise Brooke Dockyard at the moment.
“There is no such plan as Brooke Dockyard is doing well, and the state government is happy with the company,” he said, adding that the company had provided ample job opportunities to people living in and around Sejingkat and Demak Laut.
Meanwhile, Broke Dockyard chairman Datuk Abang Abdul Karim Tun Openg, in his speech, said their new building could accommodate 80 workers. It is equipped with a centralised public address system, close circuit television camera (CCTV), a surau, conference room, and state-of-the art equipment.
Also present were Brooke Dockyard’s technical advisor Zuraimi Sabki and acting general manager Norizan Sazali.
