Petronas akan henti projek LNG RM32b di Kanada?

Petroliam Nasional Bhd. (Petronas) mungkin menghentikan pelaksanaan projek gas asli cecair (LNG) bernilai AS$10 bilion (RM32 bilion) di Kanada, ekoran tekanan cukai yang boleh menjejaskan pulangan pelaburan projek tersebut.

Menurut Presiden dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Petronas, Tan Sri Shamsul Azhar Abbas, usaha bagi merealisasikan projek tersebut kini tidak menentu dan pihaknya tidak dapat membuat Keputusan Pelaburan Akhir (FID) mengenainya menjelang akhir tahun ini.

Petronas targets Latin America expansion

Petronas President and Group CEO, Tan Sri Dato’ Shamsul Azhar Abbas on 25 September 2014 inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Cooperation with the Director General of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Emilio Lozoya Austin purposed at furthering business opportunities and mutual co-operation between the two national oil companies.

With this, PETRONAS and Pemex will explore appropriate mechanisms through which there will be an exchange of experience, knowledge and best practices for activities related to deepwater projects, mature fields, heavy and extra heavy crudes, as well as the possibility to develop projects related to natural gas and infrastructure.

Sebelum nuklear, bangunkan teknologi Waste-to-Energy

DEWAN Rakyat kembali bersidang pada 7 Oktober 2014. Selain Belanjawan Tahunan yang menjadi fokus seluruh negara, beberapa Rang Undang-Undang (RUU) yang mungkin dibentangkan untuk bacaan kali pertama juga bakal menjadi tumpuan.

Pada awal bulan Ogos, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Datuk Mah Siew Keong, yang dipertanggungjawabkan untuk menyelia Perbadanan Tenaga Nuklear Malaysia (MNPC) telah mengeluarkan kenyataan bahawa Rang Undang-undang (RUU) Kawal Selia Tenaga Atom yang kini masih berada di peringkat draf memberi penekanan terhadap aspek keselamatan penggunaan tenaga atom selaras dengan garis panduan yang ditetapkan Agensi Tenaga Atom Antarabangsa (IAEA) dijangka dibentang di Parlimen hujung tahun ini.

Lundin Petroleum acquires interest in PM328, offshore Malaysia

Lundin Petroleum, through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Malaysia B.V. (Lundin Malaysia), has entered into agreements to acquire a 50 percent interest in PM328, and operatorship of the block, from PETRONAS Carigali. The effective date of the transaction is 31st August 2014.

PM328 is located offshore Malaysia, north east of PM307 which is also operated by Lundin Malaysia. PM328 covers an area of 5,600 square kilometres.

Petronas closer to completing world’s first floating LNG facility in S. Korea

The first topside module is to be installed on Petronas' floating liquefied natural gas facility which is being constructed at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering shipyard in Okpo, South Korea. - Petronas

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has commenced the lifting of the first topside module for its floating liquefied natural gas (PFLNG1) facility at the Quayside of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Okpo, South Korea.

The topside module lifting marks another major construction milestone for the facility, as it signifies the near completion of the PFLNG1, which will be the world’s first floating LNG facility in operation.

Petronas implements 10 EOR projects

National oil and gas company Petronas is now actively implementing enhanced oil recovery (EOR) programmes to enhance crude oil production in maturing fileds, with more than 10 EOR projects in the pipeline.

Executive director Datuk Mohamad Idris Mansor said the entire programme will be rolled out in phases over the next decade.

SapuraKencana unit discovers gas offshore Sarawak

SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd’s unit, SapuraKencana Energy (SKE), has discovered gas at Bakong-1, the fifth and final well in its 2014 drilling campaign within the SK408 production-sharing contract area offshore Sarawak.

The newest discovery is the biggest in terms of gross gas column, which is in excess of 600 m in the primary target reservoir located within the Late Miocene Carbonate reservoirs, bringing the total gas discovered to more than three trillion standard cu ft of gas in-place.

Shell begins work on Malaysia deep water field

Shell has started work, drilling production wells on Malaysia’s third deepwater development, the Malikai field, offshore Malaysia.

The Malikai development involves 17 wells drilled from a 23,500 tonne tension leg platform production facility, the first TLP to be fabricated and installed in Malaysia.

Norwegian firm, Norshore’s first drilling and intervention vessel, NorshoreAtlantic  has started a contract with Sabah Shell Petroleum Company on the Malikai field offshore Malaysia. The work involves batch drilling eight top holes in 475m water depth and is expected to run for about 75-130 days.

The Malikai oil field is 100 km offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The field, in up to 500m water depth, is part of the Block G Production Sharing Contract awarded by PETRONAS in 1995. Operated by Sabah Shell Petroleum Company. Shell and ConocoPhillips each holds 35 per cent interest in the development while PETRONAS Carigali has 30 per cent.

PETRONAS to allocate RM430m for forward bases in Esszone, Sabah

Two forward bases to be located in Sabah waters will be completed by April next year, in a move to thwart all threats and strengthen security along Malaysian waters, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.

He said one of the forward bases would be at a Petronas petroleum rig which was no longer in use, and its construction was expected to cost about RM230 million.

Bantah pembinaan janakuasa nuklear di Malaysia

Pada tahun ini, kerajaan akan memilih lokasi bagi membina janakuasa nuklear. Seluruh rakyat perlu membantah usaha ini kerana akibatnya kepada negara kita amat buruk sekali. Penggunaan tenaga nuklear ada banyak keburukan, termasuklah:

1. Radiasi, yang mengakibatkan kanser, mencemarkan air, tanah dan udara
2. Bahan buangan radioaktif mengancam nyawa manusia dan akibat radiasinya adalah ribuan tahun.
3. Jika berlaku kecuaian @ kemalangan di janakuasa nuklear, sekalipun kemalangan kecil, akibatnya amat dahsyat.
4. Eutrofikasi menyebabkan akibat buruk pada hidupan air