Friday, 17 February 2012

PETRONAS TO INVEST RM45 BILLION



PETROLIAM Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is committed to invest around RM45 billion in the upstream and downstream activities of the petroleum sector in Sabah following the discovery of new gas fields offshore.

Starting with one of the downstream initiatives, Project Ammonia Urea Sabah (Samur), Petronas, via Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PCG), invested RM4.5 billion to add value to the hydrocarbon from the new gas fields offshore, discovered together with its production-sharing partners.

"The new fields will enable Petronas to plan and implement other downstream projects in Sabah and the overall upstream and downstream activities involve an investment of over RM45 billion," said PCG chairman, Datuk Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin.

Wan Zulkiflee said this at the groundbreaking ceremony for Project Samur here today. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak officiated the ceremony.

Wan Zulkiflee, who is also Petronas executive vice president, downstream business, said the various activities, especially the downstream projects which were implemented and those in the various stages of implementation, would help boost the growth of oil and gas industry in Sabah.

"In this respect, Petronas is cooperating with the state government to identify suitable companies in Sabah to participate in our projects," he said.

He said their participation in and exposure to the implementation of the various projects would help improve their skills and experience and would open more opportunities for them to participate in the related industries.

"Other than that, we believe these projects would act as catalysts to help in the growth of support services which will bring positive benefits and boost social and economic development like in areas where Petronas operates like Gurun, Kertih, Gebeng and Labuan," he said.

Wan Zulkiflee said Project Samur was expected to create 3,000 to 4,500 jobs in the initial stage of the building of the complex and this would "open opportunities for the qualified local residents".

He said the jobs required certain skills and experience depending on the stages in the implementation of the project.

"In line with the long-term aspiration of the state government on development and production of human capital, Petronas and PCG have adopted proactive and intensive steps to train the workers from Sabah.

"For Project Samur, PCG has placed them at its existing chemical plants for training. They will work for Project Samur when it is fully operational," he said. (BERNAMA)

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37 comments:

  1. Green Sabah17 February 2012 at 14:14

    We do need more investments in Sabah and Petronas plan to invest 45 billion is very much welcomed.

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    1. jsiput19 February 2012 at 23:45

      sabah deserve every investment by petronas since sabah contribute the oil and gas.

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    2. Mohd Ishak20 February 2012 at 13:23

      Setuju, harap Petronas akan melaburkan lebih banyak projek di Sabah untuk membangunkan ekonomi kita.

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    3. Anonymous20 February 2012 at 14:04

      jika lebih byk projek di jalankan di Sabah, pasti Sabah akan tambah pesat membangun.

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    4. No name21 February 2012 at 09:12

      Terbukti Petronas membawa perkembangan ekonomi melalui projek pembangunan yang pesat.

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    5. Anonymous21 February 2012 at 12:23

      Sabah akan menjadi tumpuan dan pusat bandar antara bangsa.

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    6. Anonymous21 February 2012 at 14:49

      memang wajar Petronas melabur sebanyak tu. Sabah pun sudah memberikan banyak sumbangan dari hasil sumber minyak dan gas.

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    7. jackie21 February 2012 at 21:10

      Petronas relah membawa banyak perubahan kepada negeri sabah dengan projek2 yang besar.

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    8. Hinamori22 February 2012 at 09:41

      Harap2 akan lebih ramai pelabur akan melabur dalam plan tu.

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  2. Green Sabah17 February 2012 at 14:15

    Hopefully these projects can help boost Sabah's economic and the growth of our oil and gas sector.

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    1. Paquin19 February 2012 at 03:06

      Ya setuju. Semoga semuanya berjalan lancar supaya hasil yang diperolehi pun positif:)

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    2. Mohd Ishak20 February 2012 at 13:22

      Diharapkan ekonomi Sabah boleh mencapai peningkatan yang signifikan dengan adanya projek seperti ini.

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    3. No name21 February 2012 at 09:36

      Petronas contribute positive impact to local economy.

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    4. Anonymous21 February 2012 at 14:52

      sudah tentu projek2 ini akan meningkatkan lagi ekonomi Sabah. harap2 taraf hidup rakyat Sabah juga akan semakin baik.

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  3. Carnation17 February 2012 at 15:42

    Yes, one of the local youth whom I know, is recently engage as Health and Safety officer in the Oil and gas investment by the petronas in Kimanis.

    Sabah Boleh!!!

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    1. Paquin19 February 2012 at 03:04

      Baguslah. Ini satu perkembangan yang positif. Sabah memang boleh!!!

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    2. jsiput19 February 2012 at 23:44

      its good to know that we have our very own local appointed as health and safety officer by petronas in kimanis.

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    3. Mohd Ishak20 February 2012 at 13:21

      Betulkah ni, Carnation. Sememangnya satu berita yang baik, ini membuktikan bahawa Sabah sememangnya boleh.

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    4. Anonymous20 February 2012 at 14:24

      sebnarnya ramai orang Sabah yang berkemahiran, moga ramai lagi yang menonjol.

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    5. No name21 February 2012 at 09:27

      Orang Sabahan cuma menantikan peluang untuk membuktikan kebolehan masing-masing.

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    6. Anonymous21 February 2012 at 12:39

      Semua orang Sabahan harus bekerjasama, perkembangan ekonomi adalah tanggung jawab sama-sama.

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    7. Anonymous21 February 2012 at 14:56

      harap2 bukan hanya seorang dua saja tapi lebih ramai rakyat Sabah yang akan diberi peluang nanti. buktikan yang rakyat Sabah juga boleh.

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  4. No name21 February 2012 at 09:29

    Projek harus diberi peluang kepada syarikat tempatan.

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  5. No name21 February 2012 at 09:33

    "For Project Samur, PCG has placed them at its existing chemical plants for training. They will work for Project Samur when it is fully operational," he said. (BERNAMA)

    Good luck and hope more to join the training.

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  6. Unknown21 February 2012 at 10:49

    Kehadiran para pelabur ini juga antara perkara yang perlu diambil perhatian.

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  7. Unknown21 February 2012 at 10:51

    Maka ini akan dapat meningkatkan pendapatan ekonomi di Sabah. Maka lebih banyak pelabur lebih baik .

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  8. Unknown21 February 2012 at 10:52

    Tambahan lagi sekarang petronas mula membangunkan pelbagai projek yang besar di Sabah. Ini akan dapat mengundang lagi tarikan kepada pelabur untuk datang ke Sabah.

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  9. Anonymous21 February 2012 at 12:31

    Usaha semua golongan amat diperlukan untuk membangunkan ekonomi Sabah.

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  10. Anonymous21 February 2012 at 12:34

    Kestabilan ekonomi harus diusahakan.

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  11. Anonymous21 February 2012 at 12:36

    Harap lebih banyak belia menyertai Petronas.

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  12. Anonymous21 February 2012 at 12:41

    Ekonomi bertambah baik pasti menarik lebih banyak pelabur asing.

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  13. Anonymous21 February 2012 at 14:34

    so we are not sidelined by federal and Petronas.. hopefully all the projects will run smoothly and able to bring a bright hope for Sabahan..

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  14. Nemia23 February 2012 at 10:18

    Indicates the Petronas is indeed helping Sabah to succeed.

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  15. Anonymous23 February 2012 at 15:52

    Untunglah siapa yang dapat projek dan bekerja dengan Petronas ni.

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  16. onong23 February 2012 at 15:56

    Petronas tidak pernah menyisihkan kita.

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  17. Anonymous23 February 2012 at 16:06

    Diharap ada Sabahan yang terlibat dengan proses membuat keputusan tentang projek Petronas di Sabah.

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  18. unknown24 February 2012 at 09:34

    More job opportunities are on its way.

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