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NOOR ILIAS MD IDRIS BRIEFS TS PAIRIN ON SOGT
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KIMANIS, 13 December 2012: Sabah Deputy Chief Minister and
Minister of Infrastructure Development, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph
Pairin Kitingan visited the site of the Sabah Oil & Gas Terminal (SOGT)
project, one of PETRONAS’ key initiatives in Sabah.
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JOSEPH (LEFT) EXPLAINING THE SOGT PROJECT TO TS
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Tan Sri
Pairin, accompanied by his Ministry’s senior officials, was welcomed by Chairman,
Sabah and Labuan, PETRONAS, Encik Joseph Podtung; Head of Petroleum Resource
Development, Petroleum Management Unit, PETRONAS, Encik Muhammad Zamri Jusoh; and
SOGT Project Director, Encik Noor Ilias Md Idris.
The Deputy
Chief Minister was briefed on the current progress of the project, which covers
a land area of about 260 acres at Kimanis Bay, 65km southwest of Kota Kinabalu.
This was followed by an observation of the project from the viewing tower
located near the entrance to the main site office.
In his remark, Tan
Sri Pairin underlined the importance of the SOGT project to Sabah, saying it
would bring about a lot of positive changes to the state and the people.
“The SOGT project
is most welcome. That’s why we go all out to assist in the implementation of
the project. Our visit today indicates that we are serious in looking into how
the SOGT is progressing,” the Deputy Chief Minister said.
The SOGT –
an onshore oil and gas receiving, storage, processing and export terminal –
will receive oil and
gas via subsea pipelines from three offshore upstream projects namely
Gumusut-Kakap, Kebabangan Cluster and Kinabalu NAG.
The gas output from the SOGT will also be channeled to the
nearby power plants to generate more electricity for Sabah.
SOGT’s development, consisting of common utilities and facilities to
receive gas, is expected to be ready by the second quarter of 2013.
Once fully completed, the SOGT will have a capacity of 260
kbpd of oil and 1,250 mmscfd of natural gas.
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GROUP PHOTO FROM SOGT VIEWING
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Meanwhile,
Encik Joseph Podtung, who is also Head of PETRONAS Carigali’s Sabah Operations,
said the SOGT project was progressing well at 90.2 per cent completion. The
administration complex is 53 per cent completed and target to be ready by the first
quarter of 2013.
“The SOGT
is an important project as it will enable the development of offshore fields,”
he said, adding that the project also provided opportunities to Sabah-based
contractors as well as employment to Sabahans.
He also
expressed gratitude to the state government and its agencies for giving the
project a full support.
Other
projects currently being developed by PETRONAS in Sabah include the Kimanis
Power Plant, the Lahad Datu Re-gasification Terminal and the Sabah Ammonia Urea
Plant in Sipitang.