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Petronas FLNG Satu delivers turnaround, as well as critical operations
SOUTHEAST ASIA technical services, procurement and
Pertamina surveys using milestone cargo and maintenance support for the landmark
Sarawak Methanol Project throughout its
eFTG technology Petronas has marked another milestone project execution and operation stages. It
in floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG)
demonstrates Petronas’ commitment towards
The upstream oil and gas industry continues technologies following the delivery of its supporting Sarawak Petchem in delivering
to search for sources of oil and gas reserves. 50th LNG cargo from its first FLNG facility, the mega project, in line with the latter’s “One
Most recently, through the fulfillment of the the Petronas Floating LNG SATU (PFLNG Team One Goal One Spirit, Building Legacy”
Firm Work Commitment (KKP) of the Jambi SATU). aspiration.
Merang Pertamina Hulu Energi Cooperation The milestone cargo was successfully The agreement also marks another
Contract (KKKS PHE Jambi Merang) in open loaded on 25 September 2021 onto the Seri milestone in the long-standing collaboration
areas, SKK Migas and PHE Jambi Merang will Cemara LNG carrier operated by MISC between PETRONAS and the State
carry out a geophysical survey using enhanced Berhad for shipment to Taiwan. Government in Sarawak’s pursuit of growth,
Full Tensor Gradiometry (eFTG) technology The 50th cargo is a significant achievement specifically in the downstream petrochemical
in the Bintuni Basin. and Salawati, West Papua for Petronas, a pioneer in the industry, and sector. In 2018, Petronas Chemicals Marketing
along 23,000 Km and covers an area of 45,000 demonstrates the viability of offshore gas (Labuan) Ltd became Sarawak Petchem’s

Km2. The eFTG survey activity is scheduled production with FLNG solutions. The first partner to market methanol products for the
to start on October 12, 2021. FLNG cargo was produced from the Kanowit project.
In conducting the survey, the Jambi gas field, offshore Sarawak in 2017. Currently, Institut Teknologi Petroleum
Merang PHE KKKS in collaboration with PFLNG SATU was also the world’s first Petronas (INSTEP) is providing curated
PT Mahakarya Geo Survey in collaboration FLNG facility to successfully produce LNG technical training to Sarawak Petchem staff
with AustinBridgeporth will use a modified from two remote gas fields when it was in the areas of operations, maintenance and
and modernized DC3 Turbo Prop survey relocated from the Kanowit gas field to its health, safety and environment. The first batch
aircraft, equipped with a range of technologies current location at the Kebabangan gas field, of trainees have begun their technical training
including eFTG with integrated scalar offshore Sabah, in 2019. at INSTEP in August via Virtual Instructor-
gravimeter, magnetometer and LiDAR VUX1- Petronas Vice President of LNG Assets, Led Training.
LR system. LiDAR data which has a sweep Abang Yusuf Abang Puteh said, “We are PETRONAS, October 4, 2021
angle of 180 degrees will provide very accurate proud to celebrate this milestone cargo from
data for the purposes of field correction of PFLNG SATU which attests to the world- Statement on dispute over
gravity data, mapping of surface geological class reliability of our first FLNG facility and
features, and providing additional information more importantly, the commitment of our Petronas’ rights to land and
for planning exploration activities. workforce to provide an uninterrupted supply
During the inspection of the reliability of LNG to our customers. property in Sudan
and equipment of survey aircraft facilities at PETRONAS, October 5, 2021
Pondok Cabe Airport, Banten on Monday Petronas would like to stress that its rights
(4/10/21), the Head of the Technical Petronas to support over the land and the PETRONAS Complex
Implementation Team for the Technical in Khartoum, Sudan were obtained in
Geophysical Survey and as Vice President Sarawak methanol plant accordance with rightful applicable laws.
of Pertamina’s New Venture Subholding Petronas has been jointly working with
Upstrem, Agung Prasetyo said that Pertamina Petronas Global Technical Solutions Sdn Bhd the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia to
was committed to continuously carry out (PGTSSB) has entered into an agreement with exercise all diplomatic channels with the
exploration activities, both in existing areas Sarawak Petchem to provide advisory and authorities in Sudan to amicably resolve the
and frontier areas or new ventures in order to technical support services for Sarawak’s first issue.
find potential new hydrocarbon reserves. mega methanol plant. As there has been no positive development
PERTAMINA, October 5, 2021 The agreement covers advisory on thus far, Petronas has filed a request for
arbitration at the International Centre for
Settlement of Dispute (ICSID) on the matter.
As the legal process has commenced,
Petronas is unable to provide further
information on this matter.
PETRONAS, October 7, 2021

OCEANIA

Falcon provides Kyalla
Update

Falcon Oil & Gas notes that production
testing has now been completed and the
well shut in at Kyalla 117 N2-1H ST2 in the

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