We might only get 5% of Oil Royalty from the Federal Government, but that doesn't mean we have been forgotten.
Petronas has choose to invest RM4.5b in Sabah by building a fertiliser plant in Sipitang. Just imagine all the spill-out effect once the project completed. I expect that thousands of job opportunity will be created from this project & Sipitang will going to become a vibrant town.
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RM4.5b fertiliser plant to be built in Sabah town
RM600 million worth of construction work earmarked for locals
KOTA KINABALU: From a sleepy hollow, Sipitang, 150km south from here, is set to be transformed into a vibrant township with the construction of a RM4.5 billion fertiliser plant by national oil company, Petronas.It is expected to be completed in three years and the groundbreaking for the mega project, dubbed Sabah Ammonia-Urea (Samur) complex, will be officiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on Friday .
Petronas runs two other fertiliser plants, Asean Bintulu Fertilizer Sdn Bhd in Sarawak and Petronas Fertilizer (Kedah) Sdn Bhd in Gurun, Kedah, but Samur will be the largest.
The plant will almost double Petronas' fertiliser output in the country from 1.4 million tonnes annually to 2.6 million tonnes.
"The Samur project will not only transform Sipitang into a bustling and vibrant town, but will also be a catalyst for economic development in the surrounding areas," said Petronas regional general manager for Sabah and Labuan Joseph Podtung.
Citing Gurun, which used to be a quiet town before the construction of the fertiliser plant, he said the Samur project will generate tremendous economic spin-offs in terms of employment and business opportunities for the locals.
Located in the Sipitang oil and gas industrial park (Sogip), the Samur project is among Petronas' strategic developments supporting the oil and gas industry in Sabah.
To be managed by Petronas Chemicals Fertiliser Sabah Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Petronas Chemicals Group, the complex will be powered by natural gas from Sabah's offshore wells.
Speaking at a media luncheon here, Podtung said the Samur complex would be made up of an ammonia plant, a urea plant and a granulation plant, as well as integrated utility units and jetty facilities.
The ammonia plant is capable of producing 2,100 tonnes a day of liquid ammonia, while the urea plant will produce 3,500 tonnes per day of granulated urea.
The project will be undertaken by a consortium of companies comprising Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd of Japan, Indonesia's PT Rekayasa and Kuala Lumpur-based Apex Energy Sdn Bhd.
The consortium has appointed state-owned Sabah Energy Corporation as its associate, a move that will lead to greater participation by Sabah companies in Samur.
The appointment of Sabah Energy as an associate to the consortium will help secure work for local contractors, with an estimated RM600 million worth of contracts to be given out to them.
The work includes site preparation, landscaping, security services, civil works, manpower supply, temporary facilities, inland transportation and process buildings as well as the development of a jetty and bagging plant.
Apapun yang Petronas lakukan utk Sabah, masih ramai juga yang mahu menuntut 5% royalti.
ReplyDeletetuntutan untuk kenaikan royalti selalu timbul semata2 untuk dipolitikkan.
Deletethis matter is arise because the politicians knows that we deserve more royalty.
Deleteya..kadang-kadang isu ini dipolitikan oleh sesetengah pihak.
DeleteApapun, saya harap usaha petronas ini membuahkan hasil positif bagi mengembirakan penduduk Sabah.
ReplyDeletesudah pastinya projek2 ini akan memberi manfaat kepada penduduk Sabah. bukan saja peluang pekerjaan malah industri hiliran juga pasti akan wujud bagi menaikkan ekonomi penduduk Sabah.
Deletememang diharap pelaburan petronas akan memberikan pulangan ekonomi kepada negeri ini.
DeleteA fertilizer plant could help boost the economics of Sabah as well as create more job opportunities for the locals. Good job from Petronas.
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Hopefully those local companies who participated in the SAMUR project will make the most out of this opportunity.
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syarikat tempatan yang terlibat dalam projek ini harus menggunakan peluang yang ada dengan sebaiknya.
DeleteWe welcome more development in Sabah. This will help in reducing the employment and provide jobs for youths especially.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise more youth are going to West Malaysia or Singapaore fot jobs
proojek ini pasti memberi byk manfaat kepada penduduk setempat.
ReplyDeletemanfaat yang diterima nanti bukan saja dari aspek pembangunan malah peluang pekerjaan juga banyak.
DeleteGovt plan what the best for Sabahan. So SAMUR project one of the project mega in Sabah.
ReplyDeletethis project will increase job opportunities . Thus, the unemployment rate will decrease. So in a way, this project does benefit the people in many ways.
DeleteThe opportunities are there. It's up to our local people to grab these chances. They themselves must struggle to compete with one another.
DeletePetronas should know better that the people wants the royalty to be increased even if the fertilizer plant is build.
ReplyDeleteharap projek yang dirancang akan berjalan lancar dan membawa banyak manfaat kepada semua.
ReplyDeletea huge investment from Petronas to this state will definitely transform this state to be a developed state.
ReplyDeleteIt is discouraging when some people giving negative feedback on this project when the project has not started yet. Those who has positive views on this project might be the one who will get the opportunities and benefits from this project :)
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