New fields mean O&G opportunities, jobs: SPECA
KUCHING: The Sarawak Petroleum Contractor Association (SPECA) has called on local oil and gas industry contractors to be prepared to seize various opportunities following the discovery of six fields in five blocks of oil in Sarawak waters by Petronas. SPECA president Datuk Rahman Lariwoo said the discovery would further boost upstream and downstream oil and […]
Contractors want PETROS to get into offshore E&P
KUCHING: Sarawak Petroleum Contractors Association (SPECA) has called on Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (PETROS) to take up stakes in ventures related to the recent discovery of gas off Balingian be they via contract sharing or non-operating ventures. “The last two years have seen the findings of Jerun and Lang Lebah. Maybe it is time for PETROS […]
Complaint about awarding of tender by Petronas
KUCHING: The Sarawak Petroleum Contractor’s Association (Speca) recently received a complaint from one of its members who participated in a tender entitled ‘Provision of Alternative Blasting and Painting for Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) Carigali’. Speca president Datuk Rahman Lariwoo said that the contract was to provide equipment, manpower and consumable for the alternative blasting works […]
Involve local contractors in state’s O&G industry
KUCHING: Sarawak Petroleum Contractors Association (Speca) wants Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros) to involve local contractors in the state’s oil and gas (O&G) industry. Speca president Datuk Rahman Lariwoo said Petros should look into the participation of local contractors according to their area of expertise. “We recognise that there are about 500 Sarawak O&G contractors registered […]
New O&G consortium formed
KUCHING: The Sarawak Petroleum Contractors Association (Speca) aims to be a major player in Sarawak’s oil and gas industry through the establishment of Speca Consortium Sdn Bhd. According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), Speca president Datuk Rahman Lariwoo expressed confidence that members of the consortium would be able to guide […]
Likely roadblocks presented by China on James Shoal
KUCHING: Sarawak Petroleum Contractors Association (Speca) president Datuk Rahman Lariwoo is of the view that while there is certainly no dispute over what resource potential James Shoal near Bintulu holds, there will be roadblocks presented by China. “On top of that, Sarawak is not recognised as a sovereign country. That means we need to get […]
Miri residents advised to avoid Canada Hill oil wells
KUCHING: The Sarawak Petroleum Contractors Association (Speca) has asked Miri residents not to enter abandoned oil well sites for their own safety as one location around Canada Hill in the city is believed to be emitting gas. Its president Datuk Rahman Lariwoo today said this was because members of the public had found a hole […]
Old wells need to be sealed properly
BY TANIA LAM & ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP KUCHING: The discovery of liquefied gas at Canada Hill in Miri recently is actually gas leaking from old abandoned oil wells which can be a threat to public safety, clarifies Sarawak Petroleum Contractors Association (Speca) president Datuk Rahman Lariwoo. He emphasised that these old wells had to be properly […]
Local SME oil and gas companies should form a consortium
KUCHING: SME Oil and Gas Sarawak companies should be allowed to form a consortium to be able to participate and be awarded with projects, said Sarawak Petroleum Contractors Association (Speca). Its protem president Datuk Rahman Lariwoo also shared that each consortium will be lead by experienced and successful contractors. “The mechanism of award should be […]
