Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad, has secured a contract from Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB) to undertake the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services of the offshore platform for the Rosmari-Marjoram gas project, off the coast of
Sarawak, offshore Malaysia.
The platform will comprise a topside, a 4-legged jacket, and piles is estimated to be worth below half a billion according to a Bursa filing. Upon completion, the platform will be installed in a water depth of 140 metres (m) within SK318 area, off the coast of Bintulu, Sarawak.
This unmanned platform will be primarily powered by renewable energy where it will utilise power from solar panels. With a design life of 20 years, it will cater for up to 800 million standard cubic feet of gas per day with a start-up targeted in 2026 supplying natural gas to the Petronas LNG Complex in Bintulu, Sarawak. The Rosmari-Marjoram gas project is currently undertaken by SSB (Operator of the SK318 Block) and PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.
Pandai Othman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of MHB said, “To us, this project award is not just another achievement for our record books but in fact, it signifies our strong and lasting partnership with SSB in many years to come.
