Why not reduce at the source? Because you can’t make a profit. Dateline 2022-11-29, Upstream: Malaysia’s national upstream company Petronas Carigali has taken the final investment decision on its Kasawari carbon capture and storage (CCS) — Kasawari phase two — development offshore Sarawak, East Malaysia. The CCS project, located in Block SK 316 about 200 kilometres offshore Bintulu, is…

M’sian companies working on Kasawari gas project among targets of Beijing-backed hackers — research

Totally from left field. Dateline 2022-08-31, The Edge: Malaysian companies working on the Kasawari gas project in the South China Sea were among the targets of cyberattacks by Beijing-backed hackers. Citing new research from cybersecurity firm Proofpoint and consulting firm PwC, energy portal Oilprice.com on Tuesday (Aug 30) said hacking group Red Ladon, also known as TA423, is using a simple…

Kasawari CCS shows hydrocarbons and energy transition not mutually exclusive

Dateline 2022-02-18, Upstream: Petronas awarding parallel front-end engineering and design contracts for its Kasawari carbon capture and storage project offshore its native Malaysia serves as a timely reminder that the increasingly global decarbonisation drive is continuing to build momentum.But it also highlights the ability of conventional oil and gas projects to continue to attract billions…

Malaysia revs up carbon, capture and storage developments

Again, reduce, reuse, recycle, re-elect: Dateline 2022-02-01, upstream: Malaysia is targeting start-up of its first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in 2025 and the second such development – also offshore Sarawak – is touted for the following year.For Petronas Carigali’s Kasawari phase 2 project – the nation’s maiden CCS development – the extracted and compressed carbon dioxide will…

Questions swirl around Petronas’ Kasawari CCS

Yea, baby. How about apply recycling’s mantra or reduce, reuse, recycle, bury deep? Dateline 2021-11-03, Energy Voice: The Malaysian government and state-backed Petronas have made commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions. However, these goals become particularly challenging when many undeveloped fields with high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen sulfide need to be tapped to…

Malaysia’s Petronas plans to scale up CCS at Kasawari gas field

I learnt a term from the Interwebs, paraphrasing (it applied to bodyweight control) “Calorie control begins in the kitchen” How about gomen shelf the CCS, and look at streamlining the kitchen? Imagine the saman revenue. Dateline 2021-10-06, Reuters/LeaderPost: Malaysia’s Petronas plans to scale up a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project as part of the second phase of development at the…

Xodus to design Petronas’ first CCS facility

Doesn’t PETROS need to approve this? Dateline 2021-08-17, The Chemical Engineer: PETRONAS has awarded energy consultancy Xodus the conceptual engineering design contract for the state-energy firm’s first complete CCS project.Xodus will conduct the feasibility studies and conceptual design for the CCS system for Kasawari, a sour gas field off the coast of Sarawak. The contract was won as part of…

Design Begins for Malaysian Carbon Capture and Storage Project

Dateline 2021-08-09, The Maritime Executive: The development of the first complete Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project, offshore Malaysia, is getting underway for the oil and gas company Petronas. The conceptual engineering design contract for the project was awarded to the global energy consultancy Xodus. The Kasawari CCS project, off the coast of Sarawak, will comprise the capture and…