Up and coming growth centre in Sarawak
KUCHING, Tues. - The construction of the Tanjung Kidurong port and the completion of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Bintulu is expected to lead to massive projects in the area turning it into an attractive growth centre in Sarawak.
According to Temenggung Datuk Abang Haji Safuani, a study has been undertaken with the assistance of the Australian government to plan for the Bintulu township.
The major feature of the project would be to develop Bintulu into a modern town capable of sustaining the anticipated growth of Sarawak's northern region. Temenggung Datuk Abang was opening the State Legislative Assembly here.
The Tanjong Kidurong port which is being built to provide special berthing facilities for LNG tankers is expected to be completed by 1980.
The port has been declared a Federal port following an agreement between the Federal government and the Sarawak government.
It is expected to serve as an important outlet for northern Sarawak and facilitate the overall development of the state.
The M$2.6-billion LNG plant meanwhile is expected to begin operations by 1982.
The plant would draw gas for liquefication from the Central Luconia area, and is expected to generate a host of other economic and industrial projects.
Shareholders of the LNG project are Petronas, 65 per cent, and Shell International Gas and Mitsubishi Corporation, 17.5 per cent each.
It is understood that plans are under way to implement several housing schemes and build new hotels in the town. The area has also been earmarked for the development of some industries which include wood-based industries.
Datuk Sim Kheng Hong, the Deputy Chief Minister and State Minister of Finance and Development, said the project was significant because of its multiplier effect on the economy of the state.
Foreign investors had also shown interest in setting up heavy industries in the Bintulu area, he said. This included the proposal by the Reynolds Metals Inc. of the United States to set up an aluminium smelting plant to tap cheaper gas energy in the Pelagus river.
Datuk Sim said there was also potential for petrochemical industries in the area following the implementation of the LNG project and the Pelagus project.
Priority was being given to development of the deep-sea port in Tanjung Kidurong, he added.
(BUSINESS TIMES, 14 December 1977)
Our journey began on 14 June 1978, when PETRONAS, Shell BV and Mitsubishi secured a partnership agreement to undertake Malaysia's first LNG project. This momentous collaboration led to the birth of Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd. (MLNG). We were involved in every aspect of the project in Bintulu – from the plant, jetty and infrastructure construction to the acquisition of LNG carriers and training of human resource.
The nation's first liquefaction plant in Bintulu was completed on 7 August 1982. Later on, we achieved another milestone when our first cargo departed on 29 January 1983 on board the LNG carrier, Tenaga Satu, heading for the Japanese market.
With escalating worldwide demand for LNG, we established our second and third joint-venture companies – Malaysia LNG Dua Sdn. Bhd. (MLNG Dua) in 1992 and Malaysia LNG Tiga Sdn. Bhd. (MLNG Tiga) in 1995.
(Copyright © 2012 Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd.)
New town near port
A NEW town to house at least 34,000 people is being planned for the site of the $400 million Tanjung Kidurong deepwater port about 16 kilometres from the Sarawak boom town of Bintulu.
Bintulu Development Authority general manager Datuk Jamaluddin Abu Bakar said a team of consultants will be appointed soon to design the new town.
The proposed town will have an international standard hotel, a shopping complex, a cinema and recreational facilities. It will be centred round four smaller townships each with its own shopping facilities, supermarkets and hawker bazaars; at least one of these townships should be completed by the end of this year.
Datuk Jamaluddin also said work on the deepwater port will be well underway this year on the site of what was once a popular Bintulu picnic area on the quiet banks of the Kemena River.
Now the jungle along the river banks is vanishing under the onslaught of bulldozers and heavy construction equipment as the giant $3 billion liquified natural gas plant, the $300 million urea factory and an aluminium smelter get under way.
Datuk Jamaluddin said tenders for the major work on the port will go out this year and construction should be completed by 1982 with the first LNG shipment going out in January 1983.
To house the massive influx of labourers expected to pour into the area for construction jobs, the authority is to spend $60 million and build 2,000 units of low cost housing in both Bintulu and Tanjung Kidurong.
And to cope with the building boom, the authority is currently stock-piling cement, bricks, steel and sand. It is also to beat rapidly rising prices of building material.
The authority has allocated about 365 hectares of land in Tanjung Kidurong for pre-fabricated housing for authority employees and possibly a few people from the LNG and port projects as well.
(BUSINESS TIMES, 5 March 1980)
KUCHING, Tues. - The construction of the Tanjung Kidurong port and the completion of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Bintulu is expected to lead to massive projects in the area turning it into an attractive growth centre in Sarawak.
According to Temenggung Datuk Abang Haji Safuani, a study has been undertaken with the assistance of the Australian government to plan for the Bintulu township.
The major feature of the project would be to develop Bintulu into a modern town capable of sustaining the anticipated growth of Sarawak's northern region. Temenggung Datuk Abang was opening the State Legislative Assembly here.
The Tanjong Kidurong port which is being built to provide special berthing facilities for LNG tankers is expected to be completed by 1980.
The port has been declared a Federal port following an agreement between the Federal government and the Sarawak government.
It is expected to serve as an important outlet for northern Sarawak and facilitate the overall development of the state.
The M$2.6-billion LNG plant meanwhile is expected to begin operations by 1982.
The plant would draw gas for liquefication from the Central Luconia area, and is expected to generate a host of other economic and industrial projects.
Shareholders of the LNG project are Petronas, 65 per cent, and Shell International Gas and Mitsubishi Corporation, 17.5 per cent each.
It is understood that plans are under way to implement several housing schemes and build new hotels in the town. The area has also been earmarked for the development of some industries which include wood-based industries.
Datuk Sim Kheng Hong, the Deputy Chief Minister and State Minister of Finance and Development, said the project was significant because of its multiplier effect on the economy of the state.
Foreign investors had also shown interest in setting up heavy industries in the Bintulu area, he said. This included the proposal by the Reynolds Metals Inc. of the United States to set up an aluminium smelting plant to tap cheaper gas energy in the Pelagus river.
Datuk Sim said there was also potential for petrochemical industries in the area following the implementation of the LNG project and the Pelagus project.
Priority was being given to development of the deep-sea port in Tanjung Kidurong, he added.
(BUSINESS TIMES, 14 December 1977)
Our journey began on 14 June 1978, when PETRONAS, Shell BV and Mitsubishi secured a partnership agreement to undertake Malaysia's first LNG project. This momentous collaboration led to the birth of Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd. (MLNG). We were involved in every aspect of the project in Bintulu – from the plant, jetty and infrastructure construction to the acquisition of LNG carriers and training of human resource.
The nation's first liquefaction plant in Bintulu was completed on 7 August 1982. Later on, we achieved another milestone when our first cargo departed on 29 January 1983 on board the LNG carrier, Tenaga Satu, heading for the Japanese market.
With escalating worldwide demand for LNG, we established our second and third joint-venture companies – Malaysia LNG Dua Sdn. Bhd. (MLNG Dua) in 1992 and Malaysia LNG Tiga Sdn. Bhd. (MLNG Tiga) in 1995.
(Copyright © 2012 Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd.)
New town near port
A NEW town to house at least 34,000 people is being planned for the site of the $400 million Tanjung Kidurong deepwater port about 16 kilometres from the Sarawak boom town of Bintulu.
Bintulu Development Authority general manager Datuk Jamaluddin Abu Bakar said a team of consultants will be appointed soon to design the new town.
The proposed town will have an international standard hotel, a shopping complex, a cinema and recreational facilities. It will be centred round four smaller townships each with its own shopping facilities, supermarkets and hawker bazaars; at least one of these townships should be completed by the end of this year.
Datuk Jamaluddin also said work on the deepwater port will be well underway this year on the site of what was once a popular Bintulu picnic area on the quiet banks of the Kemena River.
Now the jungle along the river banks is vanishing under the onslaught of bulldozers and heavy construction equipment as the giant $3 billion liquified natural gas plant, the $300 million urea factory and an aluminium smelter get under way.
Datuk Jamaluddin said tenders for the major work on the port will go out this year and construction should be completed by 1982 with the first LNG shipment going out in January 1983.
To house the massive influx of labourers expected to pour into the area for construction jobs, the authority is to spend $60 million and build 2,000 units of low cost housing in both Bintulu and Tanjung Kidurong.
And to cope with the building boom, the authority is currently stock-piling cement, bricks, steel and sand. It is also to beat rapidly rising prices of building material.
The authority has allocated about 365 hectares of land in Tanjung Kidurong for pre-fabricated housing for authority employees and possibly a few people from the LNG and port projects as well.
(BUSINESS TIMES, 5 March 1980)
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