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KOTA KINABALU: Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor menerima  kunjungan hormat delegasi Sabah Oil & Gas Development Corporation Sdn. Bhd.  (SOGDC) bersama rakan strategiknya serta menyaksikan pertukaran Memorandum  Persefahaman (MoU) bagi cadangan pembangunan hab tenaga di Sipitang Oil & Gas  Industrial Park (SOGIP), di pejabatnya di Menara Kinabalu, pada Isnin. 

Kunjungan itu diadakan bersempena cadangan projek kerjasama antara SOGDC dan  EA Gibson, sebagai langkah strategik memperkukuh kedudukan Sabah sebagai hab  tenaga serantau. 

Delegasi SOGDC diketuai Pengerusinya, Datuk Ir. Shahelmey Yahya, bersama Ketua  Pegawai Eksekutif merangkap Pengarah Urusan, Encik Mohd Azmir Ramli serta ahli ahli lembaga pengarah.  

Hadir sama wakil rakan strategik antarabangsa iaitu Ketua Pegawai Operasi Aboitiz,  Encik Anton Perdises; Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Negara ACWA, Encik Matthew  Chandapillai; Pengarah EA Gibson, Encik Owen Bolton; Pengarah Eksekutif WEC,  Encik Mathew Lee; Pengarah Eksekutif Green Parrot (Abu Dhabi), Encik Miran Sepich;  serta Pengarah Projek Gas Department EA Gibson, Encik Tonci Tokic. 

Dalam pertemuan itu, Hajiji dan Shahelmey turut menyaksikan pertukaran beberapa  MoU strategik dan komersial antara SOGDC dengan rakan industri termasuk ACWA  Power, Aboitiz Power Ltd dan WEC, yang merangka kerjasama awal bagi pembangunan  projek Hab Tenaga di SOGIP. 

Menurut SOGDC, cadangan pembangunan tersebut merangkumi pembinaan hab  penyimpanan dan pengagihan tenaga bersepadu di kawasan seluas kira-kira 275 ekar,  termasuk kemudahan penyimpanan gas asli cecair (LNG), ammonia dan hidrogen,  selain pembangunan infrastruktur petrokimia serta penjanaan tenaga. 

Sebagai komponen utama projek, kajian kebolehlaksanaan akan dilaksanakan bersama  ACWA Power bagi pembinaan loji janakuasa turbin gas kitaran gabungan (CCGT)  berkapasiti antara 400 hingga 500 megawatt (MW). Selain itu, Aboitiz Power Ltd sedang  meneliti pembangunan sistem grid penghantaran tenaga, manakala WEC  mempertimbangkan pembinaan jeti serta tangki simpanan. 

Sementara itu, Saudi Aramco turut menyatakan minat awal untuk menyertai projek  berkenaan sebagai rakan strategik serta pembekal utama LNG bagi hab tenaga itu.

Hajiji berkata, inisiatif berkenaan selaras dengan aspirasi kerajaan negeri untuk  memperkasa sektor tenaga sebagai pemacu utama ekonomi Sabah. 

“Kerajaan Negeri menyambut baik cadangan pembangunan hab tenaga ini kerana ia  bukan sahaja berpotensi menarik pelaburan berkualiti tinggi, malah mampu  mewujudkan lebih banyak peluang pekerjaan serta merangsang pertumbuhan industri  hiliran di Sabah. 

“Kita komited untuk menyediakan persekitaran kondusif kepada pelabur, di samping  memastikan setiap pembangunan memberi manfaat langsung kepada rakyat dan  negeri,” katanya. 

Menurut beliau, pembangunan SOGIP sebagai hab tenaga bersepadu juga akan  memperkukuh daya saing Sabah dalam industri minyak dan gas. 

Inisiatif SOGDC dijangka meningkatkan kapasiti infrastruktur tenaga negeri, menarik  pelaburan bernilai tinggi serta menyokong pertumbuhan industri jangka panjang  khususnya di kawasan SOGIP. 

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English Version

KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor received a  courtesy visit from a delegation of the Sabah Oil & Gas Development Corporation Sdn.  Bhd. (SOGDC) and its strategic partners and witnessed the exchange of a Memorandum  of Understanding (MoU) for the proposed development of an energy hub at the Sipitang  Oil & Gas Industrial Park (SOGIP), at his office in Menara Kinabalu on Monday. 

The visit was held in conjunction with a proposed collaborative project between SOGDC  and EA Gibson as a strategic step to strengthen Sabah’s position as a regional energy  hub. 

The SOGDC delegation was led by its Chairman, Datuk Ir. Shahelmey Yahya, together  with Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mohd Azmir Ramli, and board  members. 

Also present were representatives of its international partners, Aboitiz Chief Operating  Officer Anton Perdises; ACWA Country Chief Executive Officer Matthew Chandapillai;  EA Gibson Director Owen Bolton, WEC Executive Director Mathew Lee; Green Parrot  (Abu Dhabi) Executive Director Miran Sepich, and EA Gibson Gas Department Project  Director Tonci Tokic. 

At the meeting, Hajiji and Shahelmey witnessed the exchange of several strategic and  commercial MoUs between SOGDC and industry partners, including ACWA Power,  Aboitiz Power Ltd and WEC, outlining initial collaboration for the development of the  Energy Hub project at SOGIP. 

According to SOGDC, the proposed development includes the construction of an  integrated energy storage and distribution hub covering approximately 275 acres,  featuring facilities for liquefied natural gas (LNG), ammonia and hydrogen storage, as  well as petrochemical infrastructure and power generation development. 

As a key component of the project, a feasibility study will be conducted in collaboration  with ACWA Power for the construction of a combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power  plant with a capacity of between 400 and 500 megawatts (MW). In addition, Aboitiz  Power Ltd is exploring the development of a power transmission grid system, while WEC  is considering the construction of a jetty and storage tanks. 

Meanwhile, Saudi Aramco has also expressed initial interest in participating in the  project as a strategic partner and main LNG supplier for the energy hub.

Hajiji said the initiative is in line with the State Government’s aspiration to strengthen the  energy sector as a key driver of Sabah’s economy. 

“The State Government welcomes the proposed development of this energy hub as it  not only has the potential to attract high-quality investments, but also creates more job  opportunities and stimulates downstream industrial growth in Sabah. 

“We are committed to providing a conducive environment for investors, while ensuring  that every development brings direct benefits to the people and the state,” he said. 

He added that the development of SOGIP as an integrated energy hub will further  enhance Sabah’s competitiveness in the oil and gas industry. 

The SOGDC initiative is expected to increase the state’s energy infrastructure capacity,  attract high-value investments and support long-term industrial growth, particularly in the  SOGIP area. 

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