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By Ashley Sim
KUCHING, Sept 21: Construction on Shell’s Rosmari-Marjoram Bintulu Onshore Gas Plant has started, with the plant to be primarily powered by renewable energy.
According to a Shell press handout, the offshore platform will utilise power from 240 solar panels, while the onshore plant will leverage on hydropower provided through Sarawak’s power grid system, which is supported by Renewable Energy Certificates (REC). Diesel generators and batteries will be used as backup.
“As we speak, the design for both Rosmari and Marjoram offshore development plus OGP-1 have been completed.
“In terms of capacity, the OGP-1 is designed to process 800 MMscf/d (million standard cubic feet of gas per day) of gas, equipped to extract the H2S (hydrogen sulphide) and mercury coming into the system. The ‘cleaned’ gas will then be transferred to PETRONAS’ LNG Complex.
“As for the offshore facilities, the Rosmari and Marjoram development comprises of a fixed wellhead platform with a subsea tieback, as well as a dedicated 207km pipeline to transport the gas from offshore to OGP-1,” said PETRONAS’ senior vice president of Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), Mohamed Firouz Asnan.
Mohamed Firouz disclosed this in his speech at the ground-breaking ceremony for Phase 1 of the Sarawak Integrated Sour Gas Evacuation System (SISGES) sour gas hub for Shell’s Rosmari-Marjoram Bintulu Onshore Gas Plant today in Tanjung Kidurong, Bintulu.
“In the effort to reduce overall development costs, MPM (Malaysia Petroleum Management) then sponsored a joint study to explore the possibility of how the R&M development can be synergised with that of Lang Lebah as well as B14.
“This subsequently gave birth to the bigger SISGES scheme, which envisaged the development of common facilities for both OGP-1 and OGP-2.”
He also revealed that Dupont Sustainable Solutions was hired as a third-party consultant to ensure the SISGES OGP-1’s design adheres to international standards and local regulations.
“The OGP-1’s design safety is further improved by fully burying the trunklines, which resulted in reducing the emergency planning zone’s (EPZ) radius to 1.3km.
“The OGP-1’s operator will also subscribe and collaborate with local emergency services, such as Bintulu Emergency Mutual Aid (BEMA) and Central Emergency and Fire Services (CEFS), to ensure the emergency protocol related to any unlikely OGP incidents are well established.
“In addition, continuous engagements with the local community will be done as the project progresses to educate the public on safe practices and emergency preparedness.”
Mohamed Firouz added that the OGP-1 project and the associated R&M development demonstrate how PETRONAS MPM, consistently pushes boundaries to maximise value from their hydrocarbon resources.
“This effort continued even during the darkest time of our industry, when we were hit by the pandemic. Indeed, we did not sleep. A lot of the projects currently being delivered progressed during that difficult period,” he added.
The event was attended by various dignitaries and officials, including Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg who officiated at the ceremony, Food Industry, Commodity, and Regional Development (M-Ficord) Minister Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom, Transport Minister Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin, and Shell Malaysia country chair and senior vice president upstream, Siti Sulaiman. — DayakDaily
