“Top Glove will continue to intensify its investment in R&D, artificial intelligence and digitalisation in view of which the company will continue to recruit more talents for its growing R&D team to advance its journey towards Industry 4.0, ” it said in a statement yesterday.
’s research and development (R&D) arm, Top Glove International Sdn Bhd, has been ranked the second-highest Malaysian patent applicant for 2020 by the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO).
It said although patent filings had traditionally been dominated by universities, Top Glove International’s achievement reflected the trend of increasing industry-based R&D and demonstrated the company’s commitment towards inventions, innovation and continuous enhancement.
In view of its ageing fleet of offshore support vessels (OSVs) for the oil and gas (O&G) industry, Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has recently put out to tender the building of 16 such vessels. It is understood that this is just the first batch of contracts up for grabs. The national oil firm’s plan is .
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has confirmed its first gas production from the Rotan and Buluh fields in Block H, off the coast of Sabah, on Feb 6.
Block H is operated by PTTEP Sabah Oil Ltd, a subsidiary of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Ltd (PTTEP), in partnership with PT Pertamina Malaysia Eksplorasi Produksi and Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, a Petronas subsidiary.
In a statement today, Petronas said the gas production came from a water depth of more than 1,100 metres and marks another significant milestone in Malaysia’s upstream sector, as it is the first deepwater gas field with a target production capacity of 270 million standard cubic feet per day.
(Feb 12): Royal Dutch Shell's LNG Canada export project in British Columbia has won approval from health officials for construction to ramp back up with improved coronavirus protection measures. Work at the site was curtailed last month by an order from the Provincial Health Officer, which applied to five major industrial projects in British Columbia including LNG Canada.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 10): Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has confirmed a gas discovery at the Lang Lebah-2 exploration appraisal well in Block SK410B Production Sharing Contract (PSC) located in Central Luconia, 80km off the coast of Sarawak.
Block SK410B is operated by PTTEP HK Offshore Ltd together with KUFPEC Malaysia (SK-410B) Ltd and Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Petronas.
In a statement today, Petronas said Block SK410B was promoted in the Malaysia Bid Round 2015, resulting with the PSC being signed in July 2016.
It said the Lang Lebah-2 exploration well was drilled to a total depth of 4,320 metres in mid-January 2021 with over 600 metres of proven net gas pay.