Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd (MMHE) wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB) has secured an MYR 1.4 billion (US$ 315.92 million) contract from Carigali-PTTEPI Operating Company Sdn Bhd (CPOC) in Malaysia.
The contract is to undertake the provision of engineering, procurement, construction & installation (EPCI) of 5 wellhead platforms, 5 subsea pipelines and host tie-ins works. The EPCI contract is for the Joint Development Area (JDA) Field Development Project (Phase 6) located in the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJDA). Once completed, the platforms will be installed in a water depth ranging between 55 m and 65 m, in the area under B-17-01 of the south of the Gulf of Thailand, off the coast of Thailand and Malaysia.
These new developments signify the recovery of the oil & gas industry in the region after a period of slowdown due to the pandemic.
The Malaysian Minister of Transport has announced that a consortium between Reneuco Bhd and Citaglobal Bhd has bagged a tender to develop an independent power producer (IPP) project for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) network.
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The Department of Environment (DoE) in Malaysia has approved the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the Pan Island Link 1 highway project (PIL1). PIL1 is a part of Malaysia's Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).
The PTMP is a long term comprehensive plan formed by the Penang state government to improve transportation within the State of Penang. The plan is expected to cost RM27 billion (US$6.65 billion), and includes more alternative transportation modes to fight traffic congestion across the state.
Read moreThe governments of Malaysia and Singapore have confirmed in a joint statement that construction of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project is suspended for a period up to 31 May 2020.
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