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Industry Dinner, 25th November 2011, Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur 18 Jan 2012 Riding on the theme, ‘Transformation’, the Industry Dinner 2011 revved up a great moment of entertainment and fun-filled evening over courses of wonderful cuisine meal for more than 700 members as well as guests and affiliates of the Malaysian Gas Association (MGA) and the Malaysian Oil & Gas Services Council (MOGSC).

PRESTIGE Grand Final, 17-18 Dec 2011, Prince Hotel & Residence, KL 18 Jan 2012 The MGA together with key industry experts and speakers from Shell, ExxonMobil,PETRONAS, EcoKnights (NGO), Gas Malaysia and Department of Safety and Health (DOSH) once again joined forces to manage the PRESTIGE Grand Final 2011. This year’s PRESTIGE program marked the end or closing of the first round of PRESTIGE Program which started way back in 2008.

7th Asian Pipeline Conference and Exhibition (APCE), 11 & 12 October 201, Istana Hotel, KL 24 Oct 2011 Once again, the Malaysian Gas Association (MGA) together with PETROMIN joined forces to organize the 7th Asian Pipeline Conference & Exhibition on 11 & 12 October 2011. Istana Hotel was chosen as the venue for the conference. This year’s conference’s theme, “Overcoming Challenges in Pipelines” ties in with the backdrop of the depressed economic environment and the difficult times faced by the oil and gas industry amidst ageing pipelines, rising cost and uncertain demand arising from the fragile and turbulent state of the world’s economy.

MGA 2011 Hari Raya Open House, 22 Sept, Equatorial Hotel, KL 30 Sep 2011 The President and Council Members of MGA on Thursday, 22 September 2011, hosted about 200 MGA members and invited guests at MGA Hari Raya open house. The Hari Raya Open house was held at Nipah Coffee Shop, Equatorial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

ENERGY FORUM 2011 : “Energy Sector – Propelling Malaysia’s Economic Transformation Program”, 12th July 2011, Sheraton Hotel, Kuala Lumpur 22 Jul 2011 Once again, the Malaysian Gas Association (MGA) together with Suruhanjaya Tenaga (the Energy Commission of Malaysia) and the Energy Council of Malaysia have joined efforts to organize the 3rd Energy Forum 2011 on 12 July 2011.

5th Asian Pipeline Conference & Exhibition, 28-29 October 2009, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

28 Oct 2009

The 5th Asian Pipeline Conference & Exhibition (APCE) 2009 was successfully held from 28-29 October at Sutera Harbour Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hj Hashim, President of the International Gas Union (IGU) and also President of the Malaysian Gas Association (MGA), officiated the event which was attended by more than 100 participants comprising of delegates, speakers, exhibitors and visitors. Datuk Rahim in his address, called on the entire gas chain to think hard about access to the human capital needed to develop and operate the gas infrastructure especially with ageing infrastructure where the operational challenges will grow over time. He also shared on the role and benefits of the activities undertaken by IGU to the entire gas industry at the national, regional and international levels. The entire IGU work program is relevant to the pipeline sector given the critical role that pipelines play and are expected t continue to play, as efficient delivery systems linking supply with markets. Under the IGU Malaysian triennium 2009-2012, three dedicated task forces have been established to address the issues of building strategic human capital, nurturing future generations and geopolitics of natural gas.
The Conference is an annual event to promote dialogue and information exchange between pipeline professionals within the region, especially amongst ASEAN countries. It is also geared to be an international annual hallmark event in recognition of the specific needs and role of the pipeline industry in our region. Themed “Optimising Pipeline Performance By Harnessing Our Human Capital”, it recognizes the challenges in optimizing pipeline assets, challenging products mixes and maintaining pipeline flows in difficult operating environments. At the same time it also proving challenging to secure and develop the human resources.