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3rd Steering Committee Meeting of GASEX 2010, 25-26 May at Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hong Kong 16 Jun 2010 GASEX (a.k.a. Gas Information Exchange for the Western Pacific) held the 3rd Steering Committee Meeting for GASEX 2010 on 25-26 May in Hong Kong.
MGA's 24th Annual General Meeting, Impiana Hotel KLCC, 12 May 2010 14 May 2010 THE 24th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) OF THE MALAYSIAN GAS ASSOCIATION HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010 AT THE IMPIANA HOTEL KLCC, KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Gas Association (MGA) held its 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 12th May 2010 at the Impiana Hotel KLCC. In conjunction with the AGM, the association hosted a knowledge sharing tea talk for members and affiliates and also a mock cheque presentation event to two charitable bodies prior to the convening of the AGM.
MGA PRESTIGE 2010, 27-28 MARCH, HOTEL EQUATORIAL, MELAKA 30 Mar 2010 - Nurturing a safety culture among Engineering Undergraduates Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) awareness and practice may sometimes be taken for granted in the workplace. Complacency and careless work ethics and practices, can lead to incidents that can disrupt operations and productivity, causing not only monetary loss, environmental pollution but in some cases injury and death. As such it is critical to train young graduates who will soon be entering the job market on the importance of having a HSE mindset.
MGA Tea-Talk : 'Iraqi Petroleum Potential & Opportunities', 25 Feb 2010, MPC 25 Mar 2010 MGA hosted a talk on “Iraqi Petroleum Potential and Opportunities” on 25th February, 2010 at the Malaysian Petroleum Club (MPC), Level 42, Tower 2, PETRONAS Twin Towers. More than 80 members and guests attended this event where Mr Sabah Al Shammery, Chairman of the SAPCO Group and Board Member of the Iraqi Businessmen Union (IBMU) and Mr Amir Kamel, Executive Director, Mrooj Oil Services Company, shared on the business opportunities in Iraqi.
Technical Visit to Gas Plants & Facilities in Bintulu & the Bakun Hydro Dam Project Site, 15-16 December 2009 15 Dec 2009 The Malaysian Gas Association (MGA) organised a technical visit to the Malaysia LNG Sdn Bhd (MLNG), Asean Bintulu Fertilizer Sdn Bhd (ABF), Shell Middle Distillates Synthesis (SMDS) and Murphy Oil Sarawak’s Bintulu Onshore Receiving Facilities (BORF) and the Bakun Hydro Dam Project site on 15 – 16 December 2009.

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. Top