Entrepreneurs under i-Usahawan programme feted
Total Brunei hosted an appreciation lunch in recognition of the positive development and progress of its i-Usahawan contractors at The Garden’s Veranda in Rimba yesterday. Two contracts were awarded under the i-Usahawan programme spearheaded by the Ministry of Energy. HMS Enterprise, specialising in air-conditioning service and maintenance, was awarded in 2019; and Sparkling Domestic Divas, […]
EV adoption in Brunei remains low
Up to end of August, there are 19 electric vehicles (EVs) registered in Brunei Darussalam and the owners primarily use their own home charging units to power their vehicle.
Expanding Brunei’s energy sector
Brunei Darussalam continues to create new economic opportunities to diversify the country’s economy. Alongside other sectors, the downstream oil and gas sector plays an important role in reshaping the country’s economic landscape and boosting resilience during a time of global oil market uncertainties.
Giant China-Brunei joint venture enters trial operation phase
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 3 (Xinhua) — After the successful unloading of the first crude oil shipment on Thursday night, the oil refinery and petrochemical plant at Pulau Muara Besar (PMB), the biggest joint venture between China and Brunei, officially enters the stage of trial operation and production, a senior Hengyi official said on Friday. […]
Going green: Energy efficiency through buildings
Hakim Hayat The world has been struggling with the COVID-19 outbreak which has damaged the global economy, and ASEAN is not an exception. The magnitude of the economic impact is hard to predict and depends largely on the effectiveness of pandemic containment efforts.
Gov’t announces new energy efficiency standards for air conditioners
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Air conditioners that do not meet new energy efficiency standards cannot be imported into Brunei from June 14 next year, the Ministry of Energy announced in a press conference on Tuesday.
Gov’t forms new regulatory body for oil and gas industry
The government has formed a new regulatory body for the oil and gas industry called Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam.
Harnessing hydropower in Malaysia
Malaysia has relatively abundant hydropower resources, albeit unevenly distributed among the different parts of the country, with heavier concentrations in Sabah and Sarawak. The first major hydropower dam, the Chenderoh Dam (27MW), was constructed in 1930. In the decades that followed, systematic development of the country’s natural resources has contributed over 27,300GWh of energy annually […]
Hengyi joint venture plans US$13.7 billion petrochemical expansion in Brunei
Hengyi Petrochemical is preparing for the US$13.65 billion second phase of its refining and petrochemicals joint venture in Brunei.
Hengyi’s Brunei refinery takes first Saudi crude
Brunei has received its first-ever shipment of Saudi Arabian crude, with Chinese private-sector refiner Hengyi buying a cargo for its joint-venture Brunei refinery, Aramco Singapore said. Hengyi bought a 1mn bl spot cargo of Saudi Arab Medium crude from state-controlled Saudi Aramco for June delivery to its 175,000 b/d Brunei refinery, which began commercial operations in […]