Brunei Shell Petroleum overhauls user experience with DXC
Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) has selected DXC Technology to improve end-user computing (EUC) capabilities through the deployment of digital solutions. Terms of the agreement will see the technology giant set-up a “flexible local” EUC service operations offering designed to improve BSP’s connectivity. The move – unveiled during a signing ceremony at The Empire Hotel & […]
Sapura Energy vows to expand business in Brunei
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Malaysian oil and gas firm, Sapura Energy, has pledged to continue growing its business in Brunei as the company marked 25 years of operation in the sultanate. Sapura provides offshore oil and gas drilling services to Brunei Shell Petroleum. Its rig, dubbed Sapura Pelaut, has drilled 178 wells for BSP over […]
BSP to convert headquarters to solar power
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) will soon convert its headquarters in Seria from gas to solar power.BSP Managing Director Dr Ceri Powell said the company is investing millions to build a new solar park close to its headquarters, which currently houses 1,400 staff. “[This is] land that we’ve used for housing before. […]
MEMI aims to reach 10% electric car usage before 2035
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Energy, Manpower and Industry (MEMI) wants to be more aggressive in promoting electric vehicles in Brunei, aiming to reach a target of 10 percent before 2035. The urgency to reduce greenhouse gases — as part of the country’s commitments under the Paris Agreement — is moving the issue forward, said […]
With $20 billion investment, Brunei’s oil and gas workforce to grow from 20,000 to 35,000
Brunei’s oil and gas industry is expected to hire 15,000 more people over the next few years with $20 billion in investment into downstream projects including a petrochemical refinery and fertilizer plant. Deputy Minister of Energy, Manpower and Industry Dato Seri Paduka Awg Hj Matsatejo Sokiaw said that the first phase Hengyi Industries’ oil refinery and […]
Brunei Senior Officials Visit Dubai’s DEWA
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has received a high-level delegation from the Brunei Ministry of Energy, Manpower, and Industry (MEMI) at DEWA’s Sustainable Building in Al Quoz. Dato Seri Setia Dr Mat Suny Hussein, Minister of Energy, Manpower, and Industry, led the delegation. The meeting with Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of […]
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. […]
Oiling change
Royal Dutch Shell has cover to take the moral high ground in Brunei. A corporate governance group, which counts big-name investors like Standard Life Aberdeen as members, wants the $260 billion energy giant to use its clout in the tiny Southeast Asian state to press for gay rights. Shell will be cautious of fallout elsewhere, […]
Localising energy sector: Brunei looks to learn from Oman’s experience
BRUNEI Darussalam is looking to learn from Oman on how it implements its localisation strategies for the oil and gas industry, to help achieve the goals of the Bruneianisation Directive, Brunei’s very own localisation drive for the sector. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the two-day 3rd Brunei-Oman Joint Seminar at the Banquet Hall of […]
Bangladesh, Brunei strike seven deals
Dhaka and Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday signed seven instruments to step up cooperation in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, livestock, culture, sports and LNG supply. The deals were signed after an official bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the latter’s official residence here. The ministers concerned of the […]