KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- PETRONAS Gas Berhad (PGB), a subsidiary of PETRONAS, wishes to update on the fire incident that occurred on 16 July 2019 at 7.43 pm, at one of PGB’s gas processing plants located in Paka, Terengganu.

The fire, which was confined to one of the plant’s equipment, the De-Methanizer Column, was fully extinguished at 4.30am today.
 
We are currently working closely with the relevant authorities to investigate the cause of the incident.
 
We wish to assure members of the public that the situation is under control and no injuries or fatalities have been recorded.
The incident posed no immediate threat to the surrounding communities with no health-related risk.
There is also no major impact to PGB's overall operations as our other gas processing facilities will ensure uninterrupted gas supply to our customers.
 
Issued by:
Corporate Affairs,
PETRONAS Gas Berhad

About PETRONAS Gas Berhad
 
PGB was incorporated in 1983 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS and listed on the main market of Bursa Malaysia on 4 September 1995. The Company is 60.66% owned by PETRONAS, while the remaining shares are held by other institutional investors and retail shareholders.
It is Malaysia’s leading Gas Infrastructure and Utilities company with core businesses in Gas Processing, Gas Transmission and Regasification. The Company processes natural gas piped from offshore fields and transports the processed gas via the Peninsular Gas Utilisation (PGU) pipeline network to PETRONAS’ customers in Malaysia and Singapore.
 
In addition, the Group also supplies steam, power and industrial gases for its customers at Kerteh Integrated Petrochemical Complex in Terengganu and Gebeng Industrial Area in Pahang.

Source: PETRONAS Gas Berhad

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name: Nik Irwan Izanee Nik Abdullah
Tel: +603 - 2392 5877
Email: irwaniz@petronas.com

Name: Zamri Mohamad
Tel: +609 - 8665 532   
Email: zamri_mohamad@petronas.com 

--BERNAMA