Published on: Sunday, July 12, 2026 By: Samantha Sulit Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies political economist Assoc Prof Dr Firdausi Suffian Kota Kinabalu: Sabah’s natural gas resources could become a key catalyst in transforming the State’s east coast into a new industrial growth hub, with reliable energy supply emerging as a critical factor in attracting investment and expanding downstream industries. Universiti Teknologi M

Published on: Wednesday, July 08, 2026 By: Samantha Sulit Vincent said Malaysia’s P2P financing industry is regulated by the Securities Commission Malaysia and has matured significantly since its inception. Today, more than 20 licensed platforms have collectively facilitated over RM11 billion in financing for more than 14,000 SMEs across the nation. Kota Kinabalu: As Sabah positions itself as a regional hub for oil and gas, access to alternative financing will be crucial in

Published on: Wednesday, July 01, 2026 By: Sherell Jeffrey Sharki was among the speakers invited to discuss local vendor empowerment and strengthening Sabah’s energy supply chain during the conference, organised by Midas Events Management with the support of the State Government and the Sabah Convention Bureau. Daily Express is the event’s media partner. Kota Kinabalu: Sabah oil and gas vendors are being held back not by a lack of capability, but by limited opportunities to b

Published on: Wednesday, July 01, 2026 By: Samantha Sulit Syed Saggaf said hydrocarbons continue to attract substantial investment, particularly in regions where energy security, liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and growing domestic demand remain strategic priorities. Kota Kinabalu: The global energy transition is entering a more pragmatic phase, with oil and gas continuing to play a critical role in meeting rising energy demand while ensuring energy security and affordabi

Published on: Saturday, July 04, 2026 By: Crystal E Hermenegildus According to Izwan, such competitions would provide fair benchmarking among industry players while giving SMEs an opportunity to prove their capabilities to potential clients. Kota Kinabalu: More industry-led AI competitions and hackathons using real operational data should be organised to help Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) demonstrate their capabilities and compete in the oil and gas sector, sa

Published on: Saturday, July 04, 2026 By: Crystal E Hermenegildus Madhu said the transition towards remote operations means operators will rely more on intelligent systems to analyse vast amounts of operational data and assist engineers in making informed decisions. Kota Kinabalu: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that fail to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) risk becoming outdated as the oil and gas industry moves towards remote operations and greater automation, says

Published on: Saturday, July 04, 2026 By: Sisca Humphrey Kota Kinabalu: Sabah’s long-term energy ambitions under the Sabah Energy Roadmap and Master Plan 2040 (SE-RAMP 2040) will depend on execution discipline, talent development and stronger alignment between government, industry and academia. The special industry dialogue, titled Government-Industry-Academia Collaboration Roundtable: Aligning Policy, Industry Needs & Talent Pipelines to Accelerate Sabah’s Energy Ambitions

Published on: Friday, July 03, 2026 By: Sisca Humphrey Azimuddin and Faiz. MALAYSIA’S education system must move towards a demand-driven model that better reflects industry needs if Sabah is to build the skilled workforce required to support its expanding energy sector, said delegates at the 13th Sabah Oil, Gas and Energy Conference (SOGCE) 2026 here, recently. In a plenary session, themed Building an Energy-Skilled Sabah: Talent, Tvet, Certification and Workforce Transition

Published on: Friday, July 03, 2026 By: Sherell Jeffrey Masnahwi said JVs should not become arrangements where local Sabah companies just lend their names to larger partners while reaping minimal benefit. Kota Kinabalu: Sabahan oil and gas vendors risk losing value in joint ventures (JVs) if they enter partnerships without a clear direction tied to their own capabilities, according to established local industry player, Masnahwi Nawi. “We do not simply perform a JV beyond our

Published on: Friday, July 03, 2026 By: Samantha Sulit Vir Singh concluded by urging all stakeholders to play their part. Governments must build talent pipelines and investor ecosystems, investors must bring new partnership models and capital, and operators must use technology to improve performance. Kota Kinabalu: The energy industry’s future competitiveness will depend not only on attracting investment and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), but also on developing the ne

Published on: Thursday, July 02, 2026 By: Sherell Jeffrey Masnahwi, who founded his company in 2019 and has since expanded operations into Indonesia with plans for Saudi Arabia and the Philippines, said the oil and gas sector demanded knowledge above all else as a first entry requirement, followed by technical competency, commercial acumen and strict adherence to health, safety and environment (HSE) standards. ESTABLISHED local industry player, Masnahwi Nawi, said Sabah oil

Published on: Thursday, July 02, 2026 By: Sherell Jeffrey Sharki said when TMM secured a project on the Sabah-Sarawak pipeline, PKOG began by handling civil work including foundation work and grass cutting. Kota Kinabalu: Sabah’s very own local oil and gas player, Puncak Kinabalu Oil and Gas Sdn Bhd (PKOG), aims to bring robotic piping fabrication technology to Sabah. “The equipment from China is expected to arrive next year for a robotic fabrication system that will serve

BUSINESS • 26/06/2026 03:05 PM By Jailani Hasan KOTA KINABALU, June 26 (Bernama) -- Moneysave (M) Sdn Bhd and the Labuan Chamber of Commerce (LCC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today to launch a RM200 million financing initiative aimed at improving access to capital for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Sabah and Labuan. The MoU, signed during the 13th Sabah Oil, Gas and Energy Conference and Exhibition (SOGCE) 2026, is expected to strengthen business growth

Published on: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 By: Sherell Jeffrey Omar traced his own first involvement in Sabah back to 1986, when Petronas Carigali took over the Tembungo offshore oil field from Exxon, at a time when production stood at around 6,000 to 7,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Kota Kinabalu: Oil and gas industry veteran Omar Suhaimi Abu Hassan said Sabah’s late entry into oil and gas development left local vendors decades behind their counterparts in Sarawak and Peni

Published on: Monday, June 29, 2026 By: Sherell Jeffrey “The geologist heading the slope inspection work is a Sabahan lady. The civil engineers are all Sabahan. The only non-Sabahan is the project manager from Selangor,” Omar said. Kota Kinabalu: Sabahan oil and gas vendors are not lacking in capability but have been consistently denied the scale of work needed to prove themselves, according to industry veteran, Omar Suhaimi Abu Hassan. The 40-year oil and gas veteran includi

Published on: Monday, June 29, 2026 By: Sisca Humphrey L-R: Faiz, Nazliyah and Noor Azura. Kota Kinabalu: Sabah must strengthen collaboration between government, industry and education institutions to develop a future-ready workforce capable of supporting the State’s growing energy industry as digitalisation, artificial intelligence (AI) and the energy transition reshape employment demands. The message emerged during a plenary session at the 13th Sabah Oil, Gas and Energy Con

Published on: Monday, June 29, 2026 By: Sherell Jeffrey L-R: Chloe, Irleesya, Ronnlie and Mohd Irffan. Kota Kinabalu: University students said the 13th Sabah Oil, Gas and Energy Conference and Exhibition made them change their view of the industry, saying it shattered misconceptions and opened doors to career paths they never considered. Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT) accounting student Chloe Chan Hao Yee, 19, said her initial impression

Published on: Saturday, June 27, 2026 By: Larry Ralon, Mohd Ameerul Amde Joachim receives a memento from Dolly, while others look on. Kota Kinabalu: SIX memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed during the 13th Sabah Oil, Gas and Energy Conference and Exhibition 2026 (Sogce 2026), underscoring growing industry collaboration and efforts to strengthen Sabah’s oil, gas and energy value chain. The agreements covered strategic partnerships in well decommissioning, fabrication

Published on: Sunday, June 28, 2026 By: Sherell Jeffrey Sharki S Hussin, CEO of Puncak Kinabalu. SABAHAN oil and gas companies are growing beyond the State’s borders, crediting the Sabah Government’s policy to raise local vendor participation to 60 per cent, while calling for stronger implementation to build capable Sabah champions. “The policy is quite reasonable for Sabahans and every Sabahan should take this opportunity,” said Nawie Oilfield Services Chief Executive Office

Published on: Sunday, June 28, 2026 By: Sherell Jeffrey Energy Commission of Sabah (ECoS) Chief Executive Officer Datuk Abdul Nasser Abdul Wahid SABAH is targeting a 50-50 split between renewable energy and fossil fuels while reshaping how its natural gas is used, said Energy Commission of Sabah (ECoS) Chief Executive Officer Datuk Abdul Nasser Abdul Wahid. “The focus we are looking at now is energy self-reliance. We need to be relying on our local resource rather than depend