PETRONAS Gas Berhad (PGB) wishes to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the public safety and good governance of our operations.
The Peninsular Gas Utilisation (PGU) transmission pipeline system was designed and built in accordance with international standards with strong emphasis on public safety. Prior to operation, the pipeline system undergoes robust and stringent quality control and assurance and obtained Permit to Operate (PTO) approval from the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). The PTO governs safe design and operating of pipeline systems.
In addition, our ongoing asset integrity management programmes ensure the healthiness and continuous safe operations of our assets, which are supported by eight Regional Offices throughout Peninsular Malaysia to execute comprehensive inspection and maintenance activities. This includes among others a periodic internal pipeline inspection programmes using Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG) technology. Externally, we have installed Cathodic Protection (CP) system and supported by soil and slope movement regular monitoring. These programmes are executed by PGB’s competent and qualified personnel.
Further, our pipeline operations are monitored and controlled 24/7 with state-of-the-art technologies such as SCADA (Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition), Pipeline Leak Detection System (PLDS), close-circuit-camera TVs (CCTV) and Distributed Acoustic System (DAS) at our PETRONAS Gas Control Centre (PGCC). PGB regularly carries out ground and aerial surveillances via drones by qualified operators, which enable us to provide rapid response to any abnormalities. In the event of any abnormalities, we are able to pinpoint the exact location via our SCADA and PiriGIS (Realtime PETRONAS Geographic Information System), allowing us to alert the nearest Response Team from respective Regional Offices.
With reference to the fire incident at Putra Heights, the PGB team activated the pipeline remote safety system to bring the fire under control and to be finally extinguished. All necessary measures have since been taken to ensure that the incident area is secure and safe.
PGB confirms that it adheres at all times to stringent safety measures in line with international standards at all of its operations. We remain committed to the safety of our communities, environment and the reliability of our services. We are proactively implementing contingency measures to minimise disruptions in gas supply. PGB team is coordinatingly closely with government agencies and relevant authorities to restore and maintain supply as quickly as possible in a safe manner, as we are committed to ensuring uninterrupted energy access.
