Industry Facts

The PETRONAS LNG Complex comprises four joint ventures — MLNG, MLNG Dua, MLNG Tiga and PETRONAS LNG 9 — and has supplied LNG to long-term Japanese buyers since 1983.

Bintulu Port describes itself as Malaysia's sole LNG export gateway and also handles cargo serving Sarawak's energy, petrochemical and heavy-industry sectors.

Shell opened its Bintulu Middle Distillate Synthesis plant in 1993 as the world's first commercial gas-to-liquids plant.

Samalaju Industrial Park in Bintulu Division covers about 8,000 hectares and is designated for energy-intensive industries including steel, aluminium, glass, and oil and gas.

The offshore Jerun gas field, about 160 kilometres northwest of Bintulu, is designed to produce up to 550 million cubic feet of gas per day, with gas delivered through the E11RB production hub to Bintulu-based customers including Malaysia LNG.