After the power outage was resolved, the massive Asian LNG project is back in operation

Following a power outage, Malaysia LNG Group of Companies (MLNG), a subsidiary of nationwide energy giant Petronas, has restarted its flagship LNG complex in Bintulu on the island of Borneo in the central region of Sarawak, East Malaysia.

The Petronas LNG Complex (PLC) in Bintulu was reportedly operating at optimal efficiency before a power outage occurred on May 10, 2024. The Malaysian energy giant confirmed on May 14 that the cause of the power outage had been identified and start-up efforts to resume operations were underway.

During the ramp-up process, MLNG is said to have continuously worked with partners and customers to mitigate the impact of the incident and meet its contractual obligations. According to Petronas, the Bintulu LNG plant resumed full operations on May 19, 2024 after the affected facilities were restored following a power outage last week.

The company stated that launch efforts began on May 11, 2024 and initial operations resumed on the same day. Based on the Malaysian player’s statement, the factory has resumed normal operations.

With a nominal liquefaction capacity of nearly 30 million tonnes per annum, Bintulu LNG is considered one of the largest LNG export facilities of its kind and includes three trains at the MLNG Satu and MLNG Dua projects and two trains at the MLNG Tiga and Train 9 projects.

The restart of Bintulu LNG comes just days after Petronas announced the discovery of new hydrocarbons at an exploration well in Block 52 offshore Suriname. The company had previously signed a production sharing agreement (PSC) and extended an existing contract offshore Indonesia to bring more hydrocarbons to market.

In addition, the Malaysian company and its petroleum contractors recorded 19 exploration discoveries and two successful exploration and appraisal results in Malaysia last year.