Sabah–Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP) is a 500 kilometre Malaysian

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pipeline that linked Kimanis in

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalima ...

Bintulu Bintulu is a coastal town on the island of Borneo in the central region of Sarawak, Malaysia. Bintulu is located northeast of Kuching, northeast of Sibu, and southwest of Miri, Malaysia, Miri. With a population of 114,058 as of 2010, Bintulu ...

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. The pipeline is part of the

Petronas Petroliam Nasional Berhad, commonly known as PETRONAS (stylised in all caps), is a Malaysian Multinational corporation, multinational petroleum, oil and natural gas, gas company headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. Established in 1974, it is a lega ...

development project of "Sabah–Sarawak Integrated Oil and Gas Project", and has start operating since early 2014. Due to the unstable geographic location of the pipeline with frequent soil movement and

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that is causing frequent gas leaks, the pipeline between Lawas to Bintulu is in the process of being fully decommissioned from 2025 until 2027.

History

The pipeline was constructed in 2011 with a total of RM4.6 billion (US$1 billion) been allocated to complete the project.

Gas leak incidents (2014–2022)

There have been four reported gas leaks along the line, two resulting explosions. On 11 June 2014, the pipeline located in between Lawas and Long Sukang in Sarawak exploded that caused the temporary shutdown of the line. No casualties were reported in the incident. On 10 January 2018, the line along Long Luping of Lawas District in Limbang Division was leaked although no impact to surrounding communities and environment are being reported. In the early morning of 13 January 2020, there was another explosion which resulted in a fire in the vicinity of the

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village of Long Selulong,

Ulu Baram Ulu Baram is a remote area of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is an encased alluvial plain, created in part by the Baram River. The forest is certified for logging. Most of Ulu Baram belongs to the traditional area of the Orang Ulu (Upriver People), a col ...

, Sarawak. On 21 September 2022, a pipeline leak in the vicinity of KP201 due to soil movement which resulted to a safety shutdown on the gas supply. On 17 November 2022, a pipeline located in Long Ugui, Lawas, exploded. One casualty and two injuries were reported in the incident.

Lawas to Bintulu pipeline decommissioned process (2025–2027)

On 28 January 2025, Petronas announced the decommissioning of the pipeline of Lawas, Limbang,

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, and

that will be done in stages and set to be completed before 2027 due to the unstable geographic location of the pipeline location with frequent soil movement and subsidence that frequently causes gas leaks. The decommissioning plans include the plugging and abandonment of approximately 153 wells and the abandonment of about 37 offshore facilities and one onshore facility, which is the pipeline.

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Sabah–Sarawak Gas Pipeline
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline 2014 establishments in Malaysia Buildings and structures completed in 2014 Buildings and structures in Sabah Buildings and structures in Sarawak Natural gas pipelines in Malaysia

History

Gas leak incidents (2014–2022)

Lawas to Bintulu pipeline decommissioned process (2025–2027)

See also

References

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