INDUSTRI CARIGALI DI SARAWAK

Y.B. Ir Christopher Gira Anak Sambang bertanya kepada Menteri Pembangunan Perindustrian dan Keusahawanan, Perdagangan dan Pelaburan: 

Mengapakah keutamaan tidak diberikan kepada anak Sarawak dalam industri carigali di Sarawak?

Menteri Muda Ekonomi Luar Bandar (Kawasan Pesisir) dan Perikanan dan Menteri Muda Pembangunan Perindustrian (Pelaburan dan Promosi) (Y.B. Datuk Haji Julaihi Bin Haji Narawi): 

Terima kasih Tuan Speaker dan juga kepada Yang Berhormat bagi Tamin. Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Tamin, PETRONAS sentiasa komited dengan pembangunan modal insan dan memberi keutamaan kepada anak Sarawak selari dengan perkembangan operasi syarikat terutamanya di sektor huluan (upstream). Sebagai contoh, jumlah pekerja sektor huluan di Sarawak telah meningkat 10% kepada 4,400 pada tahun 2016 berbanding 4,000 pada tahun 2015. Daripada 4,400 tenaga pekerja tersebut, 71% adalah anak Sarawak. Maknanya majoriti daripada 4,400 orang tenaga pekerja itu adalah anak Sarawak iaitu sebanyak 71%. Daripada jumlah pertambahan 400 orang yang saya sebut tadi, 313 orang adalah graduan daripada INSTEP (Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS) yang merupakan anak Sarawak. Terima kasih.

Y.B. Ir Christopher Gira Anak Sambang: (Supplementary Questions) Tuan Speaker, saya ada dua soalan tambahan.

(a) What are the effort undertaken by PETRONAS on the education and human capital development for Sarawak in order to prepare anak Sarawak for their career and the oil and gas industry?

(b) Why is there an increase on the manpower of the upstream sector despite that challenging and operating environment in the oil and gas industry?

Menteri Muda Ekonomi Luar Bandar (Kawasan Pesisir) dan Perikanan dan Menteri Muda Pembangunan Perindustrian (Pelaburan dan Promosi) (Y.B. Datuk Haji Julaihi Bin Haji Narawi): 

Terima kasih Yang Berhormat bagi Tamin. Untuk menjawab soalan yang pertama, I would like to inform Ahli Yang Berhormat for Tamin that PETRONAS has indeed several initiatives under its education and human capital development which includes the following:

(a) A total of 643 Sarawakian have received the Petronas Education Sponsorship Programme (PESP) since 2003;

(b) University Petronas (UTP) has produced a total of 596 graduates from PETRONAS since 2003; and

(c) A total of 1862 anak Sarawak have graduated from Institut Teknologi Petroleum Petronas since 2007.

PETRONAS in fact remains committed in the education and human capital development for Sarawak. So there are several initiatives taken by PETRONAS to answer your first supplementary question.

To answer your second supplementary question, yes we agree that the environment is not favorable to the oil and gas industry currently. However, Sarawak remains a key investment State for PETRONAS and the workforce requirement will continue to grow because Sarawak is an important State with PETRONAS. 

PETRONAS is committed on the capability building of Sarawakian in tandem with its future development. For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Tamin as well, the upstream operation is growing with the establishment of Sarawak gas office and the commencement of a Train 9 and floating LND1 operation and this is the reason why even though the environment is not favorable, there is an increase in the recruitment of Sarawakians in the oil and gas industry especially in the upstream sector. Thank you.

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PETRONAS HAS NO RIGHTS TO OPERATE IN SARAWAK TERRITORIAL WATERS

Continental Shelf Act 1966 and the Petroleum Mining Act 1966 was enforceable in Sabah and Sarawak because it was enforcable due to Emergency gazettes. Once Emergency was lifted these powers becomes void. Therefore the Continental Shelf Act 1966 and the Petroleum Mining Act 1966 is NOT enforceable on Sabah and Sarawak Continental Shelf any longer.

When the Prime Minister lifted the Emergency Proclamations in 2011, the laws and gazettes, which were used to grab the Continental Shelf and territorial waters of every state in Malaysia, were annulled as well. By right, the ownership of the Continental Shelf is no longer with the Federal Government but with the respective state government.

”the National Land Code [Act56/65] and any written law relating to land in forced in Sabah and Sarawak” means this Act needs the approval of the Dewan Undangan Negeri of every state before it can be applied, this is because LAND is a State Matter.

The Federal Government no longer has ownership over the Continental Shelf. 

Therefore the Federal Government no longer has anything to transfer to PETRONAS according to Section 2 (1) of the Petroleum Development Act 1974 (PDA74) and no longer has the rights to execute the Vesting Instrument provided for in Section 2 (2) of PDA74. 

The position and operations of PETRONAS is now questionable. In addition, all the Petroleum Sharing Contracts (PSCs) is also questionable. Which law is PETRONAS currently using to maintain its status quo? 

IF PETRONAS is illegal then is the Federal Government protecting its own company and supporting its illegal activities?