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“Th e white bellied sea eagle is a frequent visitor to our loading jetty. We must play our part 

in ensuring that this sea eagle remains a familiar sight, now and for future generations.” 

His Majesty explores 

Brunei LNG’s exhibits 

Quarter 3 | 2011

News 

His Majesty Explores Brunei LNG’s Exhibits 1 

Brunei LNG Shines At Th e 1-2 

Brunei Energy Expo (BEE) 2011 

New Carrier Amali Marks Another Historic 3 

Milestone For Brunei LNG And BGC 

Raising A New Era Of Cooperation 4 

With AWE & SAHID 

4th Loading Arm Successfully Commissioned 4 

A Boost For Job Seekers At Th e BSP/ 5 

Brunei LNG/BSM Exhibition Career & 

Scholarship Talk 2011 

Th e New Operation Training Simulator 6 

Brunei LNG Operational Excellence Highlighted 7 

During Asean Energy Business Forum 2011 

ADP 38 Annual Ship Review Meeting 7 

In Japan Shows Great Promise 

Th e First LNG Delivery For Amali 8 

To Senboku, Japan 

Self-pledge towards “I choose to be healthy” 9 

HLP Roadshow 

Special Teachers' Day Recognition For Trainers 10 

HLP Roadshow 2011 11 

Corporate Social Responsibility 

Marking Israk Mikraj 1432H With A 11 

Religious Gathering 

Orphans Share Pre- Ramadhan And Syawal 12 

Joy Th rough Th e Spirit Of Giving 

Forum Perdana Highlights - ‘Strengthen Our 13 

Faith And Takwa In Order To Be Blessed’ 

Khatam Al-Quran Livens Up Ramadhan 14 

At Brunei LNG 

Hari Raya Celebrations In Brunei LNG 

Management Held Hari Raya Visits 15 

To Th e Mukim Liang Lumut Leaders 

Open Offi ce Raya Celebrations Promote 16 

Great Relations 

Brunei LNG Livens Liang Lumut Community 16 

With Hari Raya Celebration 

News from BGC 

Flag Rising Ceremony Onboard to 17 

mark Amali’s Arrival 

Visitors to Brunei LNG 18-20 

Featured Article 21 

New Joiners 22 

Assalamualaikum and Warmest Greetings, 

Brunei LNG is a top quartile organisation - an industry 

icon that has set many parameters and benchmarks 

in the industry. However, like any forward looking 

company, we should not be complacent. Competitors 

are evolving and catching up fast. And we too, have to 

work towards continuous improvements. 

Looking at our current positioning: 

- Our laboratory is ranked the best in Shell for 

6th consecutive years - and have been proven as real pockets of 

excellence. 

- We practise safe operations with excellent safety track records –but 

there had been close calls of concerns 

- We are a profi table organisation with robust fi nancials and a ready 

energy market but the energy demand is dependent on the world 

economy 

- We have a technically competent workforce but many experienced 

staff are retiring and we are investing in human capital 

- We are investing in projects to rejuvenate our plant but we do have 

ageing infrastructure 

- We are operationally safe and successful with supportive shareholders 

Today we are competing with new state of the art LNG plants globally. We 

have asset integrity challenges requiring urgent and constant attention. Th e 

question is “How do we sustain all the above operational excellence that we 

have achieved for more than 40 years of operation?” 

Unity and foresightedness are the key. Together – if we work together – the 

management team, employees, contractors, suppliers and all stakeholders, 

Brunei LNG can certainly have a greater future. Take time to see where we 

are today and where we are heading tomorrow. 

We need to improve beyond our current success if we want to be ahead of 

the competition and stay relevant as we move into our next 20 years aft er 

2013. Let’s all do it! Make forward thinking our “License to Operate” (LTO) 

requirement. Th is is our opportunity to make the change before events force 

us to make changes. 

In order to excel into the future, Brunei LNG needs to adapt changes in 

the workforce expectations and the market . We have set up various teams 

and recruit more resources that handle increased project delivery, address 

infrastructure integrity rejuvenation works, strengthen the Maintenance 

team and introduced tools that hopefully will make work execution and 

verifi cation easier and less burden. 

New players in the market that are highly competitive and effi cient have 

emerged. Concurrently, there are new sets of more stringent rules, increasing 

shareholders and stakeholders expectations, who seek greater transparency 

and demand us to demonstrate assurance of technical integrity and 

operational excellence. 

Any change management will always be diffi cult. Th ere will be sceptics and 

non-believers. , but all of us are in this together. Moving forward is going 

to be a marathon and not a sprint. We are embarking on behavioural and 

cultural changes. It is much easier to change a piece of equipment than a 

change of habit, but together, we can do it! 

Act now and lets rediscover the pride and work ethics that made Brunei 

LNG a great company. Let’s do something today to ensure that we all move 

’Together For A Better Future .’ 

Gentle reminder: Th is is our Plant , our Workplace and our Livelihood. 

H Salleh Bostaman B H Zainal Abidin 

Managing Director / CEO of Brunei LNG & Refi nery

His Majesty Explores 

Brunei LNG’s Exhibits 

His Majesty concluding the visit with a smile at Brunei LNG’s booth 

It was a truly proud day for everyone at Brunei LNG on 

17th July 2011 at the meet and greet session organised in 

conjunction with His Majesty’s 65 Birthday celebration at 

Padang Bandaran in the Belait District. Th e team had put 

in a lot of eff ort to create an attractive and informational 

booth to showcase the company’s achievements and human 

development programmes. His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal 

Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di- 

Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, accompanied by HRH Prince 

Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior 

Minister at the Prime Minister’s Offi ce, HRH Prince Hj Sufri 

Bolkiah and HRH Prince Hj Jefri Bolkiah dropped by the 

Brunei LNG booth and took some time to browse through the 

exhibits. 

His Majesty and his entourage were greeted by MD/CEO of 

Brunei LNG H Salleh Bostaman BH Zainal Abidin, other 

senior management members and staff . 

Th e eye-catching display showcased Brunei LNG’s historical 

milestones, its 40 years of achievements, operations, manpower 

strengths and various engineering and technical training 

schemes. Th ere were also posters showcasing the company’s 

activities with overseas customers. Even more memorable 

was that His Majesty personally signed the fi rst day cover and 

stamps depicting Brunei LNG, aft er which His Majesty was 

presented with a “Pesambah”. Th e auspicious visit culminated 

with a group photo which will indeed be an important keepsake 

for all of us at Brunei LNG. 

Brunei LNG Shines At The Brunei 

Energy Expo (BEE) 2011 

As always evident in the past, Brunei LNG continued to make 

an impact in all the exhibitions it participates. At the Brunei 

Energy Expo (BEE) 2011 which was held from 21st September 

till 23rd September 2011, which is remarkably Brunei’s biggest 

energy exhibition ever, Brunei LNG as one of the 102 energyrelated 

exhibitors from more than 13 countries across ASEAN 

and Asia, truly made an impact. 

Th e BEE 2011 attracted thousands of visitors, ranging from 

local and international energy delegates, government and 

corporate offi cials, students and the public. 

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... continuation from page 1 BRUNEI LNG SHINES AT THE BRUNEI ENERGY EXPO (BEE) 2011 

Among the representatives of Brunei LNG’s booth 

BEE2011 was offi cially launched by His Majesty Sultan Haji 

Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and 

Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam who also consented 

to visit the Brunei LNG’s pavilion. Upon arrival at the Brunei 

LNG pavilion, His Majesty was welcomed by our Managing 

Director/CEO, senior management members, staff , graduate 

trainees and attachment students. 

Th e Brunei LNG pavilion was themed “Sustaining Operational 

Excellence” and featured the company’s core achievements, 

rejuvenation projects, operations track records over the last 

40 years, LNG Process Model and an interactive monitor 

showcasing plant operations. 

Armed with a spectacular portfolio of projects for the 

new contractual year aft er 2013, Brunei LNG has strongly 

entrenched itself as a key market player and that it is “Ready 

for More Business” for another 20 years beyond 2013. 

Th e Brunei Energy Expo 2011 was a window for Brunei LNG to 

highlight its excellent reputation as a trusted LNG supplier and 

top quartile organisation especially to international delegates. 

Th is was a truly successful exhibition as many positive 

comments and feedbacks were received. Most importantly, 

Brunei LNG’s presence at the event signifi es the commitment 

of the company to be an active player in the joint eff orts to 

achieve the common aim of Asean Connectivity and Energy 

Security. 

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Brunei LNG booth stands out during the BEE 2011 

Our avid visitors during expo

New Carrier Amali Marks 

Another Historic Milestone For 

Brunei LNG AND BGC 

Group phopto of Brunei LNG and BGC’s representatives 

Set to take our deliveries to greater heights is the custombuilt 

LNG carrier “Amali” which arrived in Brunei waters 

on a blessed Th ursday, 11th August 2011. Th e carrier had 

departed from the DSME shipyard in Okpo, South Korea on 

5th August. Th e following day aft er arrival, a recitation of 

the Doa Selamat’ was held on board. Th is auspicious blessing 

ceremony was witnessed by the Managing Director/CEO of 

Brunei LNG, as well as the Managing Director of Brunei Gas 

Carriers (BGC), Mohammad Awang Damit. Also present were 

Haji Mohammad bin Jaya, Deputy Senior General Manager 

Plant, Hj Abd Rahman bin Sirat, Operational Manager and 

Hj Shahbudin bin Hj Musa, General Manager Marketing and 

Shipping, offi cers and staff from both companies. 

Th e ‘Doa Selamat’ ceremony began with an opening speech by 

the MD of BGC, Mohammad Awang Damit. In his welcoming 

remarks, he stated that Amali is the third LNG carrier and 

it will be joining its sisters, Arkat and Abadi in delivering 

Brunei’s Liquefi ed Natural Gas. He expressed his hope that 

the vessel will continue to maintain both companies’ excellent 

reputation in delivering strong performance in the areas of 

safety, reliability and cost management. 

Th e MD/CEO of Brunei LNG also extended his appreciation 

of the high commitment and dedication shown by marine 

personnel entrusted with the safe delivery of LNG to customers 

in Japan and Korea in the past. Th e resulting good performance 

and reputation of both Brunei LNG and BGC have signifi cantly 

contributed to Brunei’s economy. Th e blessing ceremony was 

followed with an exchange of memento between the captain of 

Captions 

the carrier and the MD/CEO of Brunei LNG, and ended with 

the recital of Doa Selamat by Haji Jamri Haji Jaafar, Deputy 

Chairman of Brunei LNG’s Muslim Employees Body (BPPI). It 

concluded with a group photo session. 

Th is new modern design and technology LNG carrier is part 

of a long-term investment moves to phase out the older LNG 

carriers. Amali is powered by highly effi cient Dual Fuel Diesel 

Electric Engines which can carry up to 147,000m3 of LNG, 

almost double the capacity of previous B-Class vessels. 

Exchange of memento between the captain of the carrier and MD/CEO Hj Salleh 


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Raising A New Era Of Cooperation 

With AWE & SAHID 

Group photo fo Brunei LNG representatives and contractors 

Th e long term cooperation between Adinin Works & 

Engineering (AWE) Sendirian Berhad and Sahid Sendirian 

Berhad with Brunei LNG was strengthened with a new 

contract signing ceremony on 24th August 2011. 

Th e signing ceremony encompasses the integrated contract for 

maintenance, shutdowns and small projects between Brunei 

LNG & contractors which will be carried out by the respective 

MD/CEO & Chairman of both companies. 

Present at the ceremony was the Chairman from Adinin Works 

& Engineering Sdn Bhd, Haji Adnin Pehin Dato Hj Ibrahim 

4th Loading Arm Successfully 

Commissioned By: L’herpiniere, Wayne PS BLNG-EPO/52 

The 4th loading arm 

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& Managing Director of Sahid Sendirian Berhad, Pengiran 

Adanan Bin Pg Seri Indera. 

During the ceremony, our MD/CEO of Brunei LNG, in 

expressing his appreciation said, “We thank to the contractors 

& their well meaning assistance in bringing success of Brunei 

LNG to the community & the public”, and added that both 

companies had worked hard with Brunei LNG in producing 

successes in their previous contracts. 

Th e ceremony then ended with group photo sessions. 

One of the critical elements in our business is the reliable and safe delivery of our 

LNG Shipments to our customers. Th e installation of the 4th loading arm aimed to 

prepare for the additional cargoes beyond 2013, to provide fl exibility for maintenance 

activities and to help improve plant availability and reliability in terms of loading 

cargo. Originally the installation comprised of three Marine Loading Arms (MLA’s) 

installed on the new loading jetty, constructed in 1993. 

Th e requirement to overhaul the in service arms, as well as providing an installed 

spare resulted in the decision to initiate the 4th Loading Arm Project. Th e scope 

of the project was to supply and install an additional loading arm, integrate the 

new equipment into existing infrastructure, whilst providing a disruption free and 

seamless transition for operations. 

Th e project was challenging for the team, requiring execution in an off shore 

environment with logistic and transport limitations, whilst maintaining normal 

loading operations. Berth occupancy is high with over 210 B class cargoes loaded each 

year, requiring planning and coordination to complete the required work activities in 

available windows. 

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... continuation from page 4 4TH LOADING ARM SUCCESSFULLY COMMISSIONED 

Th e commissioning of this 4th Loading arm was completed 

on 24th September 2011 with the arm initial used successfully 

to load LNG to Arkat. Th e successful commissioning of the 

4th loading arm symbolises Brunei LNG’s commitment in 

delivering its reliable and safe cargo to its customers beyond 

2013. 

The new loading arm ready to load LNG 

A Boost For Job Seekers At The BSP/Brunei LNG/ 

BSM Exhibition Career & Scholarship Talk 2011 

By: Nadhirah Awang Matussin (HCP/1) 

One of the graduates explaining the employment schemes to the guest of honour 

On 28th and 29th July 2011, the Brunei Shell Joint Venture 

Companies(BSJV)- BSP, Brunei LNG and BSM hosted an 

exhibition career and scholarship talk 2011. It was held at the 

Multi Purpose Hall & Goldstone Ballroom in Centrepoint 

Hotel, Gadong. Th e event was important for new graduates 

and job seekers in evaluating the various career opportunities 

in the three companies, while providing valuable information 

on the BSJV 2012 Scholarship criteria. 

In his opening speech, the guest of honour, Chairman of the 

Centre of Strategic and Policy studies (CSPS), Dato Paduka Hj 

Murni bin Hj Mohammad saluted Brunei’s young generation 

for striving to make a diff erence and highlighted the various 

Brunei LNG booth during the exhibition Visitors showing their interest 

employment opportunities and apprenticeship schemes in 

BSP, Brunei LNG and BSM. 

BSP’s Human Resource Director, Hjh Malai Nuridah Sheikh 

Mohammad shared that, “Th is year, we have successfully 

recruited 21 fresh graduates and 32 HND (Higher National 

Diploma) holders from our local market. We hope to attract 

many more interested applicants with this career exhibition to 

help us achieve our annual recruitment targets.” 

She further highlighted that “BSP scholarships have been 

providing a long service to our local students in order for our 

Bruneians to take leading roles in the Shell company”. 

Th e successful 2-day event attracted a huge turnout and 

enabled the participating companies to promote e-recruitment 

campaigns live demo stations. Th ere were also scholarship 

talks for students and teachers to pose their queries on the 

process and selection criteria presented by the HPD/2 team. 

Visitors at Brunei LNG’s booth were also had the opportunity 

to know better on the 3 schemes: OTPS (Operative Technician 

Progression Scheme), ETPS (Engineering Technician 

Progression Scheme) and LTPS (Laboratory Technician 

Progression Scheme). On hand to share their positive 

experiences were our graduates who did a really good job in 

explaining the technicalities of Brunei LNG as a gas company. 


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The New Operation 

Training Simulator 

On 30th September, the Operation Department at Brunei LNG 

reached a signifi cant milestone with the successful launching 

of the Operator Training Simulator( OTS ). Th e event in the 

control room (CCR) was offi cially launched by the Head of 

Operation (OPS) Hj Kamis Kassim and highlighted with a 

blessing prayer. 

Th e project to provide the state of the art training platform 

started in October 2010. Th e inevitable “crew change” 

in Brunei LNG had ignited the need to have this training 

platform. Th is is one of the many ways to enhance and sustain 

the technical competencies of the operators, in preparation 

for the departure of the experience staff . Moreover, with the 

concept of ESP (Ensure Safe Production) being implemented 

across Shell establishment, it is timely indeed to have the 

simulator to complement the existing training methods to 

enable new learning discoveries and make a diff erence in 

fostering stronger collaboration in the training of panel man. 

Further, the provision of this state- of- the- art simulator 

added a new dimension to training and with new boundaries. 

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By George Wong (HCD/3) 

Group photo of OPS during the launching of OTS 

Th e basic concept of the simulator is a 

real time dynamic process based called 

Dynamism, a rigorous and high fi delity 

mathematical process model to provide a 

realistic dynamic response of our plant. Th e 

model is a virtual replica of our Operation 

with the same look and feel. It is subjected 

to the same hydraulic responses, heat 

transfers and mass balances, and also aligns 

with the Foxboro DCS (Distributed Control 

System) process operating constraints. 

Currently, the simulator includes Boilers on the Utilities 

model, with the Liquefaction trains and RMU (Refrigerant 

Manufacturing Units) on the Process model. It allows one of 

the two models to be simulated run at a time for the following 

activities 

1. Start up and shut down operations 

2. Emergence shut down operation. 

3. Trouble shooting and recovery from equipment 

failures, process upsets and other malfunctions of our 

plant experienced in the past. 

4. Develop preset condition to give specifi c control 

training to areas of need and monitoring of trainee’s 

performance via the program. 

Th e new training simulator is hoped to give an added 

advantage to the new and existing operators, in supporting 

the organisational eff ectiveness towards producing a skilled 

and competent operators. 

Learning and testing the new simulator OPS reciting “doa selamat” during the launching of OTS

Brunei LNG Operational Excellence 

Highlighted During Asean Energy 

Business Forum 2011 

On 21st September 2011, the MD/CEO of Brunei LNG was 

one of the guest speaker at the ASEAN Energy Business 

Forum’s (AEBF) Business Conference. Th e forum focuses on 

oil and gas industries in Brunei perspective, and was held at the 

Conference Hall, Bridex Jerudong. Also present were speakers 

from Brunei Petroleum, TOTAL, and Mitsubishi Corporation. 

Th e MD/CEO presented his topic on “Sustaining Operational 

Excellence, Getting Ready for More Business”. 

Th e two hours forum was attended by participating senior 

Government offi cials, industry leaders, local industry players 

as well as delegates across ASEAN. Also present from Brunei 

LNG were Hj Shahbudin Hj Musa, General Manager Marketing 

and Shipping (MK), Haji Yahya Haji Mohammad, Technical 

Manager (TM) and Azlan Abdul Aziz, Head of External 

Aff airs (HCE). 

In his presentation, our MD/CEO shared Brunei LNG’s 

journey of 40 years including its histories, growth and 

development, operational excellence achievements in Safety, 

Plant Readiness, Energy Effi ciency Improvements, Shipping, 

Human Resource and its market environment. He highlighted 

that “Our biggest strength is in our ability to adopt and embrace 

changes in accordance to market needs”. 

He concluded by reaffi rming Brunei LNG ‘s commitment 

to raise the standards of safety, security and protecting the 

environment as a priority and certainly looking for another 

40 years of operational excellence and a trusted partner to its 

stakeholders and customers”. 

Brunei LNG MD/CEO presenting his paper 

Some of the delegates who attended the forum 

ADP 38 Annual Ship Review Meeting In 

Japan Shows Great Promise By Lenny Ishak 

Many ideas and constructive reviews were shared on shipping 

and cargo delivery operations on 22 September 2011 at the 

Annual Delivery Programme (ADP) shipping review meeting 

held in Tokyo, Japan. Th e event began with opening remarks 

by Mr Shinobu Ozeki Senior Manager, Maritime Aff airs & Fuel 

Facility Group, Tokyo Electric. 

Mr Shinobu Ozeki expressed TEPCO’s apology for the 

challenges caused worldwide as a result of the nuclear plant 

incident. However, he commented that it was also a blessing 

as the incident had become a learning experience on the 

importance of LNG to the energy business more than ever 

before. Th e turning point in the 38 years of Annual Shipping 

Review (ASR) saw 3 B class tankers being replaced by 2 A class 

tankers, thereby enhancing effi ciency and at the same time 

formalising shipping management at BGC to ensure stability 

of LNG deliveries to Japan safely and reliably. 



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... continuation from page 1 ADP 38 ANNUAL SHIP REVIEW MEETING IN JAPAN SHOWS GREAT PROMISE 

Mr. Philip Lethwaite delivering his remarks Among those who attended the meeting 

Mr Philip Lethwaite, LNG Fleet Manager, BGC highlighted 

that the Brunei fl eet had recorded another successful year with 

the lowest accident rates ever recorded. With the Behaviour 

Based Safety Programme, the Brunei fl eet exceeded 3 miliion 

manhours without lost time injury during ADP 38. It was 

a positive note that ADP 38 was completed with no serious 

incidents and reduction of in-port incident rate. 

Mr Mohammad Burut, on behalf of Brunei LNG expressed 

his sincere thanks to buyers especially all receiving terminals 

for their cooperation and support in ensuring the safe delivery 

of Brunei LNG’s cargoes in ADP 38 and part of ADP 39. He 

acknowledged the cooperation of buyers during the ship shore 

compatibility study of the newly built vessels namely Arkat and 

Amali, which refl ect Brunei LNG’s optimism of future business 

relationships with buyers for years to come. 

The First LNG Delivery For Amali 

To Senboku, Japan By Lenny Ishak 

Group photo between two parties, BGC and Senboku 

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Th e new vessels will empower BGC to further improve the 

safety and reliability of operations with goals to complete 

every discharge operation without any single incident. It 

was also noted that the last 6083 cargo delivered safely via 

Abadi confi rmed the project’s core values of safe and reliable 

operations. 

Other things discussed at the meeting were the review of 

ADP 38 fi scal year operational performance, reliability and 

maintenance, project update covering ship management, new 

ship information and incidents and issues. 

Th e successful achievements are a result of close cooperation 

and dedicated eff orts of all involved in the cargo deliveries. 

On behalf of BGC, BST and Brunei LNG, Mr Philip Lethwaite 

conveyed his sincere thanks to the buyers and teams at all 

terminals for their support and understanding throughout the 

operations. 

Overcoming the challenges of poor weather condition and 

typhoon, Amali, the 2nd new A Class LNG tanker chartered 

historic moments with her fi rst delivery of LNG to Senboku 

LNG Terminal in Osaka, Japan. Th e tanker arrival was 

welcomed by Mr Ohashi, Manager , Planning Team Senboku, 

Ms. Kominami, Engineering Section, Senboku Works, Mr 

Kawai, Berth Master and Mr. Nagataki, Leader Operations 

team. 

Mr Ohashi, in his welcoming speech, expressed his appreciation 

and congratulations to Brunei LNG on the effi cient delivery, 

meeting both timing and cargo expectations, and applauded 

everyone on the safe arrival to the Senboku LNG Terminal. Th e 

welcome and loading ceremony then ended with an exchange 

of memento between the Senboku Terminals and the master 

of the ship, Mr Tony Guillaume, followed by a photo session.

Self-pledge towards “I choose to be 

healthy” HLP Roadshow 

Mr. Klass sharing his personal health experience 

Th e Occupational Health Division (HSEQ/5) under Health, 

Safety Environment and Quality (HSEQ) together with Panaga 

Health Centre organised a Healthy Lifestyle Programme 

(HLP) Roadshow 2011. Th e annual event was held for 5 days 

from 26th September 2011 at the plant in Lumut. “I choose to 

be healthy” was the theme for this year’s roadshow which was 

launched by Mr Klass Van Ommen, Senior General Manager, 

Plant (LM). 

Th e event commenced with a Surah Al-Fatihah recited by 

Wasli Hj Edris (HSEQ/11), followed by a short speech from Mr 

Klass Van Ommen, who extended his congratulatory messages 

to the organisers as well as Occupational Health Division and 

health personnel from the Panaga Health Centre. He reiterated 

that HLP is a good initiative for people to start looking aft er 

themselves. He further shared his own experience that when 

he fi rstly joined the activity of the Bukit Shahbandar challenge 

- he almost gave up himself in trying to fi nish up the hills but 

at last he made it. Since then, he participated few times and 

took the initiatives to encourage more people to join in such 

healthy lifestyle activities. Also shared at the launching was a 

short video clip of activities, profi ling past events. 

Other interesting exhibits included the mini health exhibition 

showcasing information such as tips on healthy diet, calorie 

count and fi tness. Clinic staff were also on hand to advise 

visitors with health improvement tips, nutritional choices and 

dietary selections. A key takeaway factor was teaching visitors 

how to interpret food labels and calorie values. 

As part of the HLP activities, health screenings were conducted. 

Th ese included medical check-ups for BMI (Body Mass Index), 

blood pressure and blood sugar levels and internal age. Th is is 

to encourage staff to look aft er themselves by simultaneously 

encouraging them to pursue a healthy lifestyle and reducing 

health risks. 

Th is annual Health Lifestyle Program was one of the initiatives 

introduced by Brunei LNG to promote a healthy work life 

balance by improving and raising awareness on health issues, 

and at the same time spreading health knowledge through 

exhibitions and activities such as jungle trekking, cycling and 

hiking . 

Audience enjoying short video clip Visitors showing interest understanding the food labels and calorie values. 


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Special Teachers' Day 

Recognition For Trainers 

Trainers sharing their thought and experiences among themselves 

In recognition of the eff ort and dedication of line trainers and 

everyone involved in human development who have played a 

role in nurturing our talented workforce, Brunei LNG organised 

an “Appreciation of Teachers” Day on 29th September 2011 at 

the plant. Th is annual event hosted by the Corporate Aff airs 

Function (HC) in conjunction with the celebration organised 

every 23rd September in Brunei Darussalam. 

Th e event began with an opening prayer led by Haji Roslan 

Hj Adnan from the Muslim Employees Body or BPPI. Haji 

Mahri Matahir (HC), Corporate Aff airs Manager thanked 

the trainers for their continuous contribution in imparting 

knowledge and skills. 

Ali Noordin Mohd Diah, Head of Competence Development 

Department (HCD) invited the line trainers to share their 

thoughts and experiences. Th e group was very motivated and 

expressed their keen intention to improve the standards of 

training to new heights. 

Hj Mohamad Hj Salleh, the competence advisor from 

Competence Development - HCD/6 highlighted the journey 

of the Training Department. “We have journeys to make in 

sustaining Goal Zero, to optimize our Plant’s Performance and to 

increase LNG production thus increasing revenue for our nation, 

and let all these journeys start in the Training Department”. 

Also highlighted during the event were the roles of teachers 

and line trainers together with the simulator and the launching 

of new machines in the plant. 

Also present were the Warden Trainer, HCD trainers, SAP 

trainers, Senior First Aid Trainer and HC staff of Brunei LNG. 

A sumptuous lunch concluded the celebration, making it a 

truly appreciative occasion for everyone present. 

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HC thanked the trainers for their continuous contributions 

Some of the trainers who attended the Teachers’ day celebration

HLP Roadshow 2011 

One of the winners receiving certifi cate from SP Siew phing (FPR/1) receiving her gift 

Th e HLP road show offi cially ended on 30th September 2011 

with a closing ceremony attended by guest of honour, Haji 

Mohammad Haji Jaya, Deputy Senior General Manager, Plant 

(SP). In his speech, he highlighted that it is just a matter of 

motivation to change into a healthy lifestyle. However, he 

noted that the number of employees who engaged in the 

Healthy Lifestyles activities for 2010 was lower compared to 

previous years. He emphasised that everyone should work 

together to improve the level of participation for the upcoming 

years. Th is annual HLP roadshow is essential to help promote 

an active and healthy lifestyle and work life balance within the 

organisations. 

Prizes for the winners in diff erent categories of the Healthy 

lifestyle Programme, including “Quit Smoking”, “Five HLP 

Achievers” and “Token of Appreciation to HELO HML”, were 

given away. 

Th e 3 winners of the “Quit Smoking” Programme were Mr. 

Tiew Sui Chew (EME/5), Aidil Nizam Hj. Abd. Rahman 

(APT/32) and Yusnani Hj. Yusof (HCD/81) while the HLP 

Achievers were Harun Mohd. Zain (EEE/331), Abu Hanipah 

Bin Hashim (EME/541), Jafrydin Sangai (EPO/153), Hjh. 

Noraini Hj. Abd. Mumin (TLS/31) and Siew Phing (FPR/1). 

Th e handover of “Token of Appreciation” were given to the 

HELO HML team, comprising Hjh. Masnani Hj. Abdul. 

Latif (HML/411), Hjh. Liza Hj. Seruji (HML/411), Kadriah 

Hj.Ramli (HML/411), Junaidah Majid (HSEQ/51) and Ismail 

Hj. Md. Noor (HSEQ/53). 

Marking Israk Mikraj 1432H With A 

Religious Gathering 

On 1st July 2011, a religious talk was held at the plant to mark 

the Israk Mikraj of Prophet Muhammad SAW. Th e teachings 

were delivered by Ustazah Hajah Rogayah binti Begawan 

Pehin Khatib Dato Paduka Haji Abd Wahid from the Religious 

Dakwah Centre, Ministry of Religious Aff airs. To kick off the 

event, a recital of Surah Al-Fatihah was led by Haji Roslan bin 

Haji Adanan. 


Israk Mikraj chronicles the night journey of Prophet 

Muhammad from Masjidil Haram to Masjidil Aqsa whereupon 

the Prophet then ascended to the seventh level skies to Sidrat 



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Ustazah hjh Rogayah (centre) delivering her talk Among those who attended the talk 

Al- Muntaha where Prophet Muhammad SAW received 

an order from Allah SWT for all Muslims to perform the 

obligatory daily prayers. 

Earlier in her talk, she touched on incidents during the prophet’s 

journey from the Masjidil Haram in Mecca to Masjidil Aqsa 

Mosque in Palestine which includes, the prophet rode a Buraq, 

a creature smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey as his 

transportation to meet Allah. He was accompanied by Malaikat 

Jibril on this journey. Th e Prophet witnessed the sights of 

hereaft er such as the heaven and hell. Ustazah Rogayah also 

shared the valuable lessons and reasons behind the event of 

Orphans share Pre-Ramadhan 

and Syawal joy through the 

spirit of giving 

Th is year, in its continuous commitment and support to assist 

84 orphans and children of former Brunei LNG staff , the 

company organised a pre-Ramadhan and Syawal donation 

event on 22 July 2011 at the Multiple-Purpose Hall of Liang 

Lumut Recreation Club. It is another annual event organised 

by “Badan Pekerja-Pekerja Islam” (BPPI). 

Th e guest of honour was the Managing Director/ CEO of 

Brunei LNG. Also present to handover the donations was 

Ketua Kampong Sungai Liang . Th e event began with recitation 

of Surah Al-Fatihah led by Haji Roslan, followed by Tahlil and 

Doa Arwah recitals and donation handovers, ending with a 

thanksgiving prayer. 

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Israk Mikraj as well as encouraged the audiences to appreciate 

the eff orts made by Prophet Muhammad in which at the end 

he managed to reach a compromise of praying fi ve times a 

day and the rewards that came behind it. Specifi cally, when a 

Muslim prays fi ve times a day, s/he will be rewarded as if s/he 

prayed 50 times a day. 

Ustazah Hajah Rogayah also emphasized the importance of 

doing good deeds and remembering this important Islamic 

historical event. Th e event ended with Doa Selamat. 

Brunei MD/CEO and Ketua Kg Sungai Liang presenting the donations to one 

of the orphans

Forum Perdana Highlights - 

‘Strengthen Our Faith And Takwa 

In Order To Be Blessed’ 

Group photo with the invited panel from Medina 

In partnership with with Belait District Offi ce, Brunei LNG 

in its third year organised the annual Forum Perdana, in 

conjunction with His Majesty’s 65th birthday. Th is year‘s 

function was held on 28 July 2011 at Dewan Persidangan, Jalan 

Mc Kerron. 

Th e forum focused on the discussion of “Iman dan takwa 

membawa berkat”, led by Sheikh Ali Saleh Muhammad Ali 

Jaber, an invited panel from Medina with Haji Mohammad 

bin Haji Garing chairing the forum. Keynotes of the forum 

shared on how Muslims should cultivate and strengthen their 

faith and “takwa” in order for Allah to grant more blessings. 

Muslims should count their blessings with the endowment of 

the complete fi ve senses, right from waking up from sleep. In 

fact, every step we take is a blessing of Allah but many tend to 

forget such blessings. 

Sheikh Ali Jaber also shared that ‘Iman’ and ‘Takwa’ can 

come in the form of doing simple-good-deeds without the 

acknowledgement of others, for instance performing late 

night prayers without spouse acknowledgement or giving out 

‘sedaqah’ without others knowing. As a fi nal note, Sheikh Ali 

Jaber advised everyone to appreciate Allah’s blessings bestowed 

upon Brunei. 

The Chairman (L) and the Invited panel (R) discussing the topic 


Th e forum is a unique contribution from Brunei LNG for 

His Majesty’s birthday celebrations in the Belait district while 

acting as a platform to share, exchange and improve knowledge 

and the understanding of religious knowledge. 

Gracing the occasion as Guest of Honour was Minister of 

Home Aff airs,Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato 

Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Hj Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah 

Dato Paduka Hj Othman. Also present were, Belait District 

offi cer, Awang Matusin bin Orang Kaya Sura Haji Tuba and 

Managing Director of Brunei LNG and Refi ney. Th e forum was 

attended by over 200 guests including invitees from various 

ministries and members of the public 


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Khatam Al-Quran Livens Up 

Ramadhan At Brunei LNG 

In recognition of the holy Ramadhan season, the aft ernoon of 

24th Ramadhan 1432H/ 25 August 2011 saw Brunei LNG and 

Refi nery hosting the annual Khatam Al-Quran ceremony. A 

total of 43 Brunei LNG and Refi nery’s staff , family members 

and contractors completed their reading of 30 juzu’ of Al- 

Quran. 

Bilal Hj Sofi an started off the event with Surah Al-Fatihah 

followed by Surah Lazim recitations led by Awg Sawi Rawi. Th e 

main highlight of the Khatam Al-Quran was the distribution 

of “scented bunga rampai” and “bunga telur” by the guest 

of honour to both the male and female readers. During the 

distribution, the readers of the Khatam Al-Quran recited the 

dikir Ash- Raqal. During the ceremony, the “Takhtim” were 

recited by the invited male youth. 

Th is ceremony encourages readers to further understand Al- 

Quran while obtaining blessings from Allah. It is in line with 

the nation’s vision to shape Bruneians with a good knowledge 

Sharing the joy of Hari Raya, the management of Brunei 

LNG led by MD/CEO of Brunei LNG, visited the homes of 

Mukim Liang Lumut (MLL) leaders on 5 September 2011. 

He was accompanied by Hj Mohammad bin Jaya (SP), Pg Hj 

Ali bin Pg Matarsat (FM), Hj Mahri bin Hj Matahir (HC), 

Md SaifulBahari Md Alinoordin (APM), Haji Yaakub bin Hj 

Yusof (BC), Hj Khamis bin Hj Kassim; MLL committee and 

the External Aff airs team. 

Th e fi rst residence visited was the Ketua Kampong Lumut 

l, Yang Berhormat Haji Mohd Shafi ee bin Hj Ahmad. Th is 

was followed by the residence of Penghulu Mukim Liang, Hj 

Abd Hamid bin Momin and Ketua Kampong Lumut ll, Abd 

Rahman bin Hashim and fi nally, the last stop was the residence 

of Ketua Kampong Sungai Liang, Hj Abd Wahab bin Abdullah. 

Th ese Hari Raya visits allow the management of Brunei LNG 

and MLL leaders to exchange and share ideas on matters and 

issues aff ecting the progress of the Mukims and surrounding 

community. Th e special get-together could also enhance closer 

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of Al-Quran and to be a “Zikir” nation. Th e ceremony ended 

with recitation of Tahlil and Doa Selamat. 

Th e annual event is another initiative of Badan Pekerja-Pekerja 

Islam (BPPI). BPPI also celebrates and organises other religious 

events such as Israk Mikraj, Maulidur rasul celebration and 

Korban ceremony. 

Participants and attendees at the Khatamul Quran ceremony 


Management Held Hari Raya Visits To 

The Mukim Liang Lumut Leaders 

Group photo with penghulu Mukim Liang 

ties between Brunei LNG and the community, enabling the 

company to show its appreciation to the supportive leaders 

over the years. Th is is also in line with the company’s social 

performance drives to engage the community over the longrun 

particularly in areas of mutual benefi ts and interests.


Open Office Raya Celebrations 

Promote Great Relations 

As part of the Syawal celebrations, Brunei LNG organised 

a “berhari raya di ofi s” celebration (Hari Raya Celebration 

held at the offi ce) on 10 Syawal/9 September 2011 for those 

working during the festive season. Th e celebrations were held 

in six diff erent venues, Control Room, Workshop, Restaurant, 

Lobby NMSC and the new building (D&E building). Th e 

management entourage led by MD/CEO of Brunei LNG went 

to the allocated venues where a wide selection of traditional 

delicacies and mouth watering Hari Raya cakes were served, 

while the setting was very festive with the sounds of favourite 

Raya melodies on the air. Everyone had the opportunity to 

catch up with one another, in the spirit of teamwork and festive 

gaiety. 

Th is occasion is not only the time to wish forgivenness from 

colleagues, dress up or enjoy sumptuous food, but the true 

meaning of “berhari raya di ofi s” gives an opportunity for 

colleagues to build up friendships and working relationships 

Keeping the ‘beraya’ spirit 

‘Beraya’ to D&E building 

across all levels of the organisation. As always, every year, there 

are new colleagues and more names to be remembered, but as 

always, the experience, sharing and happiness during the event 

is always memorable. 

Smile for the camera 

The management team greeting the staff s 

Catching up with colleagues 


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Brunei LNG Livens Liang Lumut 

Community With Hari Raya 

Celebration 

Brunei LNG celebrated Hari Raya Aidilfi tri with the community 

of Mukim Liang Lumut and the public on 26th Syawal 1432H 

/ 25 September 2011 at the Liang Lumut Recreation Club 

(LLRC), Multi-Purpose Hall. More than 1000 guests including 

current and previous staff of Brunei LNG and Refi nery, 

contractors, stakeholders and the leaders and community of 

Liang Lumut area, were present at the event. 

In the spirit of Hari Raya, the multi-purpose hall was 

transformed into a beautifully festive-decorated venue in green 

and purple colour themes complete with Hari Raya music. 

Entertainers of the day 

The committee taking up the stage 

Guest enjoying their food 

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Brunei LNG staff came clad in green and purple traditional 

attire to match this year’s colour theme. 

Guests were treated to an array of scrumptious hawker-style 

buff et including an amazing selection of Hari Raya cakes and 

local delicacies. During the event, guests were entertained by 

the well-known duo comedians; Kumpulan 69, Fakhrul Radzi, 

Jazz Hayat, Iza P2F and Juju. 

Although the event was held in the last few days of Syawal, 

the mood of festivities was still in the air and it was a truly 

memorable and exciting Hari Raya event. 

Working committee behind the event 

Kids enjoying the entertainment

Flag Rising Ceremony Onboard To 

Mark Amali’s Arrival By: Siti Fatimah Mohd Don. 

On 1st August 2011, Brunei Gas Carriers (BGC) celebrated 

a historic milestone with the successful delivery of a newly 

built LNG Carrier “AMALI”. Th e ship came from Daewoo 

Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (“DSME”), South 

Korea. 

Th e modern design AMALI, is powered by highly effi cient 

Dual Fuel Diesel Electric Engines which ensure more 

economical fuel consumption in comparison to its steam ship 

predecessors. Capacity-wise it can carry up to 147,000 m3 

of LNG – almost double the capacity of the current B-Class 

vessels of Brunei Shell Tankers (BST). Th e AMALI is now 

joining its sister vessel, ARKAT that was delivered in February 

this year , to deliver Brunei Darussalam’s LNG cargoes. 

Th e introduction of the two new LNG carriers is part of a 

long term investment programme to phase out the older 

LNG carriers into ensuring the Brunei LNG Project provides 

continuous, reliable and safe delivery of Liquefi ed Natural Gas 

to Brunei LNG ’s customers in Japan and Korea. 

BGC and BST currently employ a total of 249 marine personnel 

comprising of 80 offi cers and 169 ratings serving on board the 

Brunei fl eet of LNG carriers. A total of ten Bruneians were 

assigned to the Site Team to oversee the construction of the 

vessels, which commenced in December 2009. Th e positive 

contribution of the Bruneian inspectors ensured the delivery 

of the two vessels were within the specifi cation required by the 

shipbuilding contract. 

News From BGC 

To commemorate the inauguration of the AMALI 

to the Brunei LNG Fleet, a Flag Raising Ceremony 

was held onboard the vessel on 27 July 2011, at the 

DSME Shipyard in Okpo, South Korea. Among 

those in attendance were a BGC delegation led by the 

Managing Director, Mohamad Awang Damit, senior 

executives from DSME, the offi cers and crew of the 

AMALI, and members of the Project Site Team. 

During his speech at the Ceremony, the Managing 

Director expressed his hope that the vessel would 

continue to uphold the Brunei LNG Fleet’s tradition 

in delivering strong performance in the areas of safety, 

reliability and cost management. Th e Bruneian National 

Flag was raised by two Bruneian Offi cers, Second Offi cer 

Mohammad Shahbrin bin Ibrahim and Th ird Engineer 

Adriano Liew accompanied by the Brunei National Anthem 

sung by all Bruneians on board the vessel. 

Th e vessel departed the DSME shipyard on 5 August 2011 and 

arrived in Brunei waters on 11th August, 2011. Th e successful 

delivery of AMALI signifi es BGC’s commitments in ensuring 

a continuous , reliable and safe delivery to Brunei LNG’s 

customers. 

Flag raising taking place 

Group photo of BGC and DSME members with 

Amali at the back 


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Visitors To Brunei LNG 

GM of Osaka Gas - 20 th July, 2011 

SBGM & Manager of Energy Department - 25 th July, 2011


EVP Ceri Powell - 23 rd August, 2011 

Chinese Goverment Offi cials - 19 th September, 2011 


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US Ambassador - 20 th September, 2011 

Indonesian Delegates - 23 rd September, 2011

You belong to one of four generations of workers. Do 

you know how to work effectively with the other three 

generations in the workplace? Many workplace experts have 

noted that for the first time in history four generations - 

different in many respects – are present in today’s workplace. 

The youngest of these generations is Generation Y, often 

called Millennials. They come to the workplace armed with 

technology and communication tools to an unprecedented 

degree. 

How can you communicate and work effectively with these 

various generations? This is one of the hottest workplace 

issues in today’s organization. We will offer articles covering 

the various aspects of this issue. Below is some of the ways 

to manage Generation Y. 

Capitalize on their Social Orientation and team- 

preference. 

Millennials like to be in constant touch with others, as they 

have been the key users of Instant Messaging, and sites like 

MySpace, Facebook, and other social media. So you need 

to create work opportunities that allow them to be involved 

through teams and collaborative work. 

Capitalize on their technology-orientation. 

Millennials are adept at using the internet and computer 

programs, conducting Internet research using Google, 

and communicating with their BlackBerry, cell phones, 

and whatever other tools that might appear on the market. 

Managing them effectively means that their boss will at 

least be familiar with these tools and preferably use some 

of them. 

Make use of their Multitasking. 

They also tend to be good at multitasking and can talk on 

the phone while checking e-mail and answering instant 

messages. Provide them with opportunities to do this to 

minimize their boredom on the one hand and increase 

productivity on the other. 

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Four Generations at Work: 

How to Manage Generation Y 

Welcome their diversity. 

Millennials not just understand diversity but actually live it 

and practice it in a natural and almost automatic fashion. 

This is the generation that got excited about Barak Obama, 

an African American with a white mother, a Muslim black 

father from Kenya, who offered a vision of change and hope. 

Make sure your organization practices and values diversity 

and offers them a work culture that celebrates it in a natural 

way. 

Give them interesting work. 

One of the key attributes of Gen Y is their need for constant 

stimulation. The worst task for them is the boring one. 

What makes work boring is when the person doesn’t have 

a say in it. Give them opportunities to create themselves 

through their jobs. Give them as much freedom as possible 

and involve them in job design and decisions. Otherwise 

they might hop from one job to another searching for what 

stimulates them. 

Listen to them. 

Millennials want to have their voices heard. They have grown 

used to provide comments on blogs and other social media. 

They expect to have opportunities to voice their opinion 

and not get punished for it if different or uncommon. 

Conclusion. 

Millennials will increasingly become a larger segment of the 

workforce. With the right training and wise leadership, they 

can be great assets to the organization. 


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