Program bersama Pensyarah Pelawat Industri (PPI)

A knowledge transfer program between an experienced lecturer from UNIMAS (Dr. Nazeri Abdul Rahman) and JKPK students. Students are exposed to the basic knowledges of natural gas processing and transport. Program was organized on 22 April 2021 via online session.

Malaysia is the second-largest oil and natural gas producer in Southeast Asia and is the fifth largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the world, as of 2019. It is strategically located on important routes for seaborne energy trade.

Natural Gas Processing

Natural gas is a mixture of gases which are rich in hydrocarbons. All these gases (methane, nitrogen, carbon dioxide etc) are naturally found in atmosphere. Natural gas reserves are deep inside the earth near other solid & liquid hydrocarbons beds like coal and crude oil. Natural gas is not used in its pure form; it is processed and converted into cleaner fuel for consumption. Many by-products are extracted while processing of natural gas like propane, ethane, butane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen etc, which can be further used.

•Conventional natural gas generally occurs in deep reservoirs, either associated with crude oil (associated gas) or in reservoirs that contain little or no crude oil (non-associated gas).

•Associated gas is produced with the oil and separated at the casinghead or wellhead. Gas produced in this fashion is also referred to as casinghead gas, oil well gas, or dissolved gas.

•Non-associated gas is sometimes referred to as gas-well gas or dry gas. However, this dry gas can still contain significant amounts of NGL components.