I would like to thank Dr.

Jidon and my course mate have gone

towards making this industrial visit a great success. This is the
golden chance to explore the real life equipment that I maybe never
to see it again. SOGT has a role to receive, store and export crude
oil. Beside that it also receives, process, compress and transport the
gas produced from the fields offshore Sabah. At SOGT I being told by
SOGT staff, they having a gas pipe line with a total length about
500km! I was shock when I get to know this information from the
SOGT staff. The pipeline is named Sabah Sarawak Gas Pipeline
(SSGP). It transports 750 MMcf/d of gas from SOGT to Petronas LNG
Complex at Bintulu.
To protect the gas line, I been told that all natural gas goes through
dehydrating process before they transfer through the gas line. They
use glycol dehydration process which has the tallest unit in the
SOGT. Dehydration process does not involve any chemical reaction
but the temperature and pressure is crucial to maintain the
dehydration process work effectively. Besides that, the dehydration
process is a close system process. It helps reduce the cost of
replenishing the glycol and protect our mother nature.
Even though, we are not allow leave the van during the visit, due to
the safety reason, my mine blown away when I say the complexity
of the pipeline, wiring, equipment and control panel. I learn a lot
form this visit especially project management. We need to plan
every detail and think out of the box before we start the project to
prevent delay and over budget of a project.