Malaysia's Petronas has secured extra gas supplies after being hit by the Putra Heights pipeline explosion

Petroliam Nasional, the Malaysian oil-and-gas giant, said it had secured additional supplies of gas to minimize the supply disruptions that were caused by the massive fire that broke out at the Putra Heights Pipeline earlier in the month.

PETRONAS Energy & Gas Trading has acquired an additional 155 million cubic feet of gas per day, bringing the total volume of supply to 400 MMSCFD through the Trans Thailand-Malaysia gas pipeline system (TTM), the company announced.

Petronas stated that the increased supply of fuel, which is directed to the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia including Bestari Jaya Meru and Kapar, has helped to stabilize supply.

It also said it had added 86 MMSCFD extra supply to the Serdang City Gate, for the Interconnected Klang Valley Distribution Network. This was a joint effort between Gas Malaysia Berhad and the company to increase the gas distribution network's supply capacity.

Authorities said that the fire at Petronas' pipeline earlier this month affected at least 306 people. This includes those who were left homeless as 190 homes had been damaged.

Petronas reported that the interruption of gas supply also affected four power plants, but now the Kapar and Serdang units are operating normally after the additional supply.

The company said that it expects to restore the Putra Heights Pipeline by the 1st of July at the latest. (Reporting and editing by Adwitiya Shrivastava, Bengaluru)

(source: Reuters)