Bring Petronas to the discussion table, says trainer

KUCHING: Sarawakians are capable of filling any post in Petronas if given the chance, said Anselm Diye, a contract consultant trainer at Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd.

For it to happen, he said the government would have to bring Petronas to the discussion table.

“What the authority should do is create a win-win situation by going back to the basics, like going to the drawing board and work out a road map. After that, implement the proposals for the benefit of all, especially Sarawakians,” he told The Borneo Post here yesterday.

The PhD student of Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), specialising in Entrepreneur and Business, noted that generally Sarawakians were not given a fair chance at the top and senior management level of the national oil corporation.

“There are capable locals with years of experience in operations and good academics. Take me, for instance. I am more than capable of handling human resources issues.”

He is optimistic there would be a positive outcome soon following the state government’s decision to put a moratorium on all new applications for work permits by Petronas personnel who intended to work in Sarawak.

Anselm also hoped the state government would be able to clinch a more comprehensive and long term deal with Petronas as most of the oil and gas are found in Sarawak.

“When I completed my studies, I would also like to work with Petronas Sarawak, if given the chance. So, we hope that all the relevant authorities would put into place a fair play mechanism so that everyone will have a chance to work and climb the ladder in Petronas.”

Anselm, 52, who hails from Kampung Krusen in Serian, has been in the oil and gas industry for more than 30 years. Before joining Petronas, he was with Shell Sarawak for 25 years.

On Sunday, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the state government had frozen with immediate effect all new applications for work permits by Petronas personnel who intended to work in Sarawak.

The move, Uggah explained, was to ensure the national oil corporation would be fair and transparent in engaging with Sarawak regarding its operations in the state

Credit- Borneo Post