Malaysia Airways has acquired days’ price of sustainable aviation gas (SAF) from Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), marking the supply of the Southeast Asian nation’s first domestically blended SAF, the state-owned oil and gasoline firm mentioned.
“The SAF will probably be uplifted for Malaysia Airways’ each day late night MH2 service from Kuala Lumpur to London between 1st to sixteenth September 2025, marking a tangible step in integrating SAF into its common operations”, Petronas mentioned in an announcement on its web site.
“Regionally blended at PETRONAS’ mixing amenities, the Worldwide Sustainability & Carbon Certification-certified SAF, which meets CORSIA-eligible gas necessities, was delivered on to KLIA [Kuala Lumpur International Airport] through Malaysian Refining Firm’s multi-product pipeline, making certain available SAF via its built-in provide chain”, Petronas mentioned.
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“This pilot venture is a strategic long-term funding to construct in-house capabilities via developments in expertise and infrastructure, in addition to expertise improvement to ship dependable, cost-effective options to our companions and clients”, mentioned Ahmad Adly Alias, vp for refining, advertising and buying and selling at Petronas.
“This achievement has additionally successfully positioned us forward in supporting the federal government’s targets for SAF underneath the thirteenth Malaysia Plan, reinforcing our dedication to nationwide vitality safety and industrial progress”.
Malaysia Airports managing director Mohd Izani Ghani commented, “KLIA’s achievement of Degree 3 Airport Carbon Accreditation by ACI displays the progress we’re making, and this collaboration to allow SAF availability additional strengthens our position in supporting airways as they decarbonize”.
Final 12 months Petronas, Italy’s state-controlled Eni SpA and Japan’s Euglena Co Ltd made a constructive FID (remaining funding resolution) on a biorefinery to be inbuilt Petronas’ Pengerang Built-in Complicated (PIC) within the state of Johor.
Focused to be put into operation 2028, the plant will produce SAF and different biofuels resembling renewable diesel with a complete processing capability of 650,000 metric tons a 12 months.
“The wastes and residue feedstocks for the biorefinery will comprise used vegetable oils, animal fat, waste from the processing of vegetable oils and different biomass together with microalgae oils which will probably be explored within the mid-term”, mentioned a joint assertion July 26, 2024.
“Leveraging Petronas’ PIC built-in amenities and utilities, the biorefinery will probably be strategically situated near feedstock provide sources whereas having easy accessibility to main worldwide transport lanes, enhancing its means to fulfill the wants of its clients worldwide”, together with Southeast Asia, the assertion mentioned.
The three firms will type a three way partnership in Malaysia to supervise the venture, with Petronas and Eni as the largest shareholders, the assertion mentioned.
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