{"id":2553,"date":"2010-03-23T04:21:41","date_gmt":"2010-03-23T04:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.gasteg.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2022-10-03T12:45:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T04:45:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fkt.utm.my\/mprc\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/fkt.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2019\/02\/4-1.jpg&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider show_content_on_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; show_image_video_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|on|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;ABOUT US&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h4&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Oswald|700||on|||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;64px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; 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Inline with its establishment, the institute has planned a wide range of activities and actively recruiting professionals in the development of gas <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\"><span style=\"color: #aa0120\"><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||72px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;5px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Oswald|700|||on|||#AA0120|solid&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;49px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;8px&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset6&#8243; box_shadow_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>MISSION AND VISION<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Source Sans Pro||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#AA0120&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">UTM-MPRC Institute for Oil &amp; Gas is formerly known as GASTEG. 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Malaysia has entered the Gas Era with the implementation of the PETRONAS owned Peninsular Gas Utilization Project (PGU) in 1984, which benefits the residential, commercial, four-fuel diversification policy also gives a momentum to increase the usage of natural gas. The result of growing gas utilization is the development of private and local companies and legal bodies which are directly involved in promoting this industry<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_testimonial author=&#8221;Afwan Hafiy Arshad Agus&#8221; job_title=&#8221;Graphic Designer, Web Developer &amp; Network Engineer&#8221; company_name=&#8221;Institute For Oil and Gas&#8221; portrait_url=&#8221;https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/FeHHe1yUoAABDIz?format=jpg&amp;name=900&#215;900&#8243; portrait_width=&#8221;200px&#8221; portrait_height=&#8221;200px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; author_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; position_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; company_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; use_background_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_radii_portrait=&#8221;on|100px|100px|100px|100px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Currently, the number of institutions offering professional training, research development, technical and accredited laboratory services in the gas industry is limited by numbers, thus the existence of organization responsible for coordinating and implementing the technical needs is highly required.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Based on the aforementioned statement, UTM has taken lead to form The Institute for Oil and Gas to become the coordination centre for the local and international professionals in the oil, gas and energy industries. The Institute for Oil and Gas is an accredited training centre for professionals in oil, gas and energy industry by <span style=\"color: #d30239\">Energy Commission of Malaysia (ST)<\/span> and had acquired the accredited certification for its laboratory services under the ISO 17025 scheme for its petroleum and product testing<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are one of the UTM&#8217;s leading training institutions producing a world-class research, delivering outstanding teaching and serving the communities of which we are proud to be a partWELCOME TO THE INSTITUTE OF AMBITIONWhere desire meets determination. UTM-MPRC Institute for Oil and Gas started as a Petroleum Industry Training Committee (JLPP) in 1985. Members of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13100,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h3>Our Institute<\/h3><p><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3364\" src=\"https:\/\/fkt.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2017\/03\/bangunan-n29A-3-e1410274207881.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"334\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">UTM-MPRC Institute for Oil & Gas is formerly known as GASTEG. It is a centre of excellence (CoE) aimed to promote research and services by its rendered academic and technology arm, inoculate engineering excellence and solving industrial problems by innovative means.<\/p><p><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3362\" src=\"https:\/\/fkt.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/217\/2017\/03\/about_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"242\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>History<\/b><br> UTM-MPRC Institute for Oil & Gas started as a committee named Petroleum Industry Training Committee (JLPP) in 1985. Members of the committe were PETRONAS, Factory and Machinery Department, Local Consulting Departments, the gas industry local entrepreneurs and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). UTM-MPRC Institute for Oil & Gas was officially launched by Yang Berhormat Dato' Mustafa Mohamed on 2 July 1997. Inline with it's establishment, UTM-MPRC Institute for Oil & Gas has planned a wide range of activities and actively recruiting professionals in the development of gas industry.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vision<\/b><br> To become a world class knowledge-based centre of excellence for the gas industry.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Mission<\/b><br> To become the leader in providing training, services, consultancy, information dissemination and R&D for the development of the gas industry.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Profile in Brief<\/b><br> With an estimates of 75 TCF gas reserves offshore along the Malaysian coast region, a wide range of industrial opportunities may become prominence. Malaysia has entered the Gas Era with the implementation of the PETRONAS owned Peninsular Gas Utilization Project (PGU) in 1984, which benefits the residential, combustion and industrial sectors. 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