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THE ENERGY SECTOR
BGC currently owns five A-Class vessels namely
Abadi, Arkat, Amali, Amani and Amadi with
capacities ranging from 137,000m
3
to 154,800m
3
,
manned with local talent fully trained and
internationally certified in accordance with the
International Maritime Organization standards.
LNG is one of Brunei’s major exports, contributing
significantly to the nation’s economy. Since the
establishment of BGC, the company has been a
vital force in contributing to the Brunei LNG value
chain, delivering LNG on behalf of their charterer
to Brunei’s international customers in the Asia-
Pacific region including Japan, China, Malaysia
and Taiwan.
In line with its primary mission of providing
safe and reliable delivery of LNG to Brunei’s
overseas customers and also the aspiration of the
Government of His Majesty to see more locals
taking up jobs in the oil and gas industry, BGC
has increased their efforts to strengthen its entire
workforce and support local talent growth with
proper personal development of its people.
In 2011, BGC began operating its own Fleet
Management department where all operational
aspects within Brunei’s LNG Fleet are managed
by a team consisting of local BGC staff and Shell
International Trading and Shipping Company
Limited (STASCO) staff working in close
collaboration.
The aim was to transfer knowledge and enable
BGC to prepare and establish itself as a
competent and reliable ship owner and manager
in its own right.
On June 24, 2019, BGC was awarded its
Document of Compliance and became the
nation’s first local deep water shipping company
to own and manage its own fleet of vessels.
BGC believes that behind every safe and reliable
operation is their most important asset – their
people. A key aspect of BGC at present is
the development of Bruneian seafarers. The
company has been very active in identifying and
grooming its local talent to become senior marine
professionals as the company recognises the
importance of skilled talent to be the backbone
of one of the country’s main economic drivers,
LNG.
While BGC focusses on developing Bruneians
to fill key leadership positions in the company,
it continues to maintain an external mindset and
ensure adequate transfer of knowledge to prevent
the Bruneian seafarer skill-pool from becoming
insular and isolated from developments and
latest practices from other parts of the industry.
This strategy is in line with their aim to be the
leading developer of local shipping and maritime
skills, in support of Brunei Vision 2035.
Looking ahead, BGC aims to grow and diversify
its business to support ongoing developments
and provide highly skilled and developed
maritime expertise to meet the local skill pool
demand while establishing itself as a centre of
maritime excellence.