In celebration of International Women’s Day in Maritime on 18th May 2022, Brunei Gas Carriers (BGC) wishes to express its support to all the amazing women working in the sector, for all their contributions and achievements to shape the future of the industry.

We believe that women play a pivotal role in all facets of the maritime sector, supporting the transition to a decarbonised, digitalised, and more sustainable future for the industry.

At BGC, in line with our D&I initiatives, we are extremely proud to have women across all levels of leadership. This is testament to their incredible drive to succeed – pushing their boundaries, and reaching new heights in a very challenging, and competitive maritime sector.

Happy International Women’s Day in Maritime.

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On 16th May 2022, Brunei Gas Carriers (BGC) received a delegation from the Ministry of Energy to BGC’s Headquarters at Jalan Jerudong for a working visit. Pg Shamhary Pg Dato Paduka Hj Mustapha, BGC Managing Director, together with the BGC Management Team was present to receive the delegation led by Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr. Awang Haji Mat Suny bin Haji Md Hussein, Minister of Energy accompanied by Yang Mulia Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Matsatejo bin Sokiaw, Deputy Minister of Energy, Yang Mulia Awang Haji Azhar bin Haji Yahya, Permanent Secretary, Yang Mulia Pengiran Haji Jamra Weira bin Pengiran Haji Petra, Deputy Permanent Secretary and other Senior Government officials.

Pg Shamhary in welcoming the delegation also proceeded to provide an overview of BGC’s current business activities as well as touching on the evolving LNG shipping market together with an outlook for the industry. BGC was also proud to display the capabilities of the Company’s local talents at ensuring the continued safe and reliable delivery of LNG to Brunei Darussalam’s international customers. The delegation was also briefed on the ship refit projects being executed. One of the key highlights for the visit included a tour of the state-of-the-art Bridge Simulator Training Center (BSTC) led by Captain Shazelli, one of BGC’s Vessel Masters.

The visit concluded with a tour of the BGC office, and some light refreshments. We wish to thank the Minister, Deputy Minister, and the rest of the Senior Government officials for making the time to conduct this working visit. We look forward to our next engagement very soon.

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On 25th April 2022, Brunei Gas Carriers (BGC) continued its Project Amali social investment initiative by organising a donation drive-through event at its BGC Headquarters for underprivileged orphans residing in Kampong Jerudong.

Present to lead the event was Pg Shamhary Pg Dato Paduka Hj Mustapha, BGC Managing Director, accompanied by Hj Kharul bin Hj Lakat, Jerudong A’s Village Head, and members of the BGC management team.

BGC, through its Project Amali, was honored to present donations to 12 orphans in the form of “Eidiya”— raised through its internal donation drive among BGC staff. With Project Amali, BGC aims to inculcate the spirit of benevolence among BGC staff and at the same time align with Project Amali’s objectives to aid, interact and build relationships with the local communities.

Pg Shamhary during the event remarked that, BGC is ever so grateful and privileged to be able to continue carrying out its annual charitable deeds under Project Amali—working closely with the Village Councils of Mukim Labi and Mukim Jerudong to carry out its donation drives and cemetery cleaning campaign in the past few weeks.

BGC will continue to sustain its efforts to improve its communities’ welfare and development, under its Project Amali initiatives, working together to build a thriving, empowered, and resilient community.

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In this blessed month of Ramadhan, Brunei Gas Carriers (BGC) together with the Jerudong Village Council continued Project Amali by holding a joint cemetery cleaning campaign at the Tanah Perkuburan Islam Kinapahan in Kampong Jerudong.

Present to lead the activity was Jerudong A’s Village Head, YM Hj Kharul bin Hj Lakat, accompanied by BGC’s representative, Ak Hj Hazman bin Pg Hj Abdul Hamid, Deputy Fleet Manager / Fleet Excellence.

A total of 30 people from both BGC and the Village Council participated in the cleaning campaign.

As part of our social investment initiative, through Project Amali, we will continue to work closely with the local community in Kampong Jerudong, to sustainably look after the welfare of our community. We wish to thank the Jerudong Village Council for today’s successful cleaning campaign, and may Allah reward everyone for their good deeds, Amin.

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In the spirit of Ramadhan, Brunei Gas Carriers (BGC) as part of its Social Investment initiative, returned to Mukim Labi for the 9th installment of Project Amali, led by BGC’s People Manager, Md Khairol Amilin Hj Maidin.

BGC firmly believes that the most effective social investment initiatives are ones that build value, especially in terms of demonstrating commitment to economic and social development, thereby allowing us to foster strong ties with the local communities in which our business operates.

This year, BGC is humbled to be able to provide assistance to five identified families from Kampong Labi, to help alleviate some of their burdens and empathise with their situation—especially so during the current COVID-19 pandemic. During the handover, Md Khairol Amlin remarked that he, on behalf of the Company and staff that made donations, is thankful that we could all contribute and lend a helping hand to these families of the Labi community, especially during the month of Ramadhan. He hopes that with the food provisions and other essential items, the families can improve their well-being and help to lighten their burden.

We at BGC would like to extend our appreciation to the Penghulu of Mukim Labi for the unwavering support in delivering project Amali each year for the well-being of our beloved Labi community. All the volunteers have learned a valuable lesson concerning the difficulties faced by the families residing in the area and are happy to contribute towards such an important and gratifying cause. BGC looks to build on this year’s Project Amali by expanding its reach and connecting with more communities in Brunei Darussalam.

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Brunei Gas Carriers (BGC) as part of its Social Investment (SI) initiative and in support of the National Vaccination Programme for children aged 5-11 years old, collaborated with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to produce a special button badge featuring “Oyen”, donning the BGC Captain uniform.

With around 50,000 children expected to take the COVID-19 jab, we at BGC wanted to give the children something to smile about, especially to incentivise their bravery in overcoming the fear of taking the injection.

On 11th April 2022, an official handover ceremony was held at the MOH for the exclusive delivery of BGC x MOH x Oyen Button Badges, presented by BGC’s Acting Managing Director, Captain Abdul Mateen Abdurrahman Liew, to YM Tuan Awang Haji Maswadi bin Haji Mohsin, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health. A total of 5,000 button badges were handed over to the MOH, with another 20,000 button badges to be delivered at a later date.

The first batch of button badges has already been distributed at the National Indoor Stadium, however, please rest assured that all 6 of the designated vaccination centres will also be issuing the limited edition button badges.

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Brunei Gas Carriers (BGC) recently held a Business Excellence Open Day at the BGC HQ with representatives from Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), Rahim Jahit, and Steven Song, in attendance.

In opening the Business Excellence Open Day, BGC’s Managing Director, Pg Shamhary Pg Dato Paduka Hj Mustapha remarked that Continuous Improvement (CI) is a mindset that needs to be embeded in the organisation. Continuous Improvement and application of the Lean Methodology, serves to ensure that everyone strives to do things efficiently, effectively, and productively, every single day of the week. He further reiterated that having a learner mindset can positively influence the culture of the entire organisation.

Rahim Jahit, BSP’s Business Excellence Manager, delivered an enlightening presentation on the role of Business Excellence and the contributions of CI in BSP. He shared on how it can impact the performance of an organisation to help increase output and attain cost savings. A key success factor for any improvement initiatives were alignment and integration in the organisation. Rahim exemplified this with an illustration of a group of rowers on a boat, depicting the chaos when everyone was not rowing in tandem i.e. in different directions, speed and practice. He explained that in any workplace, it is important for everyone to be aligned to ensure that everyone is working towards a shared objective and that often it is more than just improving a process, but requires a shift in mindset.

Steven Song, BSP’s CI Deployment Coach, returned for the second time. This time, to aid BGC’s own training facilitators to run the Business Improvement Simulation Exercise to a wider group of BGC employees. The objective of the exercise was again to inculcate awareness on Lean, the methodology and how TIMWOOD waste can be eliminated at work.

We wish to thank both Rahim and Steven for taking the time out of their busy schedules to join our Business Excellence Open Day.

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In conjuction with BGC’s 24th Anniversary, the company held an informal celebratory High Tea event on 17th March at the BGC Office. The event saw the launch of the ‘Healthier Me’ Campaign and ended in an afternoon hike at Bukit Sum-Sum, Kampong Katok.

On 15th March 2022, Brunei Gas Carriers (BGC) held its first i-Usahawan Graduation event at the BGC HQ, to recognize two of BGC’s i-Usahawan Business Partners, Mortar Sdn Bhd and Munch Brunch Canteen Sdn Bhd.

In attendance as the Guest of Honor was Pengiran Haji Jamra Weira Pengiran Haji Petra, Acting Permanent Secretary of Energy, at Ministry of Energy.

Following three successful years working in partnership with BGC under the i-Usahawan programme, Mortar Sdn Bhd through the Event Management Services, have supported BGC in organising several notable events including the Maritime Talent Pipeline Achievements Ceremony (MTPAC), demonstrating a high degree of professionalism and eagerness to learn the ropes in such a highly competitive industry. Munch Brunch Canteen, under the Office Cleaning and Support Services, have also demonstrated absolute professionalism, delivering high standards of work in spite of the challenging COVID-19 situation, to ensure that the office is regularly cleaned and sanitised for the safety of everyone at work.

BGC is proud to witness the immense growth of both Business Partners and enabling them to continue on their journey as a competitive Bruneian company, serving other operators and organisations in the country.

BGC, as part of its local capability development vision, will continue to support the i-Usahawan ecosystem and provide the right opportunities for young, budding local entrepreneurs, to start and grow their business. In the coming year, BGC has identified three additional business opportunities to be offered under the i-Usahawan programme spurring further growth and development in the local entrepreneurship and business development scene.

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