Barakah feeling the pinch

New jobs: File picture shows Barakah’s pipelay barge Kota Laksamana 101. The company has secured some RM130mil of work year-to-date.

OIL and gas offshore pipeline service provider Barakah Offshore Petroleum Bhd has submitted about RM1bil worth of bids for jobs both here and overseas but is feeling the strain when it comes to securing new jobs.

“We’ve secured jobs this year but we don’t know about next year,” says vice-president and chief corporate officer Abdul Rahim Awang.