Sarawak's Brooke Dockyard wants more Petronas jobs

Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg (right) signing a plaque to open Brooke Dockyard and Engineering Works Corporation's new Demak Yard in Kuching. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/THE STAR

KUCHING: The Sarawak state government wants Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) to award more offshore fabrication contracts to Brooke Dockyard and Engineering Works Corp as it has tripled its fabrication capacity.

The 107-year-old state-owned corporation has raised its fabrication capacity by 16,500 tonnes to 25,000 tonnes per year with the new Demak Yard in the Demak Industrial Estate near here.