KUALA LUMPUR: Straits Energy Resources Bhd
is proposing to diversify into the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) business as it seeks to broaden its revenue base and reduce its reliance on oil bunkering.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, Straits Energy said the group plans to expand its operations into EPCC services across sectors like oil and gas, smart city, public infrastructure, high-tech industrial (RE) and data centres, renewable energy and utility infrastructure, healthcare and education.
It said the EPCC business would cover end-to-end services spanning planning and design, civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering, project management, procurement, construction supervision and commissioning.
The EPCC business will be undertaken through its subsidiary, Straits CommNet Solutions Sdn Bhd, a Construction Industry Development Board-certified Grade G7 contractor, which allows it to undertake civil engineering and building construction projects without a project value limit.
The group said the expansion would allow it to pursue higher-value contracts and participate in projects such as RE, data centres and smart city infrastructure.
Straits Energy is also proposing a mandate to dispose of 7.37 million shares in Nasdaq-listed CBL International Ltd, representing a 26.8% equity interest, over the next 12 months.
