Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority

Objective of

Research Cess Fund

Objective of Research Cess Fund is for the purpose of supporting any research and development in the fields of science and technology relating to exploration or exploitation of petroleum or natural resources for the Joint Development Area (JDA). (Regulation 7, Part IV Malaysia Thailand Joint Authority (Payments of Royalty and Other Proceeds from Petroleum Production to the Governments) Regulations 2004.)
Research project should be beneficial to the MTJA, PSC Operators, and both countries, Malaysia and Thailand.

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General Guidelines

Utilizing The Fund

1

Fund to be utilized

for research type of work, fundamental and advance.

2

Research should

address problems/issues pertaining JDA operations.

3

Research to be carried out

by Third Parties, i.e. University or Joint Industry effort with priority to local content.

4

Research to be

managed by MTJA.

5

Research projects selection and expenditures

for research projects to be approved by MTJA Board.

6

Eligibility and good track

records of researchers

Proposal Guidelines

Title
Proposal Objective
Project introduction and background
Research project objective and strategy

Project details:

Work scope and methodology
Duration and schedule
Work scope and methodology
Cost estimate and cost comparison
Organization structure
Performance track record - past experience, financial, Health-Safety-Environment (HSE) record.
Reporting

Evaluation & Justification:

Technical evaluation
Commercial evaluation
Work scope and methodology
Beneficial to JDA & both Malaysia and Thailand

Conclusion and Recommendation

Payment Of Research Cess Fund

In accordance to Production Sharing Contract Article 9.1 and 9.2, Research Cess Fund is contributed by "0.5 % of Cost Oil/Gas and Contractor's portion of Profit Oil/Gas payable to MTJA on monthly basis."
Research Cess Fund monthly payment by the Contractors is being made once production commenced:

Organization Structure

Project team is a support group consist of MTJA, operators and government representatives.

Research Cess Project Council

MTJA Research Cess Project Council (RPC) was formalized on 20th February 2013 which consist of 10 members. RPC was reorganized and approved at 133^rd Board Meeting on 20^th March 2021.

Research Cess Project Council - Roles And Responsibility

Research Cess Project Council

To study and review research project proposals through independent evaluations.
To recommend the most promising project proposals to MTJA Board for final funding decision.
To ensure the research project proposal is in line with MTJA research objective.
To appoint several research project focal points/coordinators from MTJA and Contractors.

Research Project Coordinators

To coordinate the research projects and conduct the preparatory work for the council member to consider.

Technical Evaluator

Review each research proposals received by MTJA from Universities focusing on project background, objectives and details (work scope, cost estimate, duration, etc).
Evaluate project viability for implementation that benefit JDA, Malaysia and Thailand.
Recommend and present the suitable projects to Research Cess Project Council (RPC).

Workflow to

Apply For Research Cess Fund

01

Application / Proposal

Refer to : Reserach Cess Fund Objective, General Guidelines of Utilizing the Fund and Proposal Guidelines

02

MTJA Management

Review and propose the proposal to RPC

03

Research Cess Project Council (RPC)

Endorse research project proposal
Recommend the proposal to MTJA Board (RPC Meeting is on call basis)

04

MTJA Board of Directors

Approve the research project proposal
Propose the budget/cost to MTJA Board (Board Meeting every quarter)

05

Project Execution / Implementation

Project execution by Third Party
Project management by Project Coordinators Team
Project review and update to MTJA & RPC
Project report and update to MTJA Board

Proposal

Selection & Approval Process

Research Potential Area / Focus Topic

#	Category	Research Area/Topic
1	Sand Production	Sand production and implication Reduce the sand production Sand control equipment Sand removal
2	CO2	Separation of CO2 from Natural Gas New technology of capture or storage Monetize the CO2
3	Facilities	Pipeline/Platform Integrity Asset Integrity Monitoring system/Pipeline inspection Plant reliability improvement Optimize the facilities performance and minimize operational problem (ex: Acid gas removal, Separator, Mercury Removal Unit, Dehydration, etc) Corrosion/Erosion Study Prolong aging facilities
4	Power	Alternative/Green Energy for platform Wave energy
5	Subsurface/RE	Petrophysics for development AI for subsurface prediction Reservoir management Water Production Handling Reservoir modeling Sand prediction Tectonostratigraphy in JDA Paleoenvironment in JDA
6	HSE and Process Safety	Environmental impact assessment of the JDA Environmental monitoring Process Safety Management Hazardous Waste Handling Health monitoring and assessment Human Reliability or human factors Predictive failure rate
7	Decommissioning	Decommissioning Decommissioning Cost Estimation Environmental impact of Decommissioning process
8	Drilling	Drilling innovation Cost saving for drilling activities

Project Co-ordinator

Feel free to ask for details, don't save any questions!

Mr. Thanarat Sungkachart

thanarat@mtja.org

Mr. Marahizal Malihan

marahizal@mtja.org

Research Cess Fund Malaysia - Thailand Joint Authority (MTJA)

Address: Suite No. 6-01, 6th Floor, Menara See Hoy Chan, No. 374, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone: 603-2172 2222
Fax: 603-2172 2223
Email: rcf_project@mtja.org