Supply Base Services

Pangkalan Bekalan Kemaman Sdn Bhd or better known as KSB is a comprehensive petroleum supply base dedicated to provide support services to the oil and gas industry off Peninsular Malaysia.

Beginning its operations in 1982, the company's main business is the provision of warehouses, office space, open yard storage, vessel berthing and cargo handling facilities for the major oil companies, its contractors, suppliers and other support service providers.

More than 250 companies operate on KSB's 130-hectare site providing essential services such as fabrication and engineering works, manufacturing and essembly, wiring and rigging, equipment testing and inspection, cargo handling and supplies, etc.

Today KSB has emerged as an established regional supply base operator. The management team at KSB is well supported by its own pool of well-trained stevedore and base operators to handle a variety of related operations in the oil and gas industry.

In October 1999, KSB was awarded the ISO 9002 accreditation for quality system in the provision of logistics and support services in the oil and gas exploration sector.

Being commited to continuously improve the services provided to our clients, KSB is now implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to enhance its operating efficiency.

KSB currently offers the following facilities to its users and customers on a rental basis:

1. Berthing facilities
• Quay (360 meters with a depth of 8.0 meters - can receive 5-6 vessels at any given time)
• Twin Finger Jetty (additional berthing facilities to lay-up 6 more supply vessels)
  
  
2. Rental Facilities
1. Office Space
• Admin A: 2015 sq meter
• Admin B: 2771 sq meter
• Admin C: 1829 sq meter
2. Warehouses
• General warehouse (19 units): 56,155 sq meter
• Specialised warehouse (1 units): 1158 sq meter - for explosive, radioactive and flammable materials
3. Open Yards: 290,941 sq meter
• Cemented open yard: 18,182 sq meter
• Phase II open yard: 449,045 sq meter
  
  
3. Cargo handling services
1. Mobile Crane (Grove)
• 90 tonne (1 unit)
• 55 tonne (5 units)
• 40 tonne (1 unit)
• 20 tonne (3 units)
• 25 tonne (3 units)
2. Forklift Truck (32 units)
   Types: Daewoo, Toyota and Caterpillar
• 1.55 tonne electric forklift (1 unit)
• 3 tonne (12 units)
• 4 tonne (4 units)
• 4.5 tonne (2 units)
• 6 tonne (6 units)
• 7 tonne (4 units)
3. Prime Mover
   Types: Mercedes Benz, Volvo and Scania (14 units)
4. Trailer (18 units)
   Range from 20 to 38 tonnes
5. Low-loader
   
   
4. Common Warehouse
   The Common Warehouse is a temporary storage to keep goods before delivery to the end user and is located in the KSB bonded area. It is an effort to fulfill the needs of various types of users in petroleum industry.
   
   The Common Warehouse provides the following services:-
   
• Covered storage area with storage capacity 1400 m2
• Mechanical handling equipment and lifting gears for loading and unloading onto/from truck to the receiving area.
• Stacking of cargo of 1.6 tan or less.
• Inventory management (weekly report).
• Charges (subject to the terms & condition):-
1. Handling
   • RM 6 per ton per operation
2. Daily Rental
   • RM 2 per ton per day.
   • RM 8 per ton per day (heavy cargo).
3. Inventory Management
   • RM 2 per ton per day.
   • RM 8 per ton per day (heavy cargo).
5. Other facilities
• Bunkering facilities
• Silos (2000 cubic meters) for blending storage and transfer mud materials, e.g. barites, bentonites and cement
• Supply of partable and drilling water
• 24 hours security services (auxiliary police)