Kerteh
{{Short description|Town and mukim in Kemaman in Terengganu, Malaysia}}
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|image_skyline = Lebuhraya Pantai Timur towards Kertih Interchange (Exit 847) eastbound in Kemaman District, Terengganu 20240224 165541.jpg
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Kerteh (Jawi: كرتيه) is a mukim located in Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Economy
File:Petronas Oil & Gas Refinary Kerteh (17148077494).jpg
Kerteh is the base of operations for Petronas in Terengganu, overseeing the oil platform operations off the state's coast as well as petrochemicals production,{{Cite web |title=Development & Production {{!}} PETRONAS Global |url=https://www.petronas.com/progressing-energy/development-production |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=www.petronas.com}} natural gas processing{{Cite web |title=Our Presence |url=https://www.petronas.com/pgb/about-us/our-presence |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=PETRONAS Gas Berhad (PGB) |language=en}} and crude oil refining.{{Cite web |title=Refining {{!}} PETRONAS Global |url=https://www.petronas.com/progressing-energy/refining |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=www.petronas.com}}
The oil refinery began operating in March 1983 and reached full capacity by late 1983. The crude oil export terminal, used by ExxonMobil, began operating in late 1983. The Gas Processing Plant, which receives natural gas from the offshore, began operations in August 1984.{{cite news |title=Phase two of KL gas project starts in July |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19880307-1.2.24.5?qt=paka,%20power,%20station&q=paka%20power%20station |access-date=30 March 2024 |work=The Straits Times |date=7 March 1988}} The Gas Processing Plant operates along with the LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) plant, with processed natural gas sent to the Peninsula Gas Utilisation.{{cite news |title=Progress in the pipeline |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19831214-1.2.86.2 |access-date=30 March 2024 |work=The Straits Times |date=14 December 1983}}
Tourist attractions
The Ma'Daerah turtle sanctuary is also nearby.{{Cite web |title=Ma'Daerah Turtle Sanctuary {{!}} Community {{!}} Home |url=https://www.bp.com/en_my/malaysia/home/community-and-environment/ma-daerah-turtle-sanctuary.html |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=bp.com}} During the night, the lights from the oil and gas processing plant make a beautiful view which gives Kerteh the nickname 'City of Light'.
Transportation
Kerteh is served by the Kerteh Airport, a small airport catering mostly to helicopter flights to offshore oil platforms and charter plane flights for Petronas staff to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport near Kuala Lumpur.
East Coast Expressway (Lebuhraya Pantai Timur), exit 847 (Kertih Interchange) serves Kertih.
References
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External links
- [http://madaerah-turtle-sanctuary.org Ma'Daerah Turtle Sanctuary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610122016/http://madaerah-turtle-sanctuary.org/ |date=2017-06-10 }}
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