BY SITI NURAIN RATANI
KUCHING: Syarikat Saraneo Holdings Sendirian Berhad is committed to building several petrol stations and Rest and Rehabilitation (R&R) areas along the state’s Pan Borneo Highway (PBH) route to support local oil and gas suppliers.
Its chief operating officer Ahmad Luqman Tambi said, however, the approval for the construction is needed from the Sarawak government and Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (PETROS) before constructing the facilities.
“At the moment, we are planning to build a Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (PETROS) petrol station in Sri Aman, which is in the Pantu area.
“Now in the Pantu area, we are in the process of buying and selling land…InsyaAllah we will build a gas station and rest area there later,” he said.
He said this at the Opening Ceremony of Saraneo Holding Sdn Bhd’s Office, on Jalan Rubber, here, yesterday.
Adding on, in this Pantu area, Luqman said, in addition to building a petrol station, Saraneo will also build a R&R.
He said this construction is to provide facilities for Sarawakians who use the said highway.
“With the existence of such facilities, we will be able to develop a better Sarawak for the people of Sarawak in general,” he added.
In line with this, Luqman explained, the Saraneo company started as a service provider for oil and gas companies.
“After eight years of our success, my partner and I have decided to diversify our business by venturing into other fields.
“In addition to oil and gas, we supply safety equipment, and also involved in construction, real estate development, green energy supply and renewable energy,” he added.
Apart from that, he explained, the Saraneo company has also invested in some land where it plans to develop affordable apartments for the people of Sarawak.
“We are planning to build affordable apartments on Jalan Demak near SMK Tun Abang Haji Openg and it will be affordable for the people of Sarawak,” he said.
Accordingly, he expressed his hope to collaborate more with the government and private sectors in the future.
