SYNOPSIS

PETRONAS station today is more than a place for refueling. It is more of a destination for customers’ convenience, with the facilities that range from a convenience store, quick serve restaurant (QSR) drive thru, carwash, car service centre, ATM and postal courier centre. PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB) had been in retail business since 1974, and with over 1000 stations nationwide.
The talk will provide an overview of PETRONAS Station in terms of design and construction, which will provide an insight of the architectural and engineering works involved in building a station from inception to completion.

BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Ir. Azmi Abd Ghani, a certified professional engineer, is currently a Senior Manager for the Engineering Department, Retail Business Division, PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB).  Prior to joining PDB, he held various management positions at PETRONAS Penapisan (Terengganu) Sdn Bhd and OGP Technical Services Sdn Bhd.

He graduated from Colorado School of Mines, USA with a degree in Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining.  He started his career as an Operations Engineer at PETRONAS Penapisan where his roles were to ensure flawless and efficient plant operations and maintenance.  After his 2 years stint in operations, Ir. Azmi moved into project management where he has accumulated more than 20 years of experience managing both domestic and international projects. His notable project involvements were Kertih Aromatics Project, Development of Block 3 & 7 for Petrodar Operating Company, Sudan, New LPG Terminal for PETRONAS Energy, Philippines as well as various plant and terminal upgrading projects throughout Malaysia.