Kerteh
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Kerteh is a town in the district of Kemaman
in southern Terengganu
, Malaysia, about 30 km or 20 minutes' drive north of Chukai
. 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 and crude oil refining
in nearby Paka
. The Ma'Daerah turtle
sanctuary is also nearby. 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
. It also has the first Mc Donald restaurant in Terengganu.
Kemaman
Kemaman is a district in Terengganu, Malaysia. It is situated on the coast of the South China Sea. Kemaman district is bordered by Dungun to the north and the state of Pahang to the south....
in southern Terengganu
Terengganu
Terengganu is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Iman...
, Malaysia, about 30 km or 20 minutes' drive north of Chukai
Chukai
Chukai, also known by the name of Kemaman Town is the administrative seat of Kemaman District, in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia.The name "Chukai" means 'taxes' in Malay...
. Kerteh is the base of operations for Petronas
Petronas
PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and...
in Terengganu, overseeing the oil platform
Oil platform
An oil platform, also referred to as an offshore platform or, somewhat incorrectly, oil rig, is a lаrge structure with facilities to drill wells, to extract and process oil and natural gas, and to temporarily store product until it can be brought to shore for refining and marketing...
operations off the state's coast as well as petrochemicals production and crude oil refining
Oil refinery
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas...
in nearby Paka
Paka
Paka is a coastal town facing the South China Sea in the state of Terengganu in Malaysia. Paka is now a busy town thriving on oil and gas activity near Kerteh. Paka is more popularly known as the home for the largest power station in Malaysia run by the national power company, Tenaga Nasional...
. The Ma'Daerah turtle
Turtle
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield...
sanctuary is also nearby. Kerteh is served by the Kerteh Airport
Kerteh Airport
Kerteh Airport is an airport in Kerteh, a town in the state of Terengganu in Malaysia.The airport is owned and operated by Petroliam Nasional Berhad or Petronas via its East Coast Regional Office , and was built to serve the purpose of airlifting its employees and ExxonMobil employees to their...
, a small airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
catering mostly to helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
flights to offshore oil platforms and charter plane flights for Petronas staff to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport , LTSAAS , often called Subang Airport or Subang Skypark, is an airport located in Subang, Selangor, Malaysia, and primarily serves general aviation and some turboprop domestic flights...
near Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
. It also has the first Mc Donald restaurant in Terengganu.
Trivia
- Despite its location in socially conservative Terengganu, Kerteh hosts a local chapter of the international drinking club Hash House HarriersHash House HarriersThe Hash House Harriers is an international group of non-competitive running, social and drinking clubs...
(KH3).