<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): Oil and gas service provider Steel Hawk Bhd (KL:<a href="/askedge/klse/0320" class="ce-stock" target="_blank">HAWK</a>) said it has been awarded an operational pigging supply and services contract by Petronas Gas Bhd (KL:<a href="/askedge/klse/6033" class="ce-stock" target="_blank">PETGAS</a>).</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The three-year contract is on a call-out basis and so does not have a fixed value, Steel Hawk said in a bourse filing on Friday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>"We are engaged by Petronas Gas to provide specified services for the duration of the contract, as and when such services are required," the company said.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>It expects the contract to contribute positively to its earnings for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2024.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Last month, Steel Hawk transferred its listing to the ACE Market&nbsp; from the LEAP Market of Bursa Malaysia, which involved an initial public offering (IPO).</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Steel Hawk shares closed at 31 sen on Friday — more than double the IPO price of 15 sen — giving a market capitalisation of RM152 million.</p></div>


Oil and gas service provider Steel Hawk Bhd (KL:HAWK) said it has been awarded an operational pigging supply and services contract by Petronas Gas Bhd (KL:PETGAS).

Steel Hawk secures operational pigging supply and services contract from Petronas Gas

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theedgemalaysia.com highlighted three stocks with positive momentum and two stocks with negative momentum at Bursa Malaysia's afternoon close on Monday.

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Opposition lawmakers in Taiwan pushed forward legal changes that would make it harder to recall elected officials and representatives, a contentious move that would help them secure a legislative majority they’ve used to take on President Lai Ching-te.

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<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 16): The High Court here has ordered former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to pay RM400,000 to DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng by year’s end, and the remaining RM1 million by Jan 27 next year.&nbsp;</p>


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<p>(Dec&nbsp;16) :&nbsp;What was supposed to be a comeback year for Boeing Co. has turned into its worst stock-market plunge since 2008, and if Wall Street is right, the plane-maker’s shares may have only a modest recovery in store in 2025.&nbsp;</p>


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<p>(Dec&nbsp;16) : South Korea’s currency and its stock market will take centre stage on Monday, as investors respond to a weekend vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol following his attempt to impose martial law.</p>


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<p>PUTRAJAYA (Dec 16): Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who is on a two-day official visit to Malaysia, attended&nbsp;an official welcoming ceremony at Perdana Putra Complex&nbsp;here on Monday.</p>


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