The Malaysia–Thailand Joint Authority (MTJA) shall be expended for supporting any research and development in fields of science and technology relating to exploration or exploitation of petroleum or natural resources for the Joint Development Area.
Research project focus areas
Seeking innovative technologies and novel concepts—including proof of concept and advancement of Technology Readiness Levels—to deliver benefits to MTJDA operations and the petroleum industry in Malaysia and Thailand.
– Carbon Dioxide – Power
– Facilities – Drilling
– Subsurface – Power
– Decommissioning – Sand
– HSE – AI & ML
The complete proposal should include, but is not limited to, the information listed below. MTJA reserves the full right to reject any incomplete proposal submission.
1. Project title
2. Proposal objective
3. Project Introduction and background
4. Research project objective and strategy
5. Project details:
• Work-scope and methodology
• Project duration and schedule
• Cost estimate and cost comparison
• Organization structure
• Track record – past experience of researchers, financial and Health-Safety-Environment (HSE) record
• Reporting including highlighted milestone with disbursements
6. Evaluation & Justification
• Technical evaluation
• Commercial evaluation
• Intellectual Property (IP) and commercialization (if any)
• Beneficial to JDA & both Malaysia and Thailand
7. Conclusion and Recommendation
Proposal guideline and Submission
– The proposal must be written in English and submitted in typed format. The Principal Investigator shall submit the proposal together with a cover letter addressed to the MTJA CEO, through the RCF focal persons at thanarat@mtja.org, marahizal@mtja.org, and RCF_project@mtja.org.
– Submit the project proposal through KMUTT Integrated System for Research and Innovation Management (KIRIM)
Timeline of Submission
Research proposals may be submitted to MTJA throughout the year, with no fixed deadline. Such submission will be assigned to the available proposal review cycle.
For more information: https://www.mtja.org/cess
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For more information, please contact
Ms. Panida Suwannatheerak and Ms. Mananchaya Pissaparn
Tel. 02 470 9654
Email: researchfollowup@kmutt.ac.th
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