Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08KUALALUMPUR500
2008-06-13 07:11:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuala Lumpur
Cable title:
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR PRE-LICENSE
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UNCLAS KUALA LUMPUR 000500
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/DTCC BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
050088296
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC MY
SUBJECT: SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR PRE-LICENSE
END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 050088296
REF: SECSTATE 41081
UNCLAS KUALA LUMPUR 000500
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/DTCC BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
050088296
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC MY
SUBJECT: SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR PRE-LICENSE
END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 050088296
REF: SECSTATE 41081
1. Pursuant to reftel inquiry, econoff contacted Orogenic
Resources Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian firm that had requested to
purchase eight G2000 gyroscopes manufactured by Northrop
Grumman/Litton System Inc. Orogenic Resources is one of five
subsidiaries of a larger parent company, Orogenic Group.
Econoff in April, May, and June 2008 contacted Orogenic via
email, as the company did not wish to communicate via
telephone. After six separate email inquiries, an Orogenic
representative provided information about its company in
addition to what is posted on its official -- and impressive
-- website (www.orogenic.com/my). Orogenic did not give
permission for a site visit, although a map on the website
indicated its general location outside Kuala Lumpur.
2. Per reftel questions, the nature of Orogenic's business is
"exploration and production and geo-solution specialist" in
the petroleum and natural gas industries. The company has
many worldwide operations, and stated that revenue in 2008
was estimated to be 120 million Malaysian ringgit
(approximately USD 37 million). Orogenic estimates that
circa 40 percent of its income is derived from activity in
Malaysian petro production activities, with the remaining 60
percent derived from international operations - mostly in
Southeast Asia. The company was established in 1993 and has
grown into a firm with more than 300 employees. Its
principal officers include Executive Chairman Ziyad Elias and
ACEO Marine/Asian Geography Managing Director Dr. Mohamed
Helmi Zulkawi. The address listed in septel is the same
provided on its website. The firm's list of clients includes
several major U.S. oil/gas companies.
3. The company representative confirmed that it had ordered
the exact type and quantity of items listed on its
application, and that Orogenic understands the restrictions
on United States Munition List (USML) items. Post cannot
confirm whether the company has facilities secure enough to
properly account for and handle the equipment, although the
website is substantive, professionally done, and has multiple
pages from which to learn about the company and pose
inquiries. However, econoff discovered that inquiries do not
appear to be answered until after much discussion and/or
approval from unknown senior company manager(s). Overall,
the company appears to be truthfully portraying its
activities and the intended use of the gyroscopes.
KEITH
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/DTCC BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
050088296
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC MY
SUBJECT: SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR PRE-LICENSE
END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 050088296
REF: SECSTATE 41081
1. Pursuant to reftel inquiry, econoff contacted Orogenic
Resources Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian firm that had requested to
purchase eight G2000 gyroscopes manufactured by Northrop
Grumman/Litton System Inc. Orogenic Resources is one of five
subsidiaries of a larger parent company, Orogenic Group.
Econoff in April, May, and June 2008 contacted Orogenic via
email, as the company did not wish to communicate via
telephone. After six separate email inquiries, an Orogenic
representative provided information about its company in
addition to what is posted on its official -- and impressive
-- website (www.orogenic.com/my). Orogenic did not give
permission for a site visit, although a map on the website
indicated its general location outside Kuala Lumpur.
2. Per reftel questions, the nature of Orogenic's business is
"exploration and production and geo-solution specialist" in
the petroleum and natural gas industries. The company has
many worldwide operations, and stated that revenue in 2008
was estimated to be 120 million Malaysian ringgit
(approximately USD 37 million). Orogenic estimates that
circa 40 percent of its income is derived from activity in
Malaysian petro production activities, with the remaining 60
percent derived from international operations - mostly in
Southeast Asia. The company was established in 1993 and has
grown into a firm with more than 300 employees. Its
principal officers include Executive Chairman Ziyad Elias and
ACEO Marine/Asian Geography Managing Director Dr. Mohamed
Helmi Zulkawi. The address listed in septel is the same
provided on its website. The firm's list of clients includes
several major U.S. oil/gas companies.
3. The company representative confirmed that it had ordered
the exact type and quantity of items listed on its
application, and that Orogenic understands the restrictions
on United States Munition List (USML) items. Post cannot
confirm whether the company has facilities secure enough to
properly account for and handle the equipment, although the
website is substantive, professionally done, and has multiple
pages from which to learn about the company and pose
inquiries. However, econoff discovered that inquiries do not
appear to be answered until after much discussion and/or
approval from unknown senior company manager(s). Overall,
the company appears to be truthfully portraying its
activities and the intended use of the gyroscopes.
KEITH