At least 34 Bintulu-based sub-contractors registered with national oil company Petronas are considering joint legal action against the main contractor for non-payment of work.

They claim that Petara Sdn Bhd, a Petronas main contractor based in the peninsula, still owes them RM4.17 million collectively for sub-contract works already completed half a year ago.

Petara was appointed by the MNLG Revamp Rejuvenation (MRR) Project Team, part of the LNG Tiga development, as o­ne of its main contractors for the construction of the RM6 billion third liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Bintulu.

A spokesperson for the 34 sub-contractors told reporters o­n Monday that if Petara failed to pay what was still due to them, they could face bankruptcy.

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