# New Report Reveals 97% of Malaysia’s Marine Protected Areas Threatened by Oil and Gas Expansion
*Author: Solar PV Expert | Category: news | Published: Wed Jun 10 2026 09:13:48 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)*

### English
* **Critical Threat:** A new report by environmental think-tank Rimbawatch indicates that 97% of Malaysia's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are at risk due to existing and planned oil and gas (O&G) projects.
* **Ecosystem Impact:** O&G activities, including drilling and infrastructure development, overlap with 40% of Malaysia's mapped shallow coral reefs and threaten 180+ endangered species.
* **Specific Case Studies:** 
    * **Luconia Shoals National Park:** Heavily encroached upon by 31 wells, 5 pipelines, and 7 platforms containing 14.3 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves.
    * **Tun Mustapha Marine Park:** Half of this 900,000-hectare park is at risk, threatening 45,000 hectares of coral reefs and 17,000 hectares of mangroves.
* **Environmental Hazards:** Risks include seismic blasting, oil spills (161 incidents recorded between Jan 2023 and Dec 2025), and heavy vessel traffic.
* **Governance Gap:** Only 5.3% of Malaysian waters are currently protected, despite 38.5% being identified as sensitive environments; existing laws like the National Parks Act 1980 lack specific exclusion zones for O&G activities.

### 中文 (Chinese)
* **严峻威胁：** 环境智库 Rimbawatch 的最新报告显示，马来西亚 97% 的海洋保护区 (MPA) 因现有及计划中的石油和天然气项目而面临灭绝风险。
* **生态影响：** 油气勘探和基础设施建设与马来西亚 40% 的浅水珊瑚礁重叠，威胁到 180 多种濒危物种。
* **案例分析：**
    * **卢康尼亚浅滩国家公园 (Luconia Shoals)：** 遭到 31 口油井、5 条管道和 7 个平台的侵入，涉及 14.3 万亿立方英尺的天然气储量。
    * **敦慕斯达法海洋公园 (Tun Mustapha Marine Park)：** 该公园一半的面积（约 45 万公顷）面临风险，包括 4.5 万公顷珊瑚礁和 1.7 万公顷红树林。
* **环境危害：** 主要风险包括地震波勘探、石油泄漏（2023 年 1 月至 2025 年 12 月记录了 161 起溢油事件）以及繁忙的船舶交通。
* **治理缺失：** 尽管马来西亚 38.5% 的海域属于敏感生态区，但目前仅有 5.3% 得到保护；现行法律（如 1980 年国家公园法）缺乏针对油气活动的明确禁区规定。