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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 
 
¶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