Fly to Kertih Now
Kerteh is a town in the district of Kemaman in southern Terengganu, Malaysia, about 30 km or 20 minutes' drive north of Chukai. Kerteh is the base of operations for Petronas in Terengganu, overseeing the oil platform operations off the state's coast as well as petrochemicals production and crude oil refining in nearby Paka. The Ma'Daerah turtle sanctuary is also nearby. Kerteh is served by the Kerteh Airport, a small airport catering mostly to helicopter flights to offshore oil platforms and charter plane flights for Petronas staff to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport near Kuala Lumpur. It also has the first Mc Donald restaurant in Terengganu.
Main attractions
Kertih Oil Refinery
An unforgettable experience especially during dusk, Kertih refinery simply glows from its oil and gas industry. Not a typical natural tourist spot but yet the mesmerising bright lights and fire is reminiscent of an industrial sci-fi city.