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Petronas-Eni eyes joint venture to prioritise key gas developments, with huge opportunities for growth in Indonesia and a steady Malaysia portfolio
Malaysia tackles upstream declines
Petronas is making huge efforts to arrest falling oil production and accelerate gas increases to meet rising demand, but political tensions persist
Malaysia looks to deepwater to sustain output
The country is nearing a tipping point as its domestic needs continue to grow
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CEO Helge Hammer speaks to Petroleum Economist about the company’s recent activities and its expansion plans
Malaysia LNG faces growing gas supply challenges
Pipeline problems, maturing fields, gas quality issues and territorial disputes threaten to erode Malaysia’s LNG exports
Asia’s NOCs chart paths to decarbonisation
But none of the companies are poised to abandon oil and gas anytime soon
Petronas presses ahead with Sabah LNG
The project is another sign of the industry’s growing adoption of floating liquefaction technology
Adnoc and Petronas sign exploration deal
The Middle Eastern NOC is tapping Malaysian expertise to help it develop an unconventional resource
Upstream independent forms Malaysian JV
Upland Resources is seeking opportunities near Brunei
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12 May 2017
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PCG charts future growth through petrochemical projects in PIC

The story of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) has always been anchored on growth. Having grown from its first plant in 1987 to the current level of combined production capacity—an impressive 10.8m tonnes per year—the petrochemical entity of Petronas expects to be at 16.1m t/y by 2020. Involved primarily in manufacturing, marketing and selling a diversified range of chemical products (olefins, polymers, fertilisers, methanol and other basic chemicals and derivative products); specialty chemicals is the next frontier for PCG. "We have a dedicated team that looks into growth strategy and evaluates the route to market. We are also recruiting engineers and technicians to serve our growth pro

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