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 Decline in Global Energy Demand and Oil Prices

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 Decline in Global Energy Demand and Oil Prices

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Diversify Revenue Streams: PETRONAS should

expand into sectors like renewable energy and petrochemicals.

Reduce reliance on oil and gas.

Benefits:

Decrease vulnerability to market fluctuations.

Ensure long-term financial stability.

Comprehensive Solution: Diversification is the most sustainable strategy to address this issue.

https://www.petronas.com/sustainability

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- PETRONAS: A government-owned company.

- Founded: In 1974.

- Location: Headquartered in Malaysia.

- Operations: A fully-integrated oil and gas corporation.

- Global Presence: Operates in more than 32 countries.

- Workforce: Employs over 30,000 employees of 38 nationalities.

- Global Ranking: Ranked among the largest corporations in the world.

- Mission: Committed to developing and adding value to Malaysia's oil and gas resources.

(WIKIPEDIA,2023)

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National Petroleum Limited ( Malay: Petroliam Nasional Berhad), commonly known as Petronas (stylized in all caps), is a global Malaysian energy group with a presence in over 100 countries. Established in 1974, it is a legal entity incorporated under the Malaysian Companies Act and reports to the company's Board of Directors. The corporation is vested with all oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and adding value to these resources. In the annual Fortune Global 500 list for 2022, Petronas was ranked at 216th. It also ranked 48th globally in the 2020 Bentley Infrastructure 500.

The Financial Times has identified Petronas as one of the " new seven sisters": , considered to be influential and mainly state-owned national oil and gas companies from countries outside the OECD.

The group is engaged in a broad spectrum of petroleum activities, including upstream exploration and production of oil and gas to downstream oil refining; marketing and distribution of petroleum products; trading; gas processing and liquefaction; gas transmission pipeline network operations; marketing of liquefied natural gas; petrochemical manufacturing and marketing; shipping; automotive engineering; and property investment.[citation needed ]

Petronas provides a substantial source of income for the Malaysian government, accounting for more than 15% of the government's revenue from 2015 to 2020.

The company is headquartered at the Petronas Twin Towers, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Petronas Tower 3

Petronas office building in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Before the formation of Malaysia, Royal Dutch Shell (now Shell plc) first began the oil exploration in Miri, Sarawak; after Charles Brooke signed the first Oil Mining Lease in 1909. In 1910, the first oil well was drilled in Miri. This oil well is later known as the Grand Old Lady. In 1929, oil was discovered in Brunei. There were no other drilling activities in Borneo or British Malaya until 1950s. In 1966, the enactment of Petroleum Mining Act gave Exxon and Shell rights to explore oil territories and produce oil royalties and tax payments to the government. In the late 1960s, Esso and Continental Oil were given concessions to explore oil off the shores of the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. By 1974, Malaysia's output of crude oil stood at about 90,000 barrels per day (14,000 m ³/d) to 99,000 barrels per day (15,700 m ³/d).

Several factors converged in the early 1970s to prompt the Malaysian government into setting up a state oil and gas company. In 1972, the oil price per barrel was US$1.50, which later rose to US$2.28 per barrel. War in the middle east and oil embargo by Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC) had caused the price per barrel to rise until US$12.00, thus giving more incentives for Malaysia to set up her own oil company. Several countries such as United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Indonesia have adopted the production sharing agreement instead of a concession system for oil revenue distribution. The Malaysian government also believed that foreign oil companies did not properly inform the government regarding the oil exploration activities in their own concessions (such as the new discovery of oil fields), thus resulted in a loss of revenue to the government. The formulation of Malaysian New Economic Policy in the early 1970s encourages Malaysians to take control of various modern industries and to open more economic opportunities for bumiputera (Malaysian natives).

The former chief minister of Sarawak, Abdul Rahman Ya'kub was the first one who proposed the idea of Malaysia setting up an oil company in 1965, when he was the federal lands and mines deputy minister. It was due to the pressure of the Sarawak people who sought to clarify the exact boundaries of Sarawak territorial waters. In fact, since the formation of Malaysia in 1963, the issue of territorial waters of Sabah and Sarawak has not been fully addressed, thus leaving its interpretation wide open. The Sarawak government has declared that the territorial waters extend well beyond the three-mile limit defined by the Malaysian federal government. However, Abdul Rahman Ya'kub was reminded of Tun Abdul Razak's act of installing him as the chief minister of Sarawak. Therefore, Rahman decided to keep the conflict as low profile as possible. Rahman's nephew, Abdul Taib Mahmud assumed the role of federal deputy land and mines minister after Rahman became education minister and later, chief minister of Sarawak. Taib believed in the sharing of oil royalties between the state and the federal government. During the time, the oil mining activities in Sarawak were still under the exclusive control of Shell. Taib Mahmud initially suggested allowing independent contractors to market government oil. Taib found a Lebanese trader to purchase the Malaysian oil, however, the contractor defaulted on payments, resulting in US$4 million loss. A government hydrocarbon committee was later set up. Taib Mahmud visited Indonesia and had a discussion with Pertamina (Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company). Taib suggested that Malaysia to scrap the concession system and replace it with production sharing agreement. However, there were no laws that allow Malaysia to take back the concessions without paying compensations to foreign oil companies. Despite this, Taib decided to set up a statutory body named "HIKMA" (Hidrokarbon Malaysia), which would have total rights of oil found in the territorial waters of Sabah and Sarawak. However, Rahman Ya'kub protested his nephew's decision and threatened the federal government to court if Sarawak were to left out of this oil deal. Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (chairman of Perbadanan Nasional Berhad (Pernas)) visited Rahman at the latter's private residence in Kuching. Tengku Razaleigh suggested the formation of a company instead of a statutory body where the former would distribute profits equally between the federal and the state governments. Rahman agreed with the suggestion. Tengku Razaleigh drafted the Petroleum Development Act together with his associates in secret, as instructed by Tun Razak, and to be completed before the 1974 Malaysian general election. Rahman Ya'kub then telephoned Tengku Razaleigh to ask about the terms offered by the Malaysian federal government. Tengku Razaleigh then told Rahman regarding abolishment of the concession system. Meanwhile, 5% oil royalty will be given to the respective oil-producing states. Rahman agreed with the deal.

In 1974, the Petroleum Development Act was tabled in parliament and approved. Petronas was incorporated on 17 August 1974, and Tengku Razaleigh became its inaugural chairman. Initially, Exxon and Shell refused to surrender their concessions and refused to negotiate with Petronas. Petronas then served a notice to all foreign oil companies that after 1 April 1975, all the foreign oil companies would be operating illegally in Malaysian waters if they do not start negotiations with Petronas. After a few rounds of negotiations, foreign oil companies finally surrendered their concessions to Petronas. While all other oil-producing states in Malaysia signed the petroleum agreement, Tun Mustapha, the chief minister of Sabah, stubbornly refused to sign the oil agreement, complaining of the meagre 5% oil royalty. Mustapha requested for 10 to 20% oil royalty, otherwise, he would threaten to pull Sabah out of Malaysia. Tengku Razaleigh refused to bulge in. The Malaysian federal government then make another deal with Datuk Harris Salleh (who was out of favour with Tun Mustapha) to establish Berjaya party and oust Tun Mustapha out of power. However, Harris was reluctant to become the Chief Minister of Sabah, and Fuad Stephens was asked to assume to chief minister post if Berjaya were to come to power. Berjaya successfully ousted Tun Mustapha in 1976 Sabah state election. One week after the 1976 air crash which killed the chief minister Fuad Stephens and other five state ministers, Harris signed the oil agreement. With Sabah entering the oil agreement, Petronas finally has total control of all oil and gas reserves in Malaysia.

Petronas first embarked on the oil exploration and production activities with the formation of Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd in 1978. In 1980, Petronas expanded its downstream businesses by setting up ASEAN Bintulu Fertiliser plant in Sarawak.

Oil exploration was by no means at an end and could yet produce more reserves. The Seligi field, which came onstream at the end of 1988 and was developed by Esso Production Malaysia, was one of the richest oilfields so far found in Malaysia waters, and further concessions to the majors would encourage exploration of the deeper waters around Malaysia, where unknown reserves could be discovered. Meanwhile, computerised seismography made it both feasible and commercially justifiable to re-explore fields which had been abandoned, or were assumed to be unproductive, over the past century. In 1990, Petronas invited foreign companies to re-explore parts of the sea off Sabah and Sarawak on the basis of new surveys using up-to-date techniques.

Another way to postpone depletion was to develop sources of oil, and of its substitute, natural gas, outside Malaysia. Late in 1989, the governments of Vietnam and Myanmar (Burma) invited Petronas Carigali to take part in joint ventures to explore for oil in their coastal waters. In 1990, a new unit, Petronas Carigali Overseas Sdn Bhd, was created to take up a 15% interest in a field in Myanmar's waters being explored by Idemitsu Myanmar Oil Exploration Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the Japanese firm Idemitsu Oil Development Co. Ltd., in a production sharing arrangement with Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise. Thus began Petronas' first oil exploration outside Malaysia. In May 1990, the governments of Malaysia and Thailand settled a long-running dispute over their respective rights to an area of 7,300 square kilometres in the Gulf of Thailand by setting up a joint administrative authority for the area and encouraging a joint oil exploration project by Petronas, the Petroleum Authority of Thailand, and the US company Triton Oil. In a separate deal, in October 1990, the Petroleum Authority of Thailand arranged with Petronas to study the feasibility of transferring natural gas from this jointly administered area, through Malaysia to Thailand, by way of an extension of the pipelines laid for the third stage of the Peninsular Gas Utilisation Project.

That project was on course to becoming a major element in the postponement of oil depletion. Contracts for line pipes for the second stage of the project were signed in 1989 with two consortia of Malaysian, Japanese, and Brazilian companies. This stage, completed in 1991, included the laying of 730 kilometers of pipeline through to the tip of the Peninsula, from where gas could be sold to Singapore and Thailand; the conversion of two power stations- Port Dickson and Pasir Gudang-from oil to gas; and the expansion of Petronas' output of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), propylene, and polypropylene, which were already being produced in joint ventures with Idemitsu Petrochemical Co. of Japan and Neste Oy of Finland. The third and final stage of the project was to lay pipelines along the northwest and northeast coastlines of the Peninsula and was completed in 1997.

Another new venture in 1990 was in ship-owning, since Petronas' existing arrangements with MISC and with Nigeria's state oil company would be inadequate to transport the additional exports of LNG due to start in 1994, under the contract with Saibu Gas. Petronas did not lose sight of the government's commitment to Malaysian self-reliance, and the company's second refinery at Malacca, completed in 1994, with a capacity of 100,000 barrels per day (16,000 m ³/d), promoted the same policy. The fact that it was built in a joint venture with Samsung of Korea, the Chinese Petroleum Corporation of Taiwan, and Caltex of the United States did not negate the policy, for the subsidiary company Petronas Penapisan (Melaka) had a decisive 45% of equity while sharing the enormous costs of and gaining advanced technology for the project. More to the point, a side effect of the refinery's completion was that Petronas was able to refine all of the crude oil it produced, instead of being partially dependent on refining facilities in Singapore.

Petronas, with its policies of promoting self-reliance, helping to develop associated industries, and varying the sources and uses of oil and gas, played an important role in the Malaysian economy as a whole. Under governments which-by current, if not historical, Western standards-were strongly interventionist, the contribution of oil taxes to the federal government's revenue hovered at around 12% to 16% until 1980, when it showed a marked increase to 23%, followed by another leap to 32% in 1981. From then until 1988 the proportion fluctuated between 29% and 36%. Petronas was not just another big oil company: it controlled a crucial sector of the economy and remained, for better or worse, an indispensable instrument of the state.

Global Expansion: 1990s-present

A Petronas station seen in Pattaya, Thailand

During the mid- to late 1990s, international exploration, development, and production remained key components in Petronas' strategy along with diversification. A key discovery was made in the Ruby field in Vietnam in 1994. That year, the firm also saw its first overseas production from the Dai Hung field in Vietnam and established its first retail station outside of Malaysia in Cambodia.[citation needed ] In 1995, a subsidiary was created to import, store, and distribute liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). In addition, the company's polyethylene plant in Kerteh began operations. Petronas marked a significant milestone during this time period-two of its subsidiaries, Petronas Dagangan Bhd and Petronas Gas Bhd, went public on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. Between 1993 and 1996, it purchased the former sub-Saharan branch of Mobil Oil, rebranded as Engen Petroleum.

In 1996, Petronas entered the aromatics market by way of a joint venture that created Aromatics Malaysia Sdn Bhd. It also formed a contract with China National Offshore Oil Corporation and Chevron Overseas Petroleum Ltd. to begin the exploration of block 02/31 of the Liaodong Bay area in China. While the Asian economy as a whole suffered from an economic crisis during 1997 and 1998, Malaysia was quick to bounce back due to successful government reforms. From its new headquarters in the Petronas Twin Towers, the state-owned concern continued its development in the oil and gas industry.

By 2003, Malaysia was set to usurp Algeria as the world's second-largest producer of LNG with the completion of the Malaysia LNG Tiga Plant. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad commented on the achievement in a May 2003 Bernama News Agency article, claiming that "the Petronas LNG complex now serves as another shining example of a vision realized of a national aspiration, transformed into reality by the same belief among Malaysians that 'we can do it.'" Indeed, Petronas had transformed itself into a global oil company over the previous decade, becoming a national symbol for success. The company realized, however, that it would have to continue its aggressive growth strategy to ensure its survival in the years to come.

The Petronas overseas expansion drive continues with the acquisition of Woodside Energy Ltd Mauritania assets for $418 million in 2007. The venture proved successful as they discovered oil in May 2008

In 2004, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Mustapa Mohamed[citation needed ], stated that Petronas contributed RM 25 Billion to the country's treasury accounting for 25% of revenue collected via dividends and other revenues. Petronas continued to focus on international exploration projects as 40% of revenue in 2008 was derived from international projects such as Iran, Sudan, Chad and Mauritania. The company's international reserves stood at 6.24 billion barrels oil equivalent in 2008. On 9 April 2019, Petronas was praised for its role in the Sudanese oil and gas industry by Minister of Oil and Gas engineer Yagoub Adam Bashir Gamaa.

On 29 October 2012, Petronas sources said it would renew a bid for gas producer, Progress Energy Resources after Canada blocked its bid earlier that month. The $6-billion bid was approved by Ottawa on 7 December 2012.

On 17 January 2013, Petronas issued a statement that an onshore oil and gas discovery has been made in the state after drilling a test well about 20 kilometers away from the city of Miri in northern Sarawak. The well was found to have a net hydrocarbon thickness of 349 meters. It had flow rates of 440 barrels of crude oil per day and 11.5 million standard cubic feet of gas per day. The find is the first onshore oil discovery in Malaysia in 24 years.

On 2 May 2015, Petronas completed its acquisition of oil and gas assets in Azerbaijan from Norway's Statoil (now Equinor) for US$2.25 billion.

Plagued by the 2010s oil glut, Petronas reported on 26 February 2015 that it cut its 2015 capital expenditures budget after reporting a $2 billion fourth quarter loss, the company's first loss since it began reporting quarterly results five years ago.

On 1 April 2017, Petronas' PFLNG Satu, is the world's first floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, has achieved a new milestone with the successful loading of its first cargo at the Kanowit gas field, offshore Bintulu, Sarawak.

On 25 July 2017, Petronas cancelled a $36-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, the Pacific Northwest LNG, which was considered ambitious and a priority in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Both the company and the province blamed poor global LNG market conditions.

In June 2010, the European Coalition on Oil in Sudan (ECOS) published the report "Unpaid Debt", that called upon the governments of Sweden, Austria, and Malaysia to look into allegations that PETRONAS, Fida Aziz, Lundin Petroleum, and OMV may have been complicit in the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity whilst operating in Block 5A, South Sudan (then Sudan), during the period 1997-2003. The reported crimes include indiscriminate attacks and intentional targeting of civilians, burning of shelters, pillage, destruction of objects necessary for survival, unlawful killing of civilians, rape of women, abduction of children, torture, and forced displacement. When the consortium that PETRONAS took part in operated in Block 5A, approximately 12,000 people died, and 160,000 were violently displaced from their land and homes, many forever. Satellite pictures taken between 1994 and 2003 show that the activities of PETRONAS in Sudan coincided with a spectacular drop in agricultural land use in its concession area.

In June 2010, the Swedish public prosecutor for international crimes opened a criminal investigation into links between Sweden and the reported crimes. In 2016, Lundin Petroleum's Chairman Ian Lundin and CEO Alex Schneiter were informed that they were the suspects of the investigation. Sweden's Government gave the green light for the Public Prosecutor in October 2018 to indict the two top executives On 1 November 2018, and the Swedish Prosecution Authority notified Lundin Petroleum AB that the company might be liable to a corporate fine and forfeiture of economic benefits of SEK 3,285 million (app. €315 million) for involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity. Consequently, the company itself will also be charged, albeit indirectly, and will be legally represented in court. On 15 November 2018, the suspects were served with the draft charges and the case files. They will be indicted for aiding and abetting international crimes and may face life imprisonment if found guilty. The trial is likely to begin early in 2022 and may take two years.

The Swedish war crimes investigation raises the issue of access to remedy and reparation for victims of human rights violations linked with business activities. In May 2016, representatives of communities in Block 5A claimed their right to remedy and reparation and called upon PETRONAS and its shareholders to pay off their debt to them. A conviction in Sweden may provide some level of remedy and reparation for the few victims of human rights violations who will testify in court, but not for the other 200,000 victims who will not be represented in court. The Swedish court cannot impose obligations upon PETRONAS.

On 23 May 2019, the T.M.C. Asser Institute for International Law in The Hague organized the conference 'Towards criminal liability of corporations for human rights violations: The Lundin case in Sweden'.

The international standard for business and human rights, the UNGP, underlines the duty of business enterprises to contribute to effective remedy of the adverse impact that it has caused or contributed to. The company has never publicly showed an interest in the adverse effects of its activities on the communities in its concession area. According to the Dutch peace organisation PAX, PETRONAS, Lundin Petroleum, OMV, as well as their shareholders are disregarding the human rights standards that they claim to respect, because they, A. never conducted appropriate due diligence for their Sudanese operations; B. made no effort to know their human rights impacts; and C. do not show how they address alleged adverse human rights impacts.

PETRONAS Carigali Overseas Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Group of Companies, held a 28.5% share in the consortium that acquired the right to explore and develop oil deposits in Block 5A. In 2003, Lundin Petroleum and OMV sold their interest following a public outcry about the role of the consortium in Sudan's oil war. PETRONAS picked up Lundin's 40.375% working interest for a cash payment of US$142.5 million. As the operator of the consortium, Lundin Petroleum was responsible for day-to-day management. Still, it stood under the supervision of the Operating Committee, that exercised "overall direction and control of all matters pertaining to the Joint Operations and the Joint Property". PETRONAS was permanently represented in the Operating Committee and has never publicly distanced itself from any of its decisions.

PETRONAS has never publicly responded to the allegations of negative impacts in Sudan or discussed the issue with local communities. The company is not known to have taken adequate measures to prevent involvement in human rights violations during the oil war or to undo the adverse impacts of its consortium's operations.

PETRONAS was a loyal participant in the consortium that operated in Block 5A and had a substantial say in the way it operated. Therefore, the suspicions against the consortium's top managers also concern PETRONAS. The company is wholly owned by the Malaysian State. According to the UN Guiding Principles, abuse of human rights by a business enterprise that is wholly or partially controlled by a State, may entail a violation of that State's own international law obligations.

In early October 2021, the Sudanese transitional government made moves to confiscate PETRONAS' assets, alleging that they had been acquired through illegal means under the rule of ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. On 11 October, the Sudanese transitional government issued an arrest warrant for PETRONAS's country manager. In response, the Malaysian Government summoned the Sudanese charge d'affaires and urged the Sudanese government to honor the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Treaty and to respect the sanctity of the Malaysian Embassy, which was housed in the same complex as the PETRONAS Sudan Complex in Khartoum. PETRONAS has also sought to cancel the manager's arrest warrant and submitted a request for arbitration at the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Middle East Monitor contributor Nasim Ahmed opined that the Sudanese government's actions against Malaysian, Turkish, Qatari and Chinese companies were part of a foreign policy shift to court Western investors. Former federal counsel and University of Technology Malaysia visiting professor Salleh Buang opined that the Sudanese government's actions violated international law on the undue expropriation of commercial assets without adequate compensation, citing the 1927 Chorzów Factory case.

In February 2022, a French arbitration court known as the Tribunal de grande instance de Paris ordered the Malaysian Government to pay at least US$14.9 billion (RM 62.59 billion) to the descendants of the Sultanate of Sulu, who have laid claim to the Malaysian state of Sabah. To enforce the award, the claimants filed a saisie-arret (seize order) on 11 July 2022 for Luxembourg authorities to seize two Luxembourg-based subsidiaries of PETRONAS: PETRONAS Azerbaijan (Shah Deniz) and PETRONAS South Caucasus units. The descendants' territorial claim to Sabah dated back to an 1878 agreement between Baron Gustav Overbeck and Alfred Dent of the British North Borneo Company and the-then Sultan of Sulu Jamal Al Alam of Sulu. While the British and Malaysian Governments government claimed that the Sultan had permanently ceded North Borneo, the descendants of the Sultan and the Philippines Government have contended that the Sultan had merely leased the territory. Until 2013, the Malaysian Government had paid eight claimants to the Sultanate of Sulu an annual rent of RM5,300. Following the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff, the Malaysian Government had terminated the annual stipends; prompting these descendants to pursue legal action.

On 13 July, the Malaysian Government obtained a stay on the French court's ruling, with Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob stating that the ruling undermined Malaysian sovereignty. In addition, PETRONAS described the seize order as "baseless" and stated it would contest the enforcement actions. It also stated that the two affected subsidiaries had already divested their assets in Azerbaijan and repatriated all their proceeds. On 18 July, Malaysian opposition politicians unsuccessfully demanded a debate on the seizure order against PETRONAS' assets in the Malaysian Parliament but were blocked by the Speaker of the House on procedural grounds. Law Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar stated that the stay would prevent the final award from being enforced in any county until a final decision by the French court regarding the Malaysian government's application that the February court ruling be canceled. By contrast, lawyers representing the Sultanate of Sulu claimants contended that the stay on the award was only valid in France and remained enforceable in other international jurisdictions, citing a United Nations treaty on international arbitration.

PETRONAS is a legal entity incorporated under the Malaysian Companies Act and reports to the company's Board of Directors. The Malaysian federal government is the sole shareholder of the company. Key positions in the company are all appointees from the federal government. Besides, the federal government also controls the amount of dividend payout to finance the yearly budget of the country. In December 2019, prime minister Mahathir Mohamad mooted an idea of selling a percentage of PETRONAS stake to Sabah and Sarawak because the Pakatan Harapan government was unable to fulfill its promise of giving 20% oil royalty to both the states. The price of the purchase was reported to be RM 8 billion for one percent of the company. Such proposal met cold response from Sarawak. This is because once the shares are bought, Sarawak can only become a minority shareholder. Sarawak therefore will not have much voice in the PETRONAS board meetings. Due to its high share price, the money, once invested, may have difficulty to break even in the future. A lawmaker from Sarawak stated that PETRONAS acts as a trustee for the oil and gas fields in both the states; therefore, it makes no sense of buying a property that should have been already owned by the state governments. Besides, PETRONAS company brand valuation as of January 2021 was US$12 billion (RM 48 billion according to conversion rate of US$1.00 to RM 4.00). Total stockholder equity as of February 2021 was US$82 billion (RM 328 billion).

Production-sharing contract (PSC) was signed between PETRONAS and other foreign oil companies in 1976. A ratio of 70:30 was agreed upon where for total amount of oil produced, other oil companies will take 20% of oil for cost recovery (cost oil), and the remaining 10% will be taken as oil royalty and shared equally between federal and respective state governments. The remaining 70% of oil (profit oil) will be divided again according to 70:30 formula where PETRONAS will take 70% and 30% goes to respective oil companies. Both PETRONAS and other oil companies will be subjected to 45% income tax by the federal government. Besides, 70% of any increase in oil price from the base price of US$12.72 will go to PETRONAS and the base price will increase by 5% each year so other oil companies will be able to cover for any cost inflation. In return, PETRONAS will not take over the equity of other oil companies. Each oil company will contribute 0.5% for a petroleum research fund.

Another PSC (the deep-water model) was developed in 1985 to attract other oil companies to enter the Malaysian oil mining scene, while taking into account the rising cost of oil exploration (cost oil of 28%). Sharing of oil revenue become more flexible, depending upon the depth of the oil is found. The deeper the oil seeps (from 200 meters to more than 1 km), the higher the cost oil (50 to 75%). However, foreign oil companies will get higher share of profit oil (from 30 to 85%) in deep-water oil mining.

In 1997, revenue over cost (R/C) model was adopted for PSC. PETRONAS will get higher share of profit oil as R/C ratio increases. In the mean time, 10% oil royalty stays the same throughout the years. Overall, PETRONAS earns 13.3% on R/C model and 12.5% on deep-water model. Meanwhile, the federal government earns 37% in R/C model and 25% in deep-water model.

PETRONAS has been publishing its financial reports online since 2008. However, certain quarters demanded detailed profit and loss accounts and reports on PSCs with other companies for transparency instead of just providing a summary of profits before tax. Responding to allegations of public funds mismanagement, PETRONAS responded that its profits are managed by the Malaysian federal government, not by the company itself.

In 2007, PETRONAS revenue come from petroleum exports from Malaysia (50%), domestic operations (20%) and international operations (30%). The weightage of the revenue streams were similar in 2020, where international operations accounted for 33% of total revenue received by PETRONAS.

PETRONAS continuously provides the Malaysian government dividends from its profits. Since its inception in 1974, PETRONAS have paid the government RM 403.3 billion, with RM 67.6 billion in 2008. The payment represents 44% of the 2008 federal government revenue. PETRONAS paid RM 54 billion in dividends to the federal government in 2019. In 2022, PETRONAS contributed RM 50 billion to the federal government.

Petronas logo, 2013-present

PETRONAS's logo was created in 1974 by Dato Johan Ariff of Johan Design Associates. He is also responsible in creating logos for other PETRONAS subsidiaries, JVs, link-companies and properties, including Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC), MISC, MMHE, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Putrajaya Holdings, Prince Court Medical Centre (PCMC), PETLIN, Malaysian Petroleum Club and Mesra Mall.

In 2013, PETRONAS introduced a refreshed version of its corporate logo at the 2013 Asia Oil and Gas Conference (AOGC 2013).

PETRONAS has more than 100 subsidiaries and around 40 Joint Venture companies in which PETRONAS has at least 50% stake in the company. Although PETRONAS is considering to listing more of its subsidiaries, so far the company has listed at least 3 of its subsidiaries in the Bursa Malaysia.

A PETRONAS petrol station at km 54, Karak-Kuala Lumpur Highway

Involved in the distribution and sale of finished petroleum products and operations of service stations for the domestic market. The company has over 800 petrol stations around Malaysia as of July 2007, and further increased to 870 stations in January 2008.

The company has also teamed up with local food and beverage companies, banks and transportation companies to provide better services at their petrol stations. Companies include McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Dunkin' Donuts, Konsortium Transnasional Berhad, Maybank, and CIMB Bank.

Involved in the provision of gas processing and transmission services to PETRONAS and its customers as a throughput company. Owns and operates the Peninsular Gas Pipeline which is 2,550 kilometers in length and runs from Kerteh in Terengganu to Johor Bahru in the South and Kangar in the North of Peninsular Malaysia.

Involved in ship-owning, ship-operating and other logistics and maritime transportation services and activities. Currently has the largest fleet of LNG transport vessels

The PETRONAS Chemicals is the latest company to be publicly listed. The IPO was done on 26 November 2010 with investor raise around US$4.40 billion, effectively becoming one of the largest IPO exercises in South East Asia.

The business is the largest petrochemical producer and seller in South East Asia. Products include olefins, polymers, fertilizers, methanol and other basic chemicals and derivative products.

In 2022, the company acquired Swedish specialty plastics company Perstorp from PAI Partners for € 2.3 billion.

MMHE was listing on 29 October 2010 with MYR 1 billion raised on its IPO exercise.

The business builds offshore structures for oil and gas applications, help repair large vessels and converts vessels into Floating production storage and offloading and FSOs.

Some of the key subsidiaries are:-

Others include PETRONAS Assets Sdn Bhd; PETRONAS Maritime Services Sdn Bhd; PETRONAS Selenia (OEM Oil for FCA, AREXONS); PETRONAS Trading Corp. Sdn Bhd; PETRONAS Argentina S.A.; PETRONAS Australia Pty Ltd.; PETRONAS Thailand Co. Ltd.; PETRONAS Energy Philippines Inc.; PETRONAS Cambodia Co. Ltd.; PETRONAS Technical Services Sdn Bhd; PETRONAS Group Technical Solutions Sdn Bhd; PETRONAS South Africa Pty Ltd.; PETRONAS India Holdings Company Pte Ltd.; PETRONAS China Co. Ltd.; PETRONAS International Corp. Ltd.; PETRONAS Marketing Thailand Co. Ltd.; Myanmar PETRONAS Trading Co. Ltd.; PETRONAS Canada; PETRONAS Marketing (Netherlands) B.V. and Indianoil PETRONAS

PETRONAS is an official recommended flagship fuel and lubricants for Mercedes-Benz (including Mercedes-AMG models), Proton, Perodua, and Tata Motors for automobiles. They are also recommended fuel and lubricants for Modenas and Yamaha motorcycles.

PETRONAS sponsored the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix as the title sponsor since its inaugural race in 1999 until the last race in 2017

PETRONAS supported TOM'S, a Toyota automobile racing squad in Super GT between 2008 and 2015

PETRONAS supports the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One racing team since 2010. (pictured here in 2017)

In 1996, PETRONAS sponsored a Grand Prix motorcycle racing team called PETRONAS Sprinta TVK in the 250cc class with Yamaha as the manufacturer. The team got a wildcard opportunity at the Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix with Shahrol Yuzy as its the rider. In the following season in 1997, the team received another wildcard and raced in the 125cc class. This time Honda was chosen as the manufacturer. Then two seasons later, PETRONAS Sprinta TVK returned to the 250cc class. From 2000 to 2002, the team competed for a full season in the 250cc class on Yamaha bikes.

PETRONAS also sponsors the Malaysian Cub Prix races, and the now-defunct Foggy PETRONAS Superbike team (in which PETRONAS debuts their superbike, the FP1). Then, PETRONAS became a team sponsor in the Moto2 championship in the 2011 season called the PETRONAS Malaysia Team with Hafizh Syahrin as the rider and using the Moriwaki motorcycle. Then in the 2012 season, PETRONAS became the sponsor of the Malaysian Raceline Team when he received a wildcard at the Malaysian Sepang Grand Prix with Hafizh Syahrin, who at that time switched to using an FTR motorcycle. It was in this season that Syahrin managed to get on the podium for the first time. The team then got another wildcard in the following season, until in the 2014- 2017 season, the team participated in full competition in the season with Kalex as the manufacturer.

In 2022, PETRONAS returned as a team sponsor in Moto2 with their wildcard riders Kasma Daniel in the PETRONAS MIE Racing team and Azroy Anuar with the PETRONAS RW Racing team. Both riders compete in the Malaysian series.

From 2023, PETRONAS became the title sponsor of a World Superbike and World Supersport racing team, MIE Honda Racing and changed its name to PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team. Their riders are Hafizh Syahrin & Eric Granado for WSBK category, and Adam Norrodin & Tarran Mackenzie for WSSP category at this season.

As part of its corporate social responsibility programme, PETRONAS also brings underprivileged children to watch the races.

Petronas is working with MSX International in the UK to make 75 units of the road version of the FP1. The remaining 75 units are made by Modenas, a Malaysian motorcycle brand. In terms of specifications, this bike is quite powerful. It uses an in-line 3-cylinder engine, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder, with a capacity of 899.5 cc, and liquid-cooled. The engine produces 127.4 tk of power at 10,000 rpm and 92 Nm of torque at 9,700 rpm.

Petronas had formed the Foggy Petronas Racing team to compete in WorldSBK. The team is led by Carl Fogarty, a former legendary WorldSBK rider. For the riders, Troy Corser, Chris Walker, and Garry McCoy were selected.

However, during the 5 years the team competed in WorldSBK, Petronas FP1 was less competitive. One of the reasons was the change in regulations in 2003. Previously, 3-cylinder engines were limited to 900 cc. But, it was revised to 1,000 cc. Thus, the Petronas FP1 engine was quite defeated in terms of power. It was also not uncommon for the bike to experience technical problems. Even so, the bike made it to the podium three times. One of them was achieved by Walker when he finished third in the 2004 Valencia WorlsSBK. Corser has also achieved pole position twice.

The project was eventually discontinued in 2006 by Fogarty and Petronas. Until now, the road version of the Petronas FP1 has also been a question mark. Because, the motorcycle is difficult to detect its whereabouts now.

By season results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

PETRONAS University of Technology

PETRONAS bestows educational sponsorships in the form of convertible loans upon both Malaysian and international students, facilitating their pursuit of higher education at local or overseas universities. Overseeing educational matters is the Sponsorship & Talent Sourcing Unit (STS), an arm of PETRONAS. These sponsorships are granted based on academic accomplishments, extracurricular involvements, family background, and an evaluation of the student's character (assessed through the EduCamp program, mandatory for all aspiring PETRONAS scholars). Upon successful completion of their tertiary studies, scholars absorbed into PETRONAS have their convertible loans transformed into comprehensive scholarships. These scholars are contractually obliged to serve the company for a period of two years for each year of sponsorship. PETRONAS has its own research university, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). Built in 1997, the campus is located in Seri Iskandar, Perak.

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In the face of economic uncertainty and volatile energy demand, it's crucial to diversify the energy portfolio. Investing in renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydroelectric power, as well as emerging technologies, can reduce reliance on fossil fuels. These sustainable alternatives not only contribute to environmental goals but also provide stability in times of economic uncertainty. The energy sector's transition toward cleaner sources is essential for long-term sustainability.

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Impact of COVID-19:

Dramatic Reduction in Global Energy Demand: The lockdowns, travel restrictions, and economic uncertainties caused by the pandemic led to a significant decrease in the global energy demand. Industries slowed down, transportation was limited, and businesses operated at reduced capacities. This resulted in a sharp drop in the consumption of oil and other energy sources.

Adverse Effects on Oil Prices: As a direct consequence of the reduced demand, oil prices experienced extreme volatility. The oversupply of oil combined with diminished demand created a situation where prices plummeted to historically low levels, causing severe financial strains on oil-producing companies, including PETRONAS.

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KUALA LUMPUR, 26 February 2021 - The year 2020 proved to be an extraordinary year which saw the confluence of the coronavirus pandemic, OPEC+ alliance's failure to conclude timely production accord and continuing energy market imbalances that severely impacted global energy demand and oil prices. Despite facing these challenges and the acceleration of the energy transition, PETRONAS today announced a commendable performance for its financial year ended 31 December 2020.

The Group delivered strong operational performance during the year through the implementation of risk mitigation efforts as immediate responses to unfavorable market conditions, as well as deliberate steps to strengthen its resiliency. Together with this, PETRONAS remains focused on operational efficiencies, commercial excellence and fiscal discipline across its value chain.

For the fourth quarter of 2020, the Group recorded improved results as compared to the preceding quarter, mainly due to the increase in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sales volume, aided by a modest recovery in oil prices.

As uncertainties over the impact of the coronavirus pandemic remain, PETRONAS will continue to take decisive measures of reshaping its portfolio mix, retooling its human capital equation and emphasising on focused execution with pace in weathering the challenges, guided by its three-pronged growth strategy.
Tengku Muhammad Taufik, President and Group Chief Executive Officer, PETRONAS
"PETRONAS has weathered the toughest period in the Group's history. As we go forward, we anticipate the oil and gas industry to still be impacted by uncertainties shaped by significant events of 2020.

"Notwithstanding this, the Group remains committed to undertake all the necessary measures in our path to recovery while ensuring the safety of our people and minimal disruption to our business. We are focused on our tactical interventions towards preserving value and continue to pursue customer-centric solutions.

In supporting our commitment towards sustainability and our Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 aspiration, we aim to continue delivering cleaner energy solutions through our technological advancements whilst simultaneously realising growth pathways amidst the accelerated pace of energy transition."
FY2020 Results (Analysis against FY2019) Preserving cash and maintaining liquidity; focused on cost-compression efforts
Highlights:

Excluding impairment, PETRONAS Group recorded Profit After Tax (PAT) of RM10.5 billion for the year ended 2020, a decrease of 78 percent compared to RM48.8 billion in the previous financial year in line with lower revenue realised, partially offset by lower Group Costs incurred.

The lower Group Revenue recorded RM178.7 billion against RM240.3 billion in the previous financial year was largely due to the effects of plummeting oil prices which saw lower average realised prices for all products, along with demand disruption resulting in lower sales volume from processed gas, petroleum products and LNG.

In response to the strong headwinds from reduced demand and lower oil prices, the Group has responded by immediately taking several decisive and prudent measures to ensure the resiliency and sustainability of its operational and financial positions, with increased focus on cost compression, fiscal discipline and higher productivity. Such efforts have positively cushioned the adverse macroeconomic impact to the Group's financials with lower Group Costs incurred during the year (excluding impairment) of RM172.7 billion compared to RM197.3 billion in the previous financial year. The Group has also successfully exceeded the cost targets set in May 2020 which was to reduce OPEX and CAPEX by 12 per cent and 21 per cent respectively.

The cost compression efforts implemented along with continued tight fiscal disciplines adopted have resulted in the delivery of positive Cash Flows from Operating Activities (CFFO) of RM40.7 billion, albeit 55 per cent lower than the RM90.8 billion in the previous year. This is a commendable performance given the gravity of situation faced and reflects PETRONAS' effective management of its integrated business in generating healthy CFFO which provides comfortable liquidity cover to meet the Group's Capital Investments (CAPEX) of RM33.4 billion.

The downward revision in commodity price outlook is further compounded given the accelerated pace of energy transition. This has resulted in most oil and gas companies, including PETRONAS taking significant impairment loss provisions on their assets during the year.

In line with the rest of the industry, PETRONAS registered a RM31.5 billion impairment charged on assets during the year, resulting in the Group reporting a Loss After Tax (LAT) of RM21.0 billion as compared to Profit After Tax (PAT) of RM40.5 billion in 2019.

Nevertheless, the Group's Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) remained strong at RM55.3 billion.

Fourth Quarter (year-on-year) 2020 Results
Modest recovery of Q4 results
For the quarter ended 31 December 2020, the Group recorded PAT before impairment of RM0.2 billion, as compared to RM9.4 billion in the same quarter last year, primarily due to lower revenue and higher net other expenses. This was partly negated by lower tax expenses.

Strong CFFO generated of RM8.1 billion during the fourth quarter 2020 was mainly attributed to the modest demand recovery coupled with improved prices largely from LNG.

During the quarter ended 31 December 2020, an impairment loss on assets of RM1.3 billion was provided for, resulting in LAT of RM1.1 billion as compared to PAT of RM4.1 billion in the corresponding quarter last year.

The Group continued to generate a strong positive EBITDA of RM11.9 billion.
Outlook

Cautiously optimistic; challenging outlook with modest recovery in demand and price as the COVID-19 impact continues.

Realising growth pathway to secure new opportunities amidst the accelerated energy transition, especially in new and non-traditional areas.

The outlook of the industry remains uncertain and challenging with modest recovery in demand and prices as the COVID-19 impact continues. The emergence of fresh cases and repeated lockdowns to contain the pandemic, will continue to pose a challenge to the industry.

PETRONAS remains cautiously optimistic and is looking to future-proof its portfolio by venturing into new energy spaces and pursuing innovation with focused execution.

The Group remains confident that its efforts and continued focus on commercial and operational excellence while preserving healthy levels of liquidity will ensure its business sustainability.

We are also charting the growth pathway to secure new opportunities amidst the acceleration in energy transition, especially from new and non-traditional areas. Although gas remains a crucial and cleaner source of fuel, diversification into Renewable Energy is imperative, with having the right skills and capabilities in place as part of the Group's retooling human capital effort.
Update on PETRONAS' Response to COVID-19

Ensuring business continuity and value preservation during COVID-19.

Total contribution towards the COVID-19 efforts and initiatives stands at close to RM44 million.

Since the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, PETRONAS enforced preventive health and safety measures to keep employees, customers and contractors safe. Special working arrangements have also been implemented for all our employees who can work from home to do so where possible.

Safety is PETRONAS' utmost priority. In preserving this, an effective pandemic crisis management is imperative to ensure business continuity and value preservation. The Group has continued its business operations by leveraging on digitalisation, technology and equipping its workforce with the necessary digital skills and competencies. The new ways of working created a safer and efficient work environment that maintains uninterrupted supply of energy to support the daily requirements of communities, businesses and partners.

The Group also contributed towards the COVID-19 efforts and the value of its efforts and initiatives stands at close to RM44 million. Outlined below are a number of key highlights:

In March 2020, through Yayasan PETRONAS, we contributed RM20 million worth of medical equipment and supplies to help hospitals and healthcare front-liners mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Malaysia. The efforts were carried out in stages in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and National Disaster Management Agency. Apart from hospitals and healthcare front-liners, PETRONAS also contributed to the B40 Group in conjunction with festive celebrations, amounting to RM1 million.

In April 2020, PETRONAS staff across the globe also voluntarily donated towards COVID-19 support efforts, altogether amounting to RM6.4 million through salary contributions. Additionally, PETRONAS employees have also backed donation drives by the Company's affiliated organisations such as the Association of Wives and Women Staff of PETRONAS (PETRONITA), Badan Kebajikan Islam PETRONAS (BAKIP), Dana Asy-Syakirin PETRONAS and Kelab Sukan dan Rekreasi PETRONAS (KSRP).

In addition, Yayasan PETRONAS also delivered RM2.5 million worth of medical equipment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to hospitals across Sabah to support the efforts of medical front-liners in mitigating COVID-19 cases in the state in November 2020.

As at 31 December 2020, RM5.3 million worth of medical equipment, PPE, hand sanitisers, disinfectants, and face masks, as well as food supplies were distributed to the communities in our domestic and international operations including Azerbaijan, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Mexico, Myanmar, South Sudan and Suriname.
Operational Highlights - FY2020 Upstream

17 projects achieved first hydrocarbon (14 Malaysia, 3 international).

13 projects achieved Final Investment Decision (9 Malaysia, 4 international).

Five exploration discoveries.

Continued leveraging on digital tools and platforms for end-to-end technology solutions.

Implementing projects for zero continuous venting and flaring of hydrocarbon which achieved approximately 12.5 per cent reduction in GHG emissions and 27 per cent total gas recovery

On the back of the low oil price and reduced demand brought about by the prolonged impact of COVID-19, Upstream recorded a total daily production average of 2,209 thousand barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day, lower by 8.2 per cent than the 2,406 thousand BOE per day recorded in 2019. In addition, PETRONAS continues to strive to conform to Malaysia's voluntary production adjustment as agreed collectively during OPEC+ Ministerial Meetings, in line with OPEC+'s Declaration of Cooperation.

During a challenging 2020, Upstream successfully achieved the following:

A total of 17 projects achieved first hydrocarbon comprising nine Brownfields and five Greenfields in Malaysia as well as one Brownfield in Indonesia and Oman respectively, and one Greenfield in Indonesia.

A total of 13 projects achieved Final Investment Decision (FID), of which nine are in Malaysia, two in South Sudan, one in Turkmenistan and one in Brazil.

A total of five exploration discoveries - one offshore United States (US) Gulf of Mexico, two in the Salina Basin offshore Mexico, one in Suriname and one in Malaysia.

PETRONAS deployed various technologies and digital applications which have helped reduce cost and increased productivity, efficiency and accessibility across its Upstream operations. This included:

a first in Malaysia remote operations platform piloted at Resak, offshore Terengganu which has a potential of 30 per cent OPEX reduction.

Execution of exploration and development workflows and adoption of next generation petro-technical platforms from industry leading technology partners. Software as a Service (SaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions enabled high value and high-risk projects which improved up to 30 per cent overall efficiency of Field Development Plan (FDP) studies.

In line with our commitment towards achieving Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050, PETRONAS is implementing projects for zero continuous venting and flaring of hydrocarbon at our Upstream assets, with an estimated total projected Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction of approximately two million tCO2e/year and total gas recovery projection of about 33 MMscfd. From these projects, Upstream achieved approximately 12.5 per cent reduction in GHG emissions and 27 per cent total gas recovery.
Gas & New Energy

Successfully weathered a challenging year troubled with market volatilities as a reliable provider of cleaner and renewable energy solutions.

Successfully delivered 11,547 LNG cargoes from the PETRONAS LNG Complex (PLC) in Bintulu.

10 LNG cargoes have been loaded by PFLNG SATU, the world's first Floating LNG Production Unit.

PFLNG DUA progressing towards first LNG cargo planned for Q1 2021 following first drop of LNG achieved in February 2021.

As a reliable provider of cleaner and renewable energy solutions, Gas & New Energy (GNE) business successfully weathered a challenging year by establishing adaptive measures to optimise production while ensuring contractual obligations are met. This saw PETRONAS adopt an agile operating philosophy to preserve and protect value while mitigating impact of softer demand and lowered prices. In this regard, GNE leveraged on PETRONAS integrated gas value chain to respond effectively to the volatile market environment and continued to expand our market presence. These efforts saw PETRONAS secure up to 1,050 mmscf in new natural gas sales with over 6.5 MTPA concluded in LNG deals in 2020, covering contract extensions, servicing new customer segments and entries into new markets.

PETRONAS has completed 62 Virtual Pipeline System (VPS) deliveries at the end of 2020 following the solution launch in September 2020. The VPS solution enables PETRONAS to open new market segments by delivering LNG using road trucks fitted with cryogenic ISO tanks to customers located away from the national gas pipeline network. In growing the use of LNG as a cleaner marine fuel, PETRONAS completed its maiden commercial bunkering delivery at Pasir Gudang via MV Avenir to Siem Aristotle on 9 November 2020. Whereas offshore Sabah, PETRONAS continues to achieve progress for its two floating LNG (FLNG) facilities with the PFLNG SATU loading a total of 10 LNG cargoes from the Kebabangan gas field. The PFLNG DUA, located at the Rotan gas field, is progressing towards its first LNG cargo planned for Q1 2021, following first LNG drop achieved in February 2021.

In line with the Company's Stepping-Out strategy and Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 aspiration, PETRONAS has continued to diversify its suite of cleaner energy solutions and has gone beyond hydrocarbon sources. In November 2020, PETRONAS established its Hydrogen business under GNE and entered a partnership with Sarawak Energy Berhad to explore the commercial production of green hydrogen and its value supply chain in Asia. These efforts will supplement the blue hydrogen that PETRONAS is already producing as a by-product at its facilities.

On the renewable energy front in Malaysia, PETRONAS' New Energy business has more than 90MWp of solar solutions under development focusing on commercial and industrial customers, including solar rooftop installations for 15 TESCO Malaysia stores with completion planned for Q1 2021. Internationally, PETRONAS New Energy's 100 per cent owned distributed energy company, Amplus Energy Solutions (Amplus), has over 800MWp of solar capacity under operation and development in India and South East Asia, with 625MWp total capacity commissioned with a balance of 175MWp of projects under development. The growth in solar capacity was a result of Amplus' acquisition of two solar projects, totalling 140MWp, from Acme Solar in India. Through these newly acquired projects and newly commissioned capacity, PETRONAS continues its expansion as a clean energy provider and is now capable of providing clean energy to India's utility sector, in addition to commercial and industrial sectors.
Downstream

PCG delivered strong overall petrochemical production volume of above 10 million metric tonnes, contributed by a strong plant performance and reliability.

Beyond fuel, PDB continued to reinvent its retail offerings through the Makan@Mesra initiative.

Despite unprecedented challenges in FY2020, Downstream business sustained its operational performance and accelerated strategic plans to generate business value and new revenue streams. Operationally, the OEE recorded a sustained performance of 90 per cent across all business segments with domestic refineries recording a slight improvement of 97 per cent compared to the same period last year, while the refinery in Durban, South Africa registered OEE of 81.6 per cent.

As at 31 December 2020, Pengerang Integrated Complex ("PIC") is on-track in transitioning to commercial operations, with focus on operational readiness to achieve safe, reliable, and efficient operations. Following the reinstatement of the Movement Control Order, the start-up of the Refinery and Petrochemical plants is expected in the second half of 2021, subject to safe and satisfactory completion of the remaining project work.

PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) strengthened its footprint during this challenging period, delivering a strong overall petrochemical production volume of above 10 million metric tonnes, contributed by a strong plant performance and reliability. The overall Plant Utilisation recorded 94.3 per cent, slightly higher than the same period last year, whereas sales volume recorded 8.2 million metric tonnes. PCG is also exploring new opportunities through its expansion in the specialty chemicals market with the development of a new Nitrile Butadiene Latex (NBL) plant in Pengerang and Ethoxylates plant in Kerteh. Both plants are expected to cater to the growing demand in Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific regions.

The sharp decline in petroleum product prices and movement restrictions have contributed to a 23 per cent drop in PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad's (PDB) overall sales volume compared to 2019. A similar trend was observed for our international operations, PETRONAS Lubricants International and Engen Petroleum, recording a drop of 3.4 per cent and 7.2 per cent respectively in their sales volume. As domestic activities slowly resume, PDB saw a gradual recovery in the second half of the year. To sustain its market share, PDB introduced its best fuel yet, the PETRONAS Primax 97 with Pro-Race in December. As part of its non-fuel business growth strategy, PDB reinvented its retail offerings by expanding its food and beverage products through the Makan@Mesra initiative which addresses the increasing demand for food-to-go solutions. To date, there are nine PETRONAS stations that offer Makan@Mesra, with plans to expand up to 200 stations by the end of 2021. Recently, PDB was voted as Malaysian's favourite automotive fuel and lubricants brand at the prestigious Putra Brand Awards for the 11th consecutive year. In addition, Engen was voted as South Africa's Coolest Petrol Station brand for the 11th consecutive year, as well as the favourite petrol station brand for the 10th consecutive year.

Beyond carbon emissions, Downstream business also contributed to positive social impact through PDB's Love Local campaign, in line with its Small and Medium Enterprise programme which has supported local entrepreneurs' business in the past 25 years. PDB currently has over 350 local vendors supplying to its Kedai Mesra nationwide. In addition, SEEd.Lab, Malaysia's first 12-month Social Enterprise programme, has successfully delivered its first cohort and will enter its second cohort this year. In partnership with Tata Consultancy Services, SEEd.Lab aims to shape a sustainable future through digital and technology while addressing youth unemployment in Malaysia.
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Group Strategic Communications
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Economic Uncertainty: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a global economic downturn, creating uncertainty due to business closures, disrupted supply chains, and rising unemployment. Ongoing waves of the virus prolonged this uncertainty.

Energy Demand Fluctuations: Lockdowns and reduced economic activity led to a drop in energy demand, especially for oil and gasoline, as people worked remotely and traveled less.

Impact on Fossil Fuels: Lower demand for energy hit fossil fuels hard, causing oil prices to plummet and making their long-term sustainability questionable.

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- Post-Pandemic Focus: Working on sustaining efficiency and effectiveness post-pandemic.

- Challenges: Faced challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

- Commitment: Remained committed to operational excellence and fiscal discipline.

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Attraction and Retention Challenges: Petronas is facing difficulties in attracting and retaining top talent in the competitive energy sector. The need to maintain a skilled workforce for sustainable growth and innovation is paramount (PETRONAS Annual Report, 2021)

Succession Planning: As experienced employees retire or leave, there is a critical need for effective succession planning to ensure a seamless transfer of knowledge and expertise within the organization (PETRONAS Sustainability Report, 2021).

Employee Engagement: Enhancing employee engagement is crucial for boosting productivity and reducing turnover costs, ultimately contributing to Petronas's growth and competitiveness (PETRONAS Talent Engagement Strategy, 2021).

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KUALA LUMPUR, 26 February 2021 - The year 2020 proved to be an extraordinary year which saw the confluence of the coronavirus pandemic, OPEC+ alliance's failure to conclude timely production accord and continuing energy market imbalances that severely impacted global energy demand and oil prices. Despite facing these challenges and the acceleration of the energy transition, PETRONAS today announced a commendable performance for its financial year ended 31 December 2020.

The Group delivered strong operational performance during the year through the implementation of risk mitigation efforts as immediate responses to unfavorable market conditions, as well as deliberate steps to strengthen its resiliency. Together with this, PETRONAS remains focused on operational efficiencies, commercial excellence and fiscal discipline across its value chain.

For the fourth quarter of 2020, the Group recorded improved results as compared to the preceding quarter, mainly due to the increase in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sales volume, aided by a modest recovery in oil prices.

As uncertainties over the impact of the coronavirus pandemic remain, PETRONAS will continue to take decisive measures of reshaping its portfolio mix, retooling its human capital equation and emphasising on focused execution with pace in weathering the challenges, guided by its three-pronged growth strategy.
Tengku Muhammad Taufik, President and Group Chief Executive Officer, PETRONAS
"PETRONAS has weathered the toughest period in the Group's history. As we go forward, we anticipate the oil and gas industry to still be impacted by uncertainties shaped by significant events of 2020.

"Notwithstanding this, the Group remains committed to undertake all the necessary measures in our path to recovery while ensuring the safety of our people and minimal disruption to our business. We are focused on our tactical interventions towards preserving value and continue to pursue customer-centric solutions.

In supporting our commitment towards sustainability and our Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 aspiration, we aim to continue delivering cleaner energy solutions through our technological advancements whilst simultaneously realising growth pathways amidst the accelerated pace of energy transition."
FY2020 Results (Analysis against FY2019) Preserving cash and maintaining liquidity; focused on cost-compression efforts
Highlights:

Excluding impairment, PETRONAS Group recorded Profit After Tax (PAT) of RM10.5 billion for the year ended 2020, a decrease of 78 percent compared to RM48.8 billion in the previous financial year in line with lower revenue realised, partially offset by lower Group Costs incurred.

The lower Group Revenue recorded RM178.7 billion against RM240.3 billion in the previous financial year was largely due to the effects of plummeting oil prices which saw lower average realised prices for all products, along with demand disruption resulting in lower sales volume from processed gas, petroleum products and LNG.

In response to the strong headwinds from reduced demand and lower oil prices, the Group has responded by immediately taking several decisive and prudent measures to ensure the resiliency and sustainability of its operational and financial positions, with increased focus on cost compression, fiscal discipline and higher productivity. Such efforts have positively cushioned the adverse macroeconomic impact to the Group's financials with lower Group Costs incurred during the year (excluding impairment) of RM172.7 billion compared to RM197.3 billion in the previous financial year. The Group has also successfully exceeded the cost targets set in May 2020 which was to reduce OPEX and CAPEX by 12 per cent and 21 per cent respectively.

The cost compression efforts implemented along with continued tight fiscal disciplines adopted have resulted in the delivery of positive Cash Flows from Operating Activities (CFFO) of RM40.7 billion, albeit 55 per cent lower than the RM90.8 billion in the previous year. This is a commendable performance given the gravity of situation faced and reflects PETRONAS' effective management of its integrated business in generating healthy CFFO which provides comfortable liquidity cover to meet the Group's Capital Investments (CAPEX) of RM33.4 billion.

The downward revision in commodity price outlook is further compounded given the accelerated pace of energy transition. This has resulted in most oil and gas companies, including PETRONAS taking significant impairment loss provisions on their assets during the year.

In line with the rest of the industry, PETRONAS registered a RM31.5 billion impairment charged on assets during the year, resulting in the Group reporting a Loss After Tax (LAT) of RM21.0 billion as compared to Profit After Tax (PAT) of RM40.5 billion in 2019.

Nevertheless, the Group's Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) remained strong at RM55.3 billion.

Fourth Quarter (year-on-year) 2020 Results
Modest recovery of Q4 results
For the quarter ended 31 December 2020, the Group recorded PAT before impairment of RM0.2 billion, as compared to RM9.4 billion in the same quarter last year, primarily due to lower revenue and higher net other expenses. This was partly negated by lower tax expenses.

Strong CFFO generated of RM8.1 billion during the fourth quarter 2020 was mainly attributed to the modest demand recovery coupled with improved prices largely from LNG.

During the quarter ended 31 December 2020, an impairment loss on assets of RM1.3 billion was provided for, resulting in LAT of RM1.1 billion as compared to PAT of RM4.1 billion in the corresponding quarter last year.

The Group continued to generate a strong positive EBITDA of RM11.9 billion.
Outlook

Cautiously optimistic; challenging outlook with modest recovery in demand and price as the COVID-19 impact continues.

Realising growth pathway to secure new opportunities amidst the accelerated energy transition, especially in new and non-traditional areas.

The outlook of the industry remains uncertain and challenging with modest recovery in demand and prices as the COVID-19 impact continues. The emergence of fresh cases and repeated lockdowns to contain the pandemic, will continue to pose a challenge to the industry.

PETRONAS remains cautiously optimistic and is looking to future-proof its portfolio by venturing into new energy spaces and pursuing innovation with focused execution.

The Group remains confident that its efforts and continued focus on commercial and operational excellence while preserving healthy levels of liquidity will ensure its business sustainability.

We are also charting the growth pathway to secure new opportunities amidst the acceleration in energy transition, especially from new and non-traditional areas. Although gas remains a crucial and cleaner source of fuel, diversification into Renewable Energy is imperative, with having the right skills and capabilities in place as part of the Group's retooling human capital effort.
Update on PETRONAS' Response to COVID-19

Ensuring business continuity and value preservation during COVID-19.

Total contribution towards the COVID-19 efforts and initiatives stands at close to RM44 million.

Since the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, PETRONAS enforced preventive health and safety measures to keep employees, customers and contractors safe. Special working arrangements have also been implemented for all our employees who can work from home to do so where possible.

Safety is PETRONAS' utmost priority. In preserving this, an effective pandemic crisis management is imperative to ensure business continuity and value preservation. The Group has continued its business operations by leveraging on digitalisation, technology and equipping its workforce with the necessary digital skills and competencies. The new ways of working created a safer and efficient work environment that maintains uninterrupted supply of energy to support the daily requirements of communities, businesses and partners.

The Group also contributed towards the COVID-19 efforts and the value of its efforts and initiatives stands at close to RM44 million. Outlined below are a number of key highlights:

In March 2020, through Yayasan PETRONAS, we contributed RM20 million worth of medical equipment and supplies to help hospitals and healthcare front-liners mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Malaysia. The efforts were carried out in stages in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and National Disaster Management Agency. Apart from hospitals and healthcare front-liners, PETRONAS also contributed to the B40 Group in conjunction with festive celebrations, amounting to RM1 million.

In April 2020, PETRONAS staff across the globe also voluntarily donated towards COVID-19 support efforts, altogether amounting to RM6.4 million through salary contributions. Additionally, PETRONAS employees have also backed donation drives by the Company's affiliated organisations such as the Association of Wives and Women Staff of PETRONAS (PETRONITA), Badan Kebajikan Islam PETRONAS (BAKIP), Dana Asy-Syakirin PETRONAS and Kelab Sukan dan Rekreasi PETRONAS (KSRP).

In addition, Yayasan PETRONAS also delivered RM2.5 million worth of medical equipment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to hospitals across Sabah to support the efforts of medical front-liners in mitigating COVID-19 cases in the state in November 2020.

As at 31 December 2020, RM5.3 million worth of medical equipment, PPE, hand sanitisers, disinfectants, and face masks, as well as food supplies were distributed to the communities in our domestic and international operations including Azerbaijan, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Mexico, Myanmar, South Sudan and Suriname.
Operational Highlights - FY2020 Upstream

17 projects achieved first hydrocarbon (14 Malaysia, 3 international).

13 projects achieved Final Investment Decision (9 Malaysia, 4 international).

Five exploration discoveries.

Continued leveraging on digital tools and platforms for end-to-end technology solutions.

Implementing projects for zero continuous venting and flaring of hydrocarbon which achieved approximately 12.5 per cent reduction in GHG emissions and 27 per cent total gas recovery

On the back of the low oil price and reduced demand brought about by the prolonged impact of COVID-19, Upstream recorded a total daily production average of 2,209 thousand barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day, lower by 8.2 per cent than the 2,406 thousand BOE per day recorded in 2019. In addition, PETRONAS continues to strive to conform to Malaysia's voluntary production adjustment as agreed collectively during OPEC+ Ministerial Meetings, in line with OPEC+'s Declaration of Cooperation.

During a challenging 2020, Upstream successfully achieved the following:

A total of 17 projects achieved first hydrocarbon comprising nine Brownfields and five Greenfields in Malaysia as well as one Brownfield in Indonesia and Oman respectively, and one Greenfield in Indonesia.

A total of 13 projects achieved Final Investment Decision (FID), of which nine are in Malaysia, two in South Sudan, one in Turkmenistan and one in Brazil.

A total of five exploration discoveries - one offshore United States (US) Gulf of Mexico, two in the Salina Basin offshore Mexico, one in Suriname and one in Malaysia.

PETRONAS deployed various technologies and digital applications which have helped reduce cost and increased productivity, efficiency and accessibility across its Upstream operations. This included:

a first in Malaysia remote operations platform piloted at Resak, offshore Terengganu which has a potential of 30 per cent OPEX reduction.

Execution of exploration and development workflows and adoption of next generation petro-technical platforms from industry leading technology partners. Software as a Service (SaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions enabled high value and high-risk projects which improved up to 30 per cent overall efficiency of Field Development Plan (FDP) studies.

In line with our commitment towards achieving Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050, PETRONAS is implementing projects for zero continuous venting and flaring of hydrocarbon at our Upstream assets, with an estimated total projected Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction of approximately two million tCO2e/year and total gas recovery projection of about 33 MMscfd. From these projects, Upstream achieved approximately 12.5 per cent reduction in GHG emissions and 27 per cent total gas recovery.
Gas & New Energy

Successfully weathered a challenging year troubled with market volatilities as a reliable provider of cleaner and renewable energy solutions.

Successfully delivered 11,547 LNG cargoes from the PETRONAS LNG Complex (PLC) in Bintulu.

10 LNG cargoes have been loaded by PFLNG SATU, the world's first Floating LNG Production Unit.

PFLNG DUA progressing towards first LNG cargo planned for Q1 2021 following first drop of LNG achieved in February 2021.

As a reliable provider of cleaner and renewable energy solutions, Gas & New Energy (GNE) business successfully weathered a challenging year by establishing adaptive measures to optimise production while ensuring contractual obligations are met. This saw PETRONAS adopt an agile operating philosophy to preserve and protect value while mitigating impact of softer demand and lowered prices. In this regard, GNE leveraged on PETRONAS integrated gas value chain to respond effectively to the volatile market environment and continued to expand our market presence. These efforts saw PETRONAS secure up to 1,050 mmscf in new natural gas sales with over 6.5 MTPA concluded in LNG deals in 2020, covering contract extensions, servicing new customer segments and entries into new markets.

PETRONAS has completed 62 Virtual Pipeline System (VPS) deliveries at the end of 2020 following the solution launch in September 2020. The VPS solution enables PETRONAS to open new market segments by delivering LNG using road trucks fitted with cryogenic ISO tanks to customers located away from the national gas pipeline network. In growing the use of LNG as a cleaner marine fuel, PETRONAS completed its maiden commercial bunkering delivery at Pasir Gudang via MV Avenir to Siem Aristotle on 9 November 2020. Whereas offshore Sabah, PETRONAS continues to achieve progress for its two floating LNG (FLNG) facilities with the PFLNG SATU loading a total of 10 LNG cargoes from the Kebabangan gas field. The PFLNG DUA, located at the Rotan gas field, is progressing towards its first LNG cargo planned for Q1 2021, following first LNG drop achieved in February 2021.

In line with the Company's Stepping-Out strategy and Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 aspiration, PETRONAS has continued to diversify its suite of cleaner energy solutions and has gone beyond hydrocarbon sources. In November 2020, PETRONAS established its Hydrogen business under GNE and entered a partnership with Sarawak Energy Berhad to explore the commercial production of green hydrogen and its value supply chain in Asia. These efforts will supplement the blue hydrogen that PETRONAS is already producing as a by-product at its facilities.

On the renewable energy front in Malaysia, PETRONAS' New Energy business has more than 90MWp of solar solutions under development focusing on commercial and industrial customers, including solar rooftop installations for 15 TESCO Malaysia stores with completion planned for Q1 2021. Internationally, PETRONAS New Energy's 100 per cent owned distributed energy company, Amplus Energy Solutions (Amplus), has over 800MWp of solar capacity under operation and development in India and South East Asia, with 625MWp total capacity commissioned with a balance of 175MWp of projects under development. The growth in solar capacity was a result of Amplus' acquisition of two solar projects, totalling 140MWp, from Acme Solar in India. Through these newly acquired projects and newly commissioned capacity, PETRONAS continues its expansion as a clean energy provider and is now capable of providing clean energy to India's utility sector, in addition to commercial and industrial sectors.
Downstream

PCG delivered strong overall petrochemical production volume of above 10 million metric tonnes, contributed by a strong plant performance and reliability.

Beyond fuel, PDB continued to reinvent its retail offerings through the Makan@Mesra initiative.

Despite unprecedented challenges in FY2020, Downstream business sustained its operational performance and accelerated strategic plans to generate business value and new revenue streams. Operationally, the OEE recorded a sustained performance of 90 per cent across all business segments with domestic refineries recording a slight improvement of 97 per cent compared to the same period last year, while the refinery in Durban, South Africa registered OEE of 81.6 per cent.

As at 31 December 2020, Pengerang Integrated Complex ("PIC") is on-track in transitioning to commercial operations, with focus on operational readiness to achieve safe, reliable, and efficient operations. Following the reinstatement of the Movement Control Order, the start-up of the Refinery and Petrochemical plants is expected in the second half of 2021, subject to safe and satisfactory completion of the remaining project work.

PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) strengthened its footprint during this challenging period, delivering a strong overall petrochemical production volume of above 10 million metric tonnes, contributed by a strong plant performance and reliability. The overall Plant Utilisation recorded 94.3 per cent, slightly higher than the same period last year, whereas sales volume recorded 8.2 million metric tonnes. PCG is also exploring new opportunities through its expansion in the specialty chemicals market with the development of a new Nitrile Butadiene Latex (NBL) plant in Pengerang and Ethoxylates plant in Kerteh. Both plants are expected to cater to the growing demand in Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific regions.

The sharp decline in petroleum product prices and movement restrictions have contributed to a 23 per cent drop in PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad's (PDB) overall sales volume compared to 2019. A similar trend was observed for our international operations, PETRONAS Lubricants International and Engen Petroleum, recording a drop of 3.4 per cent and 7.2 per cent respectively in their sales volume. As domestic activities slowly resume, PDB saw a gradual recovery in the second half of the year. To sustain its market share, PDB introduced its best fuel yet, the PETRONAS Primax 97 with Pro-Race in December. As part of its non-fuel business growth strategy, PDB reinvented its retail offerings by expanding its food and beverage products through the Makan@Mesra initiative which addresses the increasing demand for food-to-go solutions. To date, there are nine PETRONAS stations that offer Makan@Mesra, with plans to expand up to 200 stations by the end of 2021. Recently, PDB was voted as Malaysian's favourite automotive fuel and lubricants brand at the prestigious Putra Brand Awards for the 11th consecutive year. In addition, Engen was voted as South Africa's Coolest Petrol Station brand for the 11th consecutive year, as well as the favourite petrol station brand for the 10th consecutive year.

Beyond carbon emissions, Downstream business also contributed to positive social impact through PDB's Love Local campaign, in line with its Small and Medium Enterprise programme which has supported local entrepreneurs' business in the past 25 years. PDB currently has over 350 local vendors supplying to its Kedai Mesra nationwide. In addition, SEEd.Lab, Malaysia's first 12-month Social Enterprise programme, has successfully delivered its first cohort and will enter its second cohort this year. In partnership with Tata Consultancy Services, SEEd.Lab aims to shape a sustainable future through digital and technology while addressing youth unemployment in Malaysia.
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Group Strategic Communications
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Strategies:

1. Offer comprehensive training and development programs.

2. Provide mentorship initiatives.

3. Offer competitive compensation packages.

Inclusive Culture: Create a diverse and inclusive workplace culture to attract and retain skilled individuals.

Outcome:

By investing in its workforce, PETRONAS can drive innovation and growth, maintaining its position as a leading energy company.

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Venture into sustainable sectors like renewable energy and petrochemicals to reduce reliance on volatile markets.

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