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Dateline 2026-06-07, Daily Express: Kota Kinabalu: Sabah will continue to play a pivotal role in Malaysia’s long-term energy security and economic growth, with Petronas targeting annual upstream investments of between RM50 billion and RM60 billion to sustain production at two million barrels of oil equivalent per day for decades to come. …

Dateline 2026-06-06, The Malaysian Reserve: JOHOR BAHRU — A new extension building at the Johor Department of Chemistry Malaysia (KIMIA Johor), completed earlier this year at a cost of RM22.8 million, is expected to strengthen the nation’s forensic analysis capabilities. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Chang Lih Kang said the three-storey facility, built over six years under…

Dateline 2026-06-07, The Edge Malaysia: BATU PAHAT (June 6): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says Malaysia has the potential to secure access to a gas field zone described as among the largest in the world through negotiations involving national petroleum company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS) with Turkmenistan. …

Dateline 2026-06-04, The Edge Malaysia: KUALA LUMPUR (June 4): Malaysia’s decision on whether to launch a nuclear power programme will depend on its level of preparedness across 19 key areas, which mostly focus on safety, said Energy Commission (EC) chief executive officer Siti Safinah Salleh. These key areas include nuclear safety, radiation protection, radioactive waste management and site…

Dateline 2026-06-04, Daily Express: KUALA LUMPUR: Gas Malaysia Berhad (“Gas Malaysia”), a member of MMC Corporation Berhad, today marked a major milestone in its transformation journey with the deployment of Asia Pacific’s first methane-to-graphene system, positioning Malaysia at the forefront of advanced materials innovation in the region. …

Dateline 2026-06-03, The Stars: KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s gas supply remains sufficient for now, with the majority of the country’s electricity generation supported by domestic sources, says Datuk Chang Lih Kang. …

Dateline 2026-06-03, The Edge Malaysia: KUALA LUMPUR (June 3): Perdana Petroleum Bhd is investing US$33.94 million (RM134.49 million) to build two new anchor handling tug and supply (AHTS) vessels as part of its fleet rejuvenation programme amid improving conditions in the offshore support vessel market. ….

Dateline 2026-06-03, The Star: IF Part 1 of Malaysia’s renewable energy (RE) journey is about recognising vulnerability, and Part 2 is about removing structural friction, then Part 3 must focus on something even more important: unlocking opportunity. …

Dateline 2026-06-01, The Star: KUCHING: Brooke Holdings Sdn Bhd (formerly Brooke Dockyard and Engineering Works Corp) has been awarded a RM1bil engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Sirung and Chenda fields development (SK405B project) offshore Sarawak by PTTEP Sarawak Oil Ltd. …

Dateline 2026-06-01, New Straits Times: LETTERS: We often frame conflicts through the narrow lens of “oil price hikes”, including the recent Middle East crisis. That diagnosis is incomplete. In a recent forum, we were told that 70 per cent of our consumption — exports, manufacturing, tourism — lives or dies by the stability of global supply chains and foreign demand. …

Dateline 2026-05-28, Free Malaysia Today: PETALING JAYA: Nuclear energy is “the way to go” for Peninsular Malaysia to meet its baseload electricity needs, says a senior economic adviser in the Prime Minister’s Office. …

Dateline 2026-05-29, The Edge Malaysia: KUALA LUMPUR (May 29): Swift Energy Technology Bhd has secured five contracts worth a combined RM17.22 million, including one linked to PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd’s wellhead platforms under the Sepat Integrated Redevelopment Project offshore Terengganu. …

Dateline 2026-05-29, New Straits Times: KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) oil exploration activities at offshore Block 52 in Suriname could position Malaysia within a globally significant emerging energy corridor, strengthening its role in the international upstream oil and gas sector. According to a Reuters report on Thursday, the national oil company is exploring for oil at…

Dateline 2026-05-26, Upstream: Malaysia’s shipping giant MISC is exploring redeployment opportunities for vessels in its fleet and will consider laying up tonnage to optimise costs or selling assets to redeploy capital amid a global market being rocked by the Middle East conflict. …

Dateline 2026-05-25, The Edge Malaysia: KUALA LUMPUR (May 25): Gamuda Bhd’s proposed Weasel Solar Farm and Cellars Hill Wind Farm projects in Tasmania have been selected under Australia’s Capacity Investment Scheme, which reduces investment risk by providing a government-backed revenue safety net for up to 15 years. …

Dateline 2026-05-25, Free Malaysia Today: PETALING JAYA: Petronas has taken over full ownership of Pengerang Refining Company Sdn Bhd and Pengerang Petrochemical Company Sdn Bhd, collectively known as PRefChem, from Saudi Arabia’s Aramco. In a joint statement, the two oil and gas companies said they signed the agreement today for Aramco to transfer its stake in PRefChem, which is located in the…

Dateline 2026-05-24, New Straits Times: KUALA TERENGGANU: Three men were killed and another injured in an accident during an emergency evacuation drill using a lifeboat at an oil rig off the Terengganu-Pahang coast today. Sources said the incident occurred around noon when all the victims were in an enclosed lifeboat and the cables supporting the craft suddenly snapped. …