Petronas, formally Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian state-owned multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, established in 1974 and vested by the Malaysian government with the country's oil and gas resources. It is a vertically integrated company active across exploration, refining, distribution, marketing and trading, with operations in more than one hundred countries.
Facts
Company TypeMalaysian multinational oil and gas company 1 Founded Year Headquarters Connections
Operates In
A major oil and gas company; classified in the atlas petroleum-industry.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Malaysia, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Petronas
Wikipedialead section, paragraph 1
Petroliam Nasional Berhad, commonly known as PETRONAS (stylised in all caps), is a Malaysian multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Kuala Lumpur.
lead section, paragraph 1, second sentence
Established in 1974, it is a legal entity incorporated under the Malaysian Companies Act 1965 and reports to the company's Board of Directors.
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