Malaysia's state oil firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) [RIC:RIC:PETR.UL] on Tuesday signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell to collaborate on carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the Southeast Asian country and the region.
Motorists queue to fill natural gas at a Petronas station with its landmark Petronas Twin Towers headquarters in the background, in Kuala Lumpur February 4, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 - Malaysia's state oil firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad [RIC:RIC:PETR.UL] on Tuesday signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Royal Dutch ShellUnder the Joint Study and Collaboration Agreement, Petronas and Sarawak Shell Berhad will perform an integrated CCS Area Development Plan study within several locations offshore Sarawak, Petronas said in a statement.
"This is one of the many efforts to position and establish Malaysia as a leading CCS solutions hub in the region,” said Adif Zulkifli, Petronas' Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Upstream. Petronas said the scope of the agreement includes exploring the provision of decarbonisation service to Shell’s local and cross-border facilities, as well as to other potential regional customers.
Petronas last year signed a memorandum of understanding with ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc., and another with POSCO International Corporation and POSCO Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd to explore opportunities in CCS technologies.Reporting by Mei Mei Chu; Editing by Ed DaviesSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.