Petronas lost RM17bil in revenue during MCO

During the early stage of the MCO, global crude oil price benchmark Brent fell to US$20.37 per barrel in early March, its lowest level this year, from US$51.80 in February

KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas reported a loss of around RM17bil in petroleum revenue from March until June this year throughout the movement control order (MCO) period until before the recovery MCO took effect.

In a brief written reply to Tuan Noor Amin Ahmad’s (PH-Kangar) question in Parliament on the loss of petroleum income throughout the implementation period, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin also said the federal government has no intention of amending the Petroleum Development Act 1974 (PDA 1974) at this point in time.