Malaysia's Petronas sees higher demand as focus turns to energy security

Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS’ Upstream Business Adif Zulkifli speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 27, 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian state energy firm Petronas is seeing growing demand for gas as the world lifts COVID-19 restrictions and prioritises energy security due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, its chief of upstream operations told Reuters on Wednesday.

Petronas, the world's fourth-biggest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has seen high demand from Europe, Japan and South Korea since last year, said Adif Zulkifli.