PETRONAS and Microsoft Expand Collaboration

PETRONAS and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), further extending their strategic collaboration in multiple areas across innovation and sustainability to support the development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled economy and ecosystem in Malaysia, while advancing efforts toward energy transition in Asia.

At the signing ceremony held on the sidelines of Energy Asia 2025, PETRONAS was represented by its Senior Vice President of Projects, Technology & Health, Safety, Security & Environment (PT&HSSE), Ir Ts Mohd Yusri Mohamed Yusof and Vice President of Group Technology & Commercialisation, Izwan Ismail. Microsoft Malaysia was represented by its Managing Director, Laurence Si.

“Our collaboration with Microsoft is driven by a shared commitment to meaningful innovation and sustainable progress. By harnessing our joint expertise in innovation and sustainability, we are steadfast in advancing adoption of AI and Cloud capabilities in a manner that promotes sustainable energy practices, in support of Malaysia’s aspirations of building an AI economy with a robust ecosystem in which everyone thrives,” said Ir Ts Mohd Yusri Mohamed Yusof PETRONAS Senior Vice President of Projects, Technology & Health, Safety, Security & Environment.

The collaboration will focus on fostering an ecosystem in Malaysia that enables organisations to harness AI's potential for economic advancement and societal benefit. With nation building at heart, the companies will support Malaysia’s efforts to build regional leadership in AI capabilities and develop a strong local AI ecosystem through joint programmes.

Under the collaboration, PETRONAS and Microsoft will explore further initiatives to intensify AI and energy innovation leveraging Microsoft’s newly launched Malaysia West cloud region. They will look into entrenching Agentic AI, Microsoft Copilot, data analytics, cloud computing and cybersecurity among other technologies, to unlock new levels of operational efficiency and sustainability performance across its value chain.

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