National Petroleum Limited, commonly known as Petronas, is a global Malaysian energy company with a presence in over 100 countries. Established in 1974, it is a legal entity incorporated under the Malaysian Companies Act and reports to the company's Board of Directors. The corporation is vested with all oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and adding value to these resources. In the annual Fortune Global 500 list for 2022, Petronas was ranked at 216th. It also ranked 48th globally in the 2020 Bentley Infrastructure 500.
Petronas is headquartered in Tower 1 of the Petronas Twin Towers (right) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Petronas Tower 3, Kuala Lumpur
Petronas office building in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
A Petronas station seen in Pattaya, Thailand
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport. It takes up about 1/600th the volume of natural gas in the gaseous state at standard conditions for temperature and pressure.
A liquefied natural gas ship at Świnoujście LNG terminal in Poland
President Trump visits the Cameron LNG Export Terminal in Louisiana, May 2019.
LNG side tank on an LNG-converted Scania R410
The LNG-powered Crude Oil Tanker Njord DF, moored at the BP Oil Refinery, Jetty, Western Australia
