As part of the program in Kuala Lumpur, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim visited the headquarters of the Petronas Corporation and met with the company's President & CEO Mohammed Taufik, the presidential press service said.
The parties reportedly discussed the ways to develop cooperation with Petronas, a global oil, gas and renewables giant.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev supported plans to implement high added value oil & gas and green projects. energy.
The priorities include conducting geological exploration and developing promising oil & gas fields, introducing advanced technologies for capturing and storing carbon dioxide, and training personnel at Petronas University, the report says.
Reports surfaced in May 2024 about plans to implement two large gas processing projects with Petronas.
"The first is methanol to olefins (MTO) and gas to polymers project. The second is the gas to green ammonia project. Demand for green fertilizers is growing around the world, so this is a very important project for our economy in terms of exports," then said the Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov.
