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.

The MoU was signed by Petronas 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.

Ir Ts Mohd Yusri said, “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,” he added. 

The collaboration will focus on fostering an ecosystem in Malaysia that enables organisations to harness AI’s potential for economic advancement and societal benefit.

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. 

The parties will also explore a holistic collaboration across industries to promote sustainable energy and policy alignment. [Source: Petronas]