Central & SE Asia / Australasia
Country profile: Malaysia
| Location: | Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam |
| Climate: | tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons |
| Terrain: | coastal plains rising to hills and mountains |
| Size: | 329750 sq. km total (Land area: 328550 sq. km Water area: 1200 sq.km) |
| Population: | 25,274,133 (July 2008 est.) |
| Languages: | Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai |
| Government: | constitutional monarchy |
| Capital city: | Kuala Lumpur |
| Legal system: | based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court at request of supreme head of the federation; Islamic law is applied to Muslims in matters of family law and religion; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Currency: | ringgit (MYR) |
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Country profile
During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo joined the Federation.
The first several years of the country's history were marred by a Communist insurgency, Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's secession from the Federation in 1965. During the 22-year term of Prime Minister MAHATHIR bin Mohamad (1981-2003), Malaysia was successful in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to expansion in manufacturing, services, and tourism.
Energy production and consumption
| Oil | Gas | |
| Production: | 751,800 bbl/day (2005 est.) | 60 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
| Consumption: | 501,000 bbl/day (2005 est.) | 31 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
| Exports: | 611,200 bbl/day (2004 est.) | 29 billion cu m (2004 est.) |
| Imports: | 278,600 bbl/day (2004 est.) | |
| Reserves: | 3 billion bbl (2007 est.) | 2 trillion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
| Major fields: |
Malaysia - recent news
| 23 Jan 25 |
Malaysia: PETRONAS transfers Kebabangan Cluster PSC operatorship to ConocoPhilips PETRONAS, through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), marked a milestone in the strategic development of the Kebabangan Cluster Production Sharing Contract (KBBC PSC) with the official transfer of operatorship to ConocoPhillips Sabah Gas, a subsidiary of the global energy company ConocoPhillips. |
| 08 Jan 25 |
Malaysia: PETRONAS partnership poised to unlock Malay Basin's full potential PETRONAS, through Malaysia Petroleum Management, in collaboration with Beicip Franlab Asia, has embarked on an Integrated Basin Study to explore untapped resources in the Malay Basin, located off the coast of Peninsular Malaysia. |
| 17 Dec 24 |
Malaysia: EnQuest announces expansion of Seligi gas agreement EnQuest Petroleum Production Malaysia has been awarded an agreement to develop approximately 155 Bscf (c. 27 million barrels of oil equivalent) of additional Seligi field gas resources, with a 50% equity share. |
| 11 Dec 24 |
Malaysia: TotalEnergies completes the acquisition of the upstream gas assets of SapuraOMV TotalEnergies has finalized the acquisition of the interests of OMV (50%) and Sapura Upstream Assets (50%) in SapuraOMV Upstream (SapuraOMV), an independent gas producer in Malaysia. |
| 10 Dec 24 |
OMV closes divestment of 50% share in SapuraOMV to TotalEnergies OMV has announced the closing of a transaction with TotalEnergies, for the sale of its 50 percent stake in the Malaysian SapuraOMV Upstream. The overall cash consideration is USD 957 million. |
Malaysia - more news
Other countries in this region
- Australia,
- Bangladesh,
- Brunei,
- Cambodia,
- China,
- Fiji,
- Hong Kong,
- India,
- Indonesia,
- Japan,
- Laos,
- Maldives,
- Mongolia,
- Myanmar,
- Nepal,
- New Zealand,
- North Korea,
- Pakistan,
- Palau,
- Papua New Guinea,
- Philippines,
- Singapore,
- South Korea,
- Sri Lanka,
- Taiwan,
- Thailand,
- Timor Leste,
- Vietnam
