Natural Gas
Malaysia and the United States agree to increase LNG and tech purchases as part of a trade agreement
Malaysia's trade minister announced on Monday that the country will spend up to 150 billion dollars in the next five year to purchase equipment from U.S. multinationals to support its semiconductor, aerospace, and data center sectors. This is part of an agreement with Washington for tariff reductions. The United States announced that they would impose a tariff of 19% on Malaysia beginning August 8. This is lower than the 25% levied threatened last month. Petroliam Nasional Berhad is a state energy company Tengku Aziz, Minister of Trade and Industry, told the Parliament that Malaysia would invest $70 billion over five...