A Malaysian National Prerogative: engaging West Asia for long-term energy dealsand co-operation

A Malaysian National Prerogative: engaging West Asia for long-term energy dealsand co-operation

An enhanced Malaysia-West Asia (Middle-east) relationship is vital especially in ensuring steady import stream of energy resources in coming decades to Malaysia in light of Malaysia becoming a net oil importer after 2015. Malaysia has been identifying options to diversify its energy resources so tha...

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Main Author: Sabar Bin Md Hashim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat 2010
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/257/
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spelling ukm-2572016-12-14T06:26:51Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/257/ A Malaysian National Prerogative: engaging West Asia for long-term energy dealsand co-operation Sabar Bin Md Hashim, An enhanced Malaysia-West Asia (Middle-east) relationship is vital especially in ensuring steady import stream of energy resources in coming decades to Malaysia in light of Malaysia becoming a net oil importer after 2015. Malaysia has been identifying options to diversify its energy resources so that it would not be too dependent on the depleting gas resources and imports of coal in its energy mix. As Middle-east has strong influence in determining future development in world petroleum industry, Malaysia should position itself to leverage on traditional relationship to benefit from long-term energy deals (eg. liquefied natural gas (LNG) for post-2020 scenario). To reciprocate, Malaysia could participate in more energy infrastructure projects to leverage on the success of RM9bn Shuaybah power and water desalination privatization project in Saudi Arabia. Malaysia could also offer technical services training and industrial attachment opportunities in electricity (Institut Latihan Sultan Ahmad Shah (ILSAS), TNB) and petroleum (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)) to West Asian energy industry. Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/257/1/1.pdf Sabar Bin Md Hashim, (2010) A Malaysian National Prerogative: engaging West Asia for long-term energy dealsand co-operation. Jurnal Antarabangsa Kajian Asia Barat, 2 (1). pp. 19-35. ISSN 2229-8924
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description An enhanced Malaysia-West Asia (Middle-east) relationship is vital especially in ensuring steady import stream of energy resources in coming decades to Malaysia in light of Malaysia becoming a net oil importer after 2015. Malaysia has been identifying options to diversify its energy resources so that it would not be too dependent on the depleting gas resources and imports of coal in its energy mix. As Middle-east has strong influence in determining future development in world petroleum industry, Malaysia should position itself to leverage on traditional relationship to benefit from long-term energy deals (eg. liquefied natural gas (LNG) for post-2020 scenario). To reciprocate, Malaysia could participate in more energy infrastructure projects to leverage on the success of RM9bn Shuaybah power and water desalination privatization project in Saudi Arabia. Malaysia could also offer technical services training and industrial attachment opportunities in electricity (Institut Latihan Sultan Ahmad Shah (ILSAS), TNB) and petroleum (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)) to West Asian energy industry.
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A Malaysian National Prerogative: engaging West Asia for long-term energy dealsand co-operation
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title A Malaysian National Prerogative: engaging West Asia for long-term energy dealsand co-operation
title_short A Malaysian National Prerogative: engaging West Asia for long-term energy dealsand co-operation
title_full A Malaysian National Prerogative: engaging West Asia for long-term energy dealsand co-operation
title_fullStr A Malaysian National Prerogative: engaging West Asia for long-term energy dealsand co-operation
title_full_unstemmed A Malaysian National Prerogative: engaging West Asia for long-term energy dealsand co-operation
title_sort malaysian national prerogative: engaging west asia for long-term energy dealsand co-operation
publisher Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat
publishDate 2010
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/257/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/257/1/1.pdf
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