Sept 7 (LNG) - Petronas, the Malaysian oil and gas company and leading Asian LNG exporter, said that there would be no reduction in the number of employees, though the group would trim capital costs and may cut pay to strengthen its resiliency after big losses. Petronas posted a first-half loss of 16.5Bln Malaysian ringgit ($3.97Bln) and a 23 percent year-on-year reduction in revenue to 93.6Bln ringgit ($22.5 billion) on the back of lower average realised prices and a drop in sales volumes for processed gas and LNG.
Petronas President and Chief Executive Muhammad Taufik Tengku Aziz, said the company was considering pay cuts for its more than 47,000 employees in the light of the continued challenging market conditions. “The final deliberations are ongoing. Any decision on the matter will be conveyed to our employees first,” he said.
