INTRODUCTION

PETRONAS, the acronym for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, was incorporated on 17 August 1974 under the Companies Act 1965. It is wholly-owned by the Malaysian government and is vested with the entire ownership and control of the petroleum resources in Malaysia through the Petroleum Development Act 1974, an Act of Parliament. Over the years, PETRONAS has grown to become a fully-integrated oil and gas corporation and is ranked among FORTUNE Global 500's largest corporations in the world. PETRONAS has four subsidiaries listed on the Bursa Malaysia and has ventured globally into more than 33 countries worldwide in its aspiration to become a leading oil and gas multinational of choice. Since its inception, PETRONAS' business has grown to encompass the full spectrum of oil and gas operations, both locally and globally, in the areas of upstream oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) to downstream oil refining; marketing and distribution of petroleum products; trading; gas processing and liquefaction; gas transmission pipeline network operations; marketing of liquefied natural gas (LNG); petrochemical manufacturing and marketing; shipping; and property investment.

PETRONAS Logo

The concept of the logo design relates to the corporate status of PETRONAS and its role in generating economic growth through the development of the petroleum industry.

The basic structure is geometric embodying metaphoric and alpha-glyphic nuances of an oil drop and a typographic "P", the latter being evident in the triangle assigned at the top right corner. The triangle is also an essential element to define directional movement and dynamism.The placement of a solid circle in the logo is interpretative of the wheel of oil industry while the outline of the drop simulates a driving system, the synergy for which to be derived from oil.

The colour chosen for the logo is emerald green, an obvious reference to the sea within which environment oil is drilled. The green also refers to land in reference to downstream activities where such operations are identified.