It’s been 10 years since Petron Corporation, the largest oil refining and marketing company in the Philippines, acquired ExxonMobil’s downstream businesses in Malaysia. In the years that followed the acquisition, petrol stations with the familiar Esso and Mobil branding became Petron stations across the country.
The station along the MRR2 at Selayang in Selangor was the first service station to have the Petron corporate identity in 2014. Its dealer, Mohd Azhar Ismail, still remembers greeting his customers “Hi! Selamat Datang ke Petron!” with a smile on his face on the opening day. Since then, about 200 more service stations have been added to Petron Malaysia’s retail network.
“We mark a significant milestone as we celebrate our 10th year. As we trace our humble beginnings, we can proudly say that Petron Malaysia is now one of the country’s leading oil companies. Since day one, we’ve remained committed to take new chances, aspire towards excellence, and move past the recent challenges that we’ve conquered together. We owe this to our customers, employees, partners, and other stakeholders who have all been part of this remarkable journey,” said Petron Malaysia’s Chairman Ramon S. Ang.
Products and services for various sectors
The company has solidified its commitment to provide consistent, quality products and services to its customers. Its range of fuels include the only RON 100 petrol in Malaysia (introduced in January 2016), liquified petroleum gas (LPG) for domestic and commercial use, and lubricants for consumer, commercial and industrial purposes. Many of its stations also have car-care centres and, of course, convenience stores.
Petron Malaysia has also made it part of its mission to integrate sustainability practices into its operations – closing gaps to embrace economic, environment, social and governance agendas, and to deliver more value to its stakeholders and build a better future.
Major investments
As part of its economic sustainability, the company completed two major investments at Port Dickson Refinery (also acquired from ExxonMobil) in 2021. The Diesel Hydrotreater unit produces diesel with lower sulphur content meeting Euro5 specifications, while the Marine Import Facility 2 caters to bigger vessels thus reducing frequency of imports. Both projects contribute to reducing Petron’s carbon footprint in line with the company’s philosophy to ‘Protect our environment today for a better tomorrow’.
Petron also has a palm methyl ester plant with a biodiesel production facility to ensure the uninterrupted supply of cleaner diesel for the nation. The Lumut PME plant was recently awarded as a Runner-up in the Renewable Energy – Biofuel Award.
Throughout the pandemic, Petron partnered with various private entities and non-government organizations such as MERCY and Uncle Kentang to mobilize its fuel, LPG and engine oil donations for underprivileged communities. When the country was recently hit by heavy floods, Petron was also at the forefront of bringing much-needed aid to affected stakeholders.
To thank its loyal customers and partners, Petron is launching the TENtu Happy celebration on April 2, 2022 at all its stations nationwide from 10 am to 2 pm.
Petron makes sure its toilets are always clean and operational – and that is certainly important!
