Mr Birch in Malaysia
NZPA-Reuter Kuala Lumpur New Zealand’s Minister of Energy (Mr Birch) arrived at Kuala Lumpur yesterday on a a four-day fact-finding visit which is expected to focus on what Malaysia and New Zealand can offer each other in the oil and gas sectors. Mr Birch told reporters on his arrival at Kuala Lumpur that he would be discussing an exchange of oil and gas technology with Malaysian Ministers and officials as well as studying Malaysia’s oil production potential. Malaysia, a net exporter of oil, provides about 4 per cent of New Zealand’s total oi) imports last year. 5 Mr Birch said that New Zealand was also interested in development in Malaysia’s petro-chemical industry. New Zealand had already spent $25 million on a feasibility study for producing synthetic petroleum from natural, gas
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19800904.2.23
Bibliographic details
Press, 4 September 1980, Page 2
Word Count
134Mr Birch in Malaysia Press, 4 September 1980, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in