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Kuala Lumpur, 9 March, 2023 — The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and the Johor State Government have successfully organised the Invest Series: Unfolding States 'Business Potential' - Johor programme to showcase the untapped investment opportunities in the state. The event which took place at MIDA Headquarters, attracted 400 participants, including captains of industry, government officials, entrepreneurs and senior managements from various sectors.

11 November 2022, Kuala Lumpur – Johor Petroleum Development Corporation Berhad (JPDC) and OPITO have jointly commenced a program to prepare up to ten public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions in Malaysia to receive global accreditation as training institutions for the downstream oil and gas industry. The accreditation program will run until end of 2023 with funding from the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) of the Prime Minister’s Department.

11 November 2022, Kuala Lumpur – Johor Petroleum Development Corporation Berhad (JPDC) dan OPITO bekerjasama melaksanakan program mempersiapkan sehingga sepuluh institusi pendidikan dan latihan teknikal dan vokasional (technical and vocational education and training, TVET) Malaysia untuk menerima pentauliahan (accreditation) global sebagai institusi latihan industri hiliran minyak dan gas. Program pentauliahan tersebut akan berjalan sehingga akhir tahun 2023 dengan sokongan dana pembangunan daripada Unit Perancang Ekonomi, Jabatan Perdana Menteri.

7 Oktober 2022, Kuala Lumpur – Johor Petroleum Development Corporation Berhad (JPDC) mengalu-alukan pengumuman oleh Menteri Kewangan Malaysia semasa pembentangan Belanjawan 2023 di Parlimen hari ini bahawa Pengerang diberi status dan insentif khas untuk industri kimia dan petrokimia. Izhar Hifnei Ismail, Pemangku Ketua Eksekutif JPDC berkata status khas tersebut akan meningkatkan daya tarikan Kompleks Petroleum Bersepadu Pengerang (Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex, PIPC), tapak seluas 22,904 ekar (9,269 hektar / 92.69 km persegi) di Pengerang, Johor, sebagai destinasi pelaburan industri hiliran minyak dan gas dan petrokimia.