Aliff Anwar

General Manager at PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.

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About

Strategic and business transformation executive with over 20 years of leadership in the energy sector, driving corporate intent, asset assurance, and portfolio optimization. Proven track record of structuring complex enterprise challenges, establishing operational excellence frameworks, and leading cross-functional initiatives that reduce OPEX by 10–15% across major producing assets. Skilled in aligning senior stakeholders, leading joint venture governance across 20+ Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs), and delivering sustainable performance improvements.

Experience

  • PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd. (10 yrs 7 mos)
    • General Manager, Asset Assurance
      Feb 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

    • Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · On-site
      Present

    • Present
      Concurrent Role: Chief Executive Officer – E&P Malaysian Ventures Sdn Bhd (EPMV) (March 2022 – Present) • Asset Optimization & OPEX Reduction: Led asset value improvement programs across PCSB’s producing portfolio via facility decomplexing, maintenance optimization, and Run To End (RTE) strategies, achieving a 10–15% overall reduction in operating expenditure. • Subsidiary Governance & Commercial Oversight: Managed EPMV (a 100% subsidiary of PCSB), overseeing equity interests and commercial arrangements across more than 20 PSCs in Malaysia. • Assurance & Regulatory Compliance: Oversees internal and external assurance exercises; achieved Class A Statutorily Inspected Plant (SSI) status for Sabah Oil & Gas Terminal (SOGT) and Class B for Bintulu Integrated Facility/Bintulu Crude Oil Terminal (BIF/BCOT) under DOSH/MPM regulations. • Performance Analytics & Contractor Leadership: Spearheaded the Contractor Compliance Index (CCI) initiative across PCSB, elevating contractor standards and securing consecutive Petroleum Arrangement Contractor (PAC) of the Year awards (2024 & 2025). • Led, shape and drives the Contractor’s Compliance Index (CCI) improvement initiative across PCSB since 2023 resulting in CCI improvement and PCSB.

    • General Manager, Value Excellence
      Feb 2019 - Feb 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      • Operational Excellence Frameworks: Developed and successfully deployed the PCSB Operations Excellence Management System (OEMS) within 12 months across Malaysian and International operations, later adopted as a key reference for Malaysia Petroleum Management's (MPM) Asset Management System. • Strategic Asset Lifecycle Planning: Created and rolled out the Asset Reference Plan (ARP) to establish unified lifecycle strategic roadmaps for all PCSB producing facilities.

    • Head, Upstream Value Optimisation
      Oct 2018 - Jan 2019 · 4 mos

      • Formulated structured methodologies for facilities decomplexing, maintenance optimization, and RTE strategies to drastically lower upstream operational expenditures across global asset portfolios.

    • Senior Manager Business Planning
      Apr 2016 - Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      • Led annual Work Programme & Budget (WPB) exercises and performance reporting for all operated PSCs across Malaysia. • Introduced fiscal discipline mechanisms and agile CAPEX redeployment frameworks to improve capital efficiency across domestic assets.

  • Senior Manager, EVP Office at PETRONAS
    Mar 2012 - Mar 2016 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd. (3 yrs 10 mos)
    • Strategy Manager
      2012 – 2013

      • Conducted regional portfolio and market analysis to sequence projects, optimize gas supply networks, and support key PSC extension negotiations.

    • Senior Executive, Strategy & Portfolio
      Oct 2009 - Oct 2012 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      • Conducted regional portfolio and market analysis to sequence projects, optimize gas supply networks, and support key PSC extension negotiations.

    • Manager, Strategy & Portfolio
      Mar 2011 - Feb 2012 · 1 yr

      • Conducted regional portfolio and market analysis to sequence projects, optimize gas supply networks, and support key PSC extension negotiations.

    • Executive, Strategy & Portfolio
      Apr 2009 - Mar 2011 · 2 yrs

      • Conducted regional portfolio and market analysis to sequence projects, optimize gas supply networks, and support key PSC extension negotiations.

  • Inspection Engineer at PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.
    2004 – 2009