Relationship dossier
Malaysia
Sudan
Relationship assessment
Oil-sector partnerships have been a significant feature of Malaysia–Sudan relations.
Malaysia toward Sudan
+30Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas invested in Sudan’s oil sector and participated in partnerships with Sudanese entities, providing a substantive commercial element to Malaysian engagement.
Sudan toward Malaysia
+30Sudanese authorities granted and entered oil-sector partnerships with Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas, creating a significant channel of bilateral commercial cooperation.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has had a notable cooperative economic foundation through Petronas’s investment and partnerships in Sudan’s oil sector. The breadth and durability of cooperation beyond that sector are less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Malaysia–Sudan relations have included substantial Malaysian state-owned Petronas involvement in Sudan’s oil sector, including partnerships with Sudanese authorities and companies. This commercial cooperation gives the relationship a concrete basis, though the extent and continuity of broader government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Petronas became involved in Sudan’s oil sector through investment and partnerships with Sudanese entities.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and status of Petronas’s Sudanese oil-sector involvement are unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond the oil sector are limited.