KUCHING, Nov. 18 -- The High Court will decide on January 30, 2026 whether to grant Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros) a declaration on its claim that Petroliam Nasional Bhd's (Petronas) call on a RM7.95 million bank guarantee is unconscionable, null and void.

During the proceedings today, Judge Datuk Faridz Gohim Abdullah said he will deliver the judgment.

Petronas had called on the bank guarantee after Petros refused to pay for gas supplied in August 2024, arguing that Petronas had no valid license under the Distribution of Gas Ordinance 2016 (DGO) to supply gas in Sarawak.

During proceedings, the court allowed Petronas and the federal government, represented by Dato Cyrus Das and the Senior Federal Counsel (SFC), to file additional subm...