The Sarawak government should respect the agreement with Putrajaya as outlined in the Petroleum Development Act 1974 (PDA 1974), instead of creating disputes involving the operations of Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) at the Miri Crude Oil Terminal, according to an analyst.

Azmi Hassan, a geo-strategist from the Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research, said that any disputes raised would only be detrimental to all parties involved, namely the federal government, the Sarawak government, Petronas and Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros)…