The Financial Times has identified PETRONAS as one of the "new seven sisters": the most influential and mainly state-owned national oil and gas companies from countries outside the OECD.
Financial Times menyebut Petronas sebagai satu dari "tujuh bersaudara baru", serta perusahaan minyak dan gas nasional milik pemerintah non-OECD paling berpengaruh di dunia.