Well I beg to differ. For me personally its totally the oposite, SapuraCrest (before the merger) is hell lot more biased when giving ratings to staff (which will affect your bonus, obviously). At least in Petronas they go to the PDC sitting committee of which all the bosses shall discuss, scrutinize their staffs performance and get agreement (except the unpopular force ranking, M3 which comes later after that, process-wise). For Sapura your boss will have the ultimatum and this method will work best only with fair & honest bosses. Not to mention without any buttkissing staffs (which is a lot, btw).

Snap back to reality today, I believe Petronas is paying lot more for fresh grad than so called "not local company". Not to mention the increment after 1 year (for Tier 1 or 2 execs). I know its lot more than what SapuraKencana is paying for their freshies.

This is all from my humble experience.

P/s: Btw did u get the offer? How much are they offering you, personally?

There is such a thing bro. Been there, done that. You are still new, walk the ladder slowly. Do not run, yet.

But for that to materialize u need;
first - to syndicate with your immediate supervisor, let him/her know of your intention so that he/she will support you up to GM/SGM level of approval, get concurrence;
second - find a place that you are REALLY interested to go, not just for the sake of suka-suka. Meet the bosses and tell them of your intention, get concurrence;
subject to first & second - go tell the HR, meet them personally so that you can explain your case. Their understanding is important to push thru your application.

However its a delicate issue not only in PETRONAS but anywhere in the world. Human management is important. Learn the trade and u might get your chance one day, some day.

Now I am loving my job, I don't bother much about the salary, my off-on-shore time, my working hours time, my travelling distance to-back-office, all because of - I love my job.

To the others out there, believe me PETRONAS is a good organization, not perfect tho, as there are still much room for improvement. You may suffer for that 20% of your whole tenure there, but trust me that remainder 80% of good experience will make up to most of it.