 PETALING JAYA: Dialog Group Bhds net profit for the second quarter ended Dec 31, 2019 rose 15.5 to RM158.01 million from RM136.78 million a year ago, underpinned by the Malaysia operations which saw higher contributions from the groups share of profit on joint ventures and associates, terminal business and increased plant services activities. Its revenue was RM612.31 million, a 0.4 increase from RM609.61 million previously. For the six-month period, Dialogs net profit soared 28.3 to RM322.65 million from RM251.42 million, but revenue fell 3.3 to RM1.26 billion from RM1.3 billion in the previous year. Dialog said it remains confident that its business model is well structured to manage and sustain itself through periods of economic uncertainty, oil price volatility and currency movements. Looking forward in the midstream sector, the ongoing development of Pengerang Deepwater Terminals PDT will continue to take centre stage for oil, gas and petrochemical players who are looking to capture Asia Pacific demand growth over the next 30 years. 