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Total says abandoning Myanmar gas field would hurt workers, cities

French oil and gas group Total said it would not stop producing gas on its Yadana fields in Myanmar as long as operations remained safe, in part to protect employees there who might otherwise risk repercussions from the military junta.

read more... 05/04/2021

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Oil majors in Myanmar in spotlight after U.N. call for sanctions

Major global oil companies, working in Myanmar, are in the spotlight after the UN's human rights investigator called last week for coordinated international sanctions on the country's state energy firm, MOGE.

read more... 10/03/2021

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Russian company to initiate feasibility study of undersea gas pipeline in 2020

Russian company Gazprom is set to initiate the feasibility study in the first quarter of 2020 for laying down undersea pipeline starting from Persian Gulf to Pakistan, India and Bangladesh initially that will ultimately end to China after touching Myanmar and Thailand, a senior official of the Petroleum Division privy to the development told The News.

read more... 09/12/2019

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McDermott, BHGE awarded contract for Myanmar gas field development project

Located in blocks A-1 and A-3 of the Bay of Bengal, Myanmar, the Shwe field development comprises the Shwe, Shwe Phyu and Mya offshore gas fields.

read more... 29/06/2018

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Myanmar encourages the construction of LNG power plants

Myanmar's government has given the green light to French energy giant Total and other companies to build proposed power plants as the country lacks electricity.

read more... 05/02/2018

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