How important is Myanmar's oil and gas industry to the overall development of the economy?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Ken Tun, CEO, Parami Energy Group of Companies from The Report: Myanmar 2014
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Jean-Marie Guillermou, Senior Vice-President Asia Pacific, Total Exploration & Production from The Report: Myanmar 2014
What impact will the entrance of new international players have on Myanmar’s oil and gas industry?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to U Zay Yar Aung, Minister of Energy from The Report: Myanmar 2014
The presence of rubies, jade and other precious gems has been noted for centuries by locals, early Western explorers and colonial powers. Myanmar has an abundance of gold, silver, platinum, tin, tungsten, zinc, copper and gemstones. Yet very little of this has been exploited. One challenge to exploration and production is information. Only about half of the country has been mapped, pre-...
The energy sector is the great, untapped potential on which much of Myanmar’s hopes are pinned. One of the world’s first oil producers, Myanmar is emerging in the 21st century as a key producer of natural gas. The country’s vast rivers are also well suited to hydroelectric dams. The lion’s share of sector investment has been aimed at the export market as low electric tariffs and an inefficient...
A wave of new developments in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG’s) upstream energy sector is under way, including the exploration of new fields and the signing of a deal that could affect the timing of the country’s second liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.