CNPC in Myanmar
CNPC has been present in Myanmar since 2001. Currently, it is involved in the investment and operation of the offshore AD-1/6/8 exploration project in partnership with Australia’s Woodside company, and of the Myanmar-China Oil and Gas Pipelines project.
Complying with international standards and local laws and regulations, CNPC is committed to providing integrated solutions to the development and utilization of oil and gas in Myanmar together with its partners. CNPC gives full play to its advantages in technologies, management and capital to continuously deepen oil and gas cooperation in the country, promote value sharing along the industrial chain, and provide quality energy to support Myanmar’s economic and social development.
Oil and Gas Operations
Blocks AD-1/6/8
In January 2007, CNPC entered into a PSC with Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) for three offshore blocks AD-1, AD-6 and AD-8, with CNPC as the operator. Upon the completion of equity transfer between CNPC and Woodside in January 2018, Woodside became the technical operator and CNPC the contract operator of the project. In 2018, a major breakthrough was made in exploration well Aung Siddhi-1 in Block AD-1.
Myanmar-China Oil and Gas Pipelines
The Myanmar-China Oil and Gas Pipelines project, including a crude oil pipeline and a natural gas pipeline, is an international cooperation project. The Myanmar-China Crude Oil Pipeline is jointly invested and constructed by CNPC and MOGE, which established a joint venture of South-East Asia Crude Oil Pipeline Company Limited (SEAOP) to operate and manage the pipeline. The Myanmar-China Gas Pipeline is jointly invested and constructed by CNPC, MOGE, POSCO International Corporation, ONGC Nile Ganga B.V., GAIL (India) Limited, and KG-SEAGP Co., Ltd., which established a joint venture of South-East Asia Gas Pipeline Company Limited (SEAGP) to operate and manage the pipeline.
The Myanmar-China Crude Oil Pipeline extends from Madè Island on the western coast of Myanmar to Ruili in China’s Yunnan Province, running through Rakhine, Magwe, Mandalay, and Shan in Myanmar. In May 2017, the Myanmar-China Crude Oil Pipeline project was officially put into operation.
The Myanmar-China Gas Pipeline starts at Ramree Island on the western coast of Myanmar and ends at Ruili in China’s Yunnan Province, running in parallel with the Myanmar-China Crude Oil Pipeline. In July 2013, the Myanmar-China Gas Pipeline became operational and started to deliver natural gas to Myanmar’s market through its off-take stations.