THE Myanmar delegation, led by Union Minister for Energy U Ko Ko Lwin, met the delegation led by China National Oil & Gas Exploration and Development Corporation (CNODC) Chairman at the CNODC office in China yesterday.
During the meeting, the Union minister discussed the matters related to jointly cooperate for the exploration, drilling, and production of oil and natural gas in Myanmar’s promising offshore areas, sending of trainees to management, economic, and legal aspects of offshore projects, exchange of working groups to ensure the close relationship and proper assistance to develop the human resource development that is required in Myanmar’s energy sector.
He then met the delegation led by the Chairpersons of Canadian Foresight Group (CFG) and China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL), and discussed the exploration-related matters in the mutually promising offshore fields as quickly as possible.
On 21 October, the Union minister received the groups led by CNPC Vice-Chair at the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).
During the meeting they openly discussed enhancement of bilateral cooperation in oil and natural gas sector, more investment in promising oil and natural gas projects, transmitting of natural gas through the existing Southeast Asia gas pipeline, further cooperation to explore, drill, and produce in new offshore areas, using the full capacity of Southeast Asia’s oil and gas pipelines, creating opportunities for interested companies to invest in replacing and upgrading onshore pipelines to meet the standards, continuous supply of crude oil and natural gas needed for the expansion and construction of new oil refineries and pipeline security and peace and stability measures in the areas along the pipeline areas.
The Myanmar delegation then had lunch together with the delegates led by the Chair of Sino-Pipeline International (SPI), which will implement the Thanbayakan Oil Refinery project.
During the lunch, they discussed connecting pipelines to transport the crude oil and natural gas needed for new oil refinery projects, conducting initial studies to fully use the capacity of existing crude oil and natural gas pipelines and further cooperating on these efforts.
The Union minister also received the heads of the energy sector, and the meeting focused on exploration, drilling of oil and natural gas, establishment of oil refinery and other energy-related matters.
During the visit to China, the Myanmar delegation visited BGP, a leading geophysical service company, and studied practical use of 3D Seismic, technologies for oil and natural gas exploration and production of seismic measurement equipment. — MNA/KTZH
