Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise

Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (Burmese: မြန်မာ့ရေနံနှင့် သဘာဝဓါတ်ငွေ့လုပ်ငန်း; abbreviated MOGE) is a national oil and gas company of Myanmar. It was established in 1963. MOGE royalties and fees are estimated to generate US$1.5 billion in annual revenues, about half of the country's foreign currency reserves.[1][2] The company is a sole operator of oil and gas exploration and production, as well as domestic gas transmission through a 1,200 miles (1,900 km) onshore pipeline grid.[3][4]

Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise
Native name
မြန်မာ့ရေနံနှင့် သဘာဝဓါတ်ငွေ့လုပ်ငန်း
TypePublic
IndustryOil and gas industry
Founded1963 (1963)
Headquarters
Naypyidaw
,
Burma
ProductsPetroleum
Natural gas
Petroleum products
OwnerMyanmar Government

History

MOGE was established in 1963 after nationalisation of the Burmese petroleum industry. The nationalised assets of Burmah Oil Company were amalgamated to MOGE.[3][5]

MOGE discovered the Mann oil field in 1970. Peak production in 1979 was 23,000 barrels of oil per day, about three-quarters of Myanmar's total production.[6]

2021 coup

Since the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, MOGE has become the largest foreign currency source for the military regime, the State Administration Council.[7] In February 2022, the European Union imposed sanctions on MOGE.[8] In January 2023, the American government sanctioned MOGE officials.[9] As of January 2023, neither the United States nor the United Kingdom have sanctioned MOGE.[10]

In January 2022, TotalEnergies, Chevron, and Woodside Energy announced they would withdraw from the Myanmar market, following pressure from activists who have called for companies to cut financial ties with MOGE.[11][12] TotalEnergies had operated the Yadana natural gas pipeline project since the 1990s, with a 31.24% stake in the project, while Chevron had a 28.26% stake.[11] TotalEnergies' divestment has increased MOGE's stake in the project, from 15% to 21.8%.[13] Australian-owned Woodside took a US$138 million loss from its exit.[14]

In February 2022, Japanese-owned Mitsubishi Group announced its exit.[15] In April 2022, Malaysian-owned Petronas followed suit, withdrawing from the Yetagun gas field project.[16]

Offshore gas fields

MOGE operates several offshore gas fields, and has a commercial stake in each active project:

See also

References
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  11. Ratcliffe, Rebecca (21 January 2022). "Chevron and Total withdraw from Myanmar gas project". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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  15. "Mitsubishi, Petronas to exit Myanmar Yetagun gas project". Reuters. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  16. "Malaysia's Petronas withdraws from Myanmar's Yetagun gas field". Reuters. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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