Narinjara News, 17February 2022

South Korea's POSCO International Corporation (Myanmar E&P) in collaboration with  Myanmar Oiland Gas Enterprise (MOGE) is planning tostart drilling activities at Shwe gas project A-1 in Rakhine offshore, stated BETV Business News.

Myanmar E&P has announced that the A-1 will carry out the installation work under the Phase II development ofthe Shwe gas project in western Myanmarfrom 16 February to March 15 with the offshore construction vessel DLV 2000.

POSCO has a 51% stake in the Shwe project where  MOGE contains a 15% stake. India’s ONGC has 17%, KOGAS(South Korea) and GAIL (India) have 8.5percent stake each.

According to POSCO, it plans to invest US $ 473 million in the Phase II Shwe gas development project, underwhich eight commercial productionwells in Shwe and Shwe Phyu/White Gold blocks offshore block A-1 will be drilled.

The gas from offshore blocks A-1 and A-3 in the Rakhine coast has been transferred through the pipeline toChina National Petroleum Corporation.The process began in 2013, according to the report.

POSCO recorded a profit of $ 30.4 billion from the daily sales of 570 million cubic feet of natural gas inthe first quarter of 2021. In the secondhalf, a profit of  $ 37.7 billion from the sale of 520 million cubic feet of gas was reported.

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