The Myanmar-China Shwe pipeline project is ready to begin exporting gas to China as of early July according to officials with the Ministry of Energy.
"The export of gas has been delayed by
about three months due to delays in the construction of Chinese gas
pipeline," said Htay Aung, an official with the Ministry of Energy.
“We are ready to sell the gas in coming
month. But we don’t know exactly the date. We have a plan to hold the
opening ceremony,” he added.
The Myanmar-China oil and gas pipelines
run parallel to the coastal township of Kyaukphyu, travelling up through
Magway, Mandalay, and finally Shan state before entering China's Yunnan
providence through the border town of Ruili.
The gas pipeline is 793 km long and the
oil pipeline is 771 km long. Myanmar aims to transport 22 million tonnes
of crude oil and 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year from
the Shwe project to China.
The gas pipeline will carry a capacity
of 5.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year during the initial
period and up to 12 billion cubic meters in later years. Six process
stations will also be built along the pipeline.
The pipelines will operate for 30 years
with the government receiving US$13.81 million per year in royalties,
according to the South-East Asia Crude Oil Pipeline Company Limited
(SEAOP) and South-East Asia Gas Pipeline Company Limited (SEAGP).
However, Myanmar will only receive
US$6.095 million annually for the right of passage and an oil transit
fee of US$1 per ton of export crude for 22 million tonnes a year,
according to Minister of Energy Than Htay.
source: Eleven Myanmar
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