UNION Minister for Energy U Ko Ko Lwin held talks with Ambassador Ms Ma Jia of the People’s Republic of China to Myanmar yesterday at the guest hall of the Union Minister’s office in Nay Pyi Taw.

During the meeting, they discussed various topics including opportunities for increased investment in the energy sector between Myanmar and China. They highlighted the rising demand for natural gas in both countries and the potential for swiftly collaborating to construct Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals in Myanmar, enabling natural gas extraction and shared usage.

They exchanged views on exploring the feasibility of fully utilizing the Myanmar-China crude oil and natural gas pipelines, implementing joint projects for constructing a new oil refinery using crude oil from the pipeline, and promoting Myanmar’s promising oil and natural gas projects.

They also focused collaboration on pipeline construction and upgrades, investments in building and enhancing oil refineries and fertilizer plants and the possibilities for broader government-to-government cooperation between Myanmar and China.

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