Zawtika gas pipeline to flow by 2014: officials

Myanmar’s third natural gas pipeline, which will carry gas from the offshore Zawtika gas project across a 68.9-kilometre stretch of Tanintharyi Region to Thailand, should begin flowing by the end of 2013, a spokesperson for the company behind the project said last week.

U Khun Naw Kham, a project engineer for Thailand’s PTTEP company, said the pipeline would cross through Maw Gyi village in Dawei township (Tanintharyi Region) before crossing the border with Thailand and continuing through Kanchanaburi Province.


“More than 52 percent of the Zawtika gas pipeline construction is finished, which is a little bit less than our target of 56.77pc,” he said.

He added that the Yadana and Yetagun pipelines already export natural gas to Thailand.

The Zawtika natural gas pipeline project is a joint venture between Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) and PTTEP, with the former holding a 20 percent share and the latter an 80pc stake. When completed, it will be capable of exporting 300 million cubic feet of natural gas (MMCFD) a day but 60MMCFD will be provided to MOGE for domestic electricity generation.

“A couple of weeks ago, we signed an agreement to provide US$150,000 annually for social economic development and environmental programs,” said Mr Siriphong Fuenglikhit, PTTEP’s external relations manager. “These three gas pipelines will provide $450,000 annually,” he added.

U Khun Naw Kham said: “We have already settled the land compensation agreements for this pipeline.”

He added that 394 landowners in the area covered by the pipeline have been paid a total $6.8 million in compensation.

source: The Myanmar Times
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