Natural gas is soon to play a vital role in Myanmar's energy sector, eventually overtaking petrol according to energy sector officials.
Thaung Win, the Chairman of Energy and
Renewable Energy Committee, was speaking at the Myanmar-Korea Natural
Gas Vehicle Forum on June 24.
Myanmar is expected to increase
off-shore and on-shore crude oil production by 0.2 percent between 2011
and 2016. In the natural gas sector the country expects to increase by
70.2 percent, playing a vital role in the future of Myanmar energy
sector.
“For that reason, natural gas will
become a must alternative in transportation sector, too. Natural gas
vehicles ensure a reduction in environmental pollution. The use of
natural gas is much cheaper than petroleum fuel,” said Thaung Win.
Presently, gas from Nyaungdon on-shore
natural gas field is being provided to cars running in Yangon, according
to the statement released by Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE).
source: Eleven Myanmar
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