Yetagun gas field

Yetagon gas field
Yetagun gas field is located in Myanmar
Yetagun gas field
Location of Yetagon gas field
CountryMyanmar
RegionAndaman Sea
LocationTaninthayi offshore area[1]
BlockM-12, M-13 and M-14[1]
Offshore/onshoreoffshore[1]
Coordinates13°04′21″N 96°52′25″E / 13.0725°N 96.873611°E / 13.0725; 96.873611
OperatorPetronas[2]
PartnersPetronas (40.9%)
PTT Exploration & Production (19.3%)
Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (20.5%)
Nippon Oil (19.3%)[2]
Field history
Discovery1992[3]
Start of development1996/1997[3]
Start of productionMay 2000[3]
Production
Estimated gas in place3,200×10^9 cu ft (91×10^9 m3)

The Yetagon gas field is an offshore gas field in the Andaman Sea. Following the Yadana project, the US$700 million Yetagun ("Flag of victory") project was the second natural gas offshore project in Myanmar.[1][4]

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  2. ^ a b Kin Wah Chin (2005). Southeast Asian affairs 2005. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 286. ISBN 978-981-230-306-6. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Premier Oil (2000). "22 June - First Gas from Yetagon Field". Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  4. ^ Ashley South (2003). Mon nationalism and civil war in Burma: the golden sheldrake. Psychology Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-7007-1609-8. Retrieved 3 March 2012.