In Central Burma, a Lawless Rush for Oil

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"Oil fields abandoned by Burma?s state-owned oil company in Magway Division have turned into a lawless arena for local drillers and smugglers looking for a profit—with knife fights settling scores between rival drillers, company officials and local residents say. The Dahatpin oil fields, on a highway about 20 miles outside Minhla Township, was once controlled by the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) in a joint venture, but has recently become a magnet for illegal drillers and crude oil sellers..."

Creator/author: 

Sanay Lin

Source/publisher: 

"The Irrawaddy"

Date of Publication: 

2013-05-29

Date of entry: 

2014-12-18

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English

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