Narinjara News
Daewoo begins gas
exploitation from Arakan in July
Akyab, April 25: Daewoo International
Trading Company will drill Arakan gas field A-1 block
in July, announced the company on April 20.
After the successful exploration in the beginning of this year at Arakan offshore gas field A-1 block in
US $ 90 million would be spent for 6 appraisal borings and 2 exploitation
drillings. Exploration will be started in July and completed in June next year,
said company sources.
Company will set up an office and dispatch 30 experts for the operation as of
May 1.
Gas reserves of the A-1 block are estimated at four to six trillion cubic feet
(TCS), which is equal to 700 million to 1.1 billion barrels of petroleum and
80-120 million tons of liquefied natural gas.
According to Korea Herald news agency, the Korean Company that trades on steel,
cement, motor engine parts and many other goods now owns 60 per cent of rights
for exploration and exploitation in
The gas A-1 block is 10 miles to the southwest off Akyab,
the capital of Arakan state, close to the lighthouse,
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