The Burmese military government will make a decision regarding the export of gas to India by May, after the reserves in its offshore areas are certified, according to a quote from U Soe Myint, Director of the General Energy Planning Division in Burma's Ministry of Energy, as reported by the India PTI news agency.
The report said that the current estimate of gas reserves in Burma would not support exporting any to India either through a pipeline or in the form of LNG.
Independent certifiers have certified 4.8 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves in Arakan's offshore block A-1, while in the adjacent block A-3 the reserves will be established after the current appraisal drilling is completed in May.
Gas from the two blocks will be tied up and developed together between India and Burma. Burma will first use the gas for its own consumption and then if there is a surplus, [Burma] will look to exports, U Soe Myint is reported as saying.
However, the Burmese government has not yet initiated any projects to utilize the gas for the Arakanese people, traditional owners of the offshore fields, nor for the rest of the people of Burma. #
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