PTTEP Begin Supplying Gas to Thailand from Zawtika Field in Myanmar

PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) said on Wednesday that Zawtika gas field in Myanmar has commenced supplying natural gas for use in Thailand.

PTTEP is the operator and owns 80 percent in the project while the rest 20 percent is held by Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE).

The Thai firm added that it is currently ramping up production to a rate of 240 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD), which is the daily contract quantity as stipulated in the Gas Sales Agreement, PTTEP said in a statement.

The project began delivering natural gas for domestic use in Myanmar since March 2014, at a rate of approximately 60 MMSCFD. 

The Zawtika project is the largest overseas offshore producing gas field operated by PTTEP.