Mideast Crisis Fuels Crude Conflict in Myanmar Civil War

Middle East crisis fuels crude conflict in Myanmar civil war

The central region of Magway hosts domestic prospectors manning derricks that squelch up crude oil. Read more at straitstimes.com.

West Asia crisis fuels crude conflict in Myanmar civil war

Myanmar imports 90 percent of its fuel oil, official figures show, making it particularly vulnerable to supply issues caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Mideast crisis fuels crude conflict in Myanmar civil war

"As long as we work here, bad luck can kill us," said Htun Aung, a worker on an artisanal oil well in Myanmar's arid heartlands. "But if the reality of death is hard to face, then making a living is even harder," said the 52-year-old, speaking under a pseudonym for security reasons. Myanmar imports 90 percent of its fuel oil, official figures show, making it particularly vulnerable to supply issues caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran. But the c…

Mideast crisis fuels crude conflict in Myanmar

As fuel shortages in Myanmar continue to bite, the junta and resistance forces scrabble to secure Magway’s “Anyar Dubai” oilfields