State-owned Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise (MPE) is planning to build a new oil refinery near an existing state-run facility in Magwe Region, Daw Yin Yin Aung, deputy director of MPE, told The Myanmar Times. The government intends for the project to be implemented in cooperation with the private sector under a Public Private Partnership, in line […]
Mandalay association to build fuel tanks
February 12, 2016 by
A new public company formed by members of a Mandalay petroleum association intends to build 34 fuel tanks on the bank of the Ayeyarwady River, to refuel passing ships. The Myanma Energy Development Public Company will build tanks that can hold 2 million gallons of fuel on 48 acres of land, secretary U Kyaw Kyaw […]
MPPE announces JV tender for petroleum business
July 14, 2015 by
Myanma Petroleum Products Enterprise (MPPE) has invited private companies to form a joint venture for a project in the petroleum industry, through a tender published in a state-run newspaper. The state-owned enterprise has been preparing the tender documents for the past few months, with a view to re-entering the petroleum distribution market in partnership with […]
MPPE still plans filling station venture, but no date announced yet
May 22, 2015 by
Myanma Petroleum Products Enterprise (MPPE) is to enter the petroleum distribution market, though uncertainty still surrounds the timing, officials indicated yesterday. Most state-owned petrol stations, 260 in all, were privatised in 2010 after local companies were allowed to operate the petroleum business. The MPPE still operates the few remaining state-owned stations and serves as the […]
