MYANMAR’S NEW GOVERNMENT MAY UNBLOCK OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS HELICOPTER SERVICES
February 1st, 2016
Newly democratic Myanmar may have taken significant steps to liberalise its offshore oil and gas industry, but its development has been hindered by outdated restrictions on the use of helicopters to reach installations.
New legislation to free up the use of these aircraft has been stalled for months during the transitional period since Myanmar’s November elections, which were won by the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD).
However, according to retired Myanmar Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Khin Maung Thein, who now advises Myanmar’s Department of ...
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