Zaw Naing discusses Myanmar's ports and opportunities for offshore supply base development to support the growing oil and gas industry. Existing ports are too shallow for modern vessel needs. Several deep sea port projects are underway but will take time. There is an urgent need for investors to develop offshore supply bases, with suggested locations including Kawthoung, Dawei, Myeik, Mawlamyine, Yangon, and West Port. The government's approval and role in facilitating private development through regulation and protection is important to attract investors.

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Zaw Naing
Managing Director, Mandalay Technology
Board Member, Royal HaskoningDHV (Myanmar)
Chief Representative, Intergraph
Myanma Oil and Gas Services Society (MOGSS)

4. Myanmar Ports
KAWTHOUNG
DAWEI
MYEIK
MAWLAMYINE
YANGON
PATHEIN
THANDWE
KYAUKPYU
SITTWE

5. YANGON
THILAWA PORT
Inner Bar
Outer Bar
Yangon River Access
Channel
ELEPHANT POINT
Available water depth at Inner
Bar near Monkey Point below
chart datum is about 4.5m and
at Outer Bar near Elephant Point
is only about 5m.
Two constraint areas (shallow
water area)
•Inner Bar and
• Outer Bar
Restricting of the size and draft
of vessel

6. o Vessels generally sailing on flood tides and crossing to both
Inner Bar and Outer Bar at near high tide.
o Waiting flood tide = delay time.
o Daily maintenance dredging at Inner bar and reallocation of
navigation buoys at Outer bar.
o Yangon Port can be accessible to vessel of 167m LOA, 9m
draft, 15,000 DWT and vessel of 200m LOA, 9m draft, 20,000
DWT at Thilawa Port.
Yangon River Accessibility

7. Thilawa area located 16 km
downstream of Yangon Port
Thilawa
Port
YANGO
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Thilawa Port

8. 37 Plots
2
4
5
6
7
8
9
35
36
34
1
37
3
Container / G.C
Terminal
Fuel Oil Terminal
Bitumen Terminal
Grain / G.C Terminal
Ship Breaking Yard
MPA/ JICA ODA
Reserved 12/3 Plots
Total 37 Plots
10 Plots
101/3 Plots
1 Plot
5 Plots
4 Plots
5 Plots
1
o 37 plots
o Each plot: 15 hectares (37 acres
(200m x 750m )

9. Dawei SEZ together with Deep Sea
Port in the South
Kyaukpyu Deep Sea Port at Rakhine
State in the West
Kalagauk Deep Sea Port, between
Mawlamyine and Ye Region at in
the South Coast.
Westport Deep Sea Port at
Ngayoke Bay, Ayeyarwaddy
Region (linked with SuperAxis
Project)
DEEP SEA PORT PROJECTS IN MYANMAR
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KalagaukKalagaukKalagaukKalagauk
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BayBayBayBay

10. 1 February 2016
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Currently, 2 Offshore Supply Bases
(OSB) in Myanmar:
- Tharkayta OSB in Yangon
- Kyauk Phyu OSB
NEW OSB(s) Needed!

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- Existing Supply base Near Yangon
- Allowable draft for vessel 5m
- Newly built pontoon jetty

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LogisticHub
Supply base/ Operator

14. LOYANG SUPPLY BASE, SINGAPORE

15. LOYANG SUPPLY BASE, SINGAPORE

16. LOYANG SUPPLY BASE, SINGAPORE

19. Symposium for Development of the Logistics Hub Facilities
for Myanmar Offshore Oil and Gas Development by J-DeEP
| 22.5.2015 | UMFCCI Office Tower
Floating Logistics Hub System = HUB + HSV (High Speed Vessel)

22. Myint, Soe (2015, May). “Myanmar Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration: A Busy Scenario in Next
10 Years Time” presented at the “Symposium for Development of the Logistics Hub Facilities
for Myanmar Offshore Oil and Gas Development”, Yangon, Myanmar.

23. Investors Needed
o For Myanmar offshore E&P, a remaining question is about the
ports and Supply Bases for servicing the industry.
o The country’s existing ports are too small and shallow for most
modern needs.
o The deep sea port development projects together with the
special economic zones (SEZ) developments in Dawei, Kyauk
Phyu, West Coast, and Maw La Myaing / Kalagauk are taking
time, and have different purposes.
o INVESTORS for Offshore Supply Base are NEEDED
URGENTLY!

24. Suggested Sites
KAWTHOUNG
DAWEI
MYEIK
MAWLAMYINE
YANGON
WEST PORT
THANDWE
KYAUKPYU
SITTWE
YE

25. Government’s Role
o Myanmar Government’s URGENT approval for those
Supply Base Development Proposals are Strongly
Encouraged!
o Government should govern.
o Regulation
o Taxation
o Facilitation
o Permission
o Protection of Environment, People and Industries
o Investor Protection
o Let the Market Lead.

26. Thank You.
Zaw Naing
Managing Director, Mandalay Technology
Board Member, Royal HaskoningDHV (Myanmar)
Chief Representative, Intergraph
Myanma Oil and Gas Services Society (MOGSS)
zawnaing@mandalay-technology.com
zaw.naing@rhdhv.com
zawnaing72@gmail.com
+95-99-77-200-100
+95-9-50-100-37