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THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025
Myanmar buys Russian oil as emerging markets take shunned supply

Global Economy

TBS Report
17 August, 2022, 06:15 pm
Last modified: 17 August, 2022, 06:34 pm

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Myanmar buys Russian oil as emerging markets take shunned supply

TBS Report
17 August, 2022, 06:15 pm
Last modified: 17 August, 2022, 06:34 pm
Representational image. Photo: Collected
Representational image. Photo: Collected
  • Russian fuel oil shipments to arrive from September onwards
  • Impoverished nations turn to Russia to solve local shortfalls

Myanmar has bought Russian fuel oil and the cargoes will arrive in phases from September, Bloomberg reported quoting junta chief Min Aung Hlaing.

The military-led government is set to join a growing list of developing countries that are warming up to Russia oil imports amid growing shortages across some of the most impoverished parts of Asia.

"We discussed buying and distributing fuel oil from Russia months before our head of state's visit to Russia in July," junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun said on Wednesday in a press briefing.

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"During his visit, the deal was successfully done. We aim to buy high-quality fuel oil at a cheap price from the country where we can get it quickly," he added.

Shunned shipments of Russian oil, gas and coal have made their way to countries such as Sri Lanka and Pakistan, where soaring fiscal deficits are weighing on local currencies.

Some suppliers have stopped offering to poorer nations on concerns over their ability to pay, even as marketers of Russian barrels continue to court these buyers. Shipments from Russia tend to be cheaper than other supplies after western buyers stopped direct purchases due to sanctions and restrictions.

Myanmar will directly import oil and petroleum products from Russia at a reasonable price for nationwide distribution, said Min Min, permanent secretary at the country's commerce ministry who's also part of a 10-member committee set up for the purchase, storage and distribution of Russian oil.

The committee held a meeting this month but has yet pin down details on the number of cargoes, cost and arrival dates of Russian oil into Myanmar, said Min Min.

The official didn't reveal which entities will be involved in importing the fuel, but an order by the State Administration Council showed that representatives from four private companies -- Star High, Brighter Energy, Best Oil, and Yetagun Energy Trading -- are members of the committee. A media report said a son of the junta chief and partners were coming together for a similar purpose. 

Earlier this year, the regime began talks with Moscow for fuel shipments following power outages, and as global firms including TotalEnergies SE and Chevron Corp began distancing themselves from the regime.

Recent media reports highlighted snaking queues at pump stations, rolling blackouts and fuel rationing efforts across parts of the country even as the cost of gasoline and diesel crept higher. Junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun, meanwhile, have dismissed rumors about fuel shortages, saying it had enough fuel reserves.

It remains unclear how fuels from Russia will be transported to Myanmar. The two countries have previously considered supplying Russian energy via a pipeline through India or China, according to a media report.

A Russian state-owned company has offered to sell finished oil to Bangladesh as the South Asian country does not have capacity to refine Moscow's crude oil.

Rosneft Oil Company Russia gave the proposal last week, a high official of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) told The Business Standard on condition of anonymity.

A team of Russian experts will visit Dhaka soon to assess the possibility of upgrading the local refineries so that Russian oil can be refined here, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen told a group of reporters on Tuesday (16 August).

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