Myanmar: Chauk and Yenangyaung Fields

In central Myanmar, we hold 60% participating interests in two of the largest onshore producing oil fields in Chauk and Yenangyaung under two Improved Petroleum Recovery Contracts (IPRCs) with the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE). The IPRCs, which commenced on 4 October 1996 for a term of 20 years and 6 months, were subsequently extended for another term of 11 years. We manage the operatorship of the two fields jointly with a joint venture partner through Goldpetrol Joint Operating Company Inc. The adjacent Myanmar concessions, which extend over a total area of approximately 1,800 square kilometres along the Ayeyarwaddy River, are located approximately 580 kilometres north of Yangon.