Yenangyaung oilfields
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Yenangyaung oilfields are a major oil-producing region in central Myanmar that historically served as a key strategic resource, notably during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydrocarbon reservoir
ⓘ
oil field ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allied military operations in Burma
ⓘ
Japanese military advance in 1942 ⓘ |
| conflict | Burma Campaign of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| currentCountryNameAtTimeOfWWII | Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedDuring | British colonial period in Burma ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major historical oil-producing region of Myanmar ⓘ |
| exploitationMethod | onshore drilling ⓘ |
| formerOperator | Burmah Oil Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
drilling rigs
ⓘ
pipelines ⓘ refining and processing facilities ⓘ storage tanks ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Battle of Yenangyaung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
demolition of oil installations during Allied retreat in 1942 ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonType | light to medium crude (general classification) ⓘ |
| importanceToCountry | one of Myanmar’s earliest commercial oilfields ⓘ |
| knownSince | pre-colonial period ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalToponym | Burmese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Magway Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Myanmar ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerEntity |
British Burma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British India (administrative context before separation of Burma) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Irrawaddy River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yenangyaung town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Chauk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Irrawaddy Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myanmar oil industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | onshore oilfield complex ⓘ |
| resourceType |
crude oil
ⓘ
natural gas (associated) ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicCategory | critical energy infrastructure ⓘ |
| strategicCommodity | petroleum ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key resource contested by Japanese forces in Burma Campaign
ⓘ
major oil supply for British and Allied forces in Burma ⓘ |
| strategicRoleInWWII | denial of oil to advancing Japanese forces by Allied destruction of facilities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
petroleum production
ⓘ
refined petroleum products supply ⓘ |
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