The Union Minister for Energy, U Ko Ko Lwin, visited the Aphyauk natural gas field on January 21 and announced plans to increase the production capacity of oil fields in Myanmar.

He praised the research and trial production of the old wells, which have been renovated and have increased natural gas output.

He also urged the officials to continue their efforts in other oil fields and to use modern and AI technologies to discover more oil and natural gas reserves.

The Aphyauk natural gas field, which was almost shut down in 2019, has resumed its operation and is supplying natural gas to various domestic sectors. This has reduced the dependency on offshore natural gas projects, which were previously providing gas for CNG vehicles.