Thanlyin Refinery

A 20,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Myanmar, MM, operated by Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise.

Record

Rated capacity

20,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)

Status

Under construction

Operator

Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise

Supplier graph

bomforge.com/companies/myanma-petrochemical

Coordinates

16.7900, 96.2600

Wire, last 30 days

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1. 16 Oct 2026 General High
   Chinese Jet-Fuel Refinery to Bypass Sanctions, Myanmar’s Blood Timber Flows to China, and More

   Myanmar's military regime restarted the Thanlyin No.1 Oil Refinery near Yangon, operated by Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise.

   The Irrawaddy
2. 15 Oct 2026 General Low
   Myanmar oil refinery comes back onstream to cut reliance on fuel imports
   Nikkei Asia
3. 15 Oct 2026 General Low
   President U Min Aung Hlaing inaugurates Thanlyin Refinery (Phase I)

   President U Min Aung Hlaing officially inaugurated Thanlyin Refinery (Phase I) under the Ministry of Electric Power and Energy on October 14.

   elevenmyanmar.com
4. 15 Oct 2026 General Low
   Energy Sector: President attends Thanlyin Refinery opening

   President U Min Aung Hlaing attended the opening ceremony of the Thanlyin Refinery Phase I on Wednesday and initiated the supply of raw materials for the startup of operations.

   Myanmar International TV
5. 14 Oct 2026 General Low
   Thanlyin Refinery Phase I Commissioned

   Thanlyin Oil Refinery Phase I under the Ministry of Electricity and Energy was commissioned in Thanlyin.

   Global New Light Of Myanmar