Total, Chevron Pull Out of Myanmar in Protest at Violence
- Companies are shareholders in Yadana gas field, MGTC pipeline
- Some Yadana gas is sold to state firm, rest sent to Thailand
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TotalEnergies SE and Chevron Corp. will pull out of Myanmar, where the companies have operated for decades, to protest against the junta’s continued violence against civilians since last year’s military coup.
The decision marks a victory for human-rights campaigners, who have put pressure on both energy giants to stop bankrolling the junta through their joint ventures in the Southeast Asian nation.