Published on May 26, 2021
The French company has reported that in 2020 it paid US$37.3 million in taxes in Myanmar plus another US$138.5 million which was the government’s share of gas export sales – money that is now in the hands of the military.
Totals' gas production in Myanmar. (Photo/Gladieu Stephan)
Covert interviews with ten Yadana gas field workers suggest they want French oil giant, Total to prevent the military regime from receiving the government’s share of gas revenue.
And the ten Yadana workers interviewed all would prefer Total to block the payment of huge sums to the brutal junta even if it means depriving their families of electricity.
Their stance on natural gas revenue going to the military directly challenges recent statements made by Total’s chief executive Patrick Pouyanné.