Pipeline

China–Myanmar oil and gas pipeline attacks

REPEATED INCIDENTS, October 2021–May 2025

Kyaukme, Shan State, Myanmar

What happened

At least seven major attacks on pump and offtake stations along the China–Myanmar oil and gas pipeline corridor have been reported since the 2021 coup, across sites in Mandalay region, Shan State, and Rakhine State.

Evidence
Documented
Confidence
High
Infrastructure
Pipeline
Latitude
22.5400°
Longitude
97.0300°

Attribution

Attributed to Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and allied ethnic armed groups

Sources

  1. China-backed pipeline facility damaged in Myanmar resistance attackThe Irrawaddy · Incident reporting