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July 19, 2022

Myanmar: TotalEnergies Withdraws; Junta Gains

Myanmar’s abusive junta will obtain an increased stake in the country’s largest oil and gas field when the French company TotalEnergies withdraws from Myanmar on July 20. Total's transfer of ownership shares to a military-controlled company will further enrich the junta at the expense of human rights.

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