A new investigation from Frontier Myanmar — with analytical and data support from C4ADS analyst Savanna Slaughter — traces mysterious ongoing fuel shipments from a state-owned Indian company to Myanmar, dating as far back as 2017. 🧵 1/ Read 👇 - ThreadSky

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c4ads.org • 498 days ago

A new investigation from Frontier Myanmar — with analytical and data support from C4ADS analyst Savanna Slaughter — traces mysterious ongoing fuel shipments from a state-owned Indian company to Myanmar, dating as far back as 2017. 🧵 1/

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c4ads.org•498 days ago

These exports include over $1.5M in navy-grade diesel, and have only become more regular since Myanmar experienced a coup in February 2021. In fact, nearly $4.7M worth of petroleum oils and gasoline have been sent to Myanmar since the military junta took power. 2/

c4ads.org•498 days ago

C4ADS analyzed maritime and trade data to chart these shipments, many of which were sent to Myanmar Chemical & Machinery — a company that has been accused of brokering arms for the oppressive Myanmar military. 3/

c4ads.org•498 days ago

IOCL halted shipments of specific products to Myanmar last year when a handful of Western nations sanctioned MCM and its director. But exports of Fuel 380 CST and navy-grade Low Sulphur High Flash diesel to "The Master" continue, unfaltering, to this day. 4/

c4ads.org•498 days ago

Experts say “The Master” is a designation that means the recipient isn’t confirmed — suggesting a high risk that this oil is ultimately going to the Myanmar military (responsible for mass war crimes against civilians in its attempt to maintain junta control of the country). 5/

c4ads.org•498 days ago

For more on this trade between India and the Myanmar military junta, as well as more on India’s demonstrated interest in entering Myanmar’s domestic fuel market, read the full article from Frontier Myanmar. 6/6

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