28 February 2021 3:15 GMT Updated 1 March 2021 0:17 GMT in Singapore City Australia’s Woodside Petroleum is halting exploration in Myanmar and reconsidering its plans for the planned A-6 offshore gas development there as unrest deepens following the 1 February military coup. Woodside confirmed its scaling back its workforce in Myanmar as the security situation deteriorates after the junta snatched power, with the operator saying reports of violence against pro-democracy locals protesting peacefully “are deeply distressing”. ENERGY EXPLORED: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCELERATE Gain valuable insight into the global oil and gas industry's energy transition from “We are reducing our presence in country and expect full demobilisation of our offshore exploration drilling team over the coming weeks,” Woodside said on Saturday.