	burmah oil prospects remain favourable the current year has opened well with trading prospects remaining favourable burmah oil co plc burm l said in a statement with its results the company plans to maintain a steady rate of investment in its marketing operations and to obtain improved profit margins on its liquified natural gas lng project burmah has the financial capacity to continue making acquisitions within its business sectors it added the rationalisation programme including sale of the bahamas oil terminal and all peripheral activities is now complete pre tax profit for rose to mln stg from mln reuter m 
