http://shwe.org News and data collection between January - April 2007 daily 1 2006-11-16T16:30:07Z http://shwe.org/archives/daewoo-considers-legal-action-against-burma-gas-goes-to-china Daewoo International is contemplating the initiation of legal proceedings against the Burmese military regime following the junta's decision to sell natural gas from the A-1 and A-3 blocks in the Arakan offshore area to China, according to a report by Indian Petro. No publisher michael 2008-11-12T10:25:56Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/india-losing-grip-on-myanmar-gas-to-china Hindustan Times, New Delhi, April 08, 2007: India is concerned over the rise in tempo of China’s acquisition of oil and gas assets in Myanmar as this could “affect Indian plans to exploit Myanmar’s energy reserves”. No publisher michael 2008-11-12T10:25:59Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/malaysias-petronas-to-search-for-oil-off-myanmar 03-31-2007, 21h39, YANGON (AFP): Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas will launch an oil exploration survey off the southern coast of Myanmar, state media said Saturday, amid growing foreign demand for the country's vast resources. No publisher michael 2008-11-12T10:26:06Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/india-korea-lose-to-china-on-myanmar-gas NEW DELHI, March 21 (UPI) India and South Korea appear to have lost out to China in the bid to secure gas supplies from Myanmar, news reports said Wednesday. No publisher michael 2008-11-12T10:26:14Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/2-little-known-companies-sign-deal-for-myanmar-offshore-oil-gas-exploration The Associated Press: Published: March 11, 2007: YANGON, Myanmar: Two little-known foreign companies have signed a deal for offshore oil and gas exploration with the state-owned Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise, official media reported. No publisher michael 2008-11-12T10:26:20Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/myanmar-introduces-e-govt-system-in-new-capital March 06, 2007: Myanmar has started to introduce a computer-based (electronic)-government system in the new administrative capital of Nay Pyi Taw to replace paper filing government work system, local Voice journal reported in this week's issue. No publisher michael 2008-11-12T10:26:25Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/thai-national-petroleum-firm-announces-gas-finds-in-myanmar Asia-Pacific News, Mar 6, 2007, 3:39 GMT: Bangkok - Thailand's national petroleum firm on Tuesday announced two successful natural gas wells in its M9 concession in the Gulf of Martaban, Myanmar. No publisher michael 2008-11-12T10:26:33Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/india-finalizes-plan-to-invest-in-myanmar-port New Delhi, Feb 17, IRNA: New Delhi has plans to start direct trade between its north-eastern states and South Asian countries through Sittwe Port in Myanmar bypassing Bangladesh. No publisher michael 2008-11-12T10:26:40Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/myanmar-oilman-edges-out-big-rivals-in-rush-for-natural-gas (AFP), 4 February 2007: BANGKOK - In the scramble for Myanmar’s natural gas, Moe Myint runs the only company managed by Myanmar nationals that has got a toehold in an area that could boast some of the biggest reserves in Southeast Asia. No publisher michael 2008-11-12T10:27:00Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/india-to-develop-myanmar-port-to-benefit-northeast New Delhi, Feb 03: The Centre is contemplating a move to aid the development of Myanmar's Sittwe port at a cost of 103 million dollars to give the land-locked northeastern states access to the sea for trade and commerce. No publisher michael 2008-11-12T10:26:47Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/myanmar-oilman-edges-out-big-rivals Reuters: Sunday, February 04, 2007 11:44:55 AM Oman Time, BANGKOK –– In the scramble for Myanmar’s natural gas, Moe Myint runs the only company managed by Myanmar nationals that has got a toehold in an area that could boast some of the biggest reserves in Southeast Asia. No publisher michael 2008-11-12T10:26:53Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/malaysian-oil-firm-to-explore-a-5 Myanmar Times: THE Myanmar Ministry of Energy is planning to grant exploration and production rights to an offshore block to a Malaysian oil company in early February, a ministry official said on January 23. No publisher michael 2008-11-12T10:30:51Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/myanmar-to-grant-malaysian-firm-offshore-block-for-gas-exploration Xinhua News Agency, Monday, January 29, 2007: The Myanmar energy authority is likely to grant an offshore block to a Malaysian company for oil and gas exploration and production, the English-language Myanmar Times reported Sunday. No publisher michael 2008-11-12T10:30:56Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/british-virgin-island-based-oil-company-to-explore-gas-in-myanmar Xinhua, Jan 21, 2007: An oil company based in the British Virgin Island has reached a production sharing contract with Myanmar to explore and produce oil and natural gas in an offshore area of the country, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Sunday. No publisher michael 2008-11-12T10:31:02Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/myanmar-to-decide-on-gas-exports-to-india-by-may The Financial Express, NEW DELHI, JAN 19: Myanmar will decide on exporting gas to India by May, after it gets the reserves in its offshore areas certified, said U Soe Myint, director general, energy planning division, ministry of energy, Myanmar. No publisher michael 2008-11-12T10:31:31Z News Item