http://shwe.org News and data collection between May - August 2006 daily 1 2006-11-16T16:30:07Z http://shwe.org/archives/gas-evacuation-from-burma-in-2010-gail Mizzima News, August 18, 2006: Commercial production of gas in Burma's two blocks will start in mid 2010, Chairman and managing director of Gail India, Proshanto Banerjee said on Wednesday in New Delhi. No publisher admin 2008-11-11T16:14:26Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/myanmar-gets-serious-about-reform Asia Time Online - Daily News, BANGKOK, Aug 18, 2006: Myanmar's military rulers are planning a major economic-reform program, expected to be rolled out this year. The plans involve opening large sections of the economy to foreign investors, privatization of state-run enterprises, and major structural reforms for the collapsing banking system and misaligned fixed-exchange-rate regime. No publisher admin 2008-11-11T16:14:18Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/gail-s-myanmar-gas-finds-at-6-10-tcf CORPORATE BUREAU, MUMBAI, 16 Aug, 2006: GAIL (India) Ltd on Wednesday announced that it has estimated reserves of 5.7 trillion cubic feet (TCF) to 10 TCF of natural gas in the three Myanmar discovered gas fields of Shwe and Shwe Phyu in Block A-1, and Mya field in Block A-3. The total estimated gas initially in place has been certified by Gaffney Cline and Associates (GCA), the company said. No publisher admin 2008-11-11T16:14:15Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/commander-of-western-command-minister-for-transport-inspect-extension-of-runway-at-sittway-airport Yangon, 15 Aug 2006: Chairman of Rakhine State Peace and Development Council Commander of Western Command Brig-Gen Maung Shein and Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein Swe inspected extension of runway at Sittway Airport on 13 August. No publisher admin 2008-11-11T16:14:00Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/independent-assessor-raises-size-of-shwe-gas-find The Irrawaddy, August 11, 2006 : An independent hydrocarbons consultancy based in the US has confirmed the huge gas deposits previously reported by Daewoo International Corporation in two blocks of the so-called Shwe fields in the Bay of Bengal off Burma's west coast-and given a much bigger estimate of the recoverable quantity. No publisher admin 2008-11-11T17:23:52Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/daewoo-secures-myanmar-gas-fields SHWE, 11, Aug, 2006: Daewoo International Corp., one of the nation's leading trading companies, announced yesterday that it had secured large-sized gas reserves in Myanmar, which, were officially certified by a U.S.-based evaluator. No publisher admin 2008-11-11T17:23:46Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/daewoo-says-up-to-10-tcf-of-gas-in-3-myanmar-fields Reuters , 10 Aug, 2006: South Korea's Daewoo International said on Thursday three gas fields in Myanmar's A-1 and A-3 blocks had proven reserves of 5.7 trillion-10.0 trillion cubic feed (Tcf), with up to 8.6 Tcf believed to be recoverable. No publisher admin 2008-11-11T17:23:39Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/daewoo-says-two-myanmar-gas-blocks-commercially-viable Asia Pulse, SEOUL, 10 Aug, 2006: South Korea's Daewoo International Corp. said Thursday that two gas fields off the northern coast of Myanmar, in which it has a 60 per cent stake, have been found to be commercially viable. No publisher admin 2008-11-11T17:23:26Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/gas-and-oil-discovered-in-myanmar BANGKOK PTT Exploration & Production, Thailand's state-controlled oil and gas exploration company, has discovered a "significant amount" of natural gas and oil reserves in Myanmar, the Thai prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, announced. No publisher admin 2008-11-11T17:23:32Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/indian-south-korean-firms-to-explore-off-myanmar Eric Watkins, Senior Correspondent : South Korean trading firm Daewoo International Corp., in partnership with two Indian state-run oil and gas companies and a South Korean gas corporation, has signed an agreement to explore Block A3 off Myanmar. No publisher admin 2008-11-13T20:49:35Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/arakanese-villagers-are-being-forced-to-aid-in-the-construction-of-the-gas-pipeline-between-burma-and-india-1 Narinjara News, 8/1/2005 : Arakanese villagers, 500 in total, from the northern parts of Arakan state, have been forced to work on clearing a path for the construction of a gas pipeline between Burma and India. No publisher admin 2008-11-11T17:22:26Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/thailand-eyes-myanmar-s-natural-gas-reserves BANGKOK (AFP), 07-31-2006, 05h21: Thailand's largest energy firm PTT Plc has said it has joined the race against China and India in a bid for exclusive rights to military-run Myanmar's northwestern natural gas reserves. No publisher admin 2008-11-11T17:31:05Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/indian-student-group-to-set-up-shwe-gas-committee Mizzima News, July 31, 2006: The North East Students' Organisation announced its intention today of forming a campaign committee to fight against the proposed Shwe gas pipeline. No publisher admin 2008-11-11T17:22:12Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/pipeline-plan-for-myanmar-gas-flow The Telegraph, New Delhi, 28July, 2006: India has submitted a detailed feasibility report (DFR) to Myanmar for a gas pipeline between the two countries that will bypass Bangladesh and stretch from the Sitwe port in Myanmar to Gaya in Bihar where it will link up with the Haldia-Jagdishpur oil pipeline. No publisher admin 2008-11-11T17:22:05Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/india-to-invest-in-myanmar-port Asian News International: 16 July, 2006Siliguri (West Bengal): India has decided to build a port at Settwe on the Myanmar coast to facilitate connectivity between Myanmar and Mizoram, Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh disclosed during his recent visit to Siliguri in North Bengal. No publisher admin 2008-11-11T17:21:58Z News Item