http://shwe.org News and data collection between September - December 2008 daily 1 2006-11-16T16:30:07Z http://shwe.org/archives/thailand-to-import-gas-from-myanmars-m9-late-2013 August 4, 2009: Bangkok, Thailand plans to import natural gas from offshore Block M9 in the Gulf of Martaban in Myanmar in late 2013, Energy Minister Wannarat Charnnukul said on Tuesday. No publisher admin 2009-08-04T17:52:42Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/bangladesh-to-award-nine-offshore-gas-blocks-in-bay-of-bengal August 24, 2009: Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina said the country is planning to issue offshore gas exploration contracts in the Bay of Bengal to international firms apart from blocks that may fall in the territories under dispute with neighbors India and Myanmar, New Age newspaper reported. No publisher admin 2009-08-24T16:30:05Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/myanmar-strengthens-co-op-with-foreign-countries-on-energy July 28, 2009: Yangon, Myanmar is strengthening cooperation with foreign countries on energy sector, especially in oil and gas exploration and production, attracting dozens of foreign oil companies to make investment in the sector since it opened to foreign investment in late 1988. No publisher admin 2009-07-28T10:17:13Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/foreign-companies-in-burma-must-review-their-involvement May 19, 2009: As the Burmese regime brutally increases its isolation of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the US and countries of the European Union remain steadfast in applying their pressure on the junta. US President Barack Obama formally extended his administration’s sanctions, while the EU is considering whether to step up its own measures. No publisher admin 2009-05-19T18:52:58Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/trading-companies-accelerate-overseas-resources-exploration May 19, 2009: Korea's major trading companies are accelerating moves to develop natural resources overseas, industry sources said yesterday. No publisher admin 2009-05-19T18:53:29Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/bids-for-3-off-shore-blocks-conditionally-okayed August 24, 2009: The cabinet committee on economic affairs today approved oil and gas exploration bids for three off-shore blocks under the condition that the explorers would not work in the internationally disputed maritime area until the dispute is resolved. No publisher admin 2009-08-24T16:30:00Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/china-seeks-partners-to-share-gas-pipeline-cost July 18, 2009: Foreign developers of Burma’s biggest gas field are being invited by the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to take shares in the 1,000 kilometer pipeline from the Bay of Bengal to southwest China. No publisher admin 2009-07-19T09:38:52Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/burma-china-pipeline-work-to-start-in-september July 16, 2009: Work on the delayed Sino-Burmese oil and gas pipelines will begin in September and the project will be completed in 2012, one year ahead of schedule, according to The China Security Journal. No publisher admin 2009-07-19T09:42:13Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/thai-myanmar-gas-project-to-start-commercial-production-in-2013 August 4, 2009: Bangkok, Thailand and Myanmar will start commercial gas production from offshore Block M9 natural gas project on the Gulf of Martaban, south of Yangon in late 2013. No publisher admin 2009-08-04T17:53:45Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/china-to-build-myanmar-oil-gas-lines-from-sept-media June 16, 2009: Beijing, China will start building oil and gas pipelines through Myanmar in September that would enable it shorten the journey time for crude oil imports from the Middle East and Africa, the China Securities Journal reported on Tuesday. No publisher admin 2009-06-16T12:38:55Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/construction-of-sino-myanmar-oil-and-gas-pipelines-to-begin-in-sept June 16, 2009: Beijing, The construction of pipelines that will transport oil and gas to China via Myanmar will begin in full swing in September, an insider from PetroChina said Tuesday. No publisher admin 2009-06-16T12:39:02Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/hard-work-in-the-pipeline-for-pupils-heading-to-thailand May 9, 2009: GORDONSTOUN school pupils are gearing up for a June expedition to meet the Karen hill tribes in the mountains of north Thailand. No publisher admin 2009-05-09T18:04:21Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/china-to-build-myanmar-oil-gas-lines June 16, 2009: China will begin building oil and gas pipelines through Myanmar in September. The project will enable Myanmar to shorten the travel time for crude oil imports from the Middle East and Africa. No publisher admin 2009-06-16T12:39:48Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/foreign-public-money-funds-burma2019s-shwe-gas-development August 29, 2009: Billions of dollars of foreign public funds are to be invested in supporting development of Burma’s offshore gas reserves to feed China. No publisher admin 2009-08-29T17:53:26Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/army-abuse-on-pipeline-linked-to-total-chevron-business June 13, 2009: The gas pipeline along which the Burmese army is accused of extorting money from the local population and stealing land is linked to the Yadana offshore field operated by France’s Total and partly financed by Chevron of the United States. 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