http://shwe.org News and data collection between September - December 2005 daily 1 2006-11-16T16:30:07Z http://shwe.org/archives/gail-in-talks-to-buy-500-mn-e-p-company From Our Commodities Bureau / Mumbai : December 24, 2005 : GAIL India is scouting to acquire a mid-sized oil exploration and production (E&P) company worth $500 million, and is in talks with three companies for the purpose. No publisher admin 2008-11-13T20:43:36Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/gail-starts-talks-with-myanmar-for-gas-share Jyoti Mukul, From New Delhi : December 19, 2005 : GAIL (India) has started negotiations with the Myanmar government to buy its share of natural gas from A-1 block in that country. Myanmar had earlier agreed to consider GAIL as the preferential buyer of gas from the block. No publisher admin 2008-11-13T20:43:19Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/activists-to-protest-indian-oil-and-gas-investments-in-burma Nem Davies, From Mizzima News : December 15, 2005 : Burmese democracy activists and lobby groups will protest Indian oil and gas investment in Burma on Saturday morning at a rally in Janta Manta Park, New Delhi. No publisher admin 2008-11-13T20:42:55Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/energy-hungry-india-keen-to-explore-have-access-to-oil-rich-sources-says-minister From New Delhi : December 13, 2005 : Oil Minister Mani Shankar Aiyer said on Tuesday that New Delhi is keen to explore and access oil-rich Central Asia, Iran, Myanmar along with countries like Indonesia, Australia and Qatar, to fulfill supplies for energy-hungry India. No publisher admin 2008-11-13T20:42:35Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/delhi-may-accept-dhaka-s-terms Sharier Khan, From The Daily Star, Bangladesh : December 10, 2005 : New Delhi may reconsider its objections to Bangladesh proposals on the tri-nation gas pipeline and accept the three conditions put earlier, it has been reliably learnt. No publisher admin 2008-11-13T20:42:07Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/india-to-host-bimstec-meeting-of-officials-on-regional-grid From New Delhi : December 9, 2005 : Initiating the first step to explore the possibility of a trans-BIMSTEC power transmission grid, India will host later this month a meeting of senior officials and experts to discuss the technical matters related to the issue. No publisher admin 2008-11-13T20:41:56Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/south-korea-looking-for-engineers-in-the-pipeline Song Jung-a, From !!!News Agency's Name!!! : December 8, 2005 : The strong oil price is making happy people of not only global oil producers but also South Korean construction companies. A boom in overseas construction, especially in the Middle East, has boosted the profits of Korean contractors, who are suffering from dwindling orders at home. No publisher admin 2008-11-13T20:41:34Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/india-russia-evoke-strategic-partnership From AFP : December 7, 2005 Wednesday : MOSCOW, Dec 6: Russia and India intensified cooperation on defence and energy as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin on Tuesday and evoked a 'strategic Partnership,' "We have a very special relationship when it comes to matters related to defence," Manmohan Singh said at the start of the meeting, referring to a 'strategic partnership' between the two countries. No publisher admin 2008-11-13T20:40:35Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/indian-oil-minister-to-meet-norway-prime-minister Himendra Kumar, From FWN Financial News : Wednesday, December 07, 2005 : Indian Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar is scheduled to meet Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg at 0700 GMT in New Delhi Thursday, a senior Indian government official said Wednesday. No publisher admin 2008-11-13T20:40:44Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/ongc-videsh-to-buy-45-stake-in-nigeria-s-akpo-field From AFX News Limited : Wednesday, December 07, 2005 : ONGC Videsh is set to acquire a 45% stake in Nigeria's Akpo oil and gas field for about US $2 billion, the Economic Times reported, without citing sources. No publisher admin 2008-11-13T20:41:27Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/total-resolves-tax-dispute-over-kharyaga-psc From Total : Wednesday, December 07, 2005 : Total reports the resolution, out of court and as a result of constructive negotiations with representatives of the Russian Federal Government and Administration of the Nenets Autonomous Region, of all issues in regards to the Kharyaga Production Sharing Contract which were the subject of an international arbitration in Stockholm. No publisher admin 2008-11-11T13:17:32Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/india-and-china-an-energy-team Vandana Hari, From Platts Oilgram News : Tuesday, December 06, 2005 : India's globe-trotting Oil Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar is paving the way for what could become the cornerstone of his unique brand of oil diplomacy during a trip to Beijing in January, 2006. Aiyar plans to sign a broad memorandum of understanding with Ma Kai, chairman of China's state energy policy planner, the National Development Reform Commission, that would have the competing Asian giants join hands in their quest for energy resources. No publisher admin 2008-11-13T20:39:45Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/indian-oil-improves-to-21st-posn-in-patts-world-energy-rankings From New Delhi : December 6, 2005 : State-owned Indian Oil Corporation has moved five places to occupy the 21st position in the Patts Top 250 Global Energy Company ranking. No publisher admin 2008-11-13T20:40:06Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/ongc-hires-floating-unit-to-replace-bhn-platform Paul Cuckoo, From The Economic Times, India : Tuesday, December 06, 2005 : ONGC has hired a floating facility for production, storage and offloading of oil to replace the BHN platform, that was ravaged by a fire in July this year. No publisher admin 2008-11-13T20:40:10Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/ongc-and-bg-india-strengthen-relationship From ONGC : Friday, December 02, 2005 : Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) and BG Exploration and Production India Limited (BGEPIL) have reached agreement to jointly operate three offshore deepwater exploration blocks on the east coast of India. No publisher admin 2008-11-13T20:38:43Z News Item