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Sep-Dec 2009
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Yangon warns US oil co against hunt in Bay of Bengal
October 6, 2009: DHAKA, A fresh confrontation appears to be brewing between Myanmar and Bangladesh as Yangon has warned the US energy giant ConocoPhillips against exploring an offshore block for Dhaka in Bay of Bengal, which it said were in disputed waters.
Junta Confiscates Land in Arakan State
November 18, 2009: About 50 traditional hand-dug oil wells and 10 acres of land were confiscated on Nov. 14 by the Burmese authorities in Kyuakphyu Township in Arakan State in western Burma, according to local sources.
Burma aims to double output
November 18, 2009: Burma aims to more than double its gas production within the next ten years, after the start up of Daewoo International’s Shwe project and PTTEP’s Zawitka project in May 2013.
Beijing in support of the Burmese junta
November 5, 2009: Beijing, Work on a new oil pipeline begins 770 km long from the port of Manday up to Yunnan. It will allow China to avoid the pirates of the Straits of Malacca. Thai activists fear use of forced labour.
Myanmar gas bypasses India, Bangladesh
December 17, 2009: In a conclusive move, Myanmar decided to sell its newly discovered offshore gas to China, dashing Indian and Bangladeshi hopes.
French Firm among Developers Moving into Shwe Gas Field
November 7, 2009: More foreign companies, including a French engineering specialist, have been hired to begin the multibillion dollar development of Burma’s Shwe offshore gas field.
China starts gas pipeline project in western Myanmar
November 7, 2009: Yangon, China has started building a workboat wharf as a first step in its project to construct a 771-kilometre overland gas pipeline from Myanmar's Rakhine state to Yunnan, state media reported Saturday.
Myanmar nationals protest against Chinese gas pipeline project
October 28, 2009: New Delhi, Myanmar nationals living in India staged a protest against the proposed Chinese gas pipeline in their country on Wednesday in New Delhi.
China urged to suspend disastrous pipelines in Myanmar
October 28, 2009: About 115 civil society organisations and political parties from 20 countries today submitted an open letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao, calling for the suspension of oil and gas pipelines through Myanmar to prevent rights abuses and regional instability, avoiding financial and image risks to China.
Dispute resolution, strategic partnership to better serve Bangladesh, Myanmar
November 14, 2009: IT is important to analyse the strategic landscape to understand the potential players, their interests, and the roles they are going to play if military conflicts break out between Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Dhaka to revive talks on Myanmar-India gas link
November 12, 2009: DHAKA, Bangladesh will restart negotiations over a long standing proposal for a pipeline across its territory that would take natural gas from Myanmar to India, a senior energy official said on Thursday.
Dhaka sends note to UN on maritime disputes with Myanmar
September 10, 2009: Bangladesh has sent a diplomatic note to the United Nations against maritime claims of Myanmar on the extended continental shelf in the Bay of Bengal and will soon register its protest against maritime claims of India.
Burmese generals pocket $5bn from Total oil deal
September 10, 2009: An impoverished nation is deprived as pipeline cash is deposited in foreign bank accounts, report claims. (Articles)
Junta Gas Profits Stashed in Singapore Banks: ERI
September 10, 2009: At a Bangkok press conference on Thursday, Earthrights International (ERI) launched two reports alleging that oil giants Total and Chevron are linked to “forced labor, killings, high-level corruption and authoritarianism” in Burma.
China's CNPC starts building Myanmar oil pipeline
November 4, 2009: Beijing, China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country's top oil producer, has kicked off construction of a pipeline across Myanmar that should give the Asian giant quicker access to oil supplies.
Myanmar's Neighbors Advance Pipeline Project
November 2, 2009: HSIPAW, Myanmar -- China and its neighbors are moving ahead on a multibillion-dollar oil-and-gas pipeline project that promises to greatly enhance the financial strength of Myanmar's military regime and boost its political clout in Asia.
A Look at Myanmar's History as Emerging Energy Supplier
November 2, 2009: Sandwiched in between China and India, two of the world's biggest new sources of energy demand, Myanmar is believed to have significant untapped reserves of natural gas. But its tangled history of government restrictions and, more recently, allegations of human-rights violations have limited outside investment to develop its resources.
SKorea shipbuilder wins Myanmar gas deal order
November 2, 2009: SEOUL, South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder, said Monday it has won a 1.4 billion dollar deal to build an offshore gas platform in Myanmar.
Maritime Boundaries: Dhaka yet to Counter Indian Claims
September 15, 2009: Bangladesh will take time, at least several months, to raise its objection at the United Nations to New Delhi’s claim over certain areas in the Bay of Bengal which has led to a dispute over demarcating maritime boundaries between the two neighbours.
More gas supply interruptions cause headaches for Egat
September 16, 2009: Just one month after a gas pipeline leak touched off a chain of events that led to flooding in Kanchanaburi, supplies from two pipelines to power plants in the western and southern provinces were disrupted last weekend, with total damage estimated at 1 billion baht.
