http://shwe.org News and data collection between September - December 2008 daily 1 2006-11-16T16:30:07Z http://shwe.org/archives/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. No publisher admin 2009-10-06T17:55:35Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/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. No publisher admin 2009-11-18T15:25:10Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/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. No publisher admin 2009-11-18T15:25:54Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/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. No publisher admin 2009-11-05T16:55:01Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/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. No publisher admin 2009-12-16T21:38:31Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/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. No publisher admin 2009-11-07T22:04:21Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/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. No publisher admin 2009-11-07T22:05:43Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/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. No publisher admin 2009-10-30T16:19:26Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/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. No publisher admin 2009-10-30T16:19:25Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/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. No publisher admin 2009-11-14T18:46:54Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/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. No publisher admin 2009-11-14T18:59:36Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/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. No publisher admin 2009-09-23T06:25:36Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/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) No publisher admin 2009-09-23T06:27:51Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/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. No publisher admin 2009-09-23T06:37:06Z News Item http://shwe.org/archives/chinas-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. No publisher admin 2009-11-05T16:53:31Z News Item