The Burmese government will pick the winners bidding for 30 new energy exploration offshore blocks this month, a senior Thai Energy Ministry has said, with Thailand PTTEP vying with Petronas…
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Work resumes on China-backed pipelines
China pushes ahead with construction of oil and gas project despite ongoing fighting and displacement in northern Burma
Locals unanimously reject Shwe pipeline
100-plus interviewees tell rights group that they are against the trans-Burma oil and gas pipeline, as reports of abuses stack up
Norway ups Burma oil investments
Majority of increase targeted at companies with a stake in the Shwe pipeline, as campaigners criticise lack of ethical consideration
What can gas transparency do for Burma?
For the benefit of transitional justice, Burmese citizens and future governments have a right to know which foreign companies are propping up the junta
Five steps to democracy in Burma
Western governments must realise the power that dissidents inside and outside of Burma hold to act as agents of change against the regime