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Thai state-controlled oil and gas major takes over French stake in Myanmar gas field
Thailand’s PTT Exploration & Production (PTTEP), a unit of Thai state-controlled oil and gas giant PTT, will be taking over the stake of French...
French, US energy giants exit Myanmar as junta-ruled country slips further into chaos
France’s TotalEnergies and US-headquartered Chevron, two of the world’s largest energy conglomerates, announced on January 21 that they were ceasing all operations in Myanmar.
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Cambodia to extract and export its own crude oil
After nearly two decades of discussions and proposals,
Cambodia has announced it will begin to extract oil for...
Gas sector tops Myanmar’s export earnings with more than $3b
The gas sector has topped Myanmar’s export earnings with $3.2 billion this financial year (March-end), according to the ministry of commerce, Eleven Myanmar reported.
Myanmar’s...
Myanmar selects oil firms for 20 offshore blocks
Myanmar's Ministry of Energy announced a final list of top oil companies selected for exploring oil and gas at Myanmar's 20 offshore blocks on...
AmCham opens Myanmar chapter
The American Chamber of Commerce launched its Myanmar chapter in Yangon at the end of October, the US Embassy said in a statement.
The US...
CSR forum sheds light on growth challenges
The Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility, to be held in Bali, Indonesia, from September 23 to 24, 2013, will highlight the challenges of...
US embraces Myanmar to absorb Chinese influence
China is quickly losing its footing in Myanmar. No longer the subject of international castigation, the Southeast Asian nation, once firmly held in the...
Geothermal energy: Indonesia shows some latent steam
One of the world’s most volcanically active countries, Indonesia has a daunting geography that, though at times self destructive, could be harnessed with modern...
Myanmar’s energy sector needs reforms
In the wake of sound domestic growth, Myanmar’s energy sector is firmly catching international attention due to its huge potential. However, the country needs deeper economic reforms to protect investments.
Renewables: The brighter solution for the Gulf
Qatar-based GreenGulf is a renewable energy company that develops and manages large-scale renewable energy assets in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Inside Investor wanted to know more from the CEO.
Top US firms meet to analyse Philippines
Members of the US business elite representing the heads of major companies were briefed of the challenges and opportunities present in the Philippines’ mining,...
Vice President: Indonesia will move on
Indonesia is on a sustainable growth path despite some structural and policy-related domestic challenges, Dr. Boediono, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, said...
Action club
Inside Investor met with Peter Perfecto, Executive Director of the Makati Business Club which represents over 800 top executives in the Philippines.
Total gets sour with Indonesia investment
Shortly after oil giant Chevron has said it might reduce investments in Indonesia due to unfavourable investment conditions, French oil company Total has expressed...
US targets investments in the Philippines
Top-notch companies from the US have been on a business delegation to the Philippines from January 23 to 25 to identify investment opportunities in...
Myanmar opens bids for 18 oil blocks
A much-anticipated initiation to bid on oil exploration licenses for 18 of Myanmar’s onshore oil blocks has been released, the country’s Ministry of Energy...
Cambodia postpones oil production start
Cambodia has postponed the start of oil production by four years to 2016, backing away for the first time from its claims that oil...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...