Socar to Invest $500 Million on Petchem Complex
(Wednesday, June 19, 2013) State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (Socar) will be investing some $500 million in the building of an oil and gas refining and petrochemicals complex in Garadagh, Socar Vice President Suleiman Gasymov said in an interview.

Pakistan's High Court Disposes of LNG Case
(Monday, June 17, 2013) The Supreme Court on Friday disposed of the multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) import contract case after the Ministry of Petroleum agreed in principle to scrap it.

India Aims to Boost LNG Imports
(Friday, June 14, 2013) India aims to import up to 20 million tons a year of liquefied natural gas, a government official said.

BG Group Wraps Up Sale of Gujarat Gas Stake
(Wednesday, June 12, 2013) BG Group Wednesday announced it has completed the sale of the Group's 65.12% holding in India's largest private natural gas distributor Gujarat Gas Company Limited (GGCL) for INR 24.6 billion or approximately $422 million at current exchange rates.

Petronas Plans to Invest $20 Bln in Canada Gas Project
(Tuesday, June 11, 2013) Petronas plans to invest $20 billion in its liquefied natural gas project in West Canada, one of the biggest investments aimed at capitalizing on cheap North American gas, a senior company official said Tuesday.

Foreign Utilities Begin to Pull the Plug on India Power Plans
(Tuesday, June 11, 2013) Cash-rich global power utilities, which were looking at India to fuel their growth ambition, are losing patience due to uncertainties in the sector and the slow pace of reform.

Official: Iran's Petchem Sector to Bypass Sanctions in Three Ways
(Monday, June 10, 2013) Iran's petrochemical sector is developing 3 ways to bypass, the managing director of the National Iranian Petrochemical Company Abdolhosein Bayat said on Sunday.

Idemitsu, Partners Approved Investment in Vietnam Refinery Project
(Wednesday, June 05, 2013) Idemitsu Kosan Co. and its partners have made a final investment decision on Vietnam's second oil refinery and secured $5 billion in project finance.

Consortium: Nabucco-West Pipeline Construction May Start in 2015
(Wednesday, June 05, 2013) Construction of the Nabucco-west gas pipeline may begin in 2015, if the Shah Deniz Consortium selects this pipeline as its route for the export of Azerbaijani gas to Europe, Nabucco CEO Reinhard Mitschek told the press in Baku on Wednesday.

Chinese Investment in Myanmar Falls Sharply
(Tuesday, June 04, 2013) The drop comes as China is wrapping up construction of its last ongoing large-scale investment project in Myanmar: the construction of two pipelines that will transport oil and natural gas from the Bay of Bengal through Myanmar into southern China.

Myanmar Officials: Pipeline to China Completed
(Tuesday, June 04, 2013) Myanmar's 800-kilometre gas pipeline from the western coast to the Chinese border has been completed on schedule, officials said Monday.

China to Tap into Burma with EUR 1.9B Pipeline
(Monday, June 03, 2013) Not far from Kunming in southwest China, building work is nearing completion on a EUR1.9 billion pipeline which will ship oil and gas from Burma to energy-hungry China and resolve some of China's pressing energy security needs.

Kerry to Discuss LNG on India Trip
(Tuesday, May 28, 2013) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit India on June 24, according to India's foreign secretary.

Petronas Exec: Decision on $20 Bln Petrochemical Project Delayed to 1Q 2014
(Wednesday, May 22, 2013) Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Bhd. has deferred for another three quarters a decision to proceed with what the government describes as one of the country's most important oil-and-gas projects.

More Violence Affects Final Stage Construction of Myanmar-China Pipeline
(Friday, May 17, 2013) Two Myanmar nationals working as subcontractors for CNPC were killed this week during shooting at a Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise compound near the Chinese border in the troubled Shan State of northern Myanmar.

Protests Against India LNG Project Refuse to Die Down
(Friday, May 17, 2013) Even though Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has given the green signal to the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) in the LNG-pipeline laying project in the state, it seems unlikely that protests against the project would die down soon.

Andhra Pradesh Gas to Sell 24% in LNG Project to Private Power Producers
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) Independent power producers, GMR, GVK and Lanco, have shown interest to buy stake in Andhra Pradesh government promoted re-gasified liquefied natural gas project.

Vietnamese President Okays Construction of Second Refinery Amid Criticism
(Wednesday, May 15, 2013) Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given in principle agreement to the construction of a large petroleum refinery, to be built by Thai oil and gas company PTT, in the Vietnamese special economic zone of Nhon Hoi, in Binh Dinh province.

Ambassador: SOCAR in Talks with Indonesia on Refinery Project
(Tuesday, May 14, 2013) Azerbaijan is in negotiations with Indonesia on a large oil refinery project, Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Indonesia Tamerlan Karayev told the Jakarta Post.

Commencement of the China-Myanmar Oil and Gas Pipelines May Be Delayed
(Tuesday, May 14, 2013) Operation of the Myanmar-China gas and oil pipeline may be delayed owing to recent clashes between government forces and ethnic militia fighters in Shan state, as well as 'fierce fighting' with the Kachin Independence Army, Reuters reported.