Production sharing contract inked

YANGON, 26 Jan — The Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise of the Ministry of Energy and CNOOC Myanmar Limited of the People’s Republic of China signed a production sharing contract on exploration of oil and natural gas at Block No C-1 (Indaw-Yenan Region), and Block No C-2 (Shwebo-Monywa Region) in the inland areas and Block M-2 in Mottama Offshore region at the Traders Hotel yesterday evening.

Present at the signing ceremony were Minister for Finance and Revenue Maj-Gen Hla Tun, Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen Sein Htwa, Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein, Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi, Chairman of Myanmar Investment Commission Minister for Science and Technology U Thaung, Deputy Chairman of MIC Minister for Electric Power Maj-Gen Tin Htut, Attorney-General U Aye Maung, Deputy Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Than Htay, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Li Jinjun, Singaporean Ambassador Mr T Jasudasen, Executive Director and Chairman of CNOOC Myanmar Ltd Mr Zhou Shouwei, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corp Mr Wang Shihong, guests and departmental officials.

Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi delivered an opening address. Executive Director and Chairman of CNOOC Ltd Mr Zhou Shouwei, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CHC & EC Mr Wang Shihong and Managing Director of MOGE U San Lwin expressed thanks.

Afterwards, the Managing Director and the Executive Director and Chairman of CNOOC Myanmar Ltd exchanged the documents.

Next, the Energy Minister and Minister U Thaung presented the permits of Ministry of Energy and Myanmar Investment Commission to the Executive Director and Chairman of CNOOC.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/
 

Agricultural Statistics and Information in ASEAN+3 Countries meeting continues

YANGON, 26 Jan —The Meeting of Directors- General of Agricultural Statistics and Information in ASEAN+3 Countries and the Third Focal Point Meeting of AFSIS Project continued at Kandawgyi Palace Hotel this morning.

During the meeting, representatives of Lao PDR, Malaysia and Vietnam presented as to the holding of meeting at national level and those of China, Japan and Korea held discussions giving lectures on project courses and arrangements to be made for the project in 2005.

There had been discussions on financial report during 2004 and arrangements to be made for sharing the funds in 2005.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/
 

4th MICT Week-2005 continues

YANGON, 26 Jan — The 4th MICT Week-2005 continued at MICT Park in Hline Township today.

Those who are interested in ICT, service personnel, entrepreneurs, teachers, students and people visited the booths.

A total of 14 booths of the ministries and 196 booths of ICT companies are being put on display. At the MICT Park, talks on IT Product Presentation were held. In the afternoon, U Thein Htut, U Wai Lin Kyaw and U Zaw Htut of Myanmar Language Research Lab gave lectures on Myanmar language at the Third Generation Myanmar Software Workshop.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/

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