November 22, 2013 | Malaysia
A consortium of Indian oil and natural gas companies including the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s overseas arm – ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) – the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), and Oil India Limited (OIL), has decided not to...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Malaysia
Three consortiums of international and local oil and gas players have been pre-qualified for the development of the offshore facilities for the first phase of the North Malay basin field in Malaysia. These consortiums are: A...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Malaysia
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) has granted Lundin Malaysia BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lundin Petroleum AB, its approval to develop the Bertam field. For Lundin Petroleum, the Bertam field is the first development...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)
Laos and Thailand plan to develop the sixth bridge across the Mekong river to connect Saravane province in Laos and Ubon Ratchathani province in Thailand. Currently, there are four bridges traversing the Mekong River, which link...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)
The upgradation of National Road No. 4 to connect Luang Prabang and the Xayaboury provinces is expected to be partially completed by early 2014. About 75 per cent of the construction work has been completed so far. The 367 km...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)
The Ministry of Energy and Mines has approved the feasibility study and expansion of the Nam Ang Tabeng hydropower project. The work will be carried out by Velcan Energy that secured the contract in March 2011. The contract...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Indonesia
The Indonesian government has decided to halt the issuance of new flight permits for any new players in the growing domestic aviation industry, due to the country’s insufficient air transportation infrastructure. NAM Air, Jatayu...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Indonesia
Construction of the long-awaited urban railway in Jakarta began in October 2013. The first phase of the 15.7 km mass rapid transit line from the city’s southern neighbourhood of Lebak Bulus to downtown Jakarta includes seven...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Indonesia
State telecommunication operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia completed the sale of its subsidiary, Indonusa Telemedia (TelkomVision), to Trans Corpora, a subsidiary of CT Corpora. The sale of the 80 per cent stake of TelkomVision...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Indonesia
PT XL Axiata is scheduled to complete the construction of its new base transceiver stations (BTSs) and the installation of optic fibre cables by December 2013. The company is laying an additional 9,000 km of OFC to add to its...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Indonesia
State-run port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III has invested Rp 141.7 billion in the construction of a new yard for handling liquid bulk at the Gresik in East Java. The new yard will enable the port to handle nearly 500,000...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Indonesia
Japanese diversified holding company Sumitomo Corporation has won a deal to build a 35 MW unit for a geothermal plant in Indonesia. The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract was awarded by local firm PT...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Indonesia
The Indonesian government has appointed a special team for the purpose of speeding up the construction of oil refineries in the country. The team will support and monitor the building plans of oil refineries and give...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Indonesia
According to reports, the Indonesian government has rejected the state-run oil and gas company PT Pertamina’s proposal to purchase another state-run gas distributor, Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN). The understanding behind the...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Cambodia
The Nakhonchai Air Company is planning to launch bus services in Cambodia and Myanmar by early 2014. The firm is in talks with officials from Cambodia and Myanmar and is studying the regulations on public transport in the two...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Cambodia
Cambodia will build a 260 km long modern railway line to connect the capital city Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and the Sihanouk provinces. The China Railway Construction Corporation will provide assistance for the construction works,...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Cambodia
The cargo throughput of Cambodia’s state-owned Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) rose by 22 per cent year on year to 85,100 containers in the first nine months of 2013. PPAP’s terminal in Cambodia’s Kandal province, which opened...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Cambodia
Thailand’s PTT Plc has received a concession extension from the Cambodian government to sell aviation fuel in the country. Consequently, the company will continue selling fuel at the Phnom Penh and Siem Reap airports till 2017....
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Cambodia
The Chinese government will provide a loan of $1.67 billion to finance Cambodia’s first oil refinery. Specifically, the state-controlled Exim Bank of China will lend Cambodian Petrochemical Company the funds to build the...
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013 | Brunei
Brunei National Petroleum Company Sendirian Berhad (Petroleum Brunei) has formed an oilfield services partnership venture with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). The deal was endorsed by both the countries...
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