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Viewing cable 07RANGOON600, BURMA'S SHWE GAS GOES TO CHINA, MAYBE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07RANGOON600 2007-06-21 02:31 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Rangoon
VZCZCXRO1282
OO RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHNH
DE RUEHGO #0600/01 1720231
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 210231Z JUN 07
FM AMEMBASSY RANGOON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6192
INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 1452
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 0349
RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA 4560
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 1960
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 3897
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 7444
RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE 0624
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 4996
RUEHCN/AMCONSUL CHENGDU 1146
RUDKIA/AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI TH 1006
RUEHCI/AMCONSUL KOLKATA 0009
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 3160
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0806
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 RANGOON 000600 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/MLS; 
PACOM FOR FPA 
TREASURY FOR OASIA:SCHUN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ENRG ECON PGOV BM
SUBJECT: BURMA'S SHWE GAS GOES TO CHINA, MAYBE 
 
REF: A. RANGOON 0313 
     B. 06 RANGOON 1704 
 
RANGOON 00000600  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
1. (U) Summary: During his recent visit to China, 
Lt.Gen.Thein Sein, State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) 
Secretary-1, said arrangements were made for the export of 
 
SIPDIS 
natural gas from Burma to China.  The GOB has not officially 
confirmed the decision, but Thein Sein's remarks were carried 
in the government press.  This information, if accurate, 
would signal that China has won the international competition 
for rights to natural gas from Burma's promising offshore 
Shwe fields.  China's growing investment and involvement in 
infrastructure projects in Burma were also highlighted during 
Thein Sein's visit. End summary. 
 
HAS CHINA WON THE SHWE FIELDS GAS CONTEST? 
------------------------------------------ 
 
2. (U) On June 5-10, Lt. Gen. Thein Sein, Secretary-1 of the 
State Peace and Development Council and acting Prime 
Minister, led a large delegation of ministers, officials, and 
business cronies to Beijing and Yunnan Province, China on a 
"goodwill visit."  Government press described meetings with 
representatives from China's National People's Congress, 
Yunnan People's Congress, Chinese officials and 
entrepreneurs. On June 6, at a meeting attended by Thein Sein 
and the Vice Chairman of a Chinese National People's Congress 
committee, SPDC Director General Col. Kyaw Kyaw Win and 
Petrochina Company Vice Chairman, Liao Yongyuan signed one 
MoU on Burma-China Natural Gas Cooperation, and another on a 
Feasibility Study of Joint Development of a Crude Oil 
Pipeline in Burma. 
 
3. (U) At a June 8 meeting, Thein Sein announced that the two 
countries would continue to explore cooperation in mining, 
hydroelectric power, and tourism, then said arrangements were 
made to export natural gas from Burma.  The quote is buried 
mid-paragraph in the Burmese press, but international media 
have picked up the story, and trumpeted China's win in the 
hotly contested bid to win the supply of natural gas from 
Burma's Shwe fields, located off the Rakhine coast. Other 
contenders included India, Thailand, South Korea and Japan 
(ref B). Press reports stated that the GOB recently rejected 
India's offer to match the price proposed by China.  The GOB 
has not officially confirmed the decision. 
 
4. (U) China plans to build a $1 billion gas pipeline from 
Kyauk Phyu on the Rakhine coast, to Kunming in Yunnan 
Province (ref B).  In January 2007, China National Petroleum 
Corp. (CNPC) and the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise began a 
feasibility study for a shipping terminal and a gas pipeline 
(ref A).  In March 2007, the GOB signed an MoU with the 
President of PetroChina to sell gas from the Shwe fields via 
pipeline, though the press reports that Burmese officials 
later said the agreement was only in principle. 
 
5. (U) The MoU signed during Thein Sein's visit would cover 
the addition of an oil pipeline from the deepwater port of 
Sittwe, also on the Rakhine coast, to Kunming, where Chinese 
officials have stated the intent to build an oil refinery. 
China will provide an $83 million loan to Burma to develop 
the oil sector.  On June 19, CNPC proposed an extension of 
the oil pipeline from Kunming to Chongqing. 
 
6. (U) During Thein Sein's visit, Chinese and Burmese 
officials also highlighted infrastructure projects that link 
the countries, including a road under construction (the old 
Burma Road built by U.S. General Stilwell), from Yunnan 
 
RANGOON 00000600  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
Province to Myitkyina, source of the Ayeyarawady River in 
northern central Burma, and a potential railroad link.  Thein 
Sein said that combining Chinese technology with Burmese 
natural resources would benefit both countries. 
 
ENERGY - THE ONLY VIABLE SECTOR 
------------------------------- 
 
7. (SBU) Cumulative approvals for Chinese investment in Burma 
jumped from a total of $194 million in October 2006 to $475 
million by March 2007, according to the most recent 
statistics that the government gathers, but does not publish. 
 With the increase, China moved from the eleventh to the 
sixth position in investment approvals. Over the same time 
period, the number of oil and gas projects approved by the 
GOB rose from 73 to 82, and added $400 million to the overall 
planned investment in the sector.  Thailand is in first 
position, bolstered by the $6 billion approval for hydro 
power projects on the Salween River.  Most approved projects 
are never realized, though some of the recent investment 
proposals to explore offshore gas reserves have resulted in 
concrete investment. 
 
8. (SBU) Currently, the oil and gas industry is the only 
profitable sector in the Burmese economy, confirmed an 
embassy source and former PriceWaterhouseCooper 
representative (PROTECT).  He noted that most foreign 
companies are leaving, and his only new clients, from Korea 
and India, are in the natural gas business.  He described the 
process used by the GOB to grant rights to explore potential 
new offshore fields.  He said that companies approach the GOB 
with offers first for rights to conduct feasibility studies, 
then for exploration, and then for production and profit 
sharing.  The regime grants rights for each phase separately. 
 The GOB imposes conditions on the projects, including the 
amount of money that investors must spend, the number of 
Burmese they must hire and a strict time limitation. 
Investors must pay substantial "government fees" all along 
the way, he said.  The final decision on customer and price 
is negotiated with the producers, but ultimately decided by 
the GOB. 
 
9. (SBU) Until recently, he said, projects were first 
approved by the Ministry of Energy, then by the Investment 
Commission and, finally by the Trade Policy Council (TPC). 
Now, he said, the TPC under Vice Senior General Maung Aye has 
lost some of its authority, and that Senior General Than Shwe 
personally approves all oil and gas decisions. 
 
10. (SBU) Comment:  The regime has not officially committed 
to sell the gas to China, but it has taken numerous steps in 
that direction, leading most believe the decision has been 
made.  The Indians have let us know of their extreme 
irritation, since they were willing to pay more than the 
Chinese.  The delays and lack of clarity may be an effort to 
squeeze as much cash up front from the project before making 
the final announcement.  Most observers believe this deal was 
a quid pro quo for China's veto of the UNSC Resolution on 
Burma last January.  Thus it signals ever closer Burma - 
China relations through political, economic and 
infrastructure ties.  End comment. 
VILLAROSA