Texaco Inc might sell natgas field (r)

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Subject: TEXACO INC MIGHT SELL NATGAS FIELD OF BURMA

Tuesday May 13 2:19 PM EDT 

Texaco Inc might sell natgas field off Burma

RYE BROOK, NY, May 13 (Reuter)- Texaco chief executive Peter Bijur said at
the company's
annual shareholders meeting that the company would consider selling its
Andaman Sea natural gas
stake offshore Burma. 

"We have prepared financial data...including the possibility of a sale to a
third party," Bijur said. 

Protestors have called for Texaco to exit Burma because of the country's
military dictatorship.