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Thursday December 2, 5:32 am Eastern Time=20
Unocal says no plan for new investments in Myanmar
BANGKOK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Unocal Thailand (NYSE:UCL - news) said on =
Thursday it had no plan for new investments in projects in Myanmar, but =
would continue with its existing Yadana natural gas project in the =
country.=20

``We abide by the (U.S government's) sanctions. There will be no new =
investment project in Myanmar for the time being,'' Randy Howard, Unocal =
Thailand president told Reuters in an interview.=20

``But we have a pre-existing project that we would continue to =
participate in,'' he said.=20

Unocal is a developer and operator of the offshore Yadana gas field in =
Myanmar, which was developed before the U.S. imposed sanctions on the =
country, accusing its military government of widespread human rights =
abuses and curbing democracy in the country.=20






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plan for new investments in projects in Myanmar, but would continue with =
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existing Yadana natural gas project in the country.=20
<P>``We abide by the (U.S government's) sanctions. There will be no new=20
investment project in Myanmar for the time being,'' Randy Howard, Unocal =

Thailand president told Reuters in an interview.=20
<P>``But we have a pre-existing project that we would continue to =
participate=20
in,'' he said.=20
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Myanmar, which was developed before the U.S. imposed sanctions on the =
country,=20
accusing its military government of widespread human rights abuses and =
curbing=20
democracy in the country.=20
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