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Call for oil companies to practice revenue transparency in Burma & company responses
In May 2010, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Total, Chevron, and the Petroleum Authority of Thailand Exploration & Production (PTTEP) to respond to an appeal for revenue transparency from their operations in Burma:
- “A Call for Total, Chevron, and PTTEP to Practice Revenue Transparency in Burma (Myanmar) [PDF]” – signed by 168 policy leaders, academics & scholars, Burmese & international NGOs, trade unions, 27 Apr 2010
- “Oil Companies in Burma Urged to Open Their Books” – EarthRights Intl. & Shwe Gas Movement, 27 Apr 2010
- “Pressure Mounts on Energy Giant Chevron to Disclose Revenue” – Marwaan Macan-Markar, Inter Press Service, 29 Apr 2010
- “ERI Releases Burma Pipeline Contracts” – EarthRights International, 5 May 2010
The companies responded as follows:
- Chevron response [PDF], 24 May 2010
- We have invited PTTEP to respond – we will post their response here, or indicate if they do not respond
- Total response [DOC], 21 May 2010
See also responses by Chevron, Total to a Sep 2009 report by EarthRights International, which alleged links between the companies' Yadana gas pipeline project and human rights abuses in Burma.