ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation) did not respond to: Shwe Gas Movement rejoinder to companies regarding report claiming displacement, forced labour, violence, deaths in construction of gas pipeline.

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• Related in-depth areas: Shwe Gas Movement Report - September 2011
• This is a non response from the following companies: ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation)

Shwe Gas Movement report: "Sold Out: Launch of China pipeline project unleashes abuse across Burma" - includes company responses, Shwe Gas Movement's rejoinder

Author: Compiled by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

On 5 September Shwe Gas Movement...issued the report: "Sold Out: Launch of China pipeline project unleashes abuse across Burma". The report alleges human rights abuses taking place in the construction of the Shwe gas pipeline, including displacement,...

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• Related stories: Burma: NGOs organise "Global Day of Action Against the Shwe and China-Burma Pipelines Project", March 1
• Related in-depth areas: Latest news on conflict & peace Shwe Gas Movement Report - September 2011
• Related companies: China International Trust and Investment (CITIC) China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Daewoo International (part of Posco) GAIL (Gas Authority of India Ltd.) HydroChina Hyundai Heavy Industries KOGAS (Korea Gas Corporation) Myanmar Golden Crown Myanmar Oil & Gas Enterprise (MOGE) ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation) Posco

E.U. sanctions force Shell to leave Syria

Author: Javier Blas, Financial Times

Royal Dutch Shell said...it will “cease” activities in Syria after the European Union blacklisted three state-owned Syrian oil companies in an effort to raise the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad’s regime...The Syrian groups are the local...

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• Related in-depth areas: Latest news on conflict & peace Syria
• Related companies: China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Gulfsands ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation) Shell Total

ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation) did not respond to: Shwe Gas Movement report claims displacement, forced labour, violence, deaths in the construction of the gas pipeline.

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• Related in-depth areas: Shwe Gas Movement Report - September 2011
• This is a non response from the following companies: ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation)

Inflammable gas coming out of land near ONGC well in Gujarat [India]

Author: PTI

Two months after water gushed out from earth, a foul-smelling, inflammable gas is now coming out of the place in Olpad town in the district. The open plot of land…where the gas was noticed… is near the well number 4 of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation...

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• Related companies: ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation)

West needs to treat sanctions against Syria with caution

Author: [opinion] Robin Mills, in The National [United Arab Emirates]

Oil could be a key factor in pushing the financially shaky regime over the edge...Oil production is dominated by the state-owned Syrian Petroleum Company, and some foreign companies: Royal Dutch Shell with partners the China National Petroleum...

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• Related stories: EU, US likely to expand sanctions to target oil & gas revenues that diplomat says are "facilitating" govt.'s abuses
• Related in-depth areas: Latest news on conflict & peace
• Related companies: China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Gulfsands ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation) Shell Suncor Total

Burma: EarthRights report alleges Chinese, Korean, Indian oil firms linked to abuses at Shwe pipeline - includes company responses

Author: Compiled by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

On 29 March 2011 EarthRights International released a report, entittled "The Burma-China Pipelines: Human Rights Violations, Applicable Law, and Revenue Secrecy", which "link[ed] major Chinese and Korean companies to widespread land confiscation, and...

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• Related in-depth areas: Chinese firms' impacts abroad EarthRights report alleging abuses involving Chinese, Korean, Indian oil firms - Mar 2011 Labour issues Land Rights & Displacements Southeast Asia
• Related companies: Daewoo International (part of Posco) GAIL (Gas Authority of India Ltd.) KOGAS (Korea Gas Corporation) Myanmar Oil & Gas Enterprise (MOGE) ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation)

It's time for Indian companies to act more ethically

Author: Nishika Patel, Guardian

India has already made some progress on the responsible investment front. Companies such as Yes Bank, Tata Steel, IDFC and ONGC have incorporated sustainability and, according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), about 56 Indian companies include...

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• Related in-depth areas: Tools & Guidance
• Related companies: ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation) Tata Group Yes Bank