Transcripción del resumen del autor. Myanmar is both a dream and a nightmare for energy companies. First, it is undoubtedly resource rich. According to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, the country had 17.5tn cf of proven natural gas reserves at the end of 2008, roughly the same as Vietnam. Yet it is ruled by a pariah military regime that is accused of gross human rights violations. Both the European Union (EU) and the US have imposed stiff economic sanctions on Myanmar while human rights groups lobby tirelessly, pressuring overseas companies working in the country to spend money on damage control to their corporate image. Dinah Gardner reports.

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