[Assam] Halliburton's entry to Assam

[Chan Mahanta]

Hi Chitta:

I don't know enough about Halliburton to comment 
on its qualifications or the wisdom of hiring 
them for whatever by whoever.  I remember 
something vaguely about the Davol fiasco. 
Perhaps more knowledgeable people will explain 
that to you.

But Brindabon Goswami and others in politics  who 
ought to look out for   Assam's interests ought 
to question  India's rights over Assam's natural 
resources or its authority to exploit it on their 
terms.

c-da











At 8:05 PM -0700 7/4/07, chittaranjan pathak wrote:
>Mahanta da
>What is your comment on the statement by this 
>Assamese politician on Halliburton. Being a 
>technocrat, American citizen you may be in a 
>better position to comment whether the 
>politician’s statement has any basis. Please 
>give us your comment on this.
>Regards
>  Halliburton likely to explore oil
>Entry may spell doom for NE: AGP
>By our Staff Reporter
>GUWAHATI, July 1: The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) 
>has alleged that the entry of US company 
>Halliburton, known for its involvement in 
>building and maintenance of military support 
>bases for US Army in Iraq, into the North East 
>India for oil drilling would spell doom for the 
>region. AGP chief Brindabon Goswami said, “A 
>controversial company is being brought into the 
>region. It should be stopped immediately”. He 
>urged the Prime Minister to intervene in the 
>matter, halt the ONGC’s move to give access to 
>the US oil company into Asom and the North-east 
>and to conduct an inquiry if there was any kind 
>of secret deal (kick back) between any 
>politician of India and the US company.
>Talking to newsmen in the city today, Goswami 
>linked the proposed entry of Halliburton into NE 
>to the East India Company’s entry that had cost 
>the country its freedom.
>Talking to newsmen in the city today, Goswami 
>said that non-resident Asomiyas also expressed 
>concern over the entry of Halliburton, and the 
>AGP would hold talks with other political 
>parties and organizations to make a united 
>effort to stop the move. The Oil and Natural Gas 
>Corporation (ONGC) had proposed to bring in 
>Halliburton for oil drilling into the North-east 
>as part of its proposed Rs 90 billion investment 
>in oil and gas projects in the region. Basically 
>an infrastructure building company, Halliburton 
>is engaged in engineering and construction 
>industries in the energy sector and managing 
>logistics for military operations, among its 
>forays into various fields. It had come under 
>heavy criticism for its part in the Iraq war, 
>where it was entrusted with oil fields and 
>providing logistic support to the US Army. The 
>company is alleged to have failed in fixing the 
>oil fields, the primary responsibility assigned 
>to it in Iraq. The AGP claimed that oil drilling 
>was never a speciality of the company, and its 
>proposed involvement for the purpose in the 
>North-east smacked of ulterior motives of those 
>who awarded the contracts in ONGC and Government.
>There is also an allegation that Hallibuton was 
>engaged in secret business dealings with 
>Saddam’s regime by selling Iraq oil production 
>equipment and spare parts to get the Iraqi oil 
>fields up and running, Goswami said quoting 
>confidential UN records.
>
>
>
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