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
politicians 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 ONGCs 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 Companys 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
Saddams 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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