The China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) missed a May 30 target to finish oil and natural gas pipeline projects linking Myanmar and China. China's largest producer of oil and gas said…that it had completed work on the Myanmar section of the gas pipeline, but a small portion of work on the Myanmar side of the oil pipeline was still unfinished…[and] just over half of the work on both pipelines in China was done by late December…[A] source inside CNPC said the oil pipeline was supposed to start operating at the same time as refineries and chemical plants in Yunnan, but work on those projects has been halted due to public protests…[A professor] pointed out the oil and gas pipeline deals were signed between the military junta and the CNPC in 2009. "The military government…skimped the land compensation fees to residents," he said…Residents and non-governmental organizations protested against the projects over the impact they would have on farmland and the environment…CNPC also ran into problems back home…[I]n May this year, protests erupted in Kunming over residents' fears that chemical plants that were part of facilities that included refineries would impact public health. [mentions China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau, Myanmar Oil & Gas Enterprise] [Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited China National Petroleum Corporation to respond to concerns about the social & environmental impact of the pipeline. It has indicated that it is investigating the issue and will respond at a later date - we will indicate its response here].