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Article

30 Apr 2002

Author:
Prangtip Daorueng, Inter Press Service

Indonesia: Gas Project Promises Income

[contract for natural gas production in West Papua, a project between BP & Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina] - West Papuans Not Excited -...But many West Papuans feel that real benefit from the project is likely to go, as in the past, to Jakarta instead of their province, which remains among the poorest although it is home to a lot of multinational investments...Indeed, many activists have security and environmental fears about the natural gas project, given bitter experiences with past foreign investments drawn to the island