…[M]ultinationals such as Shell cited their code of ethics on human rights and transparency as holding them back in investing in Burma. They called for reform of the state agency Myanma Oil & Gas Enterprise (MOGE) which has been linked to underhand deals, land theft and forced labor under the former military regime. Chinese and other Asian oil companies have had no such compunctions. CNPC has a joint venture with MOGE to build…pipelines through Burma…into China…Human rights groups claim thousands of Burmese soldiers providing security along the pipelines’ route are continuing to seize land and coerce local people to provide labor…Thousands of farmers and fishermen affected by the Shwe gas project have “lost their livelihoods, and are displaced,” [NGO] BankTrack said. [refers to Shell] [Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited CNPC & MOGE to respond - but the companies did not do so.]