Kevin's note: There are some guidelines, rules and regulations for
transportation of dangerous and inflammable goods on the Mekong River, but
in case there is an accident, who will be liable to the damages created to
the ecosystem and the people relying on the river? So far, I cannot find all
the answers from those documents.

The major guidelines, rules and regulations involved are:
Regulations on the investigation and handling of waterborne traffic
accidents of the Lancang-Mekong River (Chapter VI Settlement of Civil
Disputes)
Rules on Water Transport Administration on the Lancang-Mekong River
Regulations on Safe Navigation of Vessels on the Lancang-Mekong River


China's Sinopec to buy LPG from Thailand's PTT
(Source: Wen Wei Po newspaper (Hong Kong), 1 April 2005)

The Yunnan-Guizhou-Guangxi Oil Exploration Bureau of China's Sinopec Group
has signed an agreement today on the trade of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
with Thailand's PTT Company. The director of the bureau, Lei Wenju said,
according to the agreement, the bureau will transport 2,400 tonnes of LPG on
land. On the completion of the first phase of the 100,000 tonne-Jinghong gas
terminal, the LPG will be transported through the Lancang-Mekong navigation
channel. The import will be expanded according to the market demand.

Mr. Lei said, using this agreement as the starting point, the bureau will
establish a long-term relationship on energy cooperation with PTT, including
LPG exploration, trade of LPG, oil products and other oil by-products.

In the second half of 2003, the bureau planned to build a terminal in
Jinghong, which can handle 3,000 tonnes of oil and 2,000 tonnes of LPG, as
the major outlet for LPG water transport channel between Yunnan and
Southeast Asia. Early this year, the construction project started, and will
be partly completed within this year.

(Translated by Kevin Li)

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