31.   Two European companies have begun the first seismic surveys for oil and gas exploration carried out off the Bangladesh coast, officials said Sunday.

32.   It will take between eight months and a year to complete site selection, Yim said, adding that two full-fledged inspections would follow the first site survey.

33.   The first site surveys for the new LWRs, to be mainly funded by South Korea, are now underway at Shinpo on the northeast coast of North Korea.