Australia's Cougar Energy to open Beijing office for China UCG Projects

Australia's Cougar Energy Ltd will open an office in Beijing to grow its underground coal gasification (UCG) projects in China and across the Asian region, the company announced on Wednesday.

Cougar says the Beijing office will be headed by Kevin Garner, who has been appointed as General Manager Asia from June 1, 2011.

Garner, a chartered engineer and Chinese resident, will be responsible for technical and operational aspects of executing the UCG projects.

Cougar on Wednesday also announced the appointment of Alyssa Liao as Commercial Adviser to the company.

Liao is a former private banker with UBS and HSBC and will be based in Shanghai, Cougar says.

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