Cambodia Targets Offshore Oil Output
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Cambodia is expecting U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. to begin developing the country’s first offshore oil field early next year, and hopes the nation will become a regional hot spot for oil and gas investment.
Even though Cambodia has a vast amount of untapped oil and gas resources, development has been slow after emerging from the Khmer Rouge rule.
Chevron has already drilled 18 wells at Block A off Cambodia’s coast, but has not yet reached full terms for development. Under a product-sharing agreement, the government will likely receive most of the revenue from the project.
Cambodia has already licensed blocks to state-run Vietnam Oil and Gas Group and Japan Oil, Gas a Metals National Corp. Until the government develops existing projects and the necessary infrastructure, it is unlikely to conduct a large licensing round.
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