Extractive Industries
Oil and gas resources
Angkor Gold exploring oil and gas potential in Cambodia
Cambodia-focused mineral exploration company Angkor Gold is actively pursuing oil and gas opportunities in Cambodia in addition to its current roster of mineral exploration projects. The Canadian-listed explorer has been in operation in the Asian nation since 2012, closing 10 deals with a combined value of US$19.50 million within ...
Georgia Williams
https://investingnews.com/daily/resource-investing/energy-investing/oil-and-gas-investing/angkor-gold-exploring-potential-cambodia/
Kingdom oil development contract awarded to Keppel
Singapore-based KrisEnergy, which operates Cambodia’s offshore Block A, has awarded a $21.7 million contract to Keppel Shipyard Ltd for the Kingdom’s oil development, its press release issued on Friday said. KrisEnergy announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, SJ Production Barge Ltd, has contracted Keppel Shipyard Ltd ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-oil-development-contract-awarded-keppel
KrisEnergy set to review bids for drilling services
Singapore-based firm KrisEnergy, which operates Cambodia’s offshore Block A, is now reviewing bids submitted by contractors for integrated drilling services and a facilities platform. They were submitted during the second quarter. ...
Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/krisenergy-set-review-bids-drilling-services
Development of oilfield to continue as planned
The recent gains in the global price of oil will not affect plans for the development of the Apsara oilfield, according to a representative of the company that holds the rights to the area. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50517257/development-of-oilfield-to-continue-as-planned/
KrisEnergy to up investment plans for drawing oil next year
KrisEnergy plans to produce oil from Cambodia’s offshore Block A oil deposit next year and forecasted an investment of more than $30 million in the country this year, according to its 2017 annual report. ...
Robin Spiess
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/krisenergy-investment-plans-drawing-oil-next-year
Discussion on petroleum law resumes
With the first drop of crude oil from the Apsara oilfield expected by next year, officials gathered on Thursday to discuss the much-awaited law on petroleum. Representatives of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Justice were ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50479974/discussion-on-petroleum-law-resumes/
Preliminary negotiations over Block D exploration begin
A Chinese-based oil exploration company and a Canadian partner have entered into preliminary negotiations with the government to obtain an exploration license in Block D in the Gulf of Thailand, according to a government spokesman. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/preliminary-negotiations-over-block-d-exploration-begin
Mining exploration set for region home to endangered river dolphins
Australian mining firm Medusa Mining has announced plans to begin exploration for gold, copper and oil in Kratie province’s Prek Kampi commune, about 35 kilometres west of a stretch of the Mekong River that is home to endangered river dolphins. ...
Robin Spiess and Brendan O’Byrne
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mining-exploration-set-region-home-endangered-river-dolphins
KrisEnergy seeks nod for 3D survey of Block A
Singapore’s KrisEnergy, the operator of Cambodia’s offshore Block A in the Gulf of Thailand, announced late last week that it has submitted documentation to the Ministry of Environment for a proposed 1,200-square-kilometre 3D seismic survey of its offshore tenement next year. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/krisenergy-seeks-nod-3d-survey-block
Kris says oil field tapped by 2020
Singapore’s KrisEnergy, the operator of Cambodia’s offshore Block A in the Gulf of Thailand, announced on Friday that in 24 months the Kingdom will be an oil producing nation after the firm made its final investment decision that day for extraction in the Apsara oil ...
Kali Kotoski and Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kris-says-oil-field-tapped-2020
Deal for oil field finally signed
Cambodia moved a step closer to becoming an oil-producing nation yesterday after the government finalised its long-awaited production-sharing agreement with Singapore-listed KrisEnergy to develop the country’s first oil field. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/deal-oil-field-finally-signed
Gasoline retail prices creep up in country
Retail prices for gasoline have gradually increased by approximately 5 percent since December last year, raising concern from motorists. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5078692/gasoline-retail-prices-creep-country/
KrisEnergy signs oil deal next week
Singapore-based oil and gas company KrisEnergy is scheduled to sign an agreement with the Cambodian government next Wednesday for the extraction of petroleum from Block A to develop the Aspara oil field. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5078426/krisenergy-signs-oil-deal-next-week/
KrisEnergy all set to sign petroleum extraction agreement
The government and KrisEnergy, a Singapore-listed oil and gas firm, are set to sign a petroleum agreement this month to pave the way for the company to start the groundwork for the extraction of oil from Bloc A, which is expected to start in 2019, ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5077640/krisenergy-set-sign-petroleum-extraction-agreement/
Japanese seek energy investments
A number of Japanese companies have their eyes on Cambodia’s energy and gas sector, an opportunity welcomed by the government which has asked for studies to be carried out before any investment can be made. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39608/japanese-seek-energy-investments/
Ground broken for oil refinery
After years of delays and setbacks, the Cambodian firm set to operate the Kingdom’s landmark oil refinery finally broke ground yesterday on a $1.62 billion project with an updated completion date set for the middle of 2019. ...
Hor Kimsay and Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ground-broken-oil-refinery
Start-up for refinery construction
Construction of phase one of a landmark $3 billion oil refining plant kicks off today in Sihanoukville province, after many delays since the company announced plans in December 2012. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38015/start-up-for-refinery-construction/
Russia to pursue gas in Thai-Cambodian shelf
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom is considering gas production on the continental shelf of Thailand and Cambodia, Russian media reported on Friday. ...
The Phnom Penh Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/russia-pursue-gas-thai-cambodian-shelf
KrisEnergy set to sign oil agreement
Singapore listed oil and gas firm KrisEnergy says it is ready to sign an agreement with the Cambodian government after completing details of a revised sharing contract for the Block A oilfield. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37316/krisenergy-set-to-sign-oil-agreement/
Oil firm ready to ink production-sharing agreement
Executives at Singapore-listed energy firm KrisEnergy Ltd say they have settled terms with the Cambodian government and are ready to sign a long-awaited production-sharing agreement that would pave the way for the first-ever extraction of petroleum from Cambodian territorial waters. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/oil-firm-ready-ink-production-sharing-agreement
KrisEnergy to consider selling stake in Block A
Singapore-listed KrisEnergy Ltd is considering selling or farming out a stake in its Cambodia Block A offshore oilfield to ease its debt burden, according to the company’s 2016 year-end report. ...
Matthieu de Gaudemar
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/krisenergy-consider-selling-stake-block
Fuel prices increase at pumps
Road users can expect to pay up to 500 riel ($0.12) more per liter of fuel due to the increase in global crude oil prices after the government last March pegged local prices to that of the international market, a Commerce Ministry official said yesterday. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34188/fuel-prices-increase-at-pumps/
Plans spilt for oil refinery
A mysterious cluster of crude oil storage tanks recently constructed on the coast near Kampot are linked to a $400 million project by timber baron Try Pheap to build an industrial park and oil refinery, government officials confirmed yesterday. ...
Kali Kotoski and Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/plans-spilt-oil-refinery
Block A oil on track
Last month’s purchase by Singapore-listed KrisEnergy of a 42.75 percent working interest in the Block A offshore energy concession made them a majority owner in the project, with an overwhelming control of 95 percent of the stakes. This acquisition is expected to accelerate the development ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/31655/block-a-oil-on-track/