BLOCK VIII

Name of Oil and Gas block BLOCK VIII
Size of each block in Square Kilometer 7,300
Name of main operator company Angkor Resources Corp.
Co-operator (Partner) Angkor Gold
Operation status Under operation
Type of block Onshore

Reference documents

Cambodian National Petroleum Authority: Exploration and production
This screenshot was retrieved from the official website of the Cambodian National Petroleum Authority. The document releases the information on Cambodia's oil and gas blocs, the licensee companies for feasibility studies and percentages of their shares in the related blocs, and phases of the development as well as the overlapping claim areas.
Announcement on the approval for Cambodian oil and gas concession requested by Angkor Gold Corp.
Angkor Gold Corp., through its subsidiary EnerCam Resources Co. Ltd. (“EnerCam”), has received the approval of the Royal Government of Cambodia on its application for a 7300 square kilometre oil and gas concession in Cambodia. This approval also allows Angkor to pursue oil and gas exploration on Block VIII.
Announcement: Angkor Gold Corp. becomes Angkor Resources Corp.
On 04 September 2019, Angkor Gold Corp. issued on announcement that the company would change its name from Angkor Gold Corp. to Angkor Resources Corp.
Cambodia energy sector assessment, strategy, and road map
This sector assessment, strategy, and the road map (ASR) document​ the current analysis of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) analysis of the strategic investment priorities of the Government of Cambodia and ADB in Cambodia’s energy sector. It highlights sector performance, significant​ development constraints, government plans and strategy, past ADB support and experience, other development partner support, and ADB’s future support strategy.
Energy country review Cambodia
This document reviews the progress of Cambodia's oil and gas sector in the past and the present of Cambodia’s petroleum industry. Cambodia's oil and gas exploration block of Cambodia's territory is divided into six offshore blocks (A to F) and nineteen onshore blocks (I to XIX). There are also a further four areas in the overlapping claim area (OCA) that are currently contested with Thailand.
Webpage capture on the news article of Angkor receives approval for Cambodian oil and gas concession
The Royal Government of Cambodia has approved Angkor’s request for the development of Petroleum Block VIII through its subsidiary EnerCam Resources Co. Ltd. With this approval, Angkor is now proceeding with the negotiation of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with regard to the license. This approval also allows Angkor to pursue oil and gas exploration on Block VIII.
Webpage capture on the news article of Angkor receives oil and gas exploration license
Angkor Gold Corp., a Canada-based mineral exploration company, has been granted an oil and gas exploration license.
Webpage capture on the news article of oil deal expected with Canadian firm
The government and Canadian firm EnerCam Co will soon sign an oil exploration agreement for Block VIII in Preah Sihanouk province, a senior official at the General Department of Petroleum said on Monday.
Webpage capture on the news article of a Canadian company gets Cambodia's authorization for oil and gas exploration
The Cambodian government has given the go-ahead to a Canadian company to begin exploring for oil and gas in the Cambodian waters of the Gulf of Thailand.