BLOCK XVII

Name of Oil and Gas block BLOCK XVII
Size of each block in Square Kilometer 6,500
Name of main operator company Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. (JOGMEC)
Co-operator (Partner) Moeco Cambodia Co., Ltd.
Operation status Contract granted
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.
Offshore Block A provides buzz to Cambodia's petroleum industry
Cambodia's offshore Block A covers an area of 4,709 square kilometers in the water depths of between 50 and 80 meters. With the approval of the partners and the government, the Block A joint venture is expected to consist of KrisEnergy (52.25 %), MOECO Cambodia Co.Ltd (28.5%), GS Energy (14.25%), and Ministry of Mines and Energy (5%). An agreement on the taxation between the Block A holders and the government is necessary for other paper work of the exploitation moving forwards.
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.