BLOCK A

Name of Oil and Gas block BLOCK A
Size of each block in Square Kilometer 6,278
Name of main operator company Chevron Cambodia
Co-operator (Partner) GS Caltex Cooperation, Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd (MOECO)
Operation status Acquired
Type of block Offshore

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.
No oil for up to five years: Cambodian government
It will be years before oil starts to be produced by energy giant Chevron's offshore site in the Gulf of Thailand. Chevron's permit to extract Block A remains stalled since the government and the company have not yet finished negotiations on terms of the taxation. In the exploration phase, the company was reported to have paid over $160 million.
Chevron bought out of oil block for $65 million
KrisEnergy, a Singaporean-based oil and gas company, purchased additional 30% controlling interests in Cambodia’s Block A for $65 million from Chevron Global Energy Inc., raising its stake up to 52.25%. Located off the coast of Sihanoukville, the Block A extends over the area of 4,709 square kilometers.
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.
Background: Cambodia oil and gas block A
Block A covers an area of 3,083 sq. km over the Khmer Basin offshore Cambodia in water depths of 50 meters to 80 meters. It is located to the east of the Pattani Trough the most prolific hydrocarbon producing basin in Thai waters. The original petroleum agreement for Cambodia Block A was awarded in March 2002. The contract area has undergone two relinquishments from an original area of 6,278 sq. km to 3,083 sq. km on 23 August 2017 signing of the revised petroleum agreement and production permit.
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.