Thailand Ends 25-Year Energy Pact With Cambodia, Scrapping Joint Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration Framework
Thailand on Tuesday unilaterally terminated a 25-year-old agreement with Cambodia on joint offshore energy exploration, despite Cambodia’s calls to keep the pact in place. Cambodia’s foreign minister expressed regret over the cancellation.
The accord, known as MOU 44, was meant to let Thailand and Cambodia jointly explore oil and gas in overlapping Gulf of Thailand claims while separate maritime boundary talks continued.
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@bworldphThailand on Tuesday unilaterally terminated a longstanding agreement with Cambodia to work towards joint offshore energy exploration, defying calls from its neighbor to stay the course on the 25-year-old pact.
@reutersThailand scraps 25-year-old agreement with Cambodia on joint energy exploration
@firstsquawkCambodia’s foreign minister expressed regret over Thailand’s cancellation of the agreement on joint energy exploration.