came to push out near the expiration of the government band meeting

The latest cabinet meeting with "Big Tu", Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister, was chaired at the end of the meeting agenda. "Big Fort" General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister as chairman of the committee meeting Joint Technical Committee (JTC) Thailand-Cambodia (Thai side)

Raised the issue of developing the overlapping claims area (OCA) that Thailand and Cambodia have on the continental shelf, including considering the appointment of a working group on maritime demarcation.

and the Working Group on Joint Development Regime

Let's consider it as a secret agenda.

Discussion report with Mr. Sui Sam, Minister of Mines and Energy of Cambodia, President of JTC Cambodia

that Cambodia is willing to cooperate with Thailand

Push for cooperation to develop special economic zones

to explore oil and gas energy resources

in the area of ​​the Petroleum Overlapping Thailand - Cambodia (OCA)

While the Thai security department reported that

There was no mention of boundary terms that were still overlapping.

still can't agree

If we talk about borders, we can't go on.

There are 4 important conditions: 1. The government mutually agrees and must declare

people understand

do not contradict each other

2. The council must give mutual approval of both countries.

3. Not contrary to international law

4. Must use common benefits, such as sharing half of each other.

This story, Mr. Pichai Naripthaphan, vice chairman of Pheu Thai Party's strategy for economics, former energy minister, has always called for it.

for the government to speed up negotiations with the Cambodian side to finish

Along with 8 reasons to assemble interestingly, which are

1. Natural gas from the Thai-Cambodian marine overlapping area is large, probably greater than or equal to the original source in the Gulf of Thailand.

that Thailand has been using for more than 30 years

2. The gas supply from the Gulf of Thailand and from Burma is decreasing, but we import much more expensive LNG than these two fields.

If negotiations with Cambodia are completed

We will have cheaper energy costs.

without importing more gas

3. When Thailand produces electricity at a lower price

It will reduce people's expenses.

And increase competitiveness at present, electricity prices in Thailand are much more expensive than Vietnam.

Even though Vietnam has much less backup power than Thailand.

4. In the future, the use of fossil fuels, including gas, oil and coal, will decrease according to global trends.

In the future, there may not be a price at all.

5. Natural gas in overlapping areas is wet gas (Wet Gas) brought to the gas separation plant.

can be used for petrochemical business

Thailand has 6 gas separation plants, already supporting a large petrochemical industry.

will create 6-20 times more value

6. The state also has a royalty to share between Thailand and Cambodia.

and huge amounts of tax revenue to the state

7. Royalties to be received are likely to be in a higher ratio.

8. Exploration and drilling takes at least 2-8 years, so negotiations should be completed now.

amidst the energy crisis

The government should have a short-term and long-term approach.

Help people and also develop the country.

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