ថៃចាត់ទុកការចរចាដើម្បីឈានទៅខួងប្រេងនិងឧស្ម័នរួមគ្នាជាមួយកម្ពុជាក្នុងចំណោមគោលដៅបន្ទាន់កំពូលទាំង១០

Thailand's new government plans to resume talks with Cambodia to drill at least $ 300 billion in oil and gas in the Gulf of Thailand, as the two countries have been at odds since the 1970s. Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who took office in September, has said the joint exploration is among the top 10 urgent goals under her administration as Thailand seeks to increase reserves, curb electricity prices and cut costs. Reduce fuel imports. Earlier this year, the two neighbors agreed to discuss how to take equitable benefits from the 26,000-square-kilometer OCA. The area is estimated to contain about 10 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 300 million barrels of crude oil. The negotiation process will not be easy as Thailand and Cambodia have a history of diplomatic disputes and sensitive issues over sovereignty. Negotiations have been stalled since 2001 after the two countries agreed to Territorial claims must be discussed at the same time as joint resource development. Thai Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira told parliament last month: "We do not need to address differences over borders. "We just need to open a dialogue with our neighbors and try to take advantage of those resources."