Quick fix to sea row ‘urgent’
The issue of the overlapping area claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia should be resolved as soon as possible to help combat Thailand’s growing energy crisis, according to Kurujit Nakorntap, executive director of the Petroleum Institute of Thailand (Ptit).
Mr Kurijit, who also formerly served as secretary of the Energy Ministry, made the remark during a speech at a forum titled “The Overlapping Claim Area (OCA) between Thailand and Cambodia” that was co-hosted by Chulalongkorn University’s Law Faculty and the Treaties and Legal Affairs Department of the Foreign Affairs Ministry on Thursday.
He said it is necessary to resolve the conflict as it would help save Thailand from an impending energy crisis as this contested area could become a new petroleum site in the upper part of the Gulf of Thailand. It is located near the Bongkot and Erawan gas blocks.
Bangkok Post Reporter
