PRIME Minister Hun Sen met representatives of two Japanese oil companies at his Takhmao home Tuesday morning to discuss oil exploration rights in the Gulf of Cambodia, an official said.
A spokesman for Hun Sen, Eang Sophalleth, said the companies were Tokyo-listed Marubeni Corp and state-owned Impex Corp.
The companies had already submitted applications to the National Cambodian Petroleum Authority (NCPA), Marubeni Executive Officer Teruo Asada, who led the delegation, told the prime minister, according to Eang Sophalleth.Eang Sophalleth said Hun Sen welcomed the approach.
"The stance of the Cambodian government is to make applications to seek oil in Cambodia as transparent as possible through open bidding and to maximise the benefit to Cambodian people," Hun Sen reportedly told Asada.
NCPA Director General Te Duong Dara refused to comment as he "did not attend the meeting". Click to read more...
Friday, August 28, 2009
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