Thai PTTEP set to invest $2bn in Myanmar gas fields and power plant

YANGON — PTT Exploration and Production, a unit of Thailand’s state-owned energy conglomerate PTT, plans to invest $2 billion in the development of natural gas fields and power plant construction in Myanmar. The move will expand the company’s operations in the neighboring country, which is experiencing chronic power shortages.

Cambodia Prepares To Produce Its First Oil

As Asian oil demand looks set to increase over the next decade, Cambodia is taking advantage of the opportunity with its first crude oil production.  Cambodia’s plan is to extract oil from the Gulf of Thailand oil fields in a joint project with Singapore’s KrisEnergy Ltd, a plan that has seen several years of delays.

Gulf acquires 40% of PTT Natural Gas

Gulf Energy Development Plc, Thailand’s top private power producer by capacity, has acquired a 40% share of PTT Natural Gas Co, a gas distribution arm of PTT Group, at a cost of US$90 million (2.7 billion baht) to further expand its energy business.