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Dispute about ‘stolen’ Cambodian oil could take years, lawyers say
The legal dispute about who is the rightful owner of the Cambodian oil that has been “stolen” by an oil tanker after Singaporean oil...
Cambodia’s stolen oil resurfaces in Indonesian waters
Indonesia's navy said on August 25 that it has seized a tanker and its crew who were wanted on charges of stealing nearly 300,000...
Indonesia partners with Iran to build $3b refinery
An Iranian oil firm and an Indonesian company are looking to build a refinery in the southeast Asian nation worth at least $3 billion....
Petron Malaysia drafts $2b expansion plan
Petron Malaysia, a subsidiary of Philippine oil refiner Petron, plans to invest at least $2 billion in the next 10 years to expand its...
Stolen Nigerian oil lands in Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore
Significant amounts of crude oil stolen from Nigerian oil pipelines and terminal are reportedly partly sold to Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore in by organised...
Brunei takes the renewable energy path
The Sultanate of Brunei announced on September 9 announced that it will introduce a feed-in tariff model for renewable energy in the nation in...
Thai oil spill: Romantic island is ‘disaster zone’ (video)
The (at least) 50,000 tonnes of crude oil that leaked from a pipeline in southeastern Thailand have caused havoc on the beaches of nearby...
Thailand: Oil spill blackens popular tourist beach
A few hours after Thailand's largest oil firm PTT and the Royal Thai Navy "confirmed" on July 29 that the oil spill off the...
Indonesia seeks Iraq refinery investment
Indonesia, a main importer of crude oil and its refined products in Southeast Asia, is likely to partner with Iraq, one of the world’s...
Brunei: Adjusting to new economic requirements
Economic growth in the Sultanate of Brunei slowed to an estimated one per cent in 2012, owing to weakness in production and exports of crude oil, which is way below all other ASEAN peers except Singapore.
Looking East: Petro dollars shower on Southeast Asia
The prospects of energy investment from the Gulf in Southeast Asia are taken seriously. From Riyadh over Abu Dhabi to Doha, every major oil player seemingly wants to get involved in the region.
Rich oil deposits discovered in Sarawak
Much to the joy of the Sarawak government, an onshore oil and gas discovery has been made in the state by oil firm Petronas...
Brunei economy expected to slow down
Brunei's economy is expected to slow down this year due to a contraction in the oil and gas sector, according to the Department of...
Chevron expands oil project in Sumatra
Indonesia’s largest producer of crude oil, PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia (CPI), has begun a $500 million expansion project at the Duri field on the...
ASEAN to foster food exports to GCC
ASEAN nations in an initiative led by Thailand are aiming to intensify joint efforts in rice production to pave the way for more cooperation...
GCC increases exports to Japan in 2011
Japan’s rising demand for expensive mineral fuels has resulted in a hefty increase in two-way trade with GCC countries, according to latest figures.
Trade between...
Myanmar to award oil and gas concessions to foreign firms
Myanmar is in the process to award concessions for nine onshore oil and gas blocks to seven foreign oil companies, the Myanmar energy ministry...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...