Thailand and Cambodia revisit natural gas ambitions in disputed waters

Decades after first agreement, neighbors weigh joint development for energy security

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The Bongkot gas field in the Gulf of Thailand. (PTTEP)

TORU TAKAHASHI, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- A long-stalled gas development project in waters claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia is regaining momentum, with shared concerns over energy security pushing the Southeast Asian countries to put their territorial dispute aside.

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