Cambodia charges tanker crew with 'theft' of crude oil

Government demands extradition from Indonesia where ship has been seized

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Cambodia's first oil field. The government says $21 million worth of crude pumped from the concession was stolen by a tanker crew. (Screenshot from KrisEnergy's YouTube channel)

SHAUN TURTON, Contributing writer

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia has asked Indonesia to extradite the crew of a tanker who it accuses of stealing $21 million worth of crude pumped from the country's first commercialized oil field.

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