Hun Sen hailed the first extraction of crude a new achievement for Cambodia's economy. - Reuters
PHNOM PENH (AFP): Cambodian premier Hun Sen announced Tuesday (Dec 29) that the kingdom had extracted its first drop of crude oil from its waters, a long-awaited milestone for one of Southeast Asia's poorest nations.
The Gulf of Thailand boasts significant oil deposits, with Chevron first finding proven reserves off Cambodia in 2005.
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