The Energy Ministry of Thailand is ready to push forward five plans to promote energy sector in ASEAN at the 37th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) that scheduled for Sept 2-6 in Bangkok. Bangkok Post quoted the ministry’s director for international affairs Poonpat Leesombatpiboon as saying that the five action plans are expected to […]

Laos, Malaysia and Thailand have agreed on a second power purchase agreement under the Laos, Thailand and Malaysia Power Integration Project (LTM-PIP) at the 37th Asean Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM). The meeting started on Monday and is scheduled to end on Friday in Bangkok. The agreement aims to raise electricity sent from Laos to Malaysia […]

Thailand will on Thursday discuss with Cambodia the issue involving the energy-rich overlapping marine territory claimed by both countries on the sidelines of the ongoing meeting of Asean energy ministers, Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong says. The Energy Ministry will be in talks with Cambodia over the matter to find ways to cooperate for mutual benefit, […]

SHELL Philippines Exploration BV (SPEX), operator of the Malampaya deep water gas-to-power project, said Tuesday there are discussions with the Department of Energy (DOE) on its formal request to extend Service Contract (SC) 38. SPEX managing counsel Kiril Caral said the letter request was filed in “late 2018” and there has been no formal reply […]

YEO Bee Yin (picture) will be leading the Malaysian delegation to the 37th Asean Ministers on Energy Meeting and Associated Meetings (AMEM) in Bangkok, Thailand, to increase the country’s visibility in the regional energy landscape. In a statement, the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) said Minister Yeo will exchange views with her […]

FIRST GEN Corp. has chosen Japan’s JGC Corp. to handle the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project in Batangas City, the Lopez-led company said on Monday. “This marks the conclusion of an extensive EPC tendering phase which commenced in 2014, during which around 22 companies were invited and […]

Bangkok (VNA) – The Energy Ministry of Thailand is ready to push forward five plans to promote energy sector in ASEAN at the 37th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) that scheduled for Sept 2-6 in Bangkok. Bangkok Post quoted the ministry’s director for international affairs Poonpat Leesombatpiboon as saying that the five action plans are […]

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 1 — Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo or Jokowi, has proposed for East Kalimantan, the richest and most bustling of the five provinces, to replace Jakarta as the country’s new capital. Given its location, is this a move that can benefit neighbouring East Malaysian states Sabah and Sarawak? Universiti Malaysia Sarawak economist Rayenda […]

The Energy Ministry is ready to push forward five plans to promote the sector regionally at the 37th Asean Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM), scheduled for Sept 2-6 in Bangkok. Poonpat Leesombatpiboon, the ministry’s director for international affairs, said the five action plans are expected to be developed at the meeting. The priority plan is […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the Philippines could take a “bigger step” in the joint development of oil and gas resources in the South China Sea if they can “properly” handle their dispute over sovereignty. Xi made the remarks on Thursday in a meeting in Beijing with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has positioned himself as a friend of Beijing but has […]