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Experts forecast resumption of overlapping claim area talks

Energy experts say Thailand and Cambodia will resume talks to settle their dispute on an overlapping claim area (OCA) in order to jointly benefit from a new petroleum source and relieve the impact of energy price fluctuations.

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Six northern provinces, Ayutthaya still flooded

Parts of six northern provinces are still under water as a result of heavy rain brought by tropical storm Mulan - now downgraded to a tropical depression over Vietnam - the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Sunday.

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PTTEP to bid for new licences in the Gulf

PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) is preparing to join a new auction for petroleum exploration and production licences in the Gulf of Thailand, part of the government's efforts to increase the domestic gas supply.

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More heavy rain forecast

Heavy rain in most of the country is expected to continue into Thursday, with strong storm winds forecast to whip up waves in the upper Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.

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More heavy rain forecast in all regions

Heavy rain in most of the country is expected to continue into Thursday, with strong storm winds forecast to whip up waves in the upper Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.

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Storms halt all Surat Thani ferries

All Surat Thani island ferry services were halted until at least Tuesday as storms whipped up high seas in the Gulf of Thailand.

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Surat Thani halts all island ferries as storms pound region

SURAT THANI: All island ferry services were halted as ships and boats were ordered to remain ashore until at least Tuesday as storms whipped up high seas in the Gulf of Thailand.

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Storm warning for southern provinces over next 2 days

Strong winds and heavy rain are expected in provinces along the Andaman coast and Gulf of Thailand until Wednesday, weather forecasters said on Monday.

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China, Cambodia break ground on port, dismiss US concerns

Chinese and Cambodian officials have broken ground on a contentious naval port expansion project, dismissing American concerns it could provide Beijing with a strategically important military outpost on the Gulf of Thailand

The Independent UK

China, Cambodia breaking ground on joint port project

Cambodian and Chinese officials will break ground this week on the expansion of a port facility that the U.S. and others worry will be used by Beijing as a naval outpost on the Gulf of Thailand, but the government has denied that any Chinese military presence will be allowed

The Independent UK

Chinese military ‘to have exclusive use of parts of Cambodian naval base’

Reports of presence at Ream base on Gulf of Thailand would significantly expand its presence in Indo-Pacific

The Guardian - UK

Four firms eye petroleum licence auction

Four companies -- two of which are Thai -- are interested in participating in an auction for new petroleum exploration and production licences in the Gulf of Thailand, part of the state's efforts to increase domestic gas supply, says the Department of Mineral Fuels (DMF).

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PTTEP aims to hike output

PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) is determined to increase petroleum production from the Erawan and Bongkot gas fields in the Gulf of Thailand to 1,500 metric million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) in the next two years after lower domestic gas supply led to more imports of expensive…

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River safety needs action

In just one month, there have been two explosions aboard oil tankers on the Chao Phraya River -- which flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. The accidents claimed two lives, and injured a number of others, as well as alarming river community residents and users of…

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Six locations eyed for 'Land Bridge'

Six potential locations for a Southern Land Bridge connecting the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman coasts will be proposed to the Transport Ministry this week, according to the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP).

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Heavy rain forecast in South

Heavy to very heavy rain is forecast to hit 12 southern provinces from Sunday as a low-pressure cell covers the Malacca Strait and strong easterly and northeasterly winds prevail across the South and the Gulf of Thailand, the Thai Meteorological Department announced in its 5am forecast on Sunday.

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Days of rain trigger floods in Narathiwat

NARATHIWAT: Communities in 13 districts have been flooded, as rains caused by northeasterly winds over the Gulf of Thailand have continued for three consecutive days in this southern border province.

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ERC seeks extra 200MW of biomass power

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is preparing to buy an additional 200 megawatts of electricity from biomass power operators to avoid a potential power shortage as gas supply dwindles from the Erawan block in the Gulf of Thailand.

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Thailand tackles 2nd offshore oil spill in 3 weeks

Thai authorities are scrambling to contain the country’s second oil spill in less than three weeks in the Gulf of Thailand

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Navy sent to deal with second oil spill off Rayong

A fresh oil spill was found in the Gulf of Thailand off the coast of Rayong on Thursday and was being cleaned up, according to local authorities.

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Navy sent to deal with second SPRC oil spill off Rayong

Another oil spill was detected in the Gulf of Thailand off the coast of Rayong province on Thursday and was being cleaned up, according to local authorities.

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New oil drilling licences set to be offered for Gulf sites

Authorities are planning to call for bids for new petroleum exploration and production licences in the Gulf of Thailand this April after a delay of 15 years, according to the Department of Mineral Fuels.

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Volcanic pumice washed up on southern shore

SONGKHLA: A large quantity of small porous stones have been washed ashore along the Gulf of Thailand in Songkhla and other southern provinces.

Bangkok Post

2,660 fishermen to seek aid after leak

Over 2,600 fishermen in Rayong have been affected by the oil spill from the underwater pipeline owned by Star Petroleum Refining PCL (SPRC), which leaked over 50,000 litres of crude oil into the Gulf of Thailand, the province's Fisheries Office said on Thursday.

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Fishing crews fear 5-year recovery after oil spill

The nightly armada of bobbing green lights from squid boats has all but disappeared near the site of an oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand, as devastated local crews brace for lost income and damaged fish stocks.

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