First drop of oil by mid-2020, says Hun Sen
Publication date 18 November 2019 | 22:52 | ICT

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday confirmed that Cambodia will extract the first drop of oil from the Apsara oilfield in Cambodia’s offshore Block A by mid-2020.

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