Cambodia and Thailand are in a dispute over an estimated $300 billion in oil and natural gas reserves in the Gulf of Thailand. The disagreement stems from overlapping maritime claims that have prevented development for 25 years. Thailand recently withdrew from a 2001 memorandum of understanding that provided a framework for resolving the dispute, prompting Cambodia to take the matter to the United Nations. AI
RANK_REASON International dispute over significant natural resource reserves. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]
- Anutin Charnvirakul
- Australia
- Cambodia
- Gulf of Thailand
- Rottanak Keo
- Strait of Hormuz
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- United Nations
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