Phnom Penh (VNA) - Petrol and diesel prices in Cambodia will continueto fall this year due to global tensions, Ministry of Commerce spokesman SeangThay has said.
Thay stated that the fuel prices in petrol stationswill not exceed 3,610 riel (0.9 USD) per litre in 2020, while the price ofdiesel will not rise over 3,343 riel.
He predicted that petrol prices continue declining in March.
There are 4,000 petrol stations in Cambodia, but only 700are approved by the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
KrisEnergy Ltd is expected to extract the first drop of oilfrom Cambodia this year. The Singapore-based company is drilling in Block A,an offshore location in the Khmer Basin’s Apsara oilfield./.