Note: This article was originally published in Khmer Times on 8 May 2019. Mr Shigeru Kimura, ERIA Special Advisor on Energy Affairs , was featured.

Cambodia imported 2.5 million tonnes of petroleum products in 2018, a 10 percent year-on-year increase, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Diesel and gasoline are the most imported petroleum products, according to Sok Khavan, the ministry’s secretary of state, who spoke during a conference on the oil and gas sectors held at Phnom Penh’s Sokha Hotel yesterday. (Read the full article by using the link above).