CNPA - CCOP

Workshop on CCOP Metadata standard & requirement analysis for the CCOP Natural Gas Database Metadata 

Shanghai, China, 1-3 April, 2009 

KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA 

The Cambodian National Petroleum Authority 

(CNPA) 

Presentation on 

Petroleum Activities and Data Management 

in Cambodia 

Prepared by Mr. SUN KOURN 

Geologist, Administration, Research and 

Information Department of CNPA 

Cambodian National Petroleum Authority 

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Contents 

I- Introduction 

1. Cambodia Profile 

2. CNPA’s Introduction 

3. Oil and Gas Exploration History 

II- 

III- 

IV- 

Background of Oil and Gas activity in Cambodia 

• Petroleum legislation 

• Data Management Policy and Strategy 

• History of petroleum database management 

• Organizations 

Standard & metadata structure 

Conclusion 


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1. Cambodia Profile 

Map of Cambodia 

• Location : Southeast Asia. 

• Area : 181,035 sq Km. 

• Borders : Laos 541km, Thailand 803 km and Vietnam 1,228 km. 

• Capital City : Phnom Penh (Over 1Million of Population) 

• Population : Approximately 14 million. (2005 estimate) 

• Coastline : 435 km. 

• Climate : Tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season ( December to April) 

• Average Temperature : 27.6 0 c ( 81.70 F) 

• Languages : Khmer (official) spoken by more than 95 percent of the population, including minorities; 

some French still spoken; English increasingly popular as a second language. 

• Religions : Theravada Buddhism 95 percent and Islam; Christianity 5 percent. 

• Ethnic groups : Khmer 90 percent, Vietnamese 1%, Chinese 3%, and hill tribes and Chams 6 percent. 

• Monarchy : Constitutional Monarchy. 

• Political System 

: Parliamentary Democracy. 

• Prime Minister 

: Samdech HUN SEN 

• Terrain 

: Mostly low, flat plains; Mountains in southwest and north. 

• Natural resources 

: Timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, 

phosphates, hydropower potential. 

• Natural hazards 

: Monsoonal rains ( June to November); flooding; 

occasional droughts. 

• Currency 

: The Currency of Cambodia is Riel. 

• Exchange Rate 

: $1= 4148 Riels 

• GDP (Gross Domestic Product) : USD 6.3 bil (2005) 

• GDP per Capita (US$) : 454 ( 2005) 


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2. CNPA’s Introduction 

Founded : January 22, 1998. 

Objectives 

Type of Business : Government 

Number of Home Office : 01 

Number of Employees : 86 

Cambodian National Petroleum 

Authority (CNPA) 

#13-14, Russian Federation Blvd. 

Khan Dangkor (Pochentong), 

PHNOM PENH 

: To manage, govern, and provide the policy 

consultant and facilitate petroleum exploration 

and petroleum resources development on 

overall petroleum operations activities. 


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2. CNPA’s Introduction (Cont.) 

Organization Chart of Cambodian National Petroleum Authority 

Chairman 

Legal Team 

Vice Chairman 

Director General 

Deputy 


Upstream 

Deputy 


Downstream 

Deputy 


Legal and Negotiation 

Upstream Downstream Administration Negotiation 

CNPA Organization as defined in Royal Decree of 1998 


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2. CNPA’s Introduction (Cont.) 

Secretary General of Cambodian National Petroleum Authority 

Secretary General 

National Oil Company 

Inspection 

Secretariat 

Upstream 

Department 

Administration 

Department 

Legal & Negotiation 

Department 

Midstream 

Department 

Downstream 

Department 

Exploration Section 

Administration 

Section 

Legislation Section 

Infrastructure Section 

Refinery & Petro- 

Chemical Section 

Development & 

Production Section 

Accounting & 

Finance Section 

Negotiation Section 

Crude Export & 

Import Section 

Product Export & 

Import Section 

Reservoir 

Engineering Section 

Staff Section 

Dispute Resolution 

Section 

Distribution Section 

Petroleum Technical 

Institute 

Data & Map Center 

Research & Information 

Section 

Health Safety and 

Environment Section 

Laboratory Section 


Mr. SUN KOURN, Geologist works in this section 

CNPA Organization Chart under consideration 

Draft in September, 2004 

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3. Oil and Gas Exploration History 

Petroleum Areas and Blocks in Cambodia 

• Block A: Chevron 55%, Moeco 30% 

and LG Caltex 15% 

• Block B: PTTEP30%, SPC 30%, 

Resourceful Petroleum 30% & Cooper 

Energy 10% 

• Block C: Polytec 100% 

• Block D: China Petrotech 100% 

• Block E: Medco 60%, Kuwait, 

Energy 30% and JHL 10% 

• Block F: CNOOC Limited 


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Cambodia Block A: Exploration History 

1972-98: 9 wells, 2D & 3D 

seismic 

2002: Chevron PSC 

2003: 1 well, 3D seismic 

2004-5: 5 wells 

2006-7: 9wells 

2007: 25% relinquishment 


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Cambodia Block B: Exploration History 

• Fulfilled work commitments in Stage I exploration 

period 

• Acquired 652 km2 of 3D seismic data in 2007 

• Drilled 1 well exploration well in 2008 

• Entered into Stage II Exploration Period 

• G&G work 

• Drilling- related work 


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Cambodia Block C: Exploration History 

• Acquired 633 km2 of 3D seismic data in 

2006 


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Cambodia Block E: Exploration History 

• Acquired 255.26km2 of 3D seismic data 

in 2008 


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Cambodia Block F: Exploration History 

• Acquired 14 lines, 522 km of 2D 

seismic data in 2007 


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II- Oil and Gas activity in Cambodia 

 

Petroleum legislation 

• Oil and gas exploration and production activities are regulated through 

the Petroleum Regulations, which were adopted in September 1991, and 

the terms and conditions of the individual petroleum agreements for oil and 

gas exploration and production negotiated with International Oil companies. 

The petroleum agreements were negotiated with the international oil 

companies on the basis of an existing Cambodia model petroleum 

agreement which was prepared in 1991. However, this model agreement 

requires further review and amending to increase the attractiveness of 

Cambodia for oil and gas exploration by international oil companies and 

optimize the allocation of risks and rewards associated with oil and gas 

exploration and production between the Government and the concerned 

international oil company. 


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Petroleum legislation 

• Based on the some discovery of oil and gas in 1993-1997, Government of 

Cambodia proposes a draft petroleum law and regulations for implementation 

which will cover all aspects of oil and gas exploration and production. That’ s 

why the MIME consulted and discussed with all concerned Government 

Ministries and private oil companies the requirements of a petroleum law and 

corresponding regulations for its implementation which will promote and 

regulate oil and gas exploration and production in Cambodia. 

• After CNPA established in 1998 by the Royal Decree, ADB provided technical 

assistance through which a draft Petroleum Law was prepared by consultants, 

but it has not been adopted by the Government. 

• CNPA uses a model petroleum production sharing contract draft with 

assistance from a well known Australian law firm, Allens Arthur Robinson. 

• CNPA still consults and discusses with all concerned Government Ministries 

and private oil companies the requirements of a draft petroleum law and 

review the regulations or decrees; model contract, based on production 

sharing agreement; and petroleum revenue management. 


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Data Management Policy and Strategy 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manage the national petroleum data base, including geological and geophysical maps, 

magnetic tapes, seismic data, well log, cores data. 

Review and analyze the geological and geophysical data submitted by the various oil 

companies which are involved in offshore and onshore oil and gas exploration activities; 

Review and analyze the present capability of CNPA with regard to review and storage of 

these data and identify the constraints for CNPA to adequately monitor and supervise the 

operations of the oil companies. 

History of petroleum database management 

In Cambodia, data management develops from the exploration side of operations 

At CNPA a large part of the exploration data was handled by contractors and Operators 

rather than in House. 

Organization: 

Set up project team in Workstation 

Project team composed of Geologists and Geophysicists and IT personnel 


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III- Standard & metadata structure 

Quality Control 

from the 

Government of 

Cambodia 

(CNPA) 

Quality Control 

from the Oil 

Companies or 

Operators 


• CNPA has not yet developed Standard and Metadata 

design and structure. 

• Quality control: 

Data types: 

‣ Administrative Data: 

• License, Bocks, Cultures data, National Borders 

• Field description, rig, Water depth. 

‣ Well Data 

• Position, well name, C ategory. 

‣ Post Stack Seismic Data 

• All processed 2D and 3D data, Velocity data 

‣ Seismic Navigation Data 

• Navigation shot point position 

‣ Log Data 

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• System & technologies used: 

‣ SMT 

‣ Arc GIS 

‣ Microsoft Windows 


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• Data flow and access 

CNPA’s WORKSTATION 

OPERATORS 

CNPA 

CNPA’s SERVER 

Some SEG Y 2Dand 3D 

Seismic Surveys and 

Well data 

Purchase and set up by Chevron 

CONTRACTOR 


Purchase, set up and install by PGS 

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Offshore 2D Seismic Surveys 

C 98 -- 90 Lines : 5000 km 

JC 93 – 27 Lines : 904.975 km 

CA 92 – 14 Lines : 833.650 km 

JC 92 -- 78 Lines : 3673.225 km 

E92CB06 – 86 Lines : 6940.00 km 

CAM7Z-L – 29 Lines : 1 748 km-MC2D 


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Offshore 3D Seismic Surveys 

255.26 km2 3D Seismic 

Coverage 

633 km2 3D Seismic 

Coverage 


Coverage 



Coverage 

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Onshore 2D Seismic Surveys 

1 200 km- MC 2D Tonle Sap 

and Kampong Som Basin 


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• Ongoing or future plans to improve database management 

Now Chevron and PGS have developed Oil and Gas database 

including a Computer programs ( SMT, Arc GIS…) will give CNPA staff 

to access to the geological, geophysical and other data provided by 

the Oil Companies and enable them to carry out a general 

interpretations. 

CNPA ‘s Workstation 

CNPA’s Server 


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• Challenges to our national database management 

BEFORE 

‣ No SMT, Arc GIS 

‣ Some seismic section sheets 

stored in warehouse and not 

available load into the projects 

NOW 

‣ We have a Server 

‣ Quick access using SMT, Arc GIS 

‣ Projects available in open in SMT 

and Arc GIS 

‣ The projects can store in CNPA’ s 

Server 


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IV- Conclusion 

• We think that the key points from the CCOP natural gas metadata 

design and structure may assist the CNPA in development of oil and 

gas metadata design and structure. 

• CNPA hope that this workshop will provide best opportunities for 

CNPA’s staff to learn and benefit from the experiences of CCOP 

Member Countries with the respect to the Metadata standard for 

enhancing the CNPA oil and gas Database Metadata. 

• CNPA would like to extend its sincere thanks to the CCOP and CCOP 

Technical Secretariat in organizing this workshop and also thanks to 

the Ministry of Land and Resources of China for the official invitation. 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION 


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