Royal Decree on the Formation of Cambodian National Petroleum Authority.

This Royal Decree provides for the establishment of the Cambodian National Petroleum Authority responsible for managing the development of the petroleum industry in Cambodia and for facilitating petroleum exploration and petroleum resources development on overall petroleum business operation activities including exploration, exploitation, assessment, production, processing, transportation, storage, export and import, marketing and refinery.
The Royal Decree defines the internal organization of the Authority and provides for its powers and duties.
The Royal Decree further creates the permanent general direction, which shall act as the direct agent to the Authority in order to cooperate and carry out the work obligations relating to petroleum agreements/contracts.