PHNOM PENH, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's total import of diesel fuel, gasoline, and combustion gas dropped by 13.2 percent in the first half of 2025, a Ministry of Commerce's report showed on Thursday.
The value of diesel fuel, gasoline and combustion gas imports was 1.24 billion U.S. dollars during the January-June period this year, down 13.2 percent from 1.43 billion dollars over the same period last year, the report said.
The kingdom spent 680 million dollars on importing diesel fuel, down 10 percent; 395 million dollars on gasoline, down almost 23 percent; and 167.6 million dollars on combustion gas, up 2.43 percent, the report added.
Currently, the Southeast Asian country entirely relies on the imports of oil and gas as its seabed's oil reserves have not been exploited yet.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has forecast that the demand for oil and gas products in Cambodia will rise to 4.8 million tons in 2030, up from 2.8 million tons in 2020. ■
