EnerCam Resources Co., Ltd., the Cambodian energy subsidiary of Angkor Resources Corp., has sent the terms of its drilling contractor tender to Cambodia's Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) for review. The move, announced through NEWMEDIAWIRE, follows the Ministry of Environment's approval of EnerCam's Environmental Impact Assessment on September 30, 2026, and signals that the company is preparing to select a driller for Cambodia's first onshore oil and gas exploration wells.
Once approved by MME, the 89-page tender will be made public so that drilling companies can bid on the exploration wells on Block VIII. The document sets out the full scope of work, from importing the rig and equipment into Cambodia to testing each well. Mike Weeks, President of EnerCam, said the tender specifies everything the first wells need to deliver, including equipment, drilling, testing and protection of communities around each site. He added that due diligence on contractors has already been completed, allowing the company to move quickly once the Ministry reviews the terms.
The tender outlines a five-well program: one exploration well in each of the four sub-basins—South Bokor, Central Bokor, North Bokor and Kirirom—drilled in an order set by EnerCam's technical team, with a fifth well to be located based on results from the first four. Wells will be drilled to depths of up to 3,300 meters, targeting at least two potential pay zones in the three Bokor sub-basins, including fractured Permian carbonates below the Indosinian 1 unconformity. Each well indicating hydrocarbons will be logged, completed in a full production configuration, flow-tested for four weeks and then shut in for a 12-week pressure build-up to give a definitive answer on reservoir commerciality. The tender also requires adherence to the approved EIA, including protection of local communities, water and land, handling of drilling fluids, and site restoration if a well is not productive.
The announcement matters because it moves Cambodia closer to establishing a domestic onshore oil and gas sector. The country imports 100% of its hydrocarbon-based energy products, so a domestic supply remains a high priority. As the first onshore oil and gas wells in Cambodia, the Block VIII wells will provide the first direct well data from the onshore basins targeted by EnerCam. The program also sets a precedent for how onshore wells are permitted, contracted and drilled as the sector develops.
EnerCam has completed due diligence on multiple potential drilling contractors, including two visits to China in 2026 to meet three potential service providers and site visits to Block VIII by two contractors to assess roads, bridges and drill sites. The company is targeting bid selection in early 2027, with mobilization of drilling equipment taking approximately three months after a contractor is selected. EnerCam has completed 350 line-kilometers of 2D seismic and defined drill targets across the four sub-basins. Block VIII covers approximately 4,095 square kilometers in southwest Cambodia under a 30-year Production Sharing Contract with the Royal Government of Cambodia. More details are available in the original release on www.newmediawire.com, and the company maintains a website at resources.com.
