By an OGJ correspondent
BANGKOK, June 19 -- JSX Energy (Thailand) Ltd., part of Canada's Andaman Energy Corp., has sought two more onshore blocks to expand its acreage in northern Thailand.
The adjoining tracts are L3/48 (1,981 sq km) and L9/48 (3,934 sq km). In the same region last year, JSX, formerly known as Sun Oil (Thailand) Ltd., applied for the 3,996-sq-km Block L17/48 (OGJ Online, Aug. 22, 2005).
The additional blocks are part of Thailand's 19th licensing round, which will close by the end of June.
Since the round opened last August, 18 petroleum companies have submitted applications for 22 blocks—10 onshore, 9 in the Gulf of Thailand, and 3 in the Andaman Sea. A total of 82 blocks nationwide have been offered.
