# Ending MOU44 and Moving Forward: Comparing the JDA Model in Thai-Malaysian Energy Disputes **Author:** Sasithorn Akkhravilai | **Cover Photo:** Chanisara Rimtheerakul | **See Think Thu, May 21, 2026 - 18:24** Natural gas in the Gulf of Thailand may last only less than 10 more years without finding new sources. Thailand may need to rely increasingly on foreign energy, with rising electricity costs. One proposed solution has been negotiations over the overlapping maritime claims between Thailand and Cambodia, which so far has made no progress and underwater natural resources remain frozen.