Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2002
Effective Start Year: 
2002
Scope: 
Multilateral
Document Type: 
Agreement, Other
Economic Sector: 
Energy
Energy Types: 
Gas, Other
Issued by: 
The Governments the ASEAN Member States
Overall Summary: 
The objective of this Memorandum of Understanding is to provide a broad framework for ASEAN Member Countries to cooperate towards the realisation of the TAGP Project to help ensure greater regional energy security. It addresses: 1. General Provisions; 2. Cross-Border Issues; 3. Institutional Arrangements; 4. Confidentiality; 5. Dispute Settlement; 6. Suspension; 7. Final Provisions.
Environment
Energy environmental priorities: 
[E]nergy self-sufficiency can be [...] undertaken in a manner that both conserves the resources and preserves the environment and human habitat.
Cooperation in env.: 
Member Countries shall conduct relevant studies on the following: [...] Possible cooperation to mitigate the risk and impact on the environment which the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Pipelines may pose to the community, property, and environment.
Pricing
Cooperation in energy pricing: 
Member States shall conduct relevant studies on the following: [...] Taxation and Tariff Arrangements for the mutually agreed imposition of, or exemption from, import, export or transit fee, duty, tax or other Government imposed fees and charges on the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Pipelines as well as the natural gas in transit.
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Cross-border energy infrastructure: 
Member Countries shall: 1. Establish cooperation in the various aspects of the realisation of the TAGP Project.
Cooperation in connectivity: 
Member Countries shall: 1. Establish cooperation in the various aspects of the realisation of the TAGP Project.
Trade
Import taxes and fee exemptions: 
Member States shall conduct relevant studies on the following: [...] Taxation and Tariff Arrangements for the mutually agreed imposition of, or exemption from, import, export or transit fee, duty, tax or other Government imposed fees and charges on the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Pipelines as well as the natural gas in transit.
Investment
Financial incentives for energy infrastructure: 
Member Countries shall: [...] Encourage cooperation and pooling of resources by the governments and/or private sector for joint projects subject to commercial viability pertaining to the TAGP Project.---Member Countries shall conduct relevant studies on the following: A. Financing Available financing modes or arrangements relative to the financing of the construction, operation and maintenance of the Pipelines, as well as the supply, transportation and distribution of natural gas to Member Countries. [...].
Public Private Partnerships: 
Member Countries shall: [...] Encourage cooperation and pooling of resources by the governments and/or private sector for joint projects subject to commercial viability pertaining to the TAGP Project.
Governance
Energy management principles: 
The objective of this Memorandum of Understanding is to provide a broad framework for ASEAN Member Countries to cooperate towards the realisation of the TAGP Project to help ensure greater regional energy security.---Member States shall conduct relevant studies on the following: [...] Access and Use- Effective and stable contractual arrangements for the supply, distribution and transportation of natural gas, Including adherence to the open access principle as well as management of the Pipelines in accordance with such internationally accepted standards in the oil and gas industry.
Energy institutional structures: 
The ASEAN Council on Petroleum (ASCOPE), being responsible for the effective implementation of the TAGP Project, shall initiate the formation of an ASEAN Gas Consultative Council[...].
Technology
Natural gas transportation technology: 
Member Countries shall: [...] 2. Initiate individual and/or joint studies, either on a bilateral or multilateral basis, to support and encourage the production, utilisation, distribution, marketing, and sale of natural gas among themselves.Member Countries shall: [...] 4. [...]take individual and collective initiatives to study, assess, and review national and regional legal and institutional frameworks for natura! gas, concerning cross border issues relative to the commercial and economic feasibility, construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of the Pipelines as well as the supply, transportation, and distribution of natural gas to Member Countries,[...].
Technological cooperation in energy distribution: 
Member Countries shall: [...] 2. Initiate individual and/or joint studies, either on a bilateral or multilateral basis, to support and encourage the production, utilisation, distribution, marketing, and sale of natural gas among themselves;[...] 4. [...]take individual and collective initiatives to study, assess, and review national and regional legal and institutional frameworks for natura! gas, concerning cross border issues relative to the commercial and economic feasibility, construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of the Pipelines as well as the supply, transportation, and distribution of natural gas to Member Countries[...].---Member States shall conduct relevant studies on the following: [...] Access and Use- Effective and stable contractual arrangements for the supply, distribution and transportation of natural gas, Including adherence to the open access principle as well as management of the Pipelines in accordance with such internationally accepted standards in the oil and gas industry.