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Offshore oil auction bidding to start soon
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/12/2025
» Thailand is to invite bids for offshore oil and gas exploration in the Andaman Sea, with cabinet approval expected by the end of this month, according to Energy Ministry permanent secretary Prasert Sinsukprasert.
Thailand set to finally embrace nuclear power
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/07/2025
» A proposal to install small modular reactors (SMRs) in Thailand looks set to gain momentum amid corporate interest in using the technology to ensure stable power supplies and support the national plan to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
Jet fuel demand drives surge in Thai fuel consumption
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/12/2022
» Thai fuel consumption rose by 15.4% year-on-year in the first 10 months of 2022 as the pandemic eased, driven by an upsurge in jet fuel demand, according to the Department of Energy Business.
Thai oil demand finally recovering
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/11/2021
» Thai Oil Plc (TOP), Thailand's largest oil refinery by capacity, believes domestic demand for fuel has begun to return to pre-pandemic levels, except for jet fuel, consumption of which is expected to be back to normal by the end of next year.
When a crisis erupts, it pays to trust the 'norms'
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 31/08/2019
» Somruedee Chaimongkol was the 13th employee of Banpu Plc, previously Banpu Coal Co, in May 1983 when the firm was set up by the Vongkusolkit and Auapinyakul families.
PTT budgets B450bn for 2019 expansion
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/02/2019
» PTT Plc, the national oil and gas conglomerate, together with five subsidiaries is allocating a 2019 budget for all business expansion worth a combined 450 billion baht.
ERC doubles down on GPSC block decision
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/12/2018
» As expected, the country's power regulator, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), has finally declared a second resolution to derail a takeover effort by Global Power Synergy Plc (GPSC), a PTT subsidiary, for Glow Energy Plc.
ERC asked about power monopoly
News, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/10/2018
» The Office of the Ombudsman has told the energy regulator it must clarify three issues concerning the acquisition of Glow Energy Plc by Global Power Synergy Plc (GPSC).
Egat on the ropes
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/07/2018
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is showing signs of decline as the 49-year-old wholly owned state utility struggles to tighten costs and reorganise in the wake of market decentralisation and private competition.
Rise of the robots, at last
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/05/2018
» It's been almost a lifetime wait for robotics guru Djitt Laowattana, but automation and robotics systems are beginning to reshape the country.