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Fuel usage declined 0.2% in 2025
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/02/2026
» Thailand's total fuel consumption dipped slightly last year, falling by 0.2% year-on-year due to the economic slowdown, says the Department of Energy Business (DOEB).
Carbon rules reshape Thai business as CBAM looms
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/02/2026
» The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is sending ripples of concern throughout global trade, unsettling exporters of certain products while raising broader questions about its long‑term impact on industries not yet covered by the measure.
Thailand reaffirms green pledges
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/01/2025
» Despite an unimpressive end to COP29, the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference held in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thailand remains committed to its campaign to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, with a view to accelerating its progress.
OR eager to sell shares of underperforming businesses
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/12/2024
» PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR) plans to sell stakes in some businesses, including restaurants, to reduce losses caused by underperforming operations, as well as revisit enterprises with a dim outlook, says chief executive Disathat Panyarachun.
Power use surges to record high
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/05/2023
» The boiling hot weather in Thailand is causing an upsurge in electricity consumption, leading to a record high of 34,826.5 megawatts on May 6, says the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).
OR banking on allies to grow non-oil ventures
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 30/05/2022
» One strategic move PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR) is making to grow its non-oil businesses is seeking allies to work on new business opportunities together.
OR to invest in startups in Southeast Asia
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/10/2021
» PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR) is planning to invest in startups in Southeast Asia, to fuel its new businesses, especially in the area of mobility and lifestyles, under a venture capital fund it recently co-established.
OR targets Ebitda of 45% by 2025
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/08/2021
» PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR), Thailand's largest oil retailer by volume, aims to achieve earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of 45% by 2025 by increasing revenue from non-oil and overseas businesses.
OR's non-oil businesses on fast track
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/03/2021
» PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR) is putting new non-oil businesses in which it recently invested, including Ohkajhu organic restaurants and Pacamara coffee houses, on the fast track for business expansion, says OR president and chief executive Jiraphon Kawswat.
PTT investing in subsidiaries
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 24/02/2021
» National oil and gas conglomerate PTT will allocate US$27 billion, around 851 billion baht, in capital spending through its subsidiaries over the next five years to support core and new businesses despite a huge decline in revenue and profit last year.