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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.
Thai oil firms look to alternative markets to Cambodia
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/07/2025
» Cambodia's ban on refined oil imports from Thailand should not have a significant impact on oil companies as they can adjust their sales, shipping their products to other countries in Asia, says the Department of Energy Business (DOEB).
PTT report sees oil prices decreasing
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/01/2025
» Global energy market prices are expected to decline as new US president Donald Trump recently announced plans to increase domestic production of oil and gas, according to the weekly global oil market report issued by national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc.
Diesel exports halted during maintenance
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/01/2024
» The Department of Energy Business has ordered oil traders to suspend diesel exports while Thai Oil Plc repairs its crude distillation unit in Chon Buri province.
Tasco looking to Venezuelan crude oil
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/11/2023
» SET-listed Tipco Asphalt (Tasco), a Thai asphalt manufacturer and supplier, expects to resume buying inexpensive heavy crude oil from Venezuela to deal with the company's raw material constraints, following the easing of trade sanctions imposed by the US on the Latin American country.
Electricity bills poised to decrease
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/06/2023
» Electricity bills are expected to be slightly lower during the last four months of this year, with the power tariff decreasing by about 20 satang baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) in line with cheaper gas prices.
Eppo urges delay in LNG imports by power firms
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/10/2020
» The import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by energy companies needs to be delayed because of low domestic demand caused by the pandemic, says the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).
LPG imports on hold in H2 as consumption stalls
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/08/2020
» Thailand will stop importing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the second half this year because of a large drop in domestic consumption as a result of the pandemic, says the Department of Energy Business (DOEB).
Eppo ready to set rules for LNG free trade
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/08/2020
» The Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo) expects to set rules for free trade of liquefied natural gas after licences for LNG shipping have been granted to five importers to decentralise the gas business.
Ministry keen to build LNG stockpile while prices low
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 28/04/2020
» The Energy Ministry has thrown full support behind a plan by state-owned energy firms to import additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) from spot markets, where LNG has hit record low prices, in order to lower energy costs.