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Oil transport bolstered to guarantee filling station supplies
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/03/2026
» Energy authorities are moving swiftly to streamline oil logistics in a bid to accelerate fuel deliveries to filling stations grappling with shortages caused by surging demand amid the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran, which has disrupted global supply routes, according to the Department of Energy Business (DOEB).
The next guardians of the sea
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/07/2025
» When Natyada Thuasawad gazes upon the vast sea, she sees assets. A student at Prince of Songkla University, Ms Natyada said the sea is a key source of revenue for Thailand, offering people food and exciting tourist attractions along shorelines and on islands.
BAFS expects jet fuel sales to surge
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 28/11/2022
» SET-listed Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services (BAFS) expects sales of jet fuel to grow by 50% next year, up from an estimated 4.2 billion litres in 2022, or 10.9 million litres per day, as the aviation industry recovers.
OR seeks partners to grow non-oil projects
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/05/2022
» PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR), Thailand's largest oil and coffee shop operator by volume, is pushing ahead with its new vision to partner with startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) over the next eight years to achieve rapid growth of non-oil businesses together.
Call for radical fuel subsidy reform
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/11/2021
» Oil experts have called on the government to find new ways to subsidise diesel prices, target only specific groups of customers for help, and end the current blanket subsidy for all motorists.
EA officially launches electric boat service
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/05/2021
» SET-listed Energy Absolute (EA), a Thai renewable power generation firm, is pushing ahead with the commercial launch of its battery-run boat service on the Chao Phraya River despite state travel restrictions to curb the third wave of the pandemic.
Banpu ploughs ahead with clean energy
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/11/2020
» Despite a need to shift towards defensive business operations, including cuts in capital spending and salaries among executives during the recession, Banpu Plc is not losing steam as it grows in the clean energy field.
Egat gathers data for EV charging outlets
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/09/2020
» The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is paving the way for development of charging outlets for electric vehicles (EVs) by using data collected from a test run of its own newly developed electric motorcycles, buses and boats.
EA keen on electric boats to help tourism
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 01/09/2020
» SET-listed Energy Absolute's (EA) move to diversify its renewable energy business into electric vehicles (EV) aims to not only tap the disruptive technology for automobiles, but also pave the way for the firm to bolster Thai tourism.
Gasohol push, tourism drive to spur BCP growth
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 19/06/2020
» Mostly state-owned energy firm Bangchak Corporation Plc (BCP) expects its new gasohol product and the government's domestic tourism stimulus package will improve its oil sales in the second half of the year, though year-end sales are expected to remain unimpressive.