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Oil plan presses ahead as E85 exits fuel mix
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 30/01/2026
» Thailand's new National Oil Plan will not be affected by PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc's (OR) decision to discontinue sales of gasohol E85, according to the Department of Energy Business (DOEB).
Bangchak uncertain on petroleum plans
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/08/2025
» SET-listed Bangchak Corporation has yet to decide whether to re-enter the petroleum business in Asia, though it is collaborating with Chevron Offshore (Thailand) to explore for oil and gas in a potential area in the Gulf of Thailand.
Bombed PTT station to get compensation
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/08/2025
» Insurance companies cannot cite war as a reason for refusing to pay compensation to the owner of a PTT petrol station in Si Sa Ket, which was struck by a Cambodian rocket late last month, says the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC).
Innopower looks to small entrepreneurs to grow
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 28/02/2025
» Innopower Co, an energy solution provider, has decided to scale up its business to serve small entrepreneurs after scrapping a plan to build an electric vehicle (EV) factory.
Absolute Clean Energy pursues green ambitions
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/01/2025
» Higher electricity generation capacity will no longer be a primary goal of SET-listed Absolute Clean Energy (ACE), a local biomass power developer and operator, as it focuses more on a net zero-driven policy for its business direction.
Call to hike renewable proportion
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/04/2024
» The government is being urged to increase the proportion of renewable power generation to more than the target of 50% set in the power development plan (PDP), which is scheduled to be finalised in the second quarter of this year.
Refineries hit back at tax
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 24/06/2022
» A proposal to temporarily charge a tax on the oil refinery margin appears to be a last-ditch effort by the government to control soaring energy prices, but major refineries question the move aimed at trimming some of their profits.
Oil refineries face state price cap
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/06/2022
» Energy authorities are considering imposing a price cap on oil sold by Thai refineries to better control energy inflation, with ongoing measures to tackle the problem scheduled to end this month.
Thai Oil's boss is no stranger to crisis mode
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/11/2019
» Wirat Uanarumit was appointed as chief executive and president of Thai Oil Plc in September. Thai Oil is Thailand's largest refiner and holds a 48.03% stake in PTT Plc, the national oil and gas firm.
Third phase of Laem Chabang uncertain
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/08/2019
» National oil and gas firm PTT plans to sign an agreement with the government to develop two seaports by December, but another project -- the third-phase expansion of Laem Chabang port -- has yet to be concluded on the state's end.