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OR launches self-service fuel pilot
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/04/2026
» PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR), the oil trading arm of PTT Group, is conducting a market test of its self-service fuel system as part of preparations for potential labour shortages and rising minimum wages.
Petrol station night curfew considered for motorists
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/04/2026
» If the government proceeds with a plan to close petrol stations at night from this week, the move is expected to heighten public awareness of volatile oil supplies and rising prices, which are stoking fears of economic strain, according to an energy industry executive.
Natural gas key to growth
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/04/2026
» Natural gas continues to play a pivotal role in global energy systems even as the world accelerates its transition towards cleaner alternatives.
Ministry mulls shelving fuel loan
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/04/2026
» The Energy Ministry is weighing whether to abandon plans to borrow 150 billion baht to support the fast-depleting Oil Fuel Fund, following a breakthrough in negotiations with oil refineries to lower diesel prices.
Gulf allays concerns over LNG supplies
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/04/2026
» Natural gas remains a cornerstone of global power generation despite mounting concerns over liquefied natural gas (LNG) shortages linked to Middle East tensions, according to Gulf Development Plc, Thailand's largest energy company by market value and a major telecoms operator.
Long break eases pressure on oil reserves
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/04/2026
» The long holiday during the Songkran festival may ease pressure on Thailand's oil reserves, as demand for diesel is expected to decrease during this period, says the Department of Energy Business.
Epac cuts ex-refinery prices by 2 baht per litres
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/04/2026
» The Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac) has resolved to reduce ex-refinery prices by 2 baht per litre, a move expected to lower domestic diesel prices by 2.14 baht per litre by this Friday.
Call for jet fuel tax break as costs soar
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/04/2026
» Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services Plc (BAFS), Thailand's sole jet refuelling provider, has called on the government to exempt jet fuel from the excise tax of 4.72 baht per litre, warning the levy undermines the country's aviation competitiveness.
Huge loan needed to finance fuel subsidies
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/04/2026
» Thailand's Oil Fuel Fund is seeking a loan of up to 150 billion baht to stabilise its finances and continue subsidising domestic fuel prices as global diesel costs soar, according to Prasert Sinsukprasert, energy permanent secretary.
Oil refineries in the spotlight
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/04/2026
» A proposal for the government to intervene in oil refinery costs and profits was not included as one of the seven measures recently unveiled to ease the consumer impact of surging global crude oil prices.