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Holding pattern for energy prices
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/01/2018
» Prices for energy, including oil, gas and electricity, are expected to change slightly in 2018, with the levy collected from retail sales projected to be only slightly higher than in 2017, say government and industry officials.
US expansion catches eye of Banpu, PTTEP
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/01/2018
» Thai energy firms Banpu Plc and PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) are reacting to the announced increase in petroleum production by the US by increasing their investment in the Marcellus and Utica shale regions.
Egat market quota to end
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/01/2018
» Energy policymakers plan to end the two-decade quota regime by opening the state-controlled power generation business to private sector competition, says Energy Minister Siri Jirapongphun.
PTT allots B4.4bn to increase LPG safety
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/01/2018
» PTT Plc, Thailand's largest seller of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), will invest 4.4 billion baht from 2018 to 2023 to increase safety measures at its gas-producing assets.
Oil prices push Bangchak to set sights upstream
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/01/2018
» SET-listed Bangchak Corporation Plc (BCP) plans to resume focusing on its upstream petroleum business expansion after global oil prices have climbed above US$60 per barrel.
Egat seeks to insulate itself from technological disruption
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/01/2018
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is preparing to revamp its business operations as it shifts its emphasis to innovation and disruptive technologies.
Shining a light on Thailand's electricity woes
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/01/2018
» The plan to open up Thailand's power generation market comes months after the government raised eyebrows at under-performance and rampant price hikes by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat).
State energy firms keep assets
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 19/01/2018
» State-controlled energy businesses will remain the backbone of the national energy infrastructure, says Energy Minister Siri Jirapongphun.
Oil reserve period could be cut
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/01/2018
» Energy policymakers may cut the national legal oil reserve period from 22 days to 18 if global oil prices climb above US$70 per barrel for a "long period of time".
New PDP accounts for disruptive forces
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/01/2018
» The latest revision of the national power development plan (PDP), an electricity master development plan for the next 20 years, has officially begun, according to the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).