TAK — Authorities have confiscated 16,000 litres of smuggled diesel worth nearly 700,000 baht and arrested two men in Tha Song Yang district, following a high-speed chase along the Myanmar border that exposed an ongoing fuel smuggling operation. Authorities Probe Mystery Loss of 57 Million Litres of Fuel in Surat Thani The seizure was made […]
SAMUT PRAKAN: A tanker ship with a contraband cargo of 710,000 litres of petrol was stopped and seized in the Chao Phraya river estuary by a navy patrol early on Sunday. A Royal Thai Navy announcement said the MV Thanasit, a tanker manned by five crew and the captain, was in the river mouth when […]
Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police on Sunday morning raided two spots in the northeastern province of Roi-et and arrested a man and his common-law wife for thefts at petrol stations in 14 northeastern provinces. The raids followed a complaint filed with CSD in January by PTG Agency Plt, which operates PT petrol stations nationwide, that […]
PHANG NGA: Power in most of Phang Nga’s Muang district this morning was abruptly shut down after a petrol tanker smashed into an electrical pole and burst into flames just outside of Phang Nga Town. Muang Phang Nga Police were notified of the accident this morning at about 6.30am. Read more: thephuketnews.com
The National Reform Council (NRC) voted to reject the ongoing process to open bidding for the offshore and onshore petroleum concessions with a vote of 130:79. The proposal for the 21st auction for the petroleum concessions, was submitted to the NRC for approval after its energy reform committee has earlier supported it. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
BANGKOK, 11 February 2013 (NNT) – The Department of Energy Business reported a continued rise in gasohol demand as benzene 91 is expected to become unavailable by the end of March. Director-General Viraphol Jirapraditakul said that refineries in Thailand have already halted the production of 91 octane petrol since Jan 1, 2013, but its sales […]
Like a scene out of some action movie, explosions and flames ravaged a garage specialising in installing petrol tanks in Bangkok’s Taling Chan district Thursday, injuring four people. The incident took place at 11.30am at the triple-garage building of PR Supergas Co Ltd near Soi Boromrajajonani 28. Read more: The Nation
A fire breaks out Sunday night at a petrol depot belonging to a Toyota manufacturing plant in Chachoengsao’s Ban Pho district. Sporadic loud explosions were heard in the blaze that started at 6:50 pm. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
