With no new exploration concession issued since the 20th petroleum concession round ended in 2008, exploration and production firms are primed for new opportunities. The last round of bidding, which took place from May 2007-May 2008, offered up 65 exploration blocks (56 onshore and nine offshore). The government received 74 applications for 52 of...
Feeding its expanding domestic industrial complex is an ongoing task for Thailand’s energy sector as domestic power demand and consumption continue to outpace supply. This is fuelling a rise in local energy production as the country tries to reduce its dependence on foreign energy supplies. From upstream production and downstream refining to...
The breakneck pace of electricity consumption growth took an uncharacteristic hiatus in 2011 following a decade of strong year-on-year expansion. Total national electricity consumption in 2011 dipped to 148.91 TWh, from 149.30 TWh the previous year, but it was still well above the 2009 level of 135.18 TWh, according to Energy Policy and Planning...
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