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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Pailin Chuchottaworn, CEO, PTT Group from The Report: Thailand 2012
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Chanin Vongkusolkit, CEO, Banpu, and Chairman, Thai Listed Companies Association from The Report: Thailand 2012
Articles & Analysis | Added incentives: Renewable power supplies are being expanded to reduce dependency on foreign imports from The Report: Thailand 2012
As energy imports surge and power bills mount, Thailand is embracing a new strategy of decreasing its dependence on foreign energy sources through the expansion of alternative domestic power supplies. Possessing an extensive river network, strong solar radiation, particularly in the rural north-eastern areas, and an abundance of natural biomass, the...
The growth of Thailand’s heavy industries, as well as consumption among a burgeoning middle class, is fuelling demand for energy. On the production side, this demand is being partly met by increased lignite and natural gas extraction, while oil output continues to decline. The government is hoping that investment-friendly amendments to its Petroleum Act will help slow or reverse this decline. But...
Economic update | Qatar: Expanding energy horizons
10 Jun 2013
The world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is spreading its wings into energy ventures far from the vast reserves on its own doorstep. Qatar is investing in shale-related projects in North America and elsewhere to help maintain its position as one of the top players in the global gas market.
Bahrain has remained largely insulated from international external risks and has weathered the global economic shocks of the recent past relatively well. At the height of the international financial downturn, for example, the kingdom avoided falling into recession and even achieved real GDP growth of more than 6% in 2008 and over 3% in 2009.