THAILAND: Ministerial Regulations Fuel Oil Vapour Recovery B.E. 2550 (2007)

These Regulations address the following topics: Fuel Oil Vapour Recovery System; Vapour Recovery Unit; Vapour Recovery by Class A (Gor) Petrol Service Stations And Class B (Kor) Petrol Service Stations; Control of Oil Transportation Trucks Oil Vapour; Standards of Equipment and Testers of Vapour Recovery Units. It entails Notifications from 2003 to 2008.---Note: Vapour Recovery System Stage means a system of protection against release of fuel oil vapour into atmospheric surroundings during the process of oil transfer between storage tanks and oil trucks, or from trucks into underground storage tanks inside a fuel service station.

THAILAND: Fuel Control Act, B.E. 2542 (1999)

The Act deals with the following: Establishment of the The Fuel Oils Control Commission; Conduct of Controlled Activities/Operations; The State’s Services with respect to Fuel Oils; Penalty and Interim Provisions. “Fuel Oil” means unrefined petroleum oil, benzene oil, aircraft fuel oil, gasoline, diesel oil, furnace oil, lubricant oil and includes other liquefied petroleum products used as fuel or lubricants. This Act will not be enforceable on fuel oils used in military services.

THAILAND: Fuel Oils Control Act (No. 2), B.E. 2550 (2007)

This Act provides for Amendments to the previous Fuel Oil Act B.E. 2542. In the text, the Fuel Oil definition includes: Natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, crude oil, benzene oil, aviation fuel oil, kerosene/paraffin, diesel oil, furnace oil and lubricating/engine oil.

THAILAND: Thailand 20-Year Energy Efficiency Development Plan (2011 - 2030)

The Energy Conservation Development Plan aims to reduce energy intensity and consumption. The most important sectors where energy conservation is tackled are transportation (13,400 ktoe in 2030) and the industrial sector (11,300 ktoe in 2030). The Plan provides for background information, targets and strategies to achieve them. In particular, it addresses: Energy Demand Situation and Trend; Energy Conservation Potential; Framework of the 20-Year Energy Efficiency Development Plan (2011-2030); Framework of the First 5-Year Work Plans; EEDP Mobilization and Success Factors.

THAILAND: Minerals Act, B.E. 2510 (1967) (2002 Ed.)

This publication of the Minerals Act B.E.2510 and the selected Ministerial Regulations has been produced by the Department of Primary Industries and Mines to inform and facilitate foreign investors of the indispensable legal issues concerning mineral business, with a particular emphasis to promote the mining investment to go about its operation in a sound and perceptive manner. The document prescribes basis for mineral exploration, mining operation, mineral processing, as well as purchase, sale, possession, transport, import and export of minerals. Minerals include, a.o., coal and oil shale.

THAILAND: Investment Promotion Act B.E. 2520 (1977) (2001 Ed.)

The Act provides for the creation of the Board of Investment; Applying for and Granting of Promotion; Rights and Benefits; Machinery, Raw and Essential Materials; Guarantees and Protection; Withdrawal of Rights and Benefits

THAILAND: National Energy Policy by Dr. Wannarat Channukul, Minister of Energy, 12 January 2009

The document is composed of Thailand's Energy Policy, delivered to the National Assembly on 30 December 2008 by Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand and Energy Strategy directed by Mr. Wannarat Channukul, Minister of Energy, on 12 January 2009. It addresses: Strategy 1: Energy Security; Strategy 2: Alternative Energy; Strategy 3: Supervise Energy Prices and Safety; Strategy 4: Energy Conservation and Efficiency; Strategy 5: Environmental Protection.---Note: PTT (PTT Public Company Limited) and PTTEP (PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited); E&P (Exploration and Production).

THAILAND: National Energy Policy by Lieutenant-General Poonpirom Liptapanlop, Minister of Energy, 27 February 2008

At a press conference on 27 February 2008, Lieutenant-General Poonpirom Liptapanlop, Minister of Energy affirms that the Ministry of Energy has pressing challenges to address in order to mitigate the impact of energy crisis on the people and to enhance the national economic stability while ensuring environmental protection. Major energy policies concern: 1. Strengthening energy security; 2. Promoting the regulation of energy industry to ensure fair prices and greater competition, including consumer safety protection; 3. Promoting alternative energy development in all forms to provide options to the people in accordance with the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy; 4. Supporting earnest energy saving on a continuous basis nationwide to achieve greater impact; 5. Promoting the development, production and use of energy in conjunction with environmental conservation and the use of clean energy.