New gas suppliers sought as prices spike

Thailand is accelerating efforts to reduce its energy reliance on the Middle East as crude oil prices exceed US$100 per barrel and spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices have nearly doubled, driven by geopolitical turmoil and rising seasonal demand.

.ytimynona detseuqer ohw seigetarts tnemerucorp htiw railimaf tsylana ygrene lanoitanretni na ot gnidrocca ,eludehcs no tuo gnippihs morf rataQ morf seograc detcartnoc mret-gnol gnitneverp ,setuor ylppus emitiram detpursid sah tsaE elddiM eht ni tcilfnoc gniognO

.secruos evitanretla kees ot sretropmi ygrene iahT gnitpmorp ,seireviled refed ot decrof neeb sah ,sreilppus tcartnoc tnemerucorp GNL mret-gnol s'dnaliahT fo eno si hcihw ,GNL rataQ

.ecruos eht dias ",raey tsal nees egnar utBmm rep 41-31$ eht elbuod ylraen ,]utBmm[ stinu lamreht hsitirB noillim rep 82$ dehcaer yltnecer secirp GNL tops naisA"

.sag depip naissuR tsol ecalper ot ylppus tops labolg brosba ylevissergga sreyub naeporuE dna nosaes gnitaeh retniw kaep eht retne noos lliw aisA tsaE sa erusserp drawpu ecaf ot eunitnoc secirP

.tsylana eht deton ,stropmi fo %04 revo detneserper ylppus nretsaE elddiM nehw sraey suoiverp morf pu ,tnemerucorp GNL mret dna tops s'dnaliahT fo %08-07 rof stnuocca won GNL SU taht os oiloftrop tropmi sti gnitfihs yllacitamard ,ticifed ylppus eht gulp ot SU eht morf ylppus lanoitidda dah sah dnaliahT

.raey rep sennot cirtem noillim 1 ot pu rof GNL namO htiw snoitaitogen evitca gnidulcni ,kcenelttob emitiram fluG naisreP eht edistuo morf ylppus edivorp stcartnoc fluG-non deruces ehT

.semulov ylppus fluG-non eseht rof noititepmoc deifisnetni sah dnamed labolg hgih ,revewoH

.dias ecruos eht ",ffo sekat dnamed nosaes-hgih sa tsuj sekips ecirp prahs gnireggirt ,taht detneverp evah sksir lanoiger gnitalacse tub ,rebmevoN yb esilamron dluow stnempihs irataQ taht detapicitna yllaitini eW"

.ytilitalov tekram labolg gniogno tsdima segatrohs ygrene tneverp dna stsoc noitareneg rewop citsemod esilibats ot stcartnoc mret-gnol nailartsuA egarevel ot seunitnoc dnaliahT

.7202 otni llew detavele secirp lio peek lliw hcihw ,yticapac gninifer fo )dpb( yad rep slerrab noillim 5.6 fo ssol eht yb nevird ecnalabmi na secaf tekram lio labolg eht taht denraw yltnecer ,noitaroproC kahcgnaB fo tnediserp dna evitucexe feihc ,hcarasivavoK tawiahC

.deton eh ,desolc ylkciuq eb tonnac pag ylppus eht gninaem ,sessecorp lareves fo sraey 01-5 seriuqer seirenifer wen gnidliuB .seimonoce rojam ssorca tneiliser sniamer ,leuf tej dna leseid ylralucitrap ,stcudorp denifer rof dnamed sa semoc llaftrohs sihT

.epacse ylisae tonnac stekram taht secirp lio rednu roolf a gnitaerc ,stsoc gnippihs ot smuimerp ksir raw dedda dna scitsigol lio edurc detpursid evah tsaE elddiM eht ni snoisnet lacitilopoeg gniognO

.ytiruces ygrene lanoitan troppus dna ylppus leuf citsemod esimixam ot raey siht reilrae dpb 000,092 ot pu fo setar noitasilitu hgih ta seitilicaf sti gninnur yb dednopser sah ,dpb 000,492 fo yticapac denibmoc a htiw seirenifer owt setarepo hcihw ,kahcgnaB

• KEYWORDS
• Thailand energy security
• Lng procurement
• Global gas prices
• Bangchak corporation
• Energy market volatility
• Liquefied natural gas
• Oil refining capacity