57M Litres of Fuel Missing: DSI Investigation Launched in Surat Thani

15 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand's Justice Ministry has initiated a detailed investigation into the disappearance of 57 million litres of fuel amid the ongoing energy crisis. This action follows initial findings during tanker deliveries to Surat Thani. The probe involves coordination with the Royal Thai Police and local administrative offices as part of efforts to curb fuel stockpiling by major energy companies aiming to profit from rising prices.

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Initial inspections across the country revealed irregularities at several companies, including one in Ang Thong with over 330,000 litres of fuel and three others in Saraburi holding more than 29,000 litres combined. A significant focus of the investigation is the movement of oil tankers to Surat Thani, where records show that out of 217 million litres transported, only 160 million litres arrived at designated depots. This discrepancy has prompted further investigation by the Department of Special Investigation.

Authorities suspect possible illicit activities, such as transferring fuel to illegal tankers at sea or diverting shipments to alternate locations for profit. Key industry players like PTT Oil and Retail Business, Bangchak, Star Fuels, and IRPC have been questioned and deny any involvement. A formal complaint was also filed against P.C. Siam Group for allegedly hoarding over two million litres, a claim the company promptly refuted.

Justice Minister Ruttapon Naowarat emphasized that the investigations, including the case against P.C. Siam Group, remain ongoing. He suggested that the missing fuel volume could surpass 57 million litres, with official numbers to be provided upon conclusion of the inquiry.

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Yes, it's a big mystery. Where oh where did it go???

One thing that is not a mystery - Thialand dropping down the list of corrupt countries.

It will never be revealed... to much corruption or influential people to silence the investigators... Sad enough and the money will not be traceable.. Probably on accounts in foreign countries

if its not millions of bahts worth of fuel or millions of bahts worth of rice , going missing then its simply millions of baht, They just can't help themselves,

Interesting to see the Govt. announced diesel price increase early Sunday 5th from 44.75 to over 51.00. I was out by 09:00 and all 6 service stations in our town had their prices well over the 51.00.

Happy Days for them! NO, zero queueing and no customers. Never seen the roads so deserted, up here, 3 days down the track.

Pity the poor Thais, but being a bit selfish accept the high diesel prices and stability at the bowser.

nothing surprises me anymore

Land of Smiles.....................more like.................... Land of Thieves

I wonder is it genetic

That's a lot of fuel. To put it in visual terms, it is almost 3,000 petrol tankers worth of fuel (taking the mid-size trucks as an average). Can't be easy to hide without someone noticing.

Total corruption !! and What will happen !!! NOTHING !!!

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

Authorities suspect possible illicit activities

Fancy that. 57 million litres of fuel goes missing and it's possible that it's criminal activity. IMHO and I'm guessing most others that's the number one likelihood.

In other news the body of a man was found with hands and feet bound, a bag tied over his head and two bullet wounds to the back of the head. Police suspect possible foul play.

4 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Fancy that. 57 million litres of fuel goes missing and it's possible that it's criminal activity. IMHO and I'm guessing most others that's the number one likelihood.

In other news the body of a man was found with hands and feet bound, a bag tied over his head and two bullet wounds to the back of the head. Police suspect possible foul play.

with further reports on social media that the body was discovered in a bath which had bizarrely been filled with cornflakes and milk Asean Now experts are suggesting it could be the work of a cereal killer.

Sure, there are a lot of corruption in Thailand. However, there are also a lot of lies going on. This might very well be theft, but it can also simply be that the talk of having fuel reserves lasting several months was just lies. Now they need to come up with something to correct and sweep the lies under the rug.

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand's Justice Ministry has initiated a detailed investigation into the disappearance of 57 million litres of fuel amid the ongoing energy crisis. This action follows initial findings during tanker deliveries to Surat Thani.

Those naughty officials....

14 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

if its not millions of bahts worth of fuel or millions of bahts worth of rice , going missing then its simply millions of baht, They just can't help themselves,

Helping themselves is the issue...

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Authorities suspect possible illicit activities, such as transferring fuel to illegal tankers at sea or diverting shipments to alternate locations

If only Thailand had a submarine, this could all have been prevented! 😁

Transferred at sea and sold to Cambodia. Count on it.

If my math is correct, and the tanker carried ONLY diesel that many liters would be equal to 1,570 tankers of Diesel fuel.

The likelihood of it being a police or government official is about 90%. The fuel was likely guarded and somebody would have to had access.

You could describe the current situation as being a national emergency, and especially harsh penalties should apply during times like these.

These people are some of the worst in the world

,they just can't help it theft is in thier DNA

45 minutes ago, cdulaney said:

If my math is correct, and the tanker carried ONLY diesel that many liters would be equal to 1,570 tankers of Diesel fuel.

An ocean-going oil tanker can carry a vast range of oil, typically measured in barrels or tonnes rather than liters. A typical Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) holds roughly 2 million barrels, which converts to approximately 318 million liters of oil.

17 hours ago, Des1 said:

Yes, it's a big mystery. Where oh where did it go???

One thing that is not a mystery - Thialand dropping down the list of corrupt countries.

The entire industry worldwide gets involved in price gouging every time an opportunity arises. that's the way the world has always worked. Do you not pay attention, do your eyes and ears not work? Your memory ok? Taken a cognitive function test lately? Your own country is just as involved as anyone else, they just haven't yet been caught red handed, mostly because they're better at concealing their dirty business. So quit your whining about Thailand. If it's so intolerably corrupt nobody's forcing you to stay. YOU chose Thailand.

2 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

The entire industry worldwide gets involved in price gouging every time an opportunity arises. that's the way the world has always worked. Do you not pay attention, do your eyes and ears not work? Your memory ok? Taken a cognitive function test lately? Your own country is just as involved as anyone else, they just haven't ret been caught red handed, mostly because they're better at concealing their dirty business. So quit your whining about Thailand. If it's so intolerably corrupt nobody's forcing you to stay. YOU chose Thailand.

oh my, I guess you sure told me. whew!

1 minute ago, Des1 said:

oh my, I guess you sure told me. whew!

You're welcome. Don't worry, I don't expect much of what I say to sink in amongst the status quo here. It's not exactly a bastion of higher education. Cheers.

There will be lots of talk for a few days then it will all go silent as usual, just like the Chatuchack tower block collapse 12 months ago, 95 people died, they know the steel was inferior, they know the cement was the wrong mix, they know 50 documents had forged signatures on them……. And yet not one person has been convicted !

4 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

You're welcome. Don't worry, I don't expect much of what I say to sink in amongst the status quo here. It's not exactly a bastion of higher education. Cheers.

Then I guess we won't be hearing from you again. Cheers.

Petroleum fuel is, and always has been, one of the most smuggled products on Earth.

Corruption at its best in Thailand probably a lot of high government officials involved in getting their share of the money 🤑

1 hour ago, Jonathan Swift said:

The entire industry worldwide gets involved in price gouging every time an opportunity arises. that's the way the world has always worked. Do you not pay attention, do your eyes and ears not work? Your memory ok? Taken a cognitive function test lately? Your own country is just as involved as anyone else, they just haven't yet been caught red handed, mostly because they're better at concealing their dirty business. So quit your whining about Thailand. If it's so intolerably corrupt nobody's forcing you to stay. YOU chose Thailand.

Haven't seen a "if you don't like it go home" post for a while!

Next up temperature soars and 57m bombs go off.

Living up to its reputation as the land of scams... If a Thai ain't trying to get over on someone, they ain't living.

I believe the Hisos bumped the price because they can’t fleece the exchange rate as much.

Watch, when the baht is a little stronger, the fuel price will come down.

Hopefully it will return to where it was and this doesn’t become the new normal like the west did post covid.

Third world countries just love the paperwork. Shouldn't be too hard finding the diversion in the transport etc.