Department of Energy Chief Apologizes, Confirms 101 Days of Fuel Reserves

Of course they keep the reserves.. A big profit can be made as the prices are rising... The more they keep for reserve, the more they earn....

1 hour ago, ikke1959 said:

Of course they keep the reserves.. A big profit can be made as the prices are rising... The more they keep for reserve, the more they earn....

The question here was not the price. If deliveries of essential products is halted, the demand raise the price as in all situations. The real thing here was talk of availability.

Gold star for the Thai government. Way better than Australia’s pathetic 36 days for petrol and 29 days for jet fuel. Gives me hope that if I can just manage to get to Thailand next month, there’ll still be enough jet fuel for my flight to Europe in June.

Long queues in Ban Dung today, then only 500 baht when you get to the pumps.

This is on Hwy 12. 500 baht at PTT, across the road at PT can fill the tank and containers but only 91. The other types have run out.

So they have plenty of reserves but does that mean all types of fuel.

I live near Phetchabun, and for the last couple of days, all the service stations have either had ZERO gas and diesel, or those that do have only sold 500 baht per customer. Yesterday, I tried to buy diesel at five major branded service stations, but they all had none! :(

17 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Of course they keep the reserves.. A big profit can be made as the prices are rising... The more they keep for reserve, the more they earn....

Don't the government decide when the price of fuel rises? I bought some 91 yesterday and it was the same price as before the war. I believe it is going up by one baht today. The price of fuel increased almost immediately in Western countries.

17 hours ago, CygnusX1 said:

Gold star for the Thai government. Way better than Australia’s pathetic 36 days for petrol and 29 days for jet fuel. Gives me hope that if I can just manage to get to Thailand next month, there’ll still be enough jet fuel for my flight to Europe in June.

Don't believe everything the Thai Government is telling... It flipflops many times....They have to keep the Thai people calm

18 hours ago, CygnusX1 said:

Gold star for the Thai government. Way better than Australia’s pathetic 36 days for petrol and 29 days for jet fuel. Gives me hope that if I can just manage to get to Thailand next month, there’ll still be enough jet fuel for my flight to Europe in June.

Totally agree. Australia under the leadership of the two muppets being Prime Minister Albanese and the Energy minister Chris Bowen in this fuel crisis means we are in deep sh.t.

Give you an example for ADO Diesel today Australia can pay around $2.90 per litre. Plus the rural areas in some areas have now no ADO Yet farmers and trucks only use ADO.

Ethanol/unleaded say 91 in my area is at about $2.30.

So when it comes to Thailand your Thailand’s Department of Energy Business who are trying to keep ADO under 33B that's fantastic for Thailand 33B equates to $1.44 Au Wow Here ADO as said is selling at about $2.90. I wish Australia had your petrol pricing system.

Just travelled from Samui to Hua Hin today. 95% of fuel stations have petrol but no diesel . When you do find diesel, limited to 500 baht. Supposed to be going to Pattaya tomorrow. Think I'll just return home. Can't plan an extended journey/stay with these restrictions.

I flew back from an 18-hour flight from London got picked up in khon kaen and there was only one PTT station with diesel manage to fill up. Driving today there is nothing with fuel. Only one with diesel and one with 91. Pulled into my driveway passing Farmers with their old pickup trucks with big blue barrels and canisters in the back of their truck heading out to try to get diesel.

So what's the real situation is there a shortage of fuel or people going crazy and over buying but at the moment I've passed at least 20 places that are not selling any fuel in the last 24hrs. In khon kaen and Northern Chiayaphum.

No worries, Trump said you can and are allowed to buy from RUSSIA !

10 hours ago, WDSmart said:

I live near Phetchabun, and for the last couple of days, all the service stations have either had ZERO gas and diesel, or those that do have only sold 500 baht per customer. Yesterday, I tried to buy diesel at five major branded service stations, but they all had none! :(

Count myself lucky then I filled up. I went straight to makro this morning at 6am and stocked the freezer with food.

Can somebody give him the called centre number to the Iranian Minstry.

But there is only one person and one country make it two for this problem we all face. Time for the Americans to get out of my pool .

7 hours ago, cynic1 said:

Totally agree. Australia under the leadership of the two muppets being Prime Minister Albanese and the Energy minister Chris Bowen in this fuel crisis means we are in deep sh.t.

Give you an example for ADO Diesel today Australia can pay around $2.90 per litre. Plus the rural areas in some areas have now no ADO Yet farmers and trucks only use ADO.

Ethanol/unleaded say 91 in my area is at about $2.30.

So when it comes to Thailand your Thailand’s Department of Energy Business who are trying to keep ADO under 33B that's fantastic for Thailand 33B equates to $1.44 Au Wow Here ADO as said is selling at about $2.90. I wish Australia had your petrol pricing system.

Thai people wish they could have the same hour salary than Australian people...

On 3/17/2026 at 5:41 PM, ikke1959 said:

Of course they keep the reserves.. A big profit can be made as the prices are rising... The more they keep for reserve, the more they earn....

All countries have reserve stocks.

13 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

All countries have reserve stocks.

Indeed but the petrol station are filled, not here

101 days of reserves...Due to no fuel being delivered to service stations!

58 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

All countries have reserve stocks.

Some have much more than others!

101 days of stocks they might have, but that doesn't stop the panic buying and run on supplies leading to shortages at the pump. Mrs reports the gas station near the house is out of both diesel and gas/petrol.

Thailand has plenty fuel supplies, it is just the delivery to the stations that is delayed, and why?.......... because of all the hoarders turning up at stations with pickup loads of any containers that would hold liquid, thereby emptying the stations stock!! If only they had not allowed the hoarding in the first few days, fuel supplies would still be normal!

1 minute ago, LennyW said:

Thailand has plenty fuel supplies, it is just the delivery to the stations that is delayed, and why?.......... because of all the hoarders turning up at stations with pick up loads of any containers that would hold liquid!! If only they had not allowed the hoarding in the first few days, fuel supplies would still be normal!

Places that do have fuel to sell are limiting sales to Bt.500.00.

Makes it hard to fill pick up loads of containers.

1 minute ago, Ralf001 said:

Places that do have fuel to sell are limiting sales to Bt.500.00.

Makes it hard to fill pick up loads of containers.

If only they had applied that limit before hoarding eh!

7 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

101 days of stocks they might have, but that doesn't stop the panic buying

Agree and panic buying it is. Someone gave me a thumbs down on another thread on this topic for saying it's panic buying but panic buying it is.

2 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Agree and panic buying it is. Someone gave me a thumbs down on another thread on this topic for saying it's panic buying but panic buying it is.

Can't believe they allow folks with a pickup loaded with 50 gallon drums to just fill everything up!

13 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Can't believe they allow folks with a pickup loaded with 50 gallon drums to just fill everything up!

Yep, and there lies the problem we have now - Ooh limit supply to 500 baht each!! Kneejerk reaction in both cases!!

17 hours ago, Chalong circle said:

Thai people wish they could have the same hour salary than Australian people...

Wages have NIL to do with fuel prices. Clearly your not well educated in the matter of the cost of fuel.

7 hours ago, dinsdale said:

All countries have reserve stocks.

No All countries such as Australia do not have reserve stocks.We had 25 to 35 days reserve, It should be the mandatory 90 day reserve. as suggested by the International organisation.

World upheaval because someone wanted a distraction from the Epstein files.

On 3/18/2026 at 2:13 AM, WDSmart said:

I live near Phetchabun, and for the last couple of days, all the service stations have either had ZERO gas and diesel, or those that do have only sold 500 baht per customer. Yesterday, I tried to buy diesel at five major branded service stations, but they all had none! :(

Isarel did this pass it on.