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High quality diesel developed

CHIANG MAI: -- The Defence Energy Department (DED) and Bangchak Petroleum PLC have joined hands in developing and producing low-priced, high quality diesel.

A ceremony to officially launch the project was held on Friday at the DED’s Northern Petroleum Development Centre in Chiang Mai’s Fang district.

The ceremony was chaired by the department’s Director-General, Lt. Gen Veerapun Putamanond.

Maj. Gen. Sakon Satjanit, director of the centre, said that diesel produced at the DED’s Fang refinery previously had a sulphur content of 600-700 parts per million (ppm), far higher than the 350 ppm benchmark set by the Ministry of Energy early this year.

With cooperation from Bangchak Petroleum, which provides its low-sulphur diesel containing 200-300 ppm of the element to be mixed with the DED’s Fang diesel, the end product now contains 340 ppm of sulphur, he disclosed.

He said that the oil source in Fang district has high content of sulphur, and the department is unable to afford one billion baht required for a system to get rid of the high sulphur.

Given the cooperation from Bangchak Petroleum, the Fang refinery can now resume supplying its diesel to the military units, and can offer the surplus oil at a low price to local residents, Sakon said.

“We can sell our diesel cheaper than the market price because our goal is not to make a profit, and we don’t have transportation costs,” Sakon said.

He added that the refinery has a daily capacity of 2,500 barrels.

--TNA 2004-07-31

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George this is an interesting article, only last week the Australian Govt announced plans to reduce sulphur levels in diesel by 33%.

Concern was then voiced by the automotive industry about the adverse effects this can have on older diesel fuel injection pumps. (seal softening and the pump leaking subsequently requiring an expensive overhaul)

To back this up fuel company in Aust ( I think it was BP) produced low sulphur diesel about 4 years ago resulting in a mass of claims for o/haul of diesel FIP's, Result the company paid out.

The problem does not reoccur as the replacement seals have been manufactured with the low sulphur content in mind as per those fitted to the late model diesel FIP's.

Question was asked will the Govt be responsible for claims for such a o/haul considering the lowering of the sulphur content is being iniated by them (the Govt).

No comment was the stern reply, advice on the TV was if it occurs keep receipts and claim individualy or alteratively a class action may well be launched?? TV presenter "watch this space"

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Mijan24,

I've just bought a new D Max which was probably produced a couple of years ago. Would this have a fuel injection system compatible with the use of low sulphur fuel? I've been putting low sulphur Shell Pura diesel in the tank since i bought the car two months ago. I might be safer to fill up with regular diesel from now on. What do you reckon?

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“We can sell our diesel cheaper than the market price because our goal is not to make a profit, and we don’t have transportation costs,” Sakon said.

Anybody have an idea what is considered to be low-priced in this particular context: 50 satang/litre lower than the current market price for diesel, 5 baht/litre total price, what...?

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So the fuel they have been selling up is crap?

All theis sound like the con advertising being shown in Indian TV these days.

They offer twice the mileage for the same amount of "premium fuel......... duh!

or Buffalo performance - the car grows buffalo horns!!

I guess you can sell anything to a stupid enough audience.

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Please correct me if I am wrong but seal failure was a problem encountered with the use of bio diesel. caused by the residual metanol left in the fuel.

The problem with ultra low sulphur diesel is that it has a lower lubricity value and premature pump failure can occur.

I do not think we are talking about ultra low sulphur levels here .

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