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Biodiesel Seized, Legal Action Against Samut Prakan Oil Warehouse

Biodiesel Seized, Legal Action Against Samut Prakan Oil Warehouse

Khaosod•Economy•2d ago

Reader Briefing

Thai authorities have seized a substantial quantity of adulterated biodiesel and initiated legal proceedings against an oil warehouse operator in Samut Prakan following an investigation into quality violations.

  • •Minister of Energy Akanat ordered the seizure of 5.2 million liters of substandard biodiesel.
  • •Legal action is being taken against an oil warehouse in Samut Prakan and its directors.
  • •The investigation revealed biodiesel quality did not meet departmental standards, violating fuel trading laws.
  • •A related oil warehouse in Ang Thong is also being investigated.

Overview

  • •Minister of Energy Akanat instructed the 'Sud Soi Team' to inspect oil warehouses.
  • •N.S. Thitiphas Chotichai Chanan, along with officials from Public Health, DSI, and provincial energy offices, seized 5.2 million liters of adulterated biodiesel.
  • •Five biodiesel samples from the company were tested and found to be substandard.
  • •The biodiesel failed to comply with regulations set by the Department of Energy Business, violating Section 25, Paragraph 3 of the Fuel Trading Act B.E. 2000.
  • •Criminal charges were filed with the Consumer Protection Police Division (CIB) against the company and its directors.
  • •N.S. Thitiphas Chotichai Chanan stated that strict legal action would be taken against all offenders to dismantle networks behind hoarding and adulteration.
  • •The investigation also implicates an oil warehouse in Ang Thong.
  • •The inspection and seizure occurred on May 28, 2026.

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Key Quotes

N.S. Thitiphas Chotichai Chanan
"Following the policy of Minister of Energy Akanat, the 'Sud Soi Team' is to inspect all oil warehouses. If illegal activities are found, strict legal action will be taken to decisively manage networks and those behind hoarding, speculation, and illegal adulteration of oil."
ตามนโยบายของ นายเอกนัฏ รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงพลังงาน มอบทีมสุดซอยตรวจสอบทุกคลังน้ำมัน หากพบการกระทำผิดกฎหมายให้ดำเนินคดีอย่างเคร่งครัด เพื่อจัดการเครือข่ายและผู้อยู่เบื้องหลังการกักตุน เก็งกำไร ลักลอบปลอมปนน้ำมันอย่างเด็ดขาด

Key Entities

Person

Akanat(เอกนัฏ)
Minister of Energy who ordered the seizure of adulterated biodiesel.
Thitiphas Chotichai Chanan(ฐิติภัสร์ โชติเดชาชัยนันต์)
Chairperson of the Energy Reform Inspection Committee ('Sud Soi Team') who led the seizure operation.
Pol. Lt. Col. Pongpain Intarakaw(พ.ต.ท.พงศ์อินทร์ อินทรขาว)
Advisor to the Trade Competition Committee involved in the biodiesel investigation.
Pol. Col. Thanathat Sriphiphat(พ.ต.อ.ธนาทัศน์ ศรีพิพัฒน์)
Chief of Investigation Division 2, Bureau of Consumer Protection and Fake Goods Suppression, DSI.

Organization

Sud Soi Team(ทีมสุดซอย)
Task force within the Ministry of Energy responsible for inspecting oil warehouses.
CIB (Consumer Protection Police Division)(CIB)
The police agency investigating the adulterated biodiesel case.
Department of Energy Business(กรมธุรกิจพลังงาน)
The government department that sets standards for biodiesel.
Bureau of Consumer Protection and Fake Goods Suppression (C.P.D.)(กองบังคับการปราบปรามการกระทำความผิดเกี่ยวกับการคุ้มครองผู้บริโภค (ปคบ.))
Law enforcement agency investigating consumer protection violations, involved in the biodiesel case.
Department of Special Investigation (DSI)(กรมสอบสวนคดีพิเศษ (DSI))
The investigative agency involved in the biodiesel adulteration case.

Place

Samut Prakan Oil Warehouse(คลังน้ำมันสมุทรปราการ)
The oil warehouse subject to seizure and legal action due to adulterated biodiesel.
Ang Thong Oil Warehouse(คลังน้ำมันอ่างทอง)
An oil warehouse implicated in the adulterated biodiesel case.

Law

Fuel Trading Act B.E. 2000(พระราชบัญญัติการค้าน้ำมันเชื้อเพลิง พ.ศ. 2000)
The legislation that governs the trading of fuel in Thailand, referenced in the biodiesel adulteration case.