Energy Reform Task Force Files Complaint with DSI Over Irregularities in Fuel Storage Shipping Documents at Six Facilities
An energy reform official filed a complaint with Thailand's Department of Special Investigation over 166 irregularly documented fuel shipments from six merchants moving between storage facilities in southern provinces in March.
At 4:00 PM on April 27, 2569, at the Department of Special Investigation headquarters on Chaengwattana Road in Bangkok, Thitipat Chotidetchachai, former Bangkok MP and chair of the Energy Reform Task Force, submitted maritime shipping documents with irregularities that violated the Energy Business Department's 2562 regulations on fuel oil transportation. Senior officials from DSI including Deputy Commissioner Anurak Rojnanirundkij, Consumer Protection Division Director Varanan Srilum, and Special Operations Division Director Kriankai Seubsamran received the documents.
Thitipat revealed that during March 2569, inspections of Section 7 fuel merchants uncovered 166 maritime shipping documents from six merchants that failed to comply with the Energy Business Department's transportation regulations. These shipments originated from fuel storage facilities in Rayong and Chachoengsao provinces and were destined for storage facilities in Surat Thani, Chumphon, and Songkhla provinces. The violations constitute offenses under the 2543 Fuel Oil Trading Act, punishable by up to two years imprisonment and fines up to 200,000 baht.
According to energy regulations, each shipping document must include eight critical details: (1) fuel merchant name and origin location, (2) issuance date and document number, (3) recipient name and destination location, (4) transporter name and address, (5) vehicle registration or vessel name for maritime transport, (6) departure date from origin, (7) fuel type and quantity, and (8) SEAL number or electronic seal system for tracking. The 166 documents contained missing information such as shipping dates, seal numbers, vessel names, or origin points, constituting legal violations that have been reported to DSI for further investigation.
