Central & SE Asia / Australasia
Country profile: Thailand
| Location: | 514,000 |
| Climate: | tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid |
| Terrain: | central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere |
| Size: | 514000 sq. km total (Land area: 511770 sq. km Water area: 2230 sq.km) |
| Population: | 65,493,298 |
| Languages: | Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects |
| Government: | constitutional monarchy |
| Capital city: | Bangkok |
| Legal system: | based on civil law system, with influences of common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Currency: | baht (THB) |
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Country profile
Thailand has limited domestic oil production and reserves, and imports make up a significant portion of the country’s oil consumption. Thailand holds large proven reserves of natural gas, and natural gas production has increased substantially over the last few years. However, the country still remains dependent on imports of natural gas to meet growing domestic demand for the fuel. In September 2006, a military coup overthrew the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The change in leadership did not have any immediate impact on oil or natural gas production.
During 2006, Thailand’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by an estimated 5.0 percent, right on trend with average 5-year growth levels.
Energy production and consumption
| Oil | Gas | |
| Production: | 310,900 bbl/day (2005 est.) | 22 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
| Consumption: | 929,000 bbl/day (2005 est.) | 31 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
| Exports: | 225,700 bbl/day (2005 est.) | |
| Imports: | 893,400 bbl/day (2005 est.) | 8 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
| Reserves: | 291 million bbl (1 January 2006 est.) | 400 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
| Major fields: |
Thailand - recent news
| 16 Jul 24 |
Thailand: PTTEP develops Ocean Data Platform to support marine conservation in the Gulf of Thailand PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) has developed the marine science data platform called PTTEP Ocean Data Platform to collect marine science data. |
| 28 Jun 24 |
Thailand: Valeura Energy announces precautionary suspension of Wassana production Valeura Energy has announced the suspension of production at its 100% owned Wassana field, offshore Gulf of Thailand, following the identification of a crack was within one of the mobile production units steel jack-up legs. |
| 12 Jun 24 |
Thailand: Valeura Energy announces completion of Nong Yao FSO acquisition Valeura Energy has announced the completion of its acquisition of the Floating Storage and Offloading ('FSO') vessel Aurora, on location at its Nong Yao field, offshore Gulf of Thailand. |
| 28 May 24 |
Thailand: Valeura Energy announces Nong Yao development drilling update Valeura Energy has announced the successful completion of an infill drilling campaign at Nong Yao A and the start of development drilling on the Nong Yao C extension, both part of the Nong Yao oil field, offshore Gulf of Thailand. |
| 09 May 24 |
James Fisher completes its largest decommissioning project to date James Fisher has completed critical decommissioning operations offshore in the Gulf of Thailand as part of a major offshore operator’s wider asset end-of-life campaign. |
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Other countries in this region
- Australia,
- Bangladesh,
- Brunei,
- Cambodia,
- China,
- Fiji,
- Hong Kong,
- India,
- Indonesia,
- Japan,
- Laos,
- Malaysia,
- Maldives,
- Mongolia,
- Myanmar,
- Nepal,
- New Zealand,
- North Korea,
- Pakistan,
- Palau,
- Papua New Guinea,
- Philippines,
- Singapore,
- South Korea,
- Sri Lanka,
- Taiwan,
- Timor Leste,
- Vietnam
