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Call for end to diesel export ban as refineries struggle

An oil refinery operated by Thai Oil. Refiners are eager to offload excess stock.

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has called on the government to relax its ban on diesel exports, arguing that months of stringent curbs on refined oil shipments, imposed to cushion the fallout from war in the Middle East, are weighing heavily on the sector.

Pimjai Leeissaranukul, chairwoman of the FTI, met with Energy Minister Akanat Promphan on Wednesday to press the case, but the talks ended without a resolution.

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