Declaration of the ignited equipment at Hydrocracking Unit

Clarification of News or Information The Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited ("the Company") would like to inform the incident occurred at 7.00 AM on January 14, 2011, the equipment in Hydrocracking Unit, capacity 25,000 barrel per day, was ignited. From preliminary investigation, the Company found a leakage in control system pipeline. The situation was under controlled in 30 minutes with no injury. Other facilities have not been damaged. Currently, the investigation is being carried out. Moreover, the Company has the insurance coverage for property damages and business interruption. However, the Company expects no significant impacts on its product sales to customers and annual performance. ______________________________________________________________________