SET Announcements
Shut Down for Annual Turnaround
1000/013/2005
January 20, 2005
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
62, Ratchadapisek Road, Klongtoey
Bangkok 10110
Subject : Annual Turnaround of Plant No. 2 and 3
Attention : President of The Stock Exchange of Thailand
Please be informed that The Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited
will shut down plant No. 2 and No. 3, which has capacity of 40,000 and
80,000 barrels per day respectively, for annual turnaround. The schedule
for the process is as follows:
Plant No.2 will be shut down from 28 January 2005 to 8 February 2005
in order to reinstall the repaired equipment in the catalytic reforming unit
as the Company reported to SET on September 16, 2004.
Plant No.3 will be shut down from 24 January 2005 to 17 February 2005
for regular maintenance
In dealing with this situation, the company already procured refined petroleum
products from other sources.Therefore,the company has sufficient reserve of oil
which would be adequate not only to supply customers but also to meet the legal
reserve during this period of annual turnaround.
Please be informed accordingly.
Yours sincerely,
(Patiparn Sukorndhaman)
Senior Executive Vice President
Accounting and Finance
Corporate Planning and Investor Relation Office
Tel: 0-2335-4583