Thailand's Department of Mineral Fuels (DMF) has developed a
framework to regulate carbon capture and storage (CCS) and related
activities by introducing "carbon business" to the draft
amendment to the Petroleum Act B.E. 2514 (1971).
CCS involves the capture, treatment, transport, and underground
storage of carbon dioxide produced from industrial power
generation. The captured carbon can be used to enhance oil
recovery, converted into fuel such as methane or DME (dimethyl
ether), or converted to higher-value products. In Thailand, various
companies have carried out CCS feasibility studies.
Carbon Business and Licensing
Under the draft amendment to the Petroleum Act, "carbon
business" is defined as exploration for purposes of carbon
storage or compression of carbon into carbon storage, while
"carbon" is defined as carbon dioxide in the state of gas
or supercritical fluid generated as a byproduct or captured from
other sources and transported for storage.
