still affected by the oil price volatility in the global market. Despite the crude oil price recovery, the average crack spread between finished product and referenced crude oil price continues to decline

market, where the oil business is in on a downward trajectory following slowing global economy due to the trade war between the US and China. The Dubai crude price in 2019 averaged at 63.51 $/BBL, a

affected by the decline in most of the finished product and crude oil crack spreads, as a result of the oversupply situation in finished oil products, and the anxieties over the trade war between the US and

their allies unable to come to terms on oil production cuts. This further exemplified pressure on the price of crude in the global market to make a severe reduction late in the quarter. Average price of

Rule”). Currently, the Company focus on the business expansion of the crude palm oil (CPOA) trading business for biodiesel as there is a high potential growth and will partially conducting a trading CPOA

government sector introducing stimulus packages, which would cause demand for fuel consumption in the industrial and transport sector to increase. Moreover, the excess of crude oil supply trends to decrease

to an inventory gain of THB 856 million. However, there was a loss from crude and product oil price hedging contract at THB 75 million. Furthermore, the refinery planned to manage the stocks of

effect of the widened Crude premium over Dubai, as well as the lowered oil product spread over crude oil price. There was an Inventory Loss of THB 70 million, and GRM hedging loss. Marketing Business Group

oil price throughout the quarter, leading to an inventory loss. However, despite the refinery Hydrogen Production Unit and Hydrocracking Unit temporary shut down, refinery’s average crude run remained

from narrower DTD/DB spread. Within this quarter there was an inventory gain of THB 241 million from the increase in crude price, but there was a loss from the crude and product oil price hedging