ColinChapman Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 For at least three days now there has been a giant gas flare burning over Klong Toey port. We live miles away and it's clearly visible day and night. We don't remember seeing it before and it is quite noticeable. Does anyone know what it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Quote For at least three days now there has been a giant gas flare burning over Klong Toey port. We live miles away and it's clearly visible day and night. We don't remember seeing it before and it is quite noticeable. Does anyone know what it is? That's the Bangchak oil refinery. Quite common to see the flare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I've lived in sight of that flare for 15+ years. It's intensity fluctuates regularly, sometimes as bright as the OP describes, sometimes barely visible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Excel Posted April 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 hours ago, josephbloggs said: That's the Bangchak oil refinery. Quite common to see the flare. Flaring banned of course in many countries. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggy Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 16 hours ago, Excel said: Flaring banned of course in many countries. Not in the UK as it’s still done near Southampton, at Fawley oil refinery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unblocktheplanet Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 4/14/2021 at 11:48 AM, josephbloggs said: That's the Bangchak oil refinery. Quite common to see the flare. Oil refined right in the capital--<deleted>! What does this add to BK's pollution index??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said: Oil refined right in the capital--<deleted>! What does this add to BK's pollution index??? The refinery was built 60-65 years ago when that location was way outside the city and pretty much uninhabited. I don't think anyone back then could have seen what Bangkok would become today, and now the city has enveloped it. There has been talk of moving it out of the city for years and years but I guess it is easier said than done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unblocktheplanet Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 15 minutes ago, josephbloggs said: There has been talk of moving it out of the city for years and years but I guess it is easier said than done. Like pretty much everything else here! No political will, no backbone! (And who owns PTT???) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said: Like pretty much everything else here! No political will, no backbone! (And who owns PTT???) What has PTT got to do with this? Or you just felt like a little rant? It is Bangchak Refinery, it is a publicly listed company and is not state owned. But yeah, I am sure moving a privately owned facility of that size and complexity is as simple as pie. Do I wish it would be moved? Yes, I don't think something like that should be where it is. But I also understand you can't just click your fingers and make it happen. Edited April 15, 2021 by josephbloggs Typo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtrnuno41 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 4/14/2021 at 6:48 AM, josephbloggs said: That's the Bangchak oil refinery. Quite common to see the flare. It would not be common for a refinery. Flares only show when something goes wrong in proces, it's an emergency situation. As well a flare is shown mostly in cases of start up or shut down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalorymetr Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) I can see it from my condo and it has been there for at least a year now.. It's normal Edited April 16, 2021 by Kalorymetr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excel Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 On 4/15/2021 at 2:24 PM, josephbloggs said: What has PTT got to do with this? Or you just felt like a little rant? It is Bangchak Refinery, it is a publicly listed company and is not state owned. But yeah, I am sure moving a privately owned facility of that size and complexity is as simple as pie. Do I wish it would be moved? Yes, I don't think something like that should be where it is. But I also understand you can't just click your fingers and make it happen. If you consider that the State social security Office, The Ministry of Finance and the Vayupak Fund are state organisations which combined adds up to around 35% ownership then yes you are correct it is not state owned only that the state has a large share ownership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digbeth Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 The Bangkok port has signalled that they intend to move out and redevelop the area into residential area, if that happened anytime, Bangchak refinery would do well to move out too, all those area riverside within reach of the skytrain and Sukhumvit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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