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Article: Thailand: UPDATE 1-Thai Bangchak sees weaker refining margin in 2010.
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- October 30, 2009
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Byline: manish03
Thai oil refiner Bangchak Petroleum Pcl BCP.BK said on Thursday its average refining margin, excluding the impact from oil inventories, should be around $5-6 a barrel in 2010, down from $7-8 in 2009.
The weak margin mainly shows that a pickup in demand was not strong enough to match a supply glut, while a stronger recovery was unlikely until the second half of next year, President Anusorn Sangnimnuan told reporters.
"It's the impact from the global economy," Anusorn said adding the sector's refining margin was weak in the fourth quarter, forcing several refiners, including Bangchak to cut production this year to maintain ...