Mr Prapas said he was expressing his own opinion and would wait for further input from the Council of State. Chevron Thailand's petroleum rigs are located on a continental shelf that is farther than 12 nautical miles from the coast. He further asked the Customs Department to slow down related tax refunds. Currently, the laws governing both customs and excise duties provide no clear-cut definition of territorial. To further complicate matters, the Council of State earlier reviewed a similar case in which it determined that oil transported from petroleum rigs onshore must be counted as an export.

Source: Bangkok Post November 14, 2016 23:26 UTC