Krawit has reached his limit, urging the government to promptly resolve the oil quota problem after many stations sold out their last drops several days ago. He insists that the hopes of the people must not be allowed to dry up along with the fuel.
On 23 Mar 2026 GMT+7, Mr. Krawit Prisanantakul, MP for Ang Thong from the Bhumjaithai Party, posted on Facebook that he had the opportunity to visit and speak with gas station operators, learning of their concerns reflected in the monthly sales quota figure (120,000 liters/month), which had previously been "sufficient" under normal circumstances. However, in reality today, the last drops of fuel were sold out several days ago, while the next delivery round is scheduled for 1 April.
A troubling question for station owners is: where will they get fuel to serve the public during the remaining 10 days? An even more worrying question for the public is: where will they get fuel to fill up? The soaring demand is a major issue that cannot be ignored. While stations cannot refuse sales, the oil depots have no additional supply. This results in hardship affecting everyone's daily life and livelihood.
Mr. Krawit also stated that the urgent mission for the government, through the Ministry of Energy, is to resolve this problem before it worsens, by unlocking the crisis through "management" and "building confidence." This means replenishing the oil supply system by pushing for measures to allocate strategic oil reserves as soon as possible, so people can truly feel that the fuel supply is adequate. There must be a comprehensive delivery system to ensure fuel reaches the public effectively.
He also called for stopping hoarding, controlling and inspecting vulnerable points to prevent anyone from exploiting public hardship. Inspection teams should monitor from the source and along the supply chain for opportunistic behavior, with penalties imposed publicly if found.
Mr. Krawit further said that what is as important as the volume of fuel and perhaps the most crucial at this time is "confidence." In times of crisis, clear and sincere information is the best remedy to ease public anxiety. Everyone must be made to believe that "there is indeed a solution." It must be demonstrated that the fuel supply is truly sufficient and tangible. Do not forget that "a crisis of confidence" is much harder to fix than "an oil crisis." He believes that at Wednesday's parliamentary session, all political parties will surely raise this issue for discussion in the House of Representatives.