Bangkok--20 Jul--Be1 Communications Promotion in conjunction with arrival of PETRONAS Adventure Team in Bangkok PETRONAS Retail (Thailand) Co., Ltd. will take its promotional marketing program to the street by using a caravan to promote consumer awareness on its premium quality diesel engine lubricant,PETRONAS SUVIUM,in Thailand. To be launched on 13 July, the event will also see the participation of the PETRONAS Adventure Team (PAT), a Malaysian four-wheel drive expedition group which will be on a two-day stop-over in Bangkok en-route to Pakistan for the PETRONAS South Asia 2007 Xpedition. Managing Director & CEO of PETRONAS Retail (Thailand) Co, Ltd.Mohd Aidnil Abdul Razak,saidthePETRONAS Suvium Caravanwill take to the streets of Bangkok in theRatchadapisek, Sukhumvit, Silom, and Rama IV areas before making at stop at Tesco Lotus Rama IV to participate in a promotional and community relations activities. “The activity at Tesco Lotus Rama IVwillinclude a lot of special promotions and offers, as well as other activities. Consumers will get to enjoy a lot of fun games and also take advantage of our PETRONAS Suvium product offers. In addition, PETRONAS and PAT members will hand over food and school supplies to the Foundation for Rehabilitation and Development of Children and Family as part of its community relations activities,” addedMohd Aidnil. On the next day 14 July, there will be the flag-off ceremony to ThePETRONAS Suvium Caravanbefore continuing its journey to Nongkhai province and crossing the Thai-Lao border into Lao PDR. As a prelude to the “street” campaign, PETRONAS Retail (Thailand) Co. Ltd. has also introduced a new television commercial on 7 July, 2007 to promote theSuviumproducts among Thai diesel-engine vehicle owners. The involvement of PAT in theSuviumpromotional campaign is very meaningful as the lubricant is being used by all PAT vehicles in the 15,000 km journey under the most extreme geographical and weather conditions. Such a record-breaking journey is a strong evidence to prove thatSuviumlubricants are truly engineered to deliver highest performance at the most demanding conditions,” saidMohd Aidnil. Launched in Thailand in September 2006,Suviumis a manifestation of PETRONAS’ cutting-edge lubricant technology derived from its long-standing involvement in the world’s toughest and most challenging motor racing event, the Formula One. Flagged off in from Kuala Lumpur on 8 July 2007, the PETRONAS South Asia 2007 Xpedition will see the 65-member team in 24 four-wheel drive vehicles traveling through Thailand, Laos, China, Nepal and India before drawing to a close in Karachi, Pakistan. The 60-day expedition will also be the team’s biggest and longest overland expedition in terms of the size of the convoy and also the duration of the journey. A part of the PETRONAS Motorsports family, PAT was formed in 1999 with the objective to view the world from a different perspective through 4-wheel drive and motorbike expeditions locally and abroad. These expeditions have takento diverse environments around the globe — from hostile deserts and snow-capped mountains to pristine rainforest and ancient trails through to the oldest civilizations on earth. PAT has previously embarked on eight other expeditions carrying the PETRONAS and Malaysian flags in countries where the Malaysian national oil corporation operates. Past adventures include Passage to Tibet (1999), Indo China (2000), Silk Road (2001), Siberia (2002), Africa Trek (2003) and Trans Sahara (2004),Trans-Himalayasin 2005, andNusantara (to Indonesia)in 2006. For more information please contact : Khun Piyapatr Suriyasak, Khun Ratchanee Unjit Be1 Communications Co., Ltd. Tel.02-664-9050 ext.1614,1604 E-mail : and