Thailand's PTT plans to import 5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas this year, up from last year's total of about 2 million tonnes.
The company revealed the plan in a statement on Thursday which also revealed it was about to take its first 90,000-tonne carg from Qatar Liquefied Gas Company as part of its 20-year contract to import 2 million tonnes a year from the Middle Eastern nation.
Separately, Reuters also quoted PTT chief executive Pailin Chuchottaworn telling reports on Thursday he expected talks for the company to but 1.5 million tonnes of LNG from Anadarko Petroleum's planned export plant in Mozambique to wrap up soon.
He also said the company was in talks with several other LNG suppliers to secure long-term supplies.