BANGKOK, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Thai state energy firm PTT PCL has won approval to buy a total of 2 million tonnes ayear of liguefied natural gas (LNG) from Shell Eastern Trading(PTE) and BP Singapore PTE Ltd in long term contracts, theenergy minister said on Thursday.
Shell Eastern and BP will supply 1 million tonnes each ofLNG to state-controlled PTT from 2017, Energy MinisterNarongchai Akrasanee told reporters after a meeting of theministry's policy and planning office. (Reporting by Khettiya Jittapong; Editing by Richard Pullin)