BANGKOK -- Thailand's state-owned resource developer PTT Exploration and Production said Monday it will spend $2.45 billion to purchase a 20% interest in an Omani natural gas field from British oil major BP.
State-owned company invests in overseas fields as domestic sources decline

A PTT Exploration and Production gas rig operates in the Gulf of Thailand. (Photo courtesy of PTTEP)
BANGKOK -- Thailand's state-owned resource developer PTT Exploration and Production said Monday it will spend $2.45 billion to purchase a 20% interest in an Omani natural gas field from British oil major BP.