New Gas Production Plants For Thailand

[geoffphuket]

South Korea's Samsung Engineering says it has received a $1.1bn(£0.54bn) order from Thailand's PTT Public Company to build two gas plants.

The ethane and gas separation plants will be built in Map Ta Phut and each have a capacity of 800 million standard cubic feet per day.

It is hoped that construction will be completed by for March, 2010.

Samsung Engineering says it has won a combined 3.8 trillion won ($4.05bn; £2bn) of orders so far this year.

That is says, means it is on track to achieve its annual target of 5 trillion won.

Extract taken from BBC news web site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/business/6985961.stm

This has to be good news for those considering - or already running their vehicles on gas, as it'll probably ensure an on-going cheap supply.

geoffphuket