LNG deal with Qatar

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
LNG deal with Qatar

Thailand has agreed to buy 2 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar for electricity generation, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said during her visit to the Middle Eastern state yesterday.

The amount was double the figure in an initial agreement between the two countries. Qatar also agreed to lift its ban on imports of Thai chicken meat within two weeks, according to the PM.
Thailand and Qatar also signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in health, and agreements on recruitment of Thai workers in Qatar, on cooperation in cultural areas, and on cooperation in trade and investment
in agricultural products and commodities, especially
halal food.