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Gas Business Unit This year’s operational success of the Gas Business Unit resulted from the success in natural gas procurement from
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the industrial and transportation sectors, the gas separation " ‹ ^ ~ƒ € " ‹ _ ~ƒ € ' operational performance results in 2011 for the Gas Business Unit are summarized as follows:
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PTT Public Company Limited
Annual Report 2011
Sales volumes rose as a result of the expansion of the gas distribution pipeline network, including a 24-inch pipeline # Â&#x192; " >Â&#x192;"?Q project to Glow Energy Plc located in the Map Ta Phut > = Â&#x192; # J&" <" Â&#x2122;Â&#x161; ? Â > =
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Z Q ^ JJ Â&#x17E; ] JJ Â&#x17E; ~_{Â&#x2020;Â&#x20AC; steam generation. PTT has continuously been expanding its gas distribution pipeline network. In 2011, a new network totaling 30 kilometers was installed and commenced operations for commercial use. As of this year-end, PTT ``Â&#x2026; covering 10 provinces.
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