Statoil expands gas supply deal with Britain's SSE
OSLO, June 1 (Reuters) - Norway's Statoil (Xetra: 675213 - news) said on Monday it has expanded a long term gas sale agreement with Britain's second-biggest utility SSE (LSE: SSE.L - news) .
From October 1, Statoil will increase supplies to SSE to 2.5 billion cubic metres (bcm) per year from original 0.5 bcm under a six-year deal announced last year, the company added in a statement.
The deal with SSE follows an extension of a gas supply agreement with Britain's Centrica (LSE: CNA.L - news) announced on May 13. (Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis)