UPDATE 1-Thailand's PTTEP buys Hess assets in $1 bln deal - CEO
April 23, 2014 at 09:44 AM EDT
BANGKOK, April 23 (Reuters) - PTT Exploration and Production Pcl (PTTEP), Thailand's top oil and gas explorer, has bought Hess Corp's assets in Thailand in a $1 billion deal as part of its attempt to boost its gas business, the company's CEO said on Wednesday.