LONDON-- Norway's Statoil ASA (STO) Monday said it has agreed to increase the amount of gas it supplies to U.K. energy supplier SSE PLC (SSE.LN).

Statoil said it will supply SSE with 2.5 billion standard cubic meters of gas a year, or bcm/y, from October 1, up from 0.5 bcm/y previously.

"The agreement with SSE is another confirmation of Statoil's position as a long term reliable supplier of gas to the U.K.", says Tor Martin Anfinnsen, senior vice president of Marketing and Trading at Statoil.

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