The country imported 3.22 billion cubic meters, or about 2.5 million metric tonnes, of LNG in December via long-term contracts and spot purchases, preliminary data from the oil ministry’s Petroleum ...
India imports LNG via seven facilities with a combined capacity of about 47.7 million tonnes per year.
These include Petronet LNG’s Dahej and Kochi terminals, Shell’s Hazira terminal, and the Dabhol LNG, Ennore LNG, Mundra LNG, and Dhamra LNG terminal.
Also, Hindustan Petroleum expects its 5 mtpa Chhara LNG import terminal in India’s Gujarat to enter commercial operations soon after the facility receives its commissioning cargo.
PPAC said that during April-November last year, the 17.5 mtpa Dahej terminal operated at 101.6 percent capacity, while the 5.2 mtpa Hazira terminal operated at 40.9 percent capacity.
The 5 mtpa Dhamra LNG terminal operated at 24.4 percent capacity, the 5 mtpa Dabhol LNG terminal operated at 39.4 percent capacity, the 5 mtpa Kochi LNG terminal operated at 22.1 percent capacity, the 5 mtpa Ennore LNG terminal operated at 24.4 percent capacity, and the 5 mtpa Mundra LNG terminal operated at 24.5 percent capacity.
In October, Petronet launched two 180,000-cbm LNG storage tanks at its Dahej terminal in western Gujarat state.
The company is expanding the terminal with about 5 mtpa of new capacity, which should be available by March 2025.
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