Petronet LNG is working on a Rs 4,500 crore land-based LNG terminal project with facilities for receiving, storage and regasification of LNG at Gangavaram in Visakhapatnam district in collaboration with the Gangavaram port. However, the initiative faces some headwinds as the l
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Gas Authority of India to buy 25 LNG cargoes
Gas transmission firm Gas Authority of India (GAIL) aims to buy 25 spot cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2013, up from 16-17 this year, the firm's Chairman, BC Tripathi, said on last week. GAIL will get the first cargo to start its Dabhol LNG terminal from Gazprom this month, Tripathi told the media on the sidelines of an energy conference.
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Oil India appoints consultant for 2.5 mn t LNG project
According to company sources, Oil India (OIL) has appointed a consultant to prepare report on its proposed
2.5-million tonne (mn t) liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in the country. Geneva-based Foster Wheeler AG is said to be the firm that bagged the consultancy contract for the project, which marks OIL's foray into imported gas. With the proposed LNG terminal, the company will join
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AP LNG plant may handle 3.5 mn t gas
The LNG floating and processing plant near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh would handle 3.5 million tonne of gas per annum when it becomes operational, reports suggest.The plant, which is being jointly set up by Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Corporation, French company GDF Suez and Gail Gas (part of GAIL
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Rlys to rope in contractor for LNG locomotive project
In an attempt to reduce the operating cost of locomotives, Indian Railways plans to set up a locomotive prototype equipped with a single gas turbine operating on LNG. For this purpose, the Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), which is the research arm of Indian Railways, sought application from interested contractors who could develop such a locomotive
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BP withdraws from 9 blocks
After initial assessment, UK's BP decided to withdraw from 9 oil and gas blocks in which it bought stake from Reliance Industries (R