India: Gujarat Plans to Build Pipavav LNG Terminal

Gujarat, state of India, plans to build a terminal for importing liquefied natural gas at the Pipavav port, Economic Times reported, citing Gujarat’s principal secretary for energy, DJ Pandian.

“We want one more LNG terminal at Pipavav port, which will have 2.5 MT to 5 MT capacity. Many companies have expressed interest in the project,” he said.

“Companies like Torrent, BPCL and HPCL are interested in Pipavav project. The project would be launched soon,” he said.

Gujarat has two LNG terminals,  Petronet’s Dahej and Shell’s Hazira, and a third one is coming up in Mundra.

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LNG World News Staff, March 20, 2012; Image: APM Terminals