Nigerian LNG Bound for India

Petronet’s Dahej terminal on India’s west coast is scheduled to receive a liquefied natural gas cargo on January 26, according to shipping data.

The cargo is being hauled by the 138,000 cubic-meter Iberica Knutsen, and it is sailing from Bonny in Nigeria.

The Dahej terminal in Gujarat is India’s first LNG import terminal and has a nominal capacity of 10 MMTPA.

The terminal is meeting around 20% of the total gas demand of the country.

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LNG World News Staff, January 8, 2013; Image: Knutsen