India has sought an additional 1 million tonne of LNG from Qatar to meet its growing energy needs.
Besides, 1 million tonne of short term LNG, New Delhi has made a plea for 2.5 million tonne of LNG on a long term contract for the 2,150 MW Dabhol power plant in Maharashtra. The additional LNG would help ease the fuel deficit faced by power and fertilizer units in the country.
Mr. RS Pandey Petroleum Secretary on the sidelines of Petrotech 2009 conference said that "We have made a request to them but nothing has been concretized as yet."
Mr. Pandey said that Qatar has so far committed 6 cargoes but we want more. It has committed to sell 6 loose LNG cargoes in H1 of current year and it may export an additional 18 cargoes.
He said that Ras Gas of Qatar currently sells 5 million tonne a year of LNG to Petronet LNG under a 25 year contract. An additional 2.5 million tonne would be supplied under the same contract from September this year.
However, Qatar had last year come to the rescue of beleaguered Dabhol power plant agreeing to supply just over 1.25 million tonne to Petronet, which used GAIL pipeline network to transport the gas from its Dahej import terminal in Gujarat to the power plant on the Maharashtra coast.
Qatar which has the world's third largest gas reserves, in the first 5 years to December 2008 had sold LNG to Petronet at USD 2.53 per million British thermal unit.
Source Steel guru
Besides, 1 million tonne of short term LNG, New Delhi has made a plea for 2.5 million tonne of LNG on a long term contract for the 2,150 MW Dabhol power plant in Maharashtra. The additional LNG would help ease the fuel deficit faced by power and fertilizer units in the country.
Mr. RS Pandey Petroleum Secretary on the sidelines of Petrotech 2009 conference said that "We have made a request to them but nothing has been concretized as yet."
Mr. Pandey said that Qatar has so far committed 6 cargoes but we want more. It has committed to sell 6 loose LNG cargoes in H1 of current year and it may export an additional 18 cargoes.
He said that Ras Gas of Qatar currently sells 5 million tonne a year of LNG to Petronet LNG under a 25 year contract. An additional 2.5 million tonne would be supplied under the same contract from September this year.
However, Qatar had last year come to the rescue of beleaguered Dabhol power plant agreeing to supply just over 1.25 million tonne to Petronet, which used GAIL pipeline network to transport the gas from its Dahej import terminal in Gujarat to the power plant on the Maharashtra coast.
Qatar which has the world's third largest gas reserves, in the first 5 years to December 2008 had sold LNG to Petronet at USD 2.53 per million British thermal unit.
Source Steel guru
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