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n 29 January 2004, India received its first ever
import cargo of LNG. The LNG tanker, Disha,
carrying 138 000 m3 of natural gas supplied by
RasGas, reached the greenfield LNG terminal at
Dahej, Gujarat, India. Since then, LNG imports in India have
increased steadily, and total imports 2014 – 2015 financial
year stood close to 11.5 million tpy. Presently, there are
four LNG terminals operating on the west coast of India, at
Dahej, Hazira, Dabhol and Kochi, with total regasification
capacity close to 20 million tpy.
Even though India has developed infrastructure to
import LNG, and has also secured a reliable supply of LNG
with long-term contracts, LNG marketing companies,
including GAIL, Petronet, Bharat Petrolium Corp. Ltd (BPCL)
and Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOCL), have struggled to market
this LNG in India, due to several factors.