LNG

Jan 23 (LNGJ) - Indian Oil Corp. is starting the commissioning process for the first East Coast LNG import terminal at Kamarajar Port near Chennai. India's four operating import terminals are all on the West Coast at Hazira, Dahej and Dabhol near Mumbai and at Kochi in the southwest state of Kerala. The terminal at Kamarajar Port, formerly one of India’s main coal ports and previously called Ennore, will handle around 5 million tonnes per annum of imports for Indian Oil, a state-backed refiner and fuel distribution company that is also a shareholder in Petronet LNG. The Kamarajar LNG project is located about 25 kilometres from Chennai Port and initially the imports will supply natural gas to industry in the Manali area, including Madras Fertilizers Ltd., Chennai Petroleum Corp. and Tamil Nadu Petroproducts.