Indian liquefied natural gas imports for the fiscal year dropped by more than 14 percent and below the 20 million tonnes mark and were also well down for the month of March following a brief resurgence in the previous month when shipments had risen.
Indian imports of liquefied natural gas dropped by 2.7 percent in July, the 11th straight monthly decline, as LNG prices have increased in the spot market and continue to curb purchases in Asia.
Indian Oil Corp., the refining and fuel marketing company, is set to begin commissioning of the first liquefied natural import terminal on the East Coast of India near the city of Chennai.
Indian liquefied natural gas imports rebounded on a year-on-year basis to jump 4.7 percent in December as more cargoes arrived from Qatar, West Africa and Australia after previous monthly declines.
Indian LNG imports jumped last month by over 17 percent, led by shipments from Qatar and Nigeria as volumes are also set to increase from the US to meet rising demand from regasification infrastructure being developed for the first time on the East Coast.