Jan 10 (LNGJ) - The New Mangalore Port Trust in the West Coast southern Indian state of Karnataka said it was studying the development of an LNG import terminal. Mangalore Port Trust said discussions had covered establishing a facility with an initial capacity of 4 4 million tonnes per annum and with bunkering infrastructure. The Port Trust added that the proposed terminal could be set up with an initial investment of 2,250 crore Indian rupees ($303M) and with potential for expansion.
Aker Solutions of Norway has signed a contract with the Norwegian-based development company Crown LNG for front-end engineering and design for the proposed Kakinada regasification and import project proposed for offshore the East Coast of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and for all-year operations in the Bay of Bengal.