TotalEnergies said it expected India’s newest LNG terminal, the onshore Dhamra facility located in the East Coast Indian state of Odisha, to start full commercial operations in May.
Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL), an Indian state-controlled company, has acquired an additional 50 percent stake in an LNG project firm building an import terminal at the port of Chhara in the West Coast state of Gujarat, giving it full ownership with the purpose of advancing towards completion.
Indian LNG imports dropped 5.8 percent in October after six straight month of increases as shipments were received from nations such as Qatar, Angola and Nigeria, while the costs of the cargoes continued to rise for the Asian nation and amounted to about $900 million last month.