Petronet LNG Limited is one of the fastest growing world-class Public Limited Company in the Indian energy sector. It has set up the country's first LNG receiving and regasification terminal at Dahej, Gujarat with present nominal capacity of 17.5 MMTPA and another terminal at Kochi, Kerala having a nominal capacity of 5 MMTPA. The company is also exploring suitable opportunities within and outside India to expand its business presence.
The Company had set up South East Asia's first LNG Receiving and Regasification Terminal with an original nameplate capacity of 5 MMTPA at Dahej, Gujarat. The infrastructure was developed in the shortest possible time and at a benchmark cost. The capacity of the terminal has been expanded in phases which is currently 17.5 MMTPA and the same is under expansion to 22.5 MMTPA in two phases. The terminal has 6 LNG storage tanks and other vaporization facilities. The terminal is meeting around 40% of the total gas demand of the country
Dahej Terminal
Petronet LNG Limited has entered into long term agreement for the entire quantity of 7.5 MMTPA of Regasified-LNG through the Gas Sale & Purchase Agreements with the three Promoters - cum - Offtakers i.e. GAIL (India) Ltd., Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (Public Sector Undertakings of the Government of India) in the ratio of 60:30:10 respectively. The three Promoter Companies are classified as "MAHARATNA" Companies of the Government of India considering the strategic nature of their industry and fundamental strengths. For the long term 7.5 MMTPA throughput of Dahej LNG Terminal, GAIL (India) Limited (GAIL), one of the Promoters-cum-Offtakers and Gujarat State Petronet Limited are the transporters of gas.
The three off-takers, GAIL (India) Limited, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) have, in turn, signed the Gas Sales Agreements for the supply of Regasified-LNG with their respective consumers.
Petronet LNG is also meeting RLNG requirement by offering regasification capacities at its terminal to its promoters and bulk consumers like GSPCL and Torrent. The RLNG is being sold by Petronet on Ex-terminal basis.
The RLNG is consumed by the existing consumers falling in the States of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and various other states through GAIL’s pipeline network consisting of Hazira-Bijaypur-Jagdishpur, Dahej - Uran, Dahej - Vijaipur along with GSPL network.
Kochi Terminal
The company has entered into long term contracts for the entire contracted quantity of 1.4 MMTPA of RLNG by executing Gas Sale & Purchase Agreements with GAIL, IOCL and BPCL in the ratio of 30:30:40 respectively
Various other services being offered include:
- Storage & Reloading Facilities
- LNG Bunkering Facilities
- Gassing up & Cooling Down Facilities
The company also supplies LNG through cryogenic tankers to its promoters (GAIL, IOCL and BPCL) and other customers who do not have physical connectivity to gas pipelines from both its terminals
