Govt interested in joining Asian grouping to buy LNG

Japan, South Korea and China had signed a MoU to jointly import LNG

The ministry of petroleum and natural gas on Friday showed interest in joining an elite consortium of China, Japan and South Korea to import liquefied natural gas (LNG).
 
Early this week, Japan’s JERA, South Korea’s Korea Gas Corporation, and China National Offshore Oil Corporation had signed a memorandum of understanding to discuss opportunities of collaboration in the LNG business.
 
Asked about this, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, “China and India are the biggest consumers in the region. India will be keen to be part of any kind of consumer-centric common strategy. I am not ruling out India joining