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US-indexed LNG catches the fancy of Indian firms on Trump's return

Indian consumers are seeking to diversify their sourcing contracts by balancing US Henry Hub linked LNG purchases with oil linked contracts

High costs, boiloff issues challenge India's LNG trucking expansion

It has been 17 months since Indian Oil's Sriperumbudur outlet began operations but it receives no more than five to 20 trucks a day, for sales of around 80 tonnes of LNG a month

India to supply LNG to Sri Lankan power plants, connect power grids

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is on a three-day visit to India for bilateral talks centred around economic cooperation, defence collaboration, and energy connectivity

Venture Global's Plaquemines plant to produce first LNG in few days

Having sales contracts in place for the LNG plant aided Venture Global's financing efforts for the new facility

Gail signs 10-yr deal to buy up to 0.52 mn tonnes LNG per yr with ADNOC Gas

State-owned gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd on Thursday said it has signed a 10-year deal to buy up to 0.52 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Abu Dhabi's ADNOC Gas starting 2026. This is the first sales and purchase agreement (SPA) that ADNOC Gas has signed with an Indian buyer. "The LNG will be delivered in six cargoes per year from ADNOC Gas' Das Island natural gas facility, which has an LNG processing capacity of 6.0 million tonnes per annum. It is the third longest established LNG plant still in production globally," GAIL said in a statement. Sanjay Kumar, Director (Marketing), GAIL said: "India is witnessing a growing demand for LNG to meet its increasing natural gas demand in a diversified sectoral pattern. GAIL plans to significantly increase its term LNG portfolio in the coming years to meet this rising demand. This SPA with ADNOC Gas is a crucial step in this direction, enabling GAIL to augment its existing LNG portfolio to better serve its diverse .

Shell's $6 billion profit smashes forecasts as LNG offsets weak refining

Shell shares were up 1% in early London trading

ONGC looks at mini-LNG plants to evacuate natural gas from isolated fields

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is looking to set up mini-LNG plants to evacuate natural gas from wells located in areas that are not connected with pipelines. The firm has identified five sites in Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Gujarat for setting up mini plants at wellhead that will convert the gas pumped out from under the ground into liquefied natural gas (LNG) by supercooling it to minus 160 degrees celsius. This LNG will be loaded on cryogenic trucks and transported to the nearest pipeline where it will be reconverted into its gaseous state and pumped into the network for supply to users like power plants, fertilizer units or city gas retailers. ONGC has floated a tender seeking manufacturers/service providers to tap stranded natural gas, according to the tender. The locations identified for setting up mini-LNG plants in the tender are two sites at Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh and one each at Ankleshwar in Gujarat, Bokaro in Jharkhand and Cambay in ...

India to not buy from Russia's sanctioned LNG 2 project, says oil secy

The Arctic LNG 2 project by Russia's Novatek is subject to Western sanctions over Russia's war with Ukraine

ArcelorMittal's India joint venture seeks duty-free LNG imports: Report

India, the world's second biggest crude steel producer, levies a 2.5 per cent basic customs duty and an additional 0.25 per cent social welfare tax on LNG

India-UAE sign pacts on LNG supply, crude production and nuclear energy

5 MoUs were signed after the meeting of the UAE crown prince with PM Modi in Delhi

Govt plans to use LNG for third of truck fleet, in blow to diesel

India, one of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, has set a 2070 net zero goal and wants to raise the share of natural gas in its energy mix to 15 per cent by 2030

IGL wants to be leader in LNG space, says MD Kamal Kishore Chatiwal

Chatiwal talks about strengthening efforts to establish CNG to LNG conversion plants for servicing difficult terrains

With 1 more ship, LNG under new pacts to be imported from 2026: Gail

State-owned gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd will start importing LNG under two new contracts from 2026 and has added one more ship to transport the fuel, its Chairman Sandeep Kumar Gupta said on Wednesday. The company had in January this year signed back-to-back deals to import liquefied natural gas (LNG). It first signed deal to import 1 million tonnes of LNG from Dutch energy trader Vitol for 10 years and then another agreement to buy 0.5 million tonne per annum of LNG from UAE's ADNOC-Gas. "As a leading natural gas player, your company recognises the importance of ensuring supply security. In this direction, we have signed two 10-year LNG supply agreements, starting in 2026: 1 million tonnes from Vitol Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore and 0.5 million tonnes from ADNOC Gas, UAE," he said at the company's annual general meeting. LNG is natural gas, extracted from below the surface, that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurised storage or transport. GAIL will

French imports of Russian LNG surge, Ukraine supporters call for halt

Shipments of Russian liquified natural gas to France more than doubled the first half of this year, according to new analyses of trade data, at a time when Europe has tried to pull back from energy purchases that help finance the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine. Europe has restricted oil imports from Russia, but natural gas is still allowed. And while companies in France are importing the most, one analysis found EU countries overall imported 7% more Russian LNG, natural gas that has been chilled and liquified for easier ocean transport, in the first half of this year compared to the same period a year ago. Oleh Savytskyi, a founder of nonprofit Razom We Stand, which campaigns for tougher sanctions on Russian fossil fuels, said the EU's goal of phasing out all Russian fossil fuels by 2027 was appallingly off track. He said countries buying Russian LNG are sabotaging the continent's energy transition and contributing billions to Russia's war effort. European governments have said banni

Petronet LNG Q1 results: Net profit jumps 40% to Rs 1,100.76 crore

Petronet LNG Ltd, India's largest liquefied natural gas importer, on Wednesday reported a 40 per cent jump in its first quarter net profit on a rise in gas volumes. Consolidated net profit of Rs 1,100.76 crore in April-June - first quarter of current fiscal - compared with Rs 787.73 crore earning in the same period a year back, according to a stock exchange filing by the company. Revenue from operations rose 15 per cent to Rs 13,415.13 crore.

Global LNG market remains in fragile equilibrium on limited supply: IGU

The pace of growth was lower than the 5.6 per cent seen in 2022, as limited supply remains the primary growth- limiting factor

EU adopts 14th package of sanctions against Russia, including LNG: Report

The new restrictions on gas aim to reduce Russia's revenues from liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports by banning trans-shipments - transferring cargoes from one ship to another - off EU ports

ONGC partners with Indian Oil to set up LNG plant in Madhya Pradesh

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Indian Oil Corporation have signed an agreement to set up a small-scale liquefied natural gas plant near the Hatta gas field in Madhya Pradesh. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on June 17, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) said in a statement. It has a gas discovery in the Vindhyan basin. Gas from it will be converted into liquefied natural gas (LNG) for transportation by trucks to consumers. "The establishment of the Hatta LNG plant will significantly enhance the Vindhyan Basin's status, upgrading it from a Category II to a Category I Basin," it said. India's sedimentary basins, covering a total area of 3.4 million square kilometres, are divided into three categories -- Category-I - which has hydrocarbon reserves and already producing; Category-II that have contingent resources pending commercial production, and Category-III with prospective resources awaiting discovery. "The plant will utilise cutting-edge ...

India's LNG resurgence may be short-circuited by rising costs of spot fuel

India's gas-fired generators, which took 5-6 cargoes of spot LNG in May, have little access to limited-term supplies and must rely on expensive spot fuels to generate power

What EU sanctions on re-exporting Russian LNG would mean for global gas

Russian producer Novatek PJSC relies on stopovers in the EU to move Arctic fuel from ice-class ships onto conventional tankers