Petronet touches 3000 LNG ship handling at Dahej terminal, to up capacity

Petronet said is undertaking a highly cost-effective expansion of its regasification capacity of the Dahej LNG Terminal, from 17.5 to 22.5 million tonnes per annum

Petronet LNG Ltd (PLL) said on Thursday announced it had received 3000th liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment at its Dahej LNG Terminal in Gujarat.

The terminal received its 100th LNG shipment in December 2005, 1000th LNG shipment in February 2013, and 2000th LNG shipment in June 2018, followed by 3000th shipment on July 7, 2022.

The terminal handles about 260-270 shipments annually at its two jetties. It took four years to receive 1000 additional shipments to touch the level of 3000, as compared to nine years for the first 1000 ships and another five years for the next 1000 ships.