PM Modi Inaugurates South India Terminal
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi March 6 inaugurated state-owned Indian Oil Corporation’s LNG import terminal at Ennore in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the prime minister's office said the same day.
The 5mn mt/yr LNG terminal is located at Kamarajar Port in Ennore. Indian Oil holds 95% stake in the Ennore LNG import terminal; Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation has the remaining 5%. It is the first terminal on India's east coast.
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Ennore terminal received its commissioning cargo February 25 from Qatar. The cargo was delivered onboard the vessel Golar Snow by Gunvor. Qatargas sold the cargo free on board (FOB) basis to the Swiss trader.
Indian Oil plans to connect the Ennore terminal to its Chennai Petroleum Corporation refinery apart from facilities of Madras Fertilisers, Tamil Nadu Petro Products, Manali Petrol Products, and other customers in the area.