The first vessel carrying natural gas from Qatar arrived in
Kochi on 20-August-2013 and docking at the Petronet LNG terminal at Puthuvype,
Kochi.
Wilenergy, the LNG carrier carrying
123,000 cubic metre of liquefied natural gas, berthed at the jetty at 7 a.m.,
taking Kochi on the world LNG map. It is expected to give a big leap in the
energy sector of Kerala.
Commercial supplies of regasified LNG to BPCL Kochi Refinery
and FACT, the first two LNG consumers in the State, will begin within a week. The
LNG terminal, built at Rs.4,200 crore, would be functioning initially at less
than 10 per cent of its capacity
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