Chennai LNG Terminal

Summary Information

• Ownership: IndianOil
• Website: http://www.iocl.com/
• Location: Ennore, India
• Capacity: 5.0 million tons/annum
• Status: In operation

Brief Description

• A medium regasification unit, the terminal has the capacity to handle five million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA), expanding to 15 MMTPA in the future
• The Ennore Terminal is the first LNG terminal on the east coast in South India

Technical Details

• Storage capacity: 2 * 180,000m^^3^^ tanks
• Unloading capacity:
• Send out capacity:
• Constructor:
  • Tractebel: Consultancy services for the preparation of a detailed feasibility report
  • MHI: Construction of LNG storage tanks
  • Foster Wheeler: front-end engineering and design (FEED)

Ongoing Projects/Project Status

• The terminal was completed in 2019

Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers:
• Customers: A 1000 MW LNG based Power plant on the same site will be the anchor customer

History

• 2010 - IndianOil signs MoU with TIDCO
• 2012 - Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract for basic design, front-end engineering design, and the preparation of capital and operating cost estimates
• 2015 - MHI awarded tank construction contract
• 2019 - Terminal operations started

Other Information

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Links

1. Tractebel Engineering LNG References
2. IndianOil signs MoU with TIDCO for Ennore LNG Project
3. Indian Oil in talks with Dhamra port for LNG terminal
4. Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract for an LNG Receiving Terminal in India
5. MHI Receives Order for 2 LNG Storage Tanks from IndianOil
6. Prime Minister of India dedicates IndianOil’s Ennore LNG Terminal to the nation