Dahej LNG Terminal

Summary Information

• Ownership: Petronet LNG
• Website: http://www.petronetlng.com/
• Location: Dahej, Gujarat, India
• Capacity: 17.5 million tons/annum
• Status: In Operation

Brief Description

• India's first ever regasification terminal, it has a large capacity and three storage tanks

Technical Details

• Storage capacity:
  • Phase 1: 2 tanks total of 148,000 M^^3^^
  • Phase 2: 1 tank total of 148,000 M^^3^^
• Unloading capacity:
• Send out capacity:
• Constructor:
  • **Foster Wheeler** was the project management consultant
  • **Toyo India:**
    • Detailed engineering, onshore procurement, construction
    • EPC-LSTK contract for ’Topside Facility for Standby Jetty
  • **IHI:** Construction of LNG system and LNG tanks
• Second Expansion
  • **Toyo:** EPC work on a turnkey basis, from engineering to construction and commissioning

Ongoing Projects/Project Status

• The Company has also initiated the process for setting-up a second LNG Jetty at Dahej. The second LNG Jetty is required for risk mitigation as well as to berth the higher capacity Q-Max and Q-Flex LNG vessels.
• The company has decided to increase the capacity by 5 MMTA, in 2 tranches

Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers:
  • The company has already tied up 7.5 MMTPA of LNG with Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. (RasGas), Qatar on a long term basis.
  • Petronet also purchases from GDF Suez
  • Gazprom Marketing & Trading Singapore and Gail signed a 20 year LNG supply deal for this and other terminals
• Customers: three off-takers, GAIL (India) Limited (GAIL), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)

History

• 2000 - Contracts awarded
• 2003 - Mechanical Completion of Petronet LNG Facility at Dahej
• 2004 - The first LNG ship from Ras Gas, Qatar arrived at the terminal
• 2005 - Contract awarded for expansion project
• 2009 - The terminal has been expanded to 10 MMTPA. The expansion involved construction of 2 additional LNG storage tanks and other vaporization facilities.
• 2011 - Decision taken to expand terminal by 5 MMTA
• 2012 - Toyo Engineering-India secured an EPC-LSTK contract for ’Topside Facility for Standby Jetty
• 2012 - Gazprom Marketing & Trading Singapore and Gail sign 20 year LNG supply deal
• 2014 - Toyo awarded expansion contract
• 2016 - The second expansion was completed, increasing capacity to 15 mtpa
• 2019 - The third expansion was completed, increasing capacity to 17.5 mtpa

Other Information

• The Asian Development Bank provided an Equity Investment of INR 446,75 million.

Links

1. Terminal Webpage
2. Whessoe Engineering LNG References
3. Foster Wheeler Awarded Indian LNG Contract
4. Mechanical Completion of Petronet LNG Facility at Dahej
5. Toyo Engineering India, LNG Brochure
6. Order Received to Expand India's First LNG Receiving Terminal
7. Petronet LNG Ltd –Achieves yet again the highest profit
8. Project Page, Asian Development Bank
9. Petronet LNG and GDF SUEZ conclude a 0.6 million tons of LNG contract
10. Toyo Engineering-India wins contract from Petronet LNG Ltd
11. Gazprom Marketing & Trading Singapore and Gail sign 20 year LNG supply deal
12. TOYO Awarded LNG Regasification Plant Project in India