Shell raising throughput capacity to meet LNG demand

Pratim Ranjan Bose Kolkata, July 4 Gone are the days when The Shell Group-controlled 2.5-million-tonne Hazira LNG terminal suffered from low capacity utilisation. According to sources, riding on an increasing appetite for energy in the country, The Shell Group has nearly doubled its spot LNG (liquefied natural gas) imports at Hazira during January-June 2008 and has exhausted the existing terminal capacity. The group is currently enhancing the throughput capacity through a de-bottlenecking exercise between 3.5 milliom tonne and 3.7 m.t. The project is slated to be completed in September paving way for improving the availability of spot LNG in the country. While the cost of the project is not known, sources said the programme includes adding one or two pumps at the terminal and enhancing the re-gassification capacity. “In the... [read full story]