India’s Petronet invites bids for Kochi LNG bunkering system

The LNG terminal operator, promoted by BPCL, GAIL, and ONGC, did not provide any information regarding the bunkering system in a tender document inviting domestic and foreign bidders.

According to Petronet LNG, bids must be submitted by September 30.

Overall contract duration is 32 weeks, or eight months.

Supply is expected within 26 weeks from the date of the LOA or order whichever
earlier, while service is expected six weeks from the date of supply of material, Petronet LNG said.

Petronet LNG already offers terminal-to-ship LNG bunkering services at its Kochi facility.

Launched in 2013, the company’s second LNG terminal has a capacity of 5 mtpa.

However, it is only operating at about 20-25 percent capacity due to pipeline constraints.

The Kochi LNG terminal has two storage tanks with a total capacity of 310,000 cbm, while its jetty facility is designed to receive LNG tankers between 65,000 cbm and 216,000 cbm.

Kochi is also supplying LNG through LNG trucks to various customers who are not connected to the gas grid.

Besides Kochi, Petronet LNG operates India’s largest LNG terminal, Dahej.

The facility in western Gujarat state currently has a capacity of 17.5 mtpa.

Petronet LNG expects to complete work on an additional 5 mtpa capacity at its Dahej LNG terminal by the end of this year.

In addition, Petronet LNG approved an investment in a land-based LNG import terminal in Gopalpur, Odisha, instead of an FSRU-based facility, in July.

This facility will have a capacity of 5 mtpa.