India’s Dhamra LNG terminal more than 70 percent complete

Total and Adani are pushing forward with the works on the Dhamra LNG import facility located in Odisha, on India’s east coast.

Total’s gas unit said in a construction update the facility was more than 70 percent complete as of December 2020.

Construction of the facility started back in 2018, with India’s Larsen & Toubro responsible for setting up the LNG tanks while Taiwan’s CTCI Corporation has won the contract for the regasification package.

Designed for a capacity of 5 mtpa, the Dhamra terminal will initially have two tanks of 180,000 cbm capacity, each. There is a potential to double the capacity to 10 mtpa.

In addition, the terminal’s jetty will be capable of receiving the world’s largest LNG carriers but also reloading smaller vessels. Total and Adani also plan to distribute LNG via trucks to the region.

Start in 2022

According to the update by Total’s gas unit, the duo is targeting completion of the facility around July 2022.

The previous announcements said the project could be completed in mid-2020 or by the year-end.

But the delay is probably related to the unprecedented conditions caused by the Covid 19 pandemic. These include lockdowns that also took place in the Odisha state last year.

Once complete, the Dhamra facility will be India’s seventh LNG import terminal and the second on the east coast as the country moves towards a gas-based economy.

As per capacity takers, Adani already signed a deal with state-owned IOC for 3 mtpa and Gail for 1.5 mtpa regasification capacity. Both of the deals are for 20 years.

Also worth mentioning here, Rolls-Royce said in October it would build Dhamra terminal’s power plant while India’s Adani Total Gas, a joint venture between the two partners, also recently revealed it signed a three-year deal to buy LNG from Total.

France’s Total would deliver the fuel from its global portfolio to Adani Total Private for onward sale to households and small industries.

Most Popular

Excelerate buys GasLog LNG carrier

US FSRU player Excelerate Energy has purchased a 2007-built steam liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier from GasLog Partners, a part of Greek LNG shipping firm GasLog, according to brokers.

NextDecade, Bechtel agree $9 billion EPC deals for two Rio Grande LNG trains

US LNG firm NextDecade and compatriot Bechtel have finalized EPC contracts worth $9.09 billion for the construction of the fourth and fifth trains and related infrastructure at the Rio Grande LNG facility in Texas.

Atlantic LNG shipping rates jump to $49,750 per day

Atlantic spot LNG shipping rates rose to $49,750 per day this week, while European prices also jumped compared to the previous week.

More News Like This

TotalEnergies expands in Malaysia with Petronas deal

French energy giant and LNG player TotalEnergies has entered into a deal with Petronas to buy stakes in multiple blocks offshore Malaysia and one block offshore Indonesia.

TotalEnergies seals Ksi Lisims LNG deal

French energy giant TotalEnergies has signed a 20-year deal with Ksi Lisims LNG to buy LNG from the latter's planned export project in Canada. In addition, TotalEnergies will acquire a 5 percent stake in Houston-based Western LNG, the developer, shareholder, and future operator of the Ksi Lisims LNG project.

TotalEnergies targets Mozambique LNG restart by mid-year, CEO says

France's TotalEnergies and its partners in the giant Mozambique LNG project are planning to restart construction on the 12.8 mtpa project by the middle of this year, according to Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of TotalEnergies.

Three Marsa LNG contracts awarded in Oman

Three firms have secured contracts for the TotalEnergies-led Marsa LNG bunkering project worth about $1.6 billion, according to Oman's Sohar Port and Freezone.