Kochi Lng Terminal

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Petronet LNG
• Website: http://www.petronetlng.com/
• Location: Puthuvypu, near Kochi in Kerala, India
• Capacity: 5.0 million tons/annum
• Status: Under Construction

Brief Description

• The Kochi Project is a Greenfield LNG Regasification terminal to be set at Puthuvypeen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Kochi, Kerala on land allotted by the Kochi Port Trust.

Technical Details

• Storage capacity: 2 LNG Storage Tanks, each of 160,000 m3
• Unloading capacity: Marine or Offshore facilities including the jetty, berthing / unberthing and mooring / unmooring of LNG Tankers and other associated facilities required for all weather operations of LNG ships of nominal capacities ranging from 65,000 to 216,000 m3
• Send out capacity:
• Constructor:
  • IHI Corporation: EPC contract for two LNG storage Tanks
• Licensor:

Ongoing Projects/Project Status

• The terminal is expected to be commissioned by the end of 2012

Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers: Petronet has a 1.5 Million-tonne LNG supply agreement with ExxonMobil Australia to source LNG from the Gorgon LNG Terminal and is in talks with other LNG suppliers
• Customers: The terminal will supply natural gas for Power, Fertilizers, Petrochemicals and various other industries in the Southern States

History

• 2008 - Financial Closure
• 2010 - ExxonMobil and Petronet Sign Gorgon LNG Supply Agreement for the Kochi Terminal

Other Information

• The company has decided to double the capacity from its original plan
• The Kochi Project shall be funded through debt and equity in the ratio 70:30

Relevant Links

• Terminal Webpage
• Petronet LNG to double capacity at Kochi terminal
• Kochi LNG Terminal Project
• ExxonMobil and Petronet Sign Gorgon LNG Supply Agreement
• Petronet LNG Ltd –Achieves yet again the highest profit

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