Petronet LNG

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company_name = Petronet LNG Ltd
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company_type = Public
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location = New Delhi, India
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key_people = P Dasgupta, CEO & MD
MS Srinivasan, Chairman
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industry = Oil and gas
products = Natural gas
Liquified petroleum gas
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homepage = [http://www.petronetlng.com www.petronetlng.com]
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Petronet LNG Limited is a company formed by the government of India to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) and set up LNG Terminals in the country. It is a joint venture company promoted by the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) with an authorized capital of Rs. 1200 crores (US$ 240 million). Each have 12.5% equity share totaling to 50%. In addition, GDF International (GDFI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Gaz de France, a French national gas company, holds 10% and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) holds 5.2% of the equity. The balance of the equity, 34.8%, is held by the public.

The company has selected Gaz de France as its strategic partner. The company has also signed an LNG sale and purchase agreement with Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Ltd., Qatar for the supply of LNG to India.

Petronet LNG Ltd. has set up its first LNG Terminal at Dahej in Gujarat with the capacity of 5 million metric tons per annum (MMTPA) and is in the process of setting up another terminal at Kochi in Kerala with the capacity of 2.5 MMTPA.