India's Gail to start small scale LNG production
India’s biggest gas marketing and transportation company Gail plans to enter into small-scale distributed LNG production to cater to demand from off-grid locations and the transport sector, it said on June 22.
Gail has placed an order for two small-scale liquefaction skids capable of producing LNG on a pilot basis. “These plants will help in the distribution of natural gas through liquefaction in new city gas distribution areas, liquefaction of gas at isolated fields and will support setting-up of LNG fuelling stations and in bunkering,” the company said, adding it will be the first of its kind in the country to introduce portable and scalable liquefaction units.
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The project is envisaged to provide a thrust to the government of India’s focused initiatives to increase the share of natural gas in the primary energy basket, Gail said. The state-owned company is also under discussion for manufacturing liquefaction skids in India.