BPCL in talks with global shipping lines to source LNG from upcoming bunkering facility
Panaji: State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd is in talks with several global shipping lines including Danish shipping major Maersk, Italian major Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A (MSC), and Germany’s HAPAG-Lloyd to source crude oil from the planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering facility at Kerala’s Vizhinjam port.
In an interview to Mint on the sidelines of India Energy Week 2026, Rahul Tandon, head of BPCL’s gas business, said the global trading major Vitol was holding discussions with prospective buyers of clean fuels. Refueling at such facilities are largely carried out through term contracts.
