Floating LNG terminal to come up at Haldia dock
Kolkata: Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) has awarded a 30-year land and waterfront licence for a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Haldia Dock Complex to a consortium of Invenire Petrodyne Limited and Excelerate Global Operations LLC. An agreement is likely to be signed in the coming days.
About 10 acres of land and 15 acres of water area will be allotted for a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) or floating storage unit, along with a land-based regasification facility of 1.5 million metric tonne per annum (MMTPA). The project has provision to expand up to 3 MMTPA in line with market demand.
