Qatargas Operating Co. Ltd. (Qatargas) supplied a commissioning LNG cargo for India's newest LNG receiving terminal, Mundra, on the west coast of India. The cargo was loaded in Ras Laffan on Jan. 17, on the Q-Flex LNG vessel, Murwab, with an overall cargo carrying capacity of 216,000 cu m. It arrived at Mundra terminal on Jan. 22.
Mundra is the second LNG terminal Qatargas helped commission in India within the past year. It followed an earlier commissioning cargo delivered to the Ennore LNG receiving terminal near the southern Indian city of Chennai in February 2019 (OGJ Online, Mar. 7, 2019).
The 5-million tonne/year capacity LNG import terminal in Gujarat, India, can receive vessels with a capacity of 75,000-260,000 cu m. The terminal is comprised of two storage tanks–each with an overall capacity of 160,000 cu m.
