By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Apr. 22 -- Shell Gas & Power reported the start-up of the Hazira LNG receiving terminal, near Surat in Gujarat, India.
The Hazira terminal received its first cargo, via Shell's time-chartered Gemmata 135,000-cu-m LNG carrier, on Apr. 17 from the North West Shelf liquefaction plant in Australia.
After further commissioning work, gas will flow to Hazira's first customer, Gujarat State Petroleum Corp.
The $600-million facility has up to 2.5 million tonnes/year of LNG capacity and can be expanded to 10 million tonnes/year.
Shell has a 74% stake in Hazira, and Total has 26%.
