Hazira LNG Terminal
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Hazira LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in India with units that are proposed, operating, and cancelled (inferred 4 y).
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Expansion (Original Proposal) | Hazira Port, Gujarat, India[1] | 21.098, 72.624 (exact) |
| Expansion (Updated Proposal) | Hazira Port, Gujarat, India[1] | 21.098, 72.624 (exact) |
| Hazira LNG Terminal (base project) | Hazira Port, Gujarat, India[1] | 21.098, 72.624 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the terminal:
Project Details
Table 2: Infrastructure details
| Name | Facility type | Status | Capacity | Total terminal capacity | Offshore | Associated infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion (Original Proposal) | import[2] | cancelled (inferred 4 y) | 5 mtpa[2] | 30.12 mtpa | False | – |
| Expansion (Updated Proposal) | import[3] | proposed[3] | 19.92 mtpa[3] | 30.12 mtpa | False | – |
| Hazira LNG Terminal (base project) | import[4] | operating[4] | 5.2 mtpa[4] | 30.12 mtpa | False | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion (Original Proposal) | import[2] | – | US$2,808,000,000 |
| Expansion (Updated Proposal) | import[3] | US$2,808,000,000 (216,000,000,000 INR)[3] | US$2,808,000,000 |
| Hazira LNG Terminal (base project) | import[4] | – | US$2,808,000,000 |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion (Original Proposal) | import[2] | cancelled (inferred 4 y) | 2017[2] | – | – | – | 2021 (cancelled) |
| Expansion (Updated Proposal) | import[3] | proposed[3] | –[3] | – | – | – | – |
| Hazira LNG Terminal (base project) | import[4] | operating[4] | – | – | – | 2005[4] | – |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion (Original Proposal) | import[2] | cancelled (inferred 4 y) | Shell Energy India Pvt Ltd [100%][5] | Shell PLC [100.0%] | – |
| Expansion (Updated Proposal) | import[3] | proposed[3] | Shell Energy India Pvt Ltd [100%][5] | Shell PLC [100.0%] | – |
| Hazira LNG Terminal (base project) | import[4] | operating[4] | Shell Energy India Pvt Ltd [100%][5] | Shell PLC [100.0%] | – |
Background
Hazira LNG Terminal is an import LNG terminal in Gujarat, India.[6]
Hazira LNG was India’s first LNG terminal by a global energy company. It began in 2005 with a 2 mtpa capacity. It rose to 3 mtpa in 2008 and then to 5 mtpa in 2013.[7]
An extensive state run gas grid connects to major gas infrastructure to supply of gas from the Hazira LNG to Gujarat and Maharashtra states in western India, Andhra Pradesh on the southeastern coast, and parts of northern India.[7]
Bloomberg reported that Hazira processing of 5 mta accounts for about a quarter of India's fuel imports in 2016. India imported 18.99 mta in 2016. The country is the world’s fourth-largest buyer of LNG.[8]
Reuters reported in 2017 that India aims to increase the share of natural gas in its energy mix from 6.5 percent to 15 percent in the next three years.[9]
As of September 2017 Hazira has imported from cargoes from 17 LNG facilities in the world, ranging from Peru LNG Terminal in the west to Russia's Sakhalin II LNG Terminal in the east.[7]
In January 2019 Shell assumed 100% ownership of the terminal by purchasing Total's 26% share.[10]
The terminal's nameplate capacity is listed as 5 mtpa on the company website[11], but is also reported as 5.2 mtpa in the news[12] and in the 2024 GIIGNL industry report.[13]
In December 2024, Argus Media reported that the Hazira terminal charges one of the highest regasification rates in the world at US$0.75 per million British thermal units, according to industry sources. [14]
Original Proposed Expansion
In March 2017 Shell announced plans to double the capacity of Hazira to 10 mta. This announcement came on the heels of Shell opening new technology centre in Bengaluru (also known as Bangalore), the capital of Karnataka. Reuters reported in 2017 that Shell's technology center will expand the company’s research and development in Asia.[9] As of March 2021 the expansion had not progressed in over four years and is presumed to be cancelled.
Updated Proposed Expansion
In September 2025, it was announced that a much larger expansion for Hazira LNG Terminal had been received environmental permits. This expansion will include 19 mtpa of new regasification capacity along with 0.92 mtpa of truck loading facilities, bringing the total capacity of the facility to 26.2 mtpa. The expansion project is estimated to cost ₹21,600 crore (US$2,430,000).
Articles and Resources
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of LNG terminals, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.google.com/maps/place/21%C2%B005'52.8%22N+72%C2%B037'26.4%22E/@21.098,72.6214197,1198m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d21.098!4d72.624?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgyNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://www.reuters.com/article/shell-hazira-capacity/shell-plans-to-double-hazira-lng-plant-capacity-india-head-idUSL3N1H84HZ.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/ports-shipping/shell-energy-india-wins-green-nod-to-raise-capacity-of-hazira-lng-terminal-to-26-2-mt-costing-21600-crore/123841577.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 (PDF) https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67bdb9fc993751711c5f54fd/685278fda1e68e3b4324e2cf_0432365c1c5b8fb129ae8055cca8cb9b_%23GIIGNL%20-%20Livre%202025-20250610-Simple.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://giignl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GIIGNL-2023-Annual-Report-July20.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Hazira LNG Terminal, GEO, accessed April 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Vinay Umarji, "Mulling a truck loading unit at Hazira LNG Terminal: MD Rahul Deep Singh," Business Standard News, September 20, 2017.
- ↑ Saket Sundria and Debjit Chakraborty, "Shell Seeks Gas Converts Among Indian Textile, Cement Plants," Bloomberg, June 27, 2017.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Arathy S. Nair and Tanvi Mehta, "Shell plans to double Hazira LNG plant capacity - India head," Reuters, March 31, 2017.
- ↑ Shell completes acquisition of Total's 26 percent stake in Hazira LNG terminal, New Indian Express, Jan. 9, 2019
- ↑ "Hazira LNG Terminal". Shell.in. Jun 21, 2024. Retrieved Jun 21, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "India's LNG imports jump in February". LNGPrime. Mar 18, 2024. Retrieved Jun 21, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "The LNG Industry: GIIGNL Annual Report 2024" (PDF). GIIGNL. June 2024. Retrieved Jun 21, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Rituparna Ghosh, India’s AMNS in talks to build Suvali LNG terminal, Argus Media, December 18, 2024.
