India’s gas hungry Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation is due to receive up to 2.5 million tonnes per annum of LNG from BG Group over a 20 year period.

The two outfits have signed a heads of agreement which allows for supplies to kick off from as early as 2014.

Volumes will be sourced from UK-based BG Group’s global supply portfolio.

Negotiations are due to be completed and a fully-termed LNG sales and purchase agreement signed by early next year.

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