Shell and Total are said to be exploring options for boosting capacity at the Hazira LNG terminal in India to 10 million tonnes per annum.

Plans are already in place to expand the current 3.6 million tpa tally to 5 million tpa by 2013.

“With new gas pipelines being laid and LNG consumption in the country on an increase, more gas would be required,” a Shell executive told the Business Standard.

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