Petronet LNG Limited is one of the fastest growing world-class Public Limited Company in the Indian energy sector. It has set up the country's first LNG receiving and regasification terminal at Dahej, Gujarat with present nominal capacity of 17.5 MMTPA and another terminal at Kochi, Kerala having a nominal capacity of 5 MMTPA. The company is also exploring suitable opportunities within and outside India to expand its business presence.
The Company had set up South East Asia's first LNG Receiving and Regasification Terminal with an original nameplate capacity of 5 MMTPA at Dahej, Gujarat. The infrastructure was developed in the shortest possible time and at a benchmark cost. The capacity of the terminal has been expanded in phases which is currently 17.5 MMTPA and the same is under expansion to 22.5 MMTPA in two phases. The terminal has 6 LNG storage tanks and other vaporization facilities. The terminal is meeting around 40% of the total gas demand of the country
Maintains the rising trend, posts record turnover and profit
27-Jan-2012
Quarterly Net Profit up 72.90% to Rs. 295.38 crores
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Turnover up by 74.50% to Rs. 6330.26 crores.
During the quarter ended Dec 31st, 2011, the company has operated at 115% of its capacity (nameplate capacity of the Dahej Terminal is 10 MMTPA). Total regasified volume rose to 144.93 TBTUs against 119.70 TBTUs in the corresponding quarter last year. With the increase in volume, turnover of the company has risen sharply to Rs. 6330.26 crores, an increase of over 74.5% over the corresponding quarter last year. Net Profit of the Company has increased to Rs. 295.38 crores, a substantial increase of over 72.9% from the corresponding quarter last year. The higher increase in net profit is on account of additional volumes with better margins alongside higher operational efficiency.
The construction work at Kochi Terminal is on schedule and is expected to be commissioned by 2nd quarter of FY 2012-13.
Looking at the huge demand of Natural Gas including LNG in the country and to take further advantage of economies of scale, the board of the company decided to increase the capacity of its Dahej Terminal by additional 5 MMTPA beyond its present nameplate capacity of 10 MMTPA. This capacity addition will ensure that the additional Jetty, which is under construction and is expected to be commissioned by September 2013 is optimally utilized. Part of this additional capacity will be made available to its offtakers
and other large consumers on firm basis.
After encouraging preliminary studies, the Board of the Company has also given its go ahead for carrying out of a Detailed Feasibility Study for Greenfield Terminal at Gangavaram Port at the East Coast of India.
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Turnover up by 74.50% to Rs. 6330.26 crores.
During the quarter ended Dec 31st, 2011, the company has operated at 115% of its capacity (nameplate capacity of the Dahej Terminal is 10 MMTPA). Total regasified volume rose to 144.93 TBTUs against 119.70 TBTUs in the corresponding quarter last year. With the increase in volume, turnover of the company has risen sharply to Rs. 6330.26 crores, an increase of over 74.5% over the corresponding quarter last year. Net Profit of the Company has increased to Rs. 295.38 crores, a substantial increase of over 72.9% from the corresponding quarter last year. The higher increase in net profit is on account of additional volumes with better margins alongside higher operational efficiency.
The construction work at Kochi Terminal is on schedule and is expected to be commissioned by 2nd quarter of FY 2012-13.
Looking at the huge demand of Natural Gas including LNG in the country and to take further advantage of economies of scale, the board of the company decided to increase the capacity of its Dahej Terminal by additional 5 MMTPA beyond its present nameplate capacity of 10 MMTPA. This capacity addition will ensure that the additional Jetty, which is under construction and is expected to be commissioned by September 2013 is optimally utilized. Part of this additional capacity will be made available to its offtakers
and other large consumers on firm basis.
After encouraging preliminary studies, the Board of the Company has also given its go ahead for carrying out of a Detailed Feasibility Study for Greenfield Terminal at Gangavaram Port at the East Coast of India.
