India Jun natural gas imports dn 5% YoY as W Asia supply disruptions persist
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MUMBAI – Liquefied natural gas imported by India in June fell more than 5% to 2.60 billion standard cubic metres from 2.75 billion standard cubic metres a year ago, according to a report released by the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell. The country's natural gas import bill rose to $1.2 billion from $1.1 billion from a year ago. Imports of LNG have been impacted by the war in West Asia, which has prevented the transit of energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.
The total consumption of LNG in India in June fell to 5.36 billion cubic metres from 5.61 billion cubic metres a year ago, the report showed. Domestic production during the month was down at 2.80 billion cubic metres from 2.90 billion cubic metres a year ago. The country's import dependency in June was 48.6%, down from 49.1% a year ago.
Natural gas production in the country fell short of the target of 2.943 billion standard cubic metres for June, according to the report. End
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Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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