India's May natural gas imports down 21% on yr on W Asia supply disruptions
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MUMBAI – India's liquefied natural gas imports in May were at 2.27 billion standard cubic metres, down nearly 21% from 2.87 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 was unchanged at $1.1 billion from a year ago. Imports of LNG have been hit by the war in West Asia, which has prevented the transit of energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.
In May, total consumption of LNG in India was down at 5.1 billion cubic metres from 5.8 billion cubic metres a year ago, according to the report. Domestic production during the month fell to 2.84 billion cubic metres from 2.98 billion cubic metres a year ago. The country's import dependency in May fell to 44.8% from 49.3% a year ago.
Natural gas production in the country fell short of the target of 3.047 billion standard cubic metres for May, the report showed. End
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Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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