据普氏能源资讯2019年1月22日新德里报道，国有印度石油公司(IOC)官员周二表示，该公司位于泰米尔纳德邦印诺尔港的首个液化天然气(LNG)终端将在几天内投入使用。

印诺尔终端是印度东海岸建造的第一个LNG终端，也是IOC结束该地区数十年天然气短缺战略的一部分。

这个耗资7.25亿美元的项目预计在疏浚工程于一月底前完成后将接收调试的货物。

印诺尔终端将连接附近由IOC麾下子公司Chennai石油公司运营的炼油厂以及下游消费者，如马德拉斯化肥、泰米尔纳德邦石油产品和印度南部的马纳利汽油产品。

然而，这一天然气配送项目——一条1385公里(850英里)长的天然气管道——迄今尚未完工，这条管道途经旁迪切里把印诺尔终端和纳加帕蒂南连接起来。

官员们说，连接附近城市地区的第一期工程将于5月份完工。第二期工程将于12月份完工，并将把终端与印度南部的其他城市连接，如马杜赖、图提哥林和班加罗尔。

IOC同样位于印度东海岸的Dhamra液化天然气终端预计将于2021年下半年投入运营。2017年7月已开工建设。

李峻 编译自 普氏能源咨询

原文如下:

Indian east coast's first LNG terminal readies for imminent commissioning: IOC

State-owned Indian Oil Corp is set to commission its maiden LNG terminal at Ennore in Tamil Nadu within days, company officials said Tuesday.

Ennore terminal is the first LNG terminal to be built on India's east coast, and is part of the IOC's strategy to end decades of gas shortage in the region.

The $725-million project is due to receive its commissioning cargo shortly after dredging work is completed by the end of January.

The Ennore terminal will be connected to the nearby refinery operated by Chennai Petroleum Corporation, an IOC subsidiary, as well as downstream consumers such as Madras Fertilizers, Tamil Nadu Petro Products and Manali Petrol Products of South India.

However, the gas distribution project -- a 1,385-km (850-mile) gas pipeline linking the Ennore terminal with Nagapattinam via Puducherry -- has yet to be completed.

The first phase, connecting nearby urban areas, will be completed by May, officials said. The second phase will be completed by December and will be connecting the terminal with other cities in South India such as Madurai, Tuticorin and Bengaluru.

The company's Dhamra LNG terminal, also on the east coast, is expected to become operational in the second half of 2021. Construction commenced in July 2017.