Import of natural gas on the rise, up 13% in April -October period

The country’s natural gas imports rose 12.7 per cent during the April-October period as the fall in domestic output failed to cater to the hike in demand. 

The country’s import basket was made up mainly by supplies from Qatar (47 per cent), Nigeria (17 per cent), the US (six per cent), Angola (six per cent) and Australia (six per cent). 

Regasified LNG catered to 47 per cent of the country’s consumption during this period.

Domestic natural gas output dipped 0.6 per cent as production declined from fields operated by