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With the first shipment of LNG being flagged off from Louisiana, India on Tuesday began natural gas import from the US, PTI reported. India has signed a 20-year deal with the US for LNG import. Already, India imports crude oil from the US. The first chartered LNG ship ‘Meridian Spirit’ has been loaded with the cargo from Cheniere Energy’s LNG export facility at Sabine Pass LNG project, PTI reported citing a GAIL statement. The company is the leading exporter of the US LNG and India is one of the foundation customers of the company. Cheniere has entered in a contract with GAIL to deliver it nearly 3.5 million tonnes of LNG annually, under the terms of the agreement.
